How to Meet Russian Women in NYC

Russian women are famed for being some of the most attractive in the world – whether they are into sports like Anna Kournikova or from the exciting world of espionage like Anna Chapman. So if you are based in NYC and like your women to be striking both in terms of looks and lifestyle, here are a few ways to meet them in your city.

Favorite hangouts

Russian bars in NYC are some of the best places to meet Russian women. In the Big Apple though the sheer variety and number of Russian bars can be mind-boggling which run the gamut, from the nouveau-riche West 50s to East Village joints frequented by college drags to the places that are actually filled with Russkis. Midtown NYC is Uncle Vanya; named after a Chekhov play, this hangout instantly makes expats feel at home. With its stacks of papers, Russian theater posters, and a wooden piano, it resembles the apartment of a member of the Russian intelligentsia in exile. You can hang out in either of the two adjacent spaces, a casual cafe or a bar with a sofa. The place is alive with strains of Russian folk music and offers you choices in Russian food and drink like  Baltika, flavored vodkas, home-style pelmeni, shashlik and borscht . Russian Samovar is however the place to be if you want to dine/down vodka shots where the newly rich Russian lads and the stylish Russian beauties  hang out. The real draw here is the 20 flavors of house-infused vodkas, including dill, ginger, cherry, peach, pear and cranberry-lemon. KGB Bar in East Village is another popular bar known for the steep staircase you have to ascend to get there and the Soviet kitsch inside—KGB has an impressive collection of propaganda posters and the like. Back in the 1940s, the space housed the local headquarters of a Ukrainian socialist party, but now it’s a pretty cool bar with friendly service and a student crowd. Incidentally, an established writers’ hangout, KGB also offers a variety of literary events and readings. Finally at Brighton Beach or the Mecca of Russian hangouts, is Gina’s Café and Grill as well as ocean-view cafes and restaurants like the Volna and Tatiana. No matter where you arrive in search of beautiful Russian women, ensure that you appear confident and armed with conversation openers. Russians in particular love to party in big groups at long tables with endless Vodka, so getting your presence known may take some skilled maneuvering.

Frequent the neighborhoods

Brighton Beach is where the largest Russian community can be found in NYC. It is just a subway ride beyond the city and once you arrive here, you are likely to be flattered at a veritable paradise of Russian women. The first batch of settlers in Brighton Beach were European war survivors, mostly Jewish, who came in the late forties and early fifties, The latest mass influx of Russians - not as uniformly Jewish - happened in the nineties, after the dissolution of the U.S.S.R.; Unlike many of the watered-down “ethnic communities” across the United States, Brighton Beach is unapologetically Russian and makes no visible effort to cater to tourists. A stroll down Brighton Beach Avenue, neighborhood’s main thoroughfare, is all the proof one needs. Dappled with Russian delis, butchers, vegetable grocers, cafés, book stores, and clothing boutiques, Brighton Beach Avenue is a bustling street where you can run into attractive Russian women, who if lucky may be open to chatting at a café. after you have had your fill at Café Gleckik or Café Lashkar, head to the Vintage Food Corporation
Thronged with shoppers from Russia’s southern and eastern fringes, this fragrant Turkish bazaar is one of the city’s best sources for inexpensive, high-quality nuts and dried fruits. Primorski is a 28-year-old stalwart of the area which churns out consistently professional Georgian-Russian-Ukrainian-Jewish fare. Yet another kind of venue to mingle with Russian singles is the supper club - these establishments are restaurants by day and clubs by night  and are host to a range of performances ranging from contortionists to Russian pop singers. The most popular of these are The National, Rasputin, Odessa, and Atlantic Oceana. Alternatively, Brooklyn has several Russian American communities, including Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay. Staten Island's Russian American communities are in South Beach, and New Dorp while there are lots of Russians and especially Ukrainians in the East Village. If browsing through these ethnic neighborhoods has not offered you enough opportunities to meet Russian women, consider a more structured approach. Find out about Russian community events in these localities and make it a point to attend a few. A Russian Orthodox Church, Russian dance classes and Russian cultural programs are all excellent places to meet local Russian women.

Shopping destinations

That Russian women are some of the most gorgeous looking on the planet is a given but what’s more noticeable is that they are not shy of making the best of their looks. Even though freezing temperatures in winter you will find young Russian women turn out in leather jackets, fur-lined coats and knee-length boots, all the time looking like models from the ramp. In summer on the other hand they are likely to be seen in revealing clothes, highlighting their svelte figures and peach complexions to the best advantage. Just as in Russia, here too you will rarely see Russian ladies walk about in dirty sweatshirts and frayed jeans. Women practically never step out of their houses without the right makeup or nicely-styled hair. Russian women take pride in their appearance and use it to their best advantage. As such one of the best places to come across them would be shopping malls and fashion stores. While crème de la crème of NYC shopping is Madison Avenue with its rows of high end designers,  other equally sought-after places are Fifth Avenue, Herald Square & the Garment District. Columbus Circle Mall, Time Warner Center and Soho for those with eclectic choices. Russian women love to shop for clothes, accessories and makeup and you might as well go find them in their favorite shopping addresses.

Go online

Then there are any number of dating sites which vows to bring American men in contact with a bevy of gorgeous Russian women. While online dating is a handy resource to get the kind of dates you want, Russian dating and matchmaking sites are particularly prone to online scams. Do thorough research before joining a service make sure the service provides a written refund or guarantee policy and always read the terms of service for the site. However if you are careful with your personal and financial details, there is no reason why you cannot use dating sites to get to know Russian women who are as eager to date American men.

Get to know the culture

Finally be informed about Russian and other Slavic cultures as you set about in your dating expedition. Keep in mind that nothing will deflate a Latvian girl more than being called a Russian or nothing will put off a Ukrainian girl more than you confusing cities like Odessa and Kiev with being ‘somewhere in Russia’. Even Russian women are not a homogenous entity and there are subtle differences between hardened, independent professional women from Moscow and sophisticated, cultured ladies from St. Petersburg. Above all, don’t assume that just because you have managed  to snag a Russian date, you can spend the night at her apartment or a cheap motel. While it is true that many newly-arrived Russian women end up as exotic dancers or escorts, there are many more who are decently off in regular day jobs and not really dying  to get married to the next American guy that comes their way. So treat her with the same respect and courtesy as you would a woman of your own culture, and you will find that your Russian girlfriend one of the most passionate and devoted partners.