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Aleksey Market
Categories: Food Specialty Food Ethnic Food Food Grocery Ethnic Food, Grocery
718 Thompson LnNashville, TN 37204
(615) 383-0071
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 8 pm
Sun 11:30 am - 5:30 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Aleksey Market
11 reviews in English
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Review from Paige C.
College Grove, TN
12/3/2011
What an amazing place! My son's school is studying different cultures and how they celebrate the holidays. One of the countries they are studying is Russia. I researched places to buy authentic Eastern European foods and treats. I found these reviews online and had to try it out.
Well, it was even better that I imagined. The owner was so kind and helpful. She showed me just what I needed and made me feel so welcome. Amazing foods, deli case, candies all in a tucked away store.
Even if you have never considered coming to a Russian grocery/market, you should try it! Amazing caviars, cheeses, smoked and dried fishes and more. Thanks for an awesome experience! -
Review from Jennifer P.
Nashville, TN
1/9/2012
I found Aleksey's Market on accident and it is such a cool little place. They specialize in Russian and Eastern European food and offer everything from traditional meats and cheeses to bread and desserts. This was also one of the few places in Nashville I saw that sold Turkish Delight during the holidays!
Be forewarned before you go, this is an authentic Russian/Eastern European market. Most of the labels are in Russian.
So, If you are looking to cook up some authentic Eastern European cuisine or just looking for a unique little market to browse, I highly suggest Aleksey's Market.Listed in: The Yelp 100 Challenge, Table for Two
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Review from Joshua S.
Hendersonville, TN
Updated - 9/18/2011
Rating upgrade!
I took another opportunity to visit Aleksey's today. Last time I was there must have been between frozen food shipments, because the selection was even better today! They had a wide variety of pierogi, yes pierogi in Nashville, including the much-coveted all Farmer's cheese variant that is nigh impossible to find outside of the Pierogi Pocket of the Northeast and Midwest. This week they were carrying Grandma's Pierogi from Buffalo, NY, but I cannot vouch for this being an all the time brand yet. They are nice, small pierogi sold in big two-pound bags at a very reasonable $9.99, considering the shear mass of the bag.
The selection does appear to vary, so I'd recommend making two well-spaced visits if you are finding them for the first time and are dissatisfied with the product selection. I had concerns about the lack of non-Russian products last time, but that was apparently a fluke. Also keep in mind many products carry different names in different Eastern European countries, but are really the same product. For example, Kwas is also Kvas, Kvass, etc...
I'm consistently impressed with the selection, overall, despite my prior concerns. They have a wide variety of product types, considering the store is actually quite small, and everything they carry is excellent. The candy selection is awesome!
Highly recommended!1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/21/2011
Worth a visit if you are looking for eastern European foodstuffs. They have an excellent selection… Read more »
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Review from Peter K.
1/11/2011 3 Check-ins Here
A healthy selection of Russian staples: dried fish products, caviar, Russian chocolates, various pickled items, a small frozen section, mustard's, drinks syrups, movies, cheeses, and a serious selection of cold cuts.
All of this and more can be yours at Aleksey's for rather low prices. Located in a small strip with Applebee's and Pizza Hut, it's easy to pass this market if you don't know what you're looking for.
Even if you're not in the market for Russian goods, it's worth a visit to try some of the Russian chocolates that are sold by the pound. My favorite one has a polar bear on the wrapper, you can't miss it. They have some interesting Russian sodas that are worth a shot for a new experience.
There's also a small take-out counter. On my last visit borscht and stuffed cabbage were the specials. I didn't get a chance to ask if they offered other prepared food items, I'll find out on my next visit. -
Review from Misty S.
Nashville, TN
8/21/2011
My husband and I went in to Aleksey's for the first time today. We bought Kvass, rye bread, cucumbers in brine, honey cake and various cheeses. The woman running the shop was very gracious: friendly, welcoming, helpful.
As soon as we got in the car I tried the cucumbers and they were so delicious! Then my husband thought that we could have a picnic. We drove to Sevier Park and sat out in the shade. We ate a little of everything except the honey cake and finished it off with a bit of Kvass. It felt so good to lay in the grass and eat good food, a perfect Sunday!
Back at home, we just now ate the honey cake for supper and it was amazing: sweet, light and with a perfect honey flavor!
Great service, amazing products: Aleksey's has a new loyal customer! -
Review from Frank C.
CANE RIDGE, TN
6/19/2011 3 photos
"Ya Lyublyu Aleksey Market"
Since i have some family ties to eastern european culture and cuisine I'm overly extactact that Nashville has a place like Alekseys. If I want to party like I'm back in Kiev, Kharkiv or Balakleya, then this place fulfills the required necessities, except awesome vodka. Pickled herring, kielbasa, caviar (beluga & salmon roe), pelmeni, pasztet, pickles, pickled mushrooms and veggies, smoked sprats, cold smoked salmon, koreiskaya markov, true Russian style mayonnaise, a huge variety of cheeses and salamis. Canned imports of all kinds to explore.
I wish that "Taste of Russia" was still open. It would probably of been more successful in an area that Alekseys is located in rather than in a snooty "chain loving" area like Cool Springs.
The great attraction to Alekseys for me is the superior selection of salami & dried pork products that inhabit the main deli display case. Its filled with a selection of meats that are primarily found in eastern european delis. Then the cold case to the right of the register is full of smoked fish, caviar, herring and packaged cold smoked salmon!! On top of that deli case theres dried or jerkied calamari/fish. Awesome with a Russian/Ukrainian beer (piva) to chase.
Theres chocolates, sweets, cakes, breads, kavas, sour cream, spices, ketchups, and sauces. The service is great and the prices are reasonable for imported specialty products. -
Review from Sharon N.
Nashville, TN
3/30/2008 2 photos
Aleksey's Market is a great little food market to get Russian and Eastern European food. They have a good dairy selection of Kefir, and high fat sour cream, the stuff that really sticks to your ribs. They also have a Deli counter with lots of sausages, and cheeses. They have salt and smoked fish which are both tasty treats to have with beer, as the shopkeepers will tell you.
They also have Russian videos for rent, Russian newspapers/tabloids, and they have a community bulletin board that has many flyers and notes totally in Russian. So Aleksey's is definitely a little outpost of Eastern Europe here in Nashville.
I noticed Aleksey's sells some Bobak's meat products. Bobak's is a great Polish grocery in Chicago. I gave Aleksey's market four stars instead of five because I know the joys of visiting Bobak's who used to have a restaurant next door featuring an all you can eat Polish buffet. But Aleksey's is one of a kind in Nashville so they get kudos just for being here. At Aleksey's you can get tea, soda, or a milkshake handmade.
If you shop on Saturday they usually have a box of Russian chocolates out on the counter to sample, yum. -
Review from janet s.
2/16/2011 3 Check-ins Here
I've been going here for quite a while and finally feel compelled to extoll it's virtues after me and Pablo just scarfed down a packet of lamb dumplings and a whole honey cake, Quite delicious. You can find a good selection of meats and cheeses here including that gourmet delicacy HeadCheese. All good value. The dumpling selection is terrific and be sure to pick up a jar of beets with horseradish to daub the dumplings with and a jar of sour cherries to drop in your vodka when you get home. All great comfort food and pleasant service but slow because there is always 3 or 4 peeps in line. Russian beer and videos available.
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Review from Eric B.
3/13/2009
i feel compelled to give this place four stars, as everyone else already has :p
but for real, this place is cool. it really is a little piece of russia here in nashville. i have a russian friend that always had the BEST chocolates at his place, and he hipped me to this place when i asked him where they came from. now, all the super yummy ones that i remember him having are unfortunately not carried anymore. but, they do carry kinder brand candies which i remember from living in germany when i was younger (army brat represent!!). the deli meats and cheeses always look so good and i know one day i will fold. i've noticed the milkshake assembly by the register, too, so i'll have to check that out one day.
all in all, it's worth coming by here and checking the place out. a nice little unique business in nashville that i hope sticks around for a long, long time.
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Review from Heather R.
Nashville, TN
1/2/2009
I didn't know people still hung their meat up in shops until I entered here, curious about what a Russian market would consist of. I'm still not completely sure because many of the items were in Russian or Slavic, but it was really fun to have a look around at the place. There's a table as you enter with local ads in Slavic, and I'd be lying if I didn't pick some up as souvenirs. Hey, it's a recession. You get your culture where you can. The place also has movie rentals in, you guessed, the Russian language. Gotta love it.
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Review from John G.
7/2/2008
I was totally lost in here, since pretty much everything is in Russian, but I certainly recognize, and appreciate the significant of this great store in a multi-cultural town like Nashville. I tried a juice out of the cooler and a selection of candy that I have never seen before. There were some unexpected items there too, like beer from Fort Collins, Colorado. Although I guess Russian and Fort Collins both have communist ties...
