Russian Tea Room Serves Its Last Meal
NEW YORK
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The Russian Tea Room was jammed with nostalgic borscht fans enjoying martinis and caviar on the restaurant’s final day.
“My husband and I used to come here all the time, for maybe the past 25 years,” customer Claire Strauss said. “They have the best borscht in town.”
The restaurant, a beloved meeting spot for musicians, actors and publishers next to Carnegie Hall, underwent a three-year, $30-million renovation recently. When it reopened in 1999, it never really regained its audience and a plunging economy made it difficult to survive, managers said.
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