Kiev is a friendly, bright, cozy, old, with positive energy and a lot of amazing places city. Of course it is possible to speak a lot of about it. Kiev is rich on restaurants and cafes. If you are the guest of the capital of Ukraine, read this Step2love article and you will know the most interesting and art creative places for resting, meeting and dating.
The first place is “Under Wonder”.
Under Wonder is a popular place for having breakfast, business and social meetings, for having dinner. The gorgeous kitchen, location in the center of Kiev, design studios by Denis Belenko are in this great place. It is very stylish, cozy and atmospheric. Here everything is harmonious, tasty and beautiful. You can taste here grilled meat or fish, dishes according to the season, warm salad, tiramisu.
Another great place, “Kanapa”, was founded by Dima Borisov and TV presenter and musician Oleg Skripka. It is located in the heart of Kiev, near Andrew’s Descent. This place looks like wooden manor house with carved aprons. From it you can see views of the hills of Kiev. Here a new Ukrainian cuisine( the old, pre-revolutionary classics and traditional recipes in a new way) are available. There are several rooms for every taste and mood – from the light balcony to calm dark halls. Also here you can spend a pleasant evening, listening to live music.
You have to taste here a set of tastings (fat, snacks, meat offal). You will be impressed with beautiful supply. Do not forget to order a tincture ( bison, hrenovuha or a glass of Ukrainian wine).
Another interesting place is “Garbuzik”. It is one of the most popular restaurants in the city with Ukrainian cuisine. “Garbuzik” is the small restaurant with Ukrainian national cuisine, which is located in a picturesque part of Podil. If you dream to eat Ukrainian dishes, this place is ideal for this. The borscht with donuts, Cossack hodgepodge and carp in sour cream will be very interesting for the foreign guests. Also it is well-known place for having dinner, that’s why you can see here people from nearby offices too. Of course it is great place for celebrating birthdays.
You will find here dishes from pumpkin (cream or pumpkin soup with peas, dumplings, pancakes and casseroles), Ukrainian pickles, borscht (classic or green), fried carp, pork with onion, cabbage rolls and dishes, baked in the pot.
Go also to “Spotykach”. The restaurant is located on one of the central squares – Sophia. The atmosphere here looks the same way as 50 years ago. You can feel the nostalgia for the Soviet Union in the design. There classic Soviet dishes like salad “Mimoza”, Soviet and Russian salad – vinaigrette are served. Also you can find borscht, dumplings, pancakes, vodka in a crystal glass in the main menu.
You can guess what is the main dish in this place according to its name “Beef”. If you miss for great prepared tasty meat, visit this place) I am sure you will like it. Classic European dishes in a good interior will be appreciated by guests who are already fed up enough with soup, cheesecakes and are acquainted with Ukrainian cuisine. It is the best place for meeting and having good wine.
«Pantagruel» is the best Italian restaurant. It is very traditional for this place to have a lot of guests and tasty dishes. All dishes are created by talented Italian chef. The pride is pasta, risotto, is particularly noteworthy the wine list.
The best choice is to try the risotto, meat, homemade pasta and other dishes from chef Costantino Passalacqua.
“Arbekina” is a small cafe, which isn’t far from the central Independence Square (Maidan). In “Arbekina” are served Spanish cuisine and some popular dishes of other Mediterranean countries. Food in Spain is almost a national cult, powerful tradition with ancient roots. Here you can touch these traditions. Menu of the restaurant is not very large, but meal is very tasty. Don’t forget to try Spanish dishes and snacks – cheese, ham, olives.
“Сitronelle” is a very bright, cozy restaurant with concise design. The windows are facing the Opera House. For the sake of this kind, and even French cuisine, you have to visit this place at least once. If you like to eat the Provence snacks, try a glass of champagne, a carefully selected gourmet breakfast, special seasonal offers, this place is the best for this. Try the breakfast, light salads, veal cheeks with ratatouille, duck breast with apple confit, pistachio parfait here, and be sure that you will never forget it.
Cosmopolitan «Boutiquebar Biancoro» is a place for those who appreciate and respect the bar culture. We recommend this place for people who respect the classic cocktails. Choose to your taste “Manhattan”, “Whiskey Sour”, “Margarita”, “Bellini”, study the wine list. Complete the meal with a cup of excellent espresso.
And the last one is a “Mille Miglia Ristorante & Enoteca”. It is an Italian classic restaurant where you can taste Italian kitchen with a good glass of wine. Also try a quid fillet with cuttlefish ink, gnocchetti with shellfish, desserts.
Of course, Kiev is a huge city and these are not all great places, where you can spend your time with your lady or friends. But it were 10 best places, so visit them and you will like Ukraine forever.