Babushka Market & Deli

Anna Abraham

One of my favorite places to visit when in Walnut Creek. The market has amazing European products and their fresh baked pastries are just like Mama used to make!

K.L. García

Excellent selection of Russian, Eastern Euopean and even some German products. Their own baked products are also delicious. Staff is always professional and friendly. I'll keep shopping at this special spot!

Mariah Daneal

1st time eating Russian food and it was soooooo good! I highly recommend this place and they have excellent service!! They give you a starter which is the shot glass- pureed potato soup with whipped sour cream and garnish- that was heavenly! For my appetizer we ordered chicken pate and Kahchapuri- my favorite on the menu!- The entree I got Perlini ( I apologize if I botched that..) it's a pork and beef dumplings with whipped sour cream, delicious!! Dessert was lemon sorbet, sooo good! Five out of five stars!!! Excellent!! The alcohol beverage I believe was called "Babushka my Love" really good. It's a sweet drink. The soup is the Borscht- also really good! Highly recommend this place! Can't say it enough!

Micah Hood

Incredibly tasty and comforting food. First time here and everything was delicious. We started with the toasted rye bread and eggplant dip called baklajani. The bread was lightly toasted and so fresh and the dip was warm and delicious even though I typically do not care for eggplant. We also had the piroshkis with potato for the wife and beef for me. The buttery and flaky pastry was perfect with the rich flavored beef filling. One of the best filled puffed pastries I've ever had. The golden fish salad was also great. The capers hard boiled egg and the salmon roe made a great bite with the smoked salmon and greens. The pop of that salmon row and oily texture really worked well with the saltiness of the salmon and capers. The borscht was a first for me. It is a nice beet soup that is texturally pleasing with minced beets in a nice broth with a touch of cream to add richness and depth. For the main course I had the beef stroganoff. This has a nice piece of short rib that falls apart when cutting into it. The sauce with the mushrooms was delicious and the mash potatoes were the softest and creamiest potatoes I've had. They were so tasty when soaking up some of the sauce with each bite. My wife had the vareniki which is a potato dumpling with a garlic cream sauce and crispy shallots. This dish was like a potato filled ravioli that was so pillowy soft. The sauce was rich and savory with the crispy shallots adding a nice contrasting texture. Finally for dessert we had the hot chocolate cake. This cake takes 15 minutes or so before it is delivered to your table, but well worth it. The cake came out hot and super moist in the middle. Served with a berry and passion fruit sauce and vanilla ice cream. This was a great finish to our lunch. The only thing I would ask for is a bit more sauce on the plate to dip each bite in. With neither of us having much experience with Russian cuisine we were highly pleased with each dish. We will definitely recommend this place and look forward to coming back.