Cafe Lily

42 Avenue O | Bensonhurst | built 1931

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2015
Cafe Lily opens at 42 Avenue O serving Uzbek, Koryo-saram and Russian food
Cafe Lily opened in 2015 on Avenue O in Bensonhurst as a Korean Uzbek restaurant. Its menu mixes Uzbek dishes such as manti, kebabs and plov with Koryo-saram dishes such as morkovcha, a carrot-based variant of kimchi, and kuksu. Russian cooking is on the menu as well.
“It opened in 2015. The restaurant serves Uzbek, Koryo-saram cuisine, and Russian cuisine.”
Source: Wikipedia
2015
Chef Lilia Tyan and her son Dmitry Pyagay run Cafe Lily, a Koryo-saram family restaurant
Cafe Lily is run by chef Lilia Tyan, who grew up in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, together with her son Dmitry Pyagay. Tyan belongs to the Koryo-saram, Koreans of the former Soviet Union. Her ancestors lived in eastern Russia until they were forced to resettle in Central Asia in 1937.
“Chef Lilia Tyan grew up in Tashkent... Her ancestors were Koreans who lived in Eastern Russia, until they were forced to migrate to Central Asia in 1937.”
Source: Wikipedia

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