A Guide to Eating and Drinking in Kiev
- Kiev Information
- Eating & drinking in Kiev
- Things to do in Kiev
- Where to stay in Kiev
- Kiev street map
In response to its freezing winters, eating and drinking in Kiev (and across the rest of the Ukraine) is typically a hearty affair: cabbage, sausage and borscht make up many of the dishes, in variously disguised forms.
Kiev's main thoroughfare, vulitsya Khreschatyk, is a good place to find cafes and restaurants, the majority of which conform to good standarda and reasonable prices.
Visitors on a tight budget may wish to try the chain of restaurants known as Dva Gusya (Two Geese). This string of eateries is extremely popular in the Ukraine and serves up a good selection of decent meals, all for a knockdown price. Especially recommended are the borscht, meatballs and 'vereniki', a form of ravioli.
For travelers after a good night out, many of the side streets off vulitsya Khreschatyk have noisy bars and the occasional club, whilst the area around Nezalezhnosti is particularly rowdy. However, there's no difficulty in getting a beer wherever you happen to find yourself in the city, as small stalls can be found selling it on most street corners.
The Ukrainians are certainly partial to a long, raucous, let-your-hair-down type of evening. And to this end, there are plenty of clubs to dance the night away in. You have to look the part to get in, but the crowd quickly relaxes into a serious, Ukrainian-style night of drink-fueled excess.