Great food wonderful ppl T o help. Also friendly. They Always answer my family's ...????? S since we r Italian. Fresh fish is always a treat read more

My LTR partner is a native Russian, so over the years has made many a trip here, as have I this past year or so. One of our fave purchases is Kavass imported from Russia. What is Kvass? Russian kvass is a probiotic-rich, low-alcohol beverage made primarily from rye bread, distinguishing it from other fermented drinks like kombucha and kefir, which use different base ingredients and fermentation processes. Unlike many commercial versions of kvass, traditional kvass retains live cultures and has a unique, complex flavor profile. (I liken it to cold sassafrass tea). The brand we purchase comes in a two liter & has live cultures, so it is refrigerated; it features an Orthodox Papal figure. It is delicious! He usually also purchases various chocolates and candies, as well as small frozen sweets that resemble tiny chocolate dipped waffle cone ice creams. I know minimal Russian, so he usually speaks for us. TBH-I don't think I'd be comfortable going as a non native Russian speaking consumer. read more

10/11/25 This is one of my favorite places to come to when visiting Cleveland. I can't come to Cleveland and not come to this store. Not only do they have freshly made deli dishes, they carry so much delicious varieties in European cuisine foods. Whether it's in a can, frozen, or fresh, it's all been very good. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. I absolutely love this place. I may be biased as a Ukrainian, but I love this food especially when missing being home, this is as close to home cooking that I found. If you're reluctant to come, at least come and try their foods in their deli section. Try the stuffed cabbage rolls, the pilaf with lamb, some cabbage salad. And get a couple slices of varieties of their cakes. You will not be disappointed, it is just so so good! read more

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Yeleseyevsky Deli is a well-loved Russian/European store in Mayfield Heights. The store's name is reverence to an ornate and grand Yeleseyevsky Store in Moscow. Yeleseyevsky Deli is my favorite local Russian store. I have been visiting this store for years. I always highly recommend it! Layout/Assortment: The store recently moved to a new, updated location. It is well lit, spacious, tidy, and well organized. The store departments are similar to what you would expect at a grocery store. Dairy, seafood, baked goods, produce, frozen foods, canned goods, prepared foods, vitamins, souvenirs, and wine categories can be found here. This store has more expansive inventory than other similar stores in the area. Products originate from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, and other parts of the world. All products are clearly labeled with the original language and English ingredient lists which makes the shopping experience less intimidating for a newbie. Recommended buys: If you're Russian, you'll be pleasantly surprised and nostalgic about everything. Kvas bread drink in the fridges, Olivie salad in the deli, Alenka chocolate at checkout, Russian greeting cards for every occasion, and the list goes on. If you're looking to explore Russian and European cuisine, I recommend trying Doktorskaya bologna (slightly smokey and flavorful), Belochka chocolate waffle cake (bold chocolate flavor), Ivan Chai (firewood tea with campfire taste), and Siberian pelmeni (so tasty). Feeling more adventurous? Try Birchtree juice, caviar, vodka-filled chocolates, frozen seaberry, Siberian pinecone jam, and oak broom for your next banya (sauna) visit. Service: The service is friendly especially if you're a regular. The store employees are bilingual - Russian and English. The checkout process is very expeditious. Savings: The store offers - "buy more, save more." Your receipt will be stamped with a coupon at checkout when you meet certain purchase threshold. Don't forget to grab free Russian newspapers on the shelves next to the entrance! They contain information about local events and businesses. Parking: Large parking lot is available in the front and the back of the store. Parking is very convenient. This store is suitable for routine grocery shopping and exploring new global foods. It's also a great destination if you're looking for a gift - greeting cards and boxed chocolates available. Or if you're looking to host a tea party - plenty of tasty sweets. I highly recommend visiting this store! read more

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Great , service!!! Very friendly Ladies working in this great European door market Will be back read more

stood in store for over a half hour and no one would wait on me not even to take money for payment for items I wished to purchase. I am surprised to see people behaving like this in 2025. read more

The new location is smaller but neat, well-lit, and organized. Same great selection of foods from fresh to frozen. read more

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I love this place! It is the largest Russian grocery specialty store in the area. They have relocated, to open before the end of April 2021 in their new location at 5378 Mayfield Road. In the meantime, you might find what you're looking for at Mayfield Fine Foods near Costco. Excited to see that they are moving closer to the highway, but now I must invent new reasons to find myself spending part of the day also perusing the cases in neighboring Casa Dolce.. read more

Yeleseyevsky Deli - I lived and went to heaven. - Delis Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

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If you're Russian or a fan of Russian food and in Mayfield you must try this place. The only reason for the 4 stars is because they aren't friendly to non Russians. The employees won't be very friendly or helpful or really even smile at you if you don't speak to them in Russian. This is a pretty big store with a wide selection. I mean they have basically everything you could want. A pretty good selection of smoked fish and good selection of meats. Their prepared foods section is fantastic. Their eggplant salad (or really anything with eggplant) is amazing as are their cabbage salads. They will let you try anything and everything so ask if you're curious. They have grains, juices, canned items and anything you could want. I really like their chocolate selection and desserts. There is no way you can do this store wrong. Enjoy!! read more

Great place for herring! Great selection of foods

We stopped there on our short visit to Cleveland. After bad restaurant experience we were very happy to find this store with wonderful selections of ready food that we took to our hotel and had a real revelry. Also bought some wonderful tea and cakes to take home with us. Would love to come back or have such a great store in our city. The only reason for 4 stars is that picture was showing great choices of bear and Georgian vine but was none at the store... read more

This place suited my needs. Let me explain: We're in cleveland over the holidays, visiting from Kansas City. Home has very limited Eastern Europe stores and cuisine, and one of the staples from my childhood is Pierogi at Christmas. Real Pierogi, not the frozen mass merch kind in the frozen food aisle found between pizza rolls and veggie burgers. We saw this place on Yelp and gave it a shot. Authenticity! Pierogies were fresh, though they only has potato. Picked up fresh latkes, sour cream with Russian labeling, and smoked salami while were there. Everything was real good. We resisted the sweets but it looked wonderful. Unique place for difficult to find European food. I'll be back next year. read more

Oh man. Where do I begin. First of all, when you walk in here, it's like you're walking in to willy wonkas chocolate factory. Only, this is the Russian chocolate factory. My friend introduced me to this place a while back because I was looking for something different. I was tired of American cake. Way to much frosting and not enough cake. Or vise versa. Well, I was introduced to Spatka! Holy hell. This is thin layer after layer of cake and frosting. Equal amounts of both, perfectly sweetened. I will admit this, we bring home a cake and eat the entire thing right out of the box while binge watching Netflix. The other baked goods they have are just as spectacular. Really, nothing that is prepared here is bad. We love to just bring home the locks and snack on those for a few days. They do have a deli that is packed full of homemade delicious Russian foods. Hot and fresh. I would highly recommend this place. If you don't speak or understand the Russian language, I would ask for help. read more

Yeleseyevsky Deli - This is the Spartak!! Heavenly. - Delis Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Zakuska for all Post soviet nirvana Thumb up from Borat Velcome to this deli! Pleeze to enjoy eastern world delicacies. Smoked fishes, many types sausage, pickled vegetable, pickled herrings, kvas, beers, and beautiful vimen singing the Russian songs while they stock the shelf. Frozen cakes from the Brooklyn "ittle kremlin" area. Nazdrovya! Karry on, Comrade... read more

I've been going here for quite a while, maybe eight years or so. I'm not Russian whatsoever, mind you, though I speak enough Russian to get through an average (short) interaction. First off, yes, there are times when it can take a long time for a cashier to ring you out. If you are on a time crunch, it might not be best to stop in. Also, the cashiers don't seem to respond well to being greeted, and generally only speak when spoken to (most of them speak flawless English and Russian.) They might also avoid eye contact. A friend from Minsk (Belarus) told me this was a culture thing, a friend born in Moscow said it was really weird, so i'm not sure who to believe. Their selection is almost overwhelming to someone who's never seen...Russian stuff before. I'll break down the sections of the store; it's easier that way. - As you walk in, you see the candy bins, where you can get a bag of mini candies of all different sorts and pay by the pound (or kilogram?) - Beyond that is produce. Standard bins of various fruits and veggies, nothing super spectacular. Around the rim of this area by the windows are selections of various nuts and seeds, as well as some canned meat and fish. (My ex, who was of Ukranian descent, adored the Riga sprats...somehow.) There are also some coolers with various dairy things, lots of kefir and "drinkable yoghurt," as well as standard milk, and imported butter and condiments. I recommend the Polish butter.) - This area also has the seafood counter, with every standard Russian seafood staple ready to rock. Tons of vobla, various other dried fish, and a selection of "real" caviar with prices in the hundreds. That is probably the one thing from Yeleseyevsky i'll never get to try. - Walking back the way you came in, there's a section of freezers with lots of pierogies and other frozen things. - The deli counter. This is sort of the centerpiece of the store. One side has ready-made potato salad and other Russian-themed lunch items, the side facing the front has gorgeous pastries (I love me some Napoleon from here,) and the far side has lots of lunch meat type stuff. (This store also does catering, I guess.) The rest of the store is divided into standard aisles. There is a huge wine section (with some beer, too, but no Russian vodka, sorry,) and a smaller cooler with some soda (mostly Turkish) and kvass (a fruit/malt soda/brew that is extremely refreshing.) There's a little island of shelves with various Russian t-shirts and metal signs, plus a locked case of keepsakes such as flasks bearing Soviet insignia and real Russian nesting dolls. The main food section is fairly vast for an import/ethnic store. There's a square island of spices, and another one of diabetic specialty foods (I recommend Meteorit chocolates as long as your diabetic friend has some chompers, they're pretty chewy.) The aisles range from baking supplies, tea, fruit juice, condiments, two aisles of Russian-language books, Nutella and it's Russian counterparts, chocolates, wafer sheets, and other assorted goods. At times, they'll have a specialty shelf full of things from a particular country. (I think the most recent was Lithuania.) The front counter area has all sorts of chocolates, as well as a bunch of medicine with zero English on it. (Side note, most of the products have a sticker explaining them in English.) There are also some soaps, hair products and things like toothpaste. My one complaint about Yeleseyevsky is that, if you see something interesting on a shelf, buy it, because with a few exceptions, once their stock of something is gone, they never carry it again. Overall, it's a full-on experience to go here, and i'd highly recommend it. read more

I took two of my young girls there and we all had a blast "visiting Russia" It's wonderful. Clean, surprising, great prices, nice help wonderful THANK YOU !!! read more

This Russian grocery store is the largest I've visited in the US - except in NYC, of course. They have an extensive selection of desserts, candy, canned goods, pickled things, caviars and fishes, cheeses and meats, and freshly-prepared foods - from beef tongue and olevye (Russian potato salad) to pierogies (think calzones) and coleslaw. They also have some Russian books, greeting cards, medicines, drinks, etc. As others mention, the wait for a cashier can be a bit long, but the wait at the deli was non-existent, so trade-offs, I guess. read more

This an impressive Russian market and deli. We were surprised with the amount of authentic offerings, the variety of produce and price. The deli is sizable and has a wonderful selection of meats, cheeses, breads, seafood and pre-made items. read more

Love an independent grocery store. They have every Eastern European thing you crave, as well as some things which will make you wonder how you ever lived without them. Impressive selection of house-warming gifts and fish: fresh, frozen, smoked, or shelved. I tried some kind of little chicken loaf from the deli and was instantly whisked back to grandma's kitchen. read more

Amazing Place, they have classical European food, specifically Eastern European. They have everything from Russian soft drinks to black caviar. Cheap too. Wish I could give 10 stars. read more