One of the highlights of travel are the meals you eat, the taverns you find, and the little hole-in-the-wall places that make speaking English embarrassing. If you don't have the time or money to fly to Russia or Hungary and eat your way around Eastern Europe, don't worry: Manhattan offers authentic alternatives. From Ukrainian borscht to Slovak goulash, there are a slew of options to eat in Eastern European restaurants without leaving New York City.

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