FOOD & DINING IN UKRAINE / UKRAINE DINING GUIDE

Ukraine Info — Fri May 11, 2007 11:41 am

Author: Ukraine Info

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 11:41 am

FOOD & DINING IN UKRAINE

GENERAL

In the not so distant past, hungry tourists were limited to a handful of hotel restaurants with appalling service and tasteless food. Thanks to innovative entrepreneurs from Ukraine and the rest of the world, visitors can now choose from a vast range of options of local and international cuisine that rivals many Western European cities. New establishments with new themes open regularly as the quality of food, service, and décor improve as well. The prices at some new, trendy restaurants in the centre are rising accordingly, but an evening dining out at most places will still cost less than you would expect to pay for the same level of service and quality at home. Equally appetising moderately priced and budget options are widely available in all parts of the city. When the weather has warmed up sufficiently, many of the cafés and bars around the centre will set up outdoor seating. So whatever dining atmosphere you find yourself in, the word here is - smachnoho!

National specialties

• Borshch (beetroot soup).

• Varenniki (dough containing cheese, meat or fruit).

• Holubtsi (cabbage rolls).

• Chicken Kiev exists but is better known in the West.

National drinks

• Crimean wines are excellent, especially dessert wines such as Krasny Kamen (‘Red Stone’).

• Abrau and Miskhako are excellent brands of cabernet.

• Artyomov champagne (bottled in eastern Ukraine).

• Fortified wines from Massandra, particularly one named ‘Black Doctor’.

Tipping: Tips and, if appropriate, small gifts are appreciated. Service is sometimes included in first-class restaurants and hotel bills.

PLACES TO DINE IN KYIV

Concord
Pushkins’ka 42/4,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 234-7788/ 206-0156
Website: www.carteblanche.com.ua

Decadence House
Shota Rustaveli 16,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 206-4920

Fellini
Horodets’koho 5,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 279-5462

Khutorets
Naberezhno-Khreschatyts’ka,
Moorage 1,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 425-8039
Website: www.2k.com.ua

La Scala
B.Khmel’nyts’koho 53/53,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 581 70 70
Fax: +380 44 537 73 73
Email: info@opera-hotel.com.ua
Website: www.opera-hotel.com.ua

Lypskyi Osobnyak
Lyps’ka 15,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 254-0090
Fax: +380 44 253-9029
Email: info@kartamir.com.ua
Website: www.kartamir.com.ua

Marocana Fashion Café
Lesi Ukrainki Bul’v., 24,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 254-4999/ 206-0156
Website: www.carteblanche.com.ua

Osteria Pantagruel
Lysenka 1,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 278-8142
Website: www.pantagruel.com.ua

Vagon-Restaurant
Chervonoarmiys’ka 52,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 287-0490

Varenichnaya #1
Esplanadna 28,
Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 287-1539
Email: varen@ukr.net
Website: http://www.2k.com.ua/

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