Sasha Ressetar writes; I'm so happy to see that people remember the Two Guitars restaurant. I was good friends of the balalaika player Sasha Polinoff who played there for many years. I was too young to visit the place but I heard stories. I played the balalaika for almost 15 years in NYC. When I arrived I was so sad that the place was gone... Did you know that Yule Brynner's sister sang at the Two Guitars? Also Theodore Bikel sang a song about the night club when it was called the Kretchma ... thanks again Sasha Ressetar

Website visitor Francoise writes; My recollection is very vague as to names. I remember only that the owner (or main musician) was Sasha Poliakoff (sp?). He played he balalaïka and the guitar. There was a wonderful woman singer with a very smoky voice. I can't remember her name, but she is not among the artists featured on yout web page. Many of the patrons were Russian Jewish emigrés who went there to reminisce. The night club was in a tiny cellar with only about 10 tables and there was a lot of sing-along of the old Russian or Jewish folk songs. It was a lot of fun.