8 UKRAINIAN CUISINE RESTAURANTS TO VISIT IN KYIV

2018-12-03 16:26:39

What do you know about Ukrainian cuisine? Borsch, varenyky, salo and maybe some few other names. Ukraine though has one of the world's richest national cuisines. We found some good places for different budgets where you have a chance to improve your knowledge about our national food.

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Ostannya Barykada

Restaurant, museum and cultural space - all in one place. One of the best hight Ukrainian cuisine restaurants as rated by locals. Perfect place to taste traditional Ukrainian dishes and drinks in modern interpretation, get to know more about history of revolutions and enjoy live music.

Average bill per person: 300 - 350 UAH
Must try: sweet varenyky and galushky.

 

Chicken Kyiv

Iconic chicken dish, well known and beloved all over the world, is back! Brand-new mono-product restaurant offers an interesting take on this legendary dainty. Being in Kyiv it's definitely must-try!

Average bill per person: 250 - 300 UAH
Must try: Chiken Kyiv, of course!)

 

Petrus-ь

The restaurant’s menu is accented with the favorite classics of Ukrainian cuisine. 13 types of handmade varenyky, halushky, homemade sausage, cabbage rolls, pickled food, borsch with pampushki (garlic donuts), cottage cheese pancakes – the choice of national dishes is huge! 
An important peculiarity of Petrus restaurant is that we work 24/7.  
Location of the restaurant – in Pechersk, the historical center of Kyiv, allows making the architectural, historic and gastronomic discoveries of our country at the same time!

Average bill per person: 300 UAH
Must try: varenyky and borsch

 

Mamayeva Sloboda

If you want to try something exclusively traditional, make a real journey through time in the open-air museum “Mamayeva Sloboda”. Ukrainian Shynok (restaurant) is a perfect place to explore the historical, traditional cuisine of Central Ukraine. All the dishes and drinks are prepared according to the recipes of the 17-18th century – the times of Ukrainian national heroes – Cossacks. In addition, they are served in traditional earthenware painted plates and historical bottles made of blown glass. The Ukrainian shynok works only on natural local products – it means tasty and healthy Ukrainian food! 

Average bill per person: 300 - 400 UAH
Must try: Cossack kulish, vereschaka, varenyky and varenukha.

 

Klukva and Brukva

First restaurant in Ukraine that works 100% only on local products. Every ingredient, and even plates, are homemade, that ensures authenticity of cuisine and high quality of dishes. A big part of menu is seasonable which means everything is totally fresh, ecological and healthy.

Average bill per person: 200 - 250 UAH
Must try: picked snacks, borsch and pies.

 

Varenychna "Katyusha"

In case you're looking for something old school, there is a wide chain of "back in USSR" restaurants. Most of the dishes served in here can't be called traditionally Ukrainian, although, they are cooked by almost every Ukrainian mom or granny on daily basis. It can be nice place to have an ordinary lunch for reasonable price and feel yourself in a typical 70's flat.

Average bill per person: 100 - 180 UAH
Must try: varenyky, fried potatoes and lemon cake.

 

Puzata Hata


A famous place to have a hot meal on your lunch break, between classes or just after making a walking tour in old city. A chain of democratic self-service restaurants that offers home-like food, as well as popular European cuisine dishes. Note that it's almost always crowded, so take care about finding a free table before you order the food.

Average bill per person: 70 - 100 UAH
Must try: borsch, fried potatoes and pancakes.

 

Kyivska Perepichka

And the last but not the least, not the restaurant but for sure legendary Kyiv fast food - perepichka. According to some locals, it's a main thing to try for somebody who visit capital for the first time. It seems that the queue next to the small window never gets shorter during ages. And it's not a surprise, cause the unique taste of sausage fried in a dough remains unchanged for all this time. Indeed, it's a taste of childhood for most of the citizens.

Average bill per person: 12 UAH
Must try: perepichka :)

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