It wasn’t long ago when there were only two types of restaurants in Kiev; simple affairs serving basic local fodder or elite establishments serving foreign businessmen and wealthy Ukrainians.
Recent years have seen an upsurge of mid-range restaurants catering to the city’s emerging middle classes and regular tourists.
The list was last updated on Friday 29th of November 2019.
| Name | Address | Cuisine | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered (100 Years Ago In The Future) | 4 Volodymyrska Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Modern Ukrainian cuisine. Excellent service. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| 11 Mirrors Rooftop Restaurant and Bar | 34 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street Kiev [Map] | Steakhouse, Ukrainian | $$$ | Rooftop restaurant at one of the city’s best hotels. Offers great panoramic views of the city. Close to the National Opera of Ukraine. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Alchemist Bar | 12 Shota Rustaveli Street Kiev [Map] | Bar | $$ | Lively city centre basement bar. Live music and DJs. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Avalon | 3 Leontovycha Street Kiev [Map] | European | $$ | Popular, multi-level entertainment complex. Includes a restaurant, bar, and nightclub. Highly recommended. Attracts a beautiful crowd. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Bao | 14 Mechnykova Street Kiev [Map] | Chinese | $$$ | Upmarket contemporary Chinese restaurant. Very stylish. Good service. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Barman Dictat | 44 Khreshchatyk Kiev [Map] | Pub | $$ | Excellent bar on Khreshchatyk. Beautiful interior with huge sold wood bar. Shelves behind the bar house thousands of different drinks from all over the world. Staff need ladders to reach some of them. Live music most evenings. Smoking room. Difficult to find. Go into the courtyard at 44 Khreshchatyk and head to the building on the left. The bar is behind an unmarked doorway. Go down the stairs after entering. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Barvy | 3 Mechnykova Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Contemporary Ukrainian restaurant with modern interior. Great cocktails. Close to Gulliver shopping mall. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Beef | 11 Shota Rustaveli Kiev [Map] | Steakhouse | $$$ | Upmarket steakhouse in the city centre. Quite expensive but offers a reasonably priced business lunch. Situated near the Gulliver shopping mall. Closest Metro is Palats Sportu. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Chang Bistronomia | 23 Yaroslaviv Val Street Kiev [Map] | Vietnamese | $$ | Contemporary Vietnamese restaurant. Friendly staff. Modern décor. Near St Sophia’s Cathedral. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Goodman | 75 Zhylianska Street Kiev [Map] | Steakhouse | $$$ | Upmarket steakhouse located on the ground floor of the Eurasia Business Centre. Fairly expensive. Close to Kiev Train Station. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Gorchitsa Cafe | 6 Pylypa Orlyka Street Kiev [Map] | French | $$ | Upmarket French restaurant in the Government quarter (Lypky). Well-presented food. Beautiful, classical interior. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Happy Grill Bar | 6 Petra Sahaidachnoho Street Kiev [Map] | American | $$ | American bar and restaurant in Podil. Offers steaks, burgers etc. Known for its good-looking waitresses. Close to the Funicular and Fairmont Grand. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Hutorets | Naberezhno-Khreshchatytsk Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Ukrainian restaurant offering cuisine from all regions of the country. Located on a boat on the Dnieper River in the Podil area of the city. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Imbir | 7 Zhylianska Street Kiev [Map] | Indian | $$ | Indian vegetarian restaurant. Comfortable interior with plenty of books to read. Situated close to the Olympic Stadium. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Italian Edition | 43 Velyka Vasylkivska Street Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$ | Beautiful Italian restaurant with amazing high ceilings and wood panel walls. Great staff. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Kanapa | 19 Andrew's Descent Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$$ | Offers traditional Ukrainian cuisine. Situated in a quaint wooden building on Andrew's Descent, one of the most popular streets for tourists in Kiev. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Khinkali | 4 Shota Rustaveli Street Kiev [Map] | Georgian | $$ | Authentic Georgian cuisine. Traditional interior and reasonable prices. Near Arena City and the Gulliver shopping mall. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Khinkalnya Gogi | 13 Lva Tolstoho Kiev [Map] | Georgian | $$ | Offers reasonably priced Georgian cuisine. Friendly service. Situated near Taras Shevchenko Park and the Fomin Botanical Gardens. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Korchma Taras Bulba | 2 - 4/7 Pushkinska St Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Family-friendly Ukrainian restaurant. Traditional interior. Offers a huge selection of inexpensive varenyky (dumplings). Just a short walk from Khreshchatyk. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Kosatka | 25/2 Velyka Zhytomyrska Street Kiev [Map] | Bar, Cafe | $$ | Cafe/bar close to St Sophia’s Cathedral. Attracts a youthful crowd. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Last Barricade | Independence Square Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Restaurant themed around modern Ukrainian revolutions. Interesting interior and lively entertainment. The restaurant is hidden and difficult to find. Entrance is an unmarked door in a corridor at the upper end of the entrance to the Globus shopping centre on Independence Square, near the Billa supermarket. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Loona Restaurant and Karaoke | Arena City Kiev [Map] | Asian | $$ | Upmarket Asian restaurant and karaoke bar at Arena city. Attractive crowd. Parties most evenings. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Lyubimy Dyadya | 20 Pankivksa Street Kiev [Map] | International | $$ | Offers an eclectic menu of contemporary, international dishes. Fantastic interior and good atmosphere. The name means ‘Favourite Uncle’. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Mama Gochi | 6 Arkhitektora Horodetskoho St Kiev [Map] | Georgian | $$ | Georgian restaurant close to Independence Square. Summer terrace. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Mama Manana | 44 Velyka Vasylkivska Street Kiev [Map] | Georgian | $$ | Traditional Georgian restaurant in the city centre. It is extremely popular so booking is essential. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Meatbusters | 3 Yuriya Shumskoho Street Kiev [Map] | BBQ | $ | Huge BBQ restaurant on the Left Bank. The best American-style smokehouse in Kiev. Off the beaten track. House in a large wood log cabin. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Mr Grill Hotdogs and Burgers | 7/11 Khreshchatyk Kiev [Map] | American | $ | Modern burger and hotdog restaurant on Kiev’s main street. Amazing interior. Great service. Outdoor seating in the summer months. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Musafir | 3B Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street Kiev [Map] | Crimean | $$ | Crimean restaurant near Lesya Ukrainka Theatre and Teatralna Metro Station. Cosy. Great reputation. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Musafir | 57 Saksaganskogo Kiev [Map] | Crimean | $ | Crimean restaurant relocated to Kiev after the Russian takeover in 2014. Traditional interior. Menu offers traditional Crimean Tatar cuisine. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| O'Panas | Tereshchenkivska Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Tradtional Ukrainian restaurant in Taras Shevchenko Park. Fantastic wooden interior. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Osteria Pantagruel | 1 Mykoly Lysenka Street Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$ | Legendary Italian restaurant. Traditional homely interior. Good service. Terrace open in the summer. Located right next to the Golden Gate. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Oxota NA Ovets | 10B Vozdvyzhenska Street Kiev [Map] | Asian | $$$ | Upmarket Asian steakhouse. Situated in the Vozdvyzhenka, an luxury residential area of the city. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Paravoz Speak Easy | 19 Velyka Vasylkivska Street Kiev [Map] | International | $$ | Intimate cocktail bar. Located in the basement of the Kiev Cinema, close to Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho Metro Station. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Pervak | 2 Rohnidynska Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Offers traditional Ukrainian cuisine. Interesting interior. Located in the centre, close to Arena City. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Piccolino | 67 Olesia Honchara Street Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$ | Italian restaurant offering a good variety of dishes and wines. Ambient interior with brick walls and wooden ceiling. Quite close to the National Circus of Ukraine. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| PR Bar | 6A Petra Sahaidachnoho Street Kiev [Map] | Bar | $$ | Fantastic cosy bar in Podil. Great cocktails. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Puzata Hata - Baseina Street | 1/2 Baseina Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $ | Budget restaurant offering Ukrainian cuisine at bargain prices. Self-service. This branch is located close to Besarabsky Market. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Restaurant Chachapuri | 36A Tarasa Shevchenko Boulevard Kiev [Map] | Georgian | $$ | Cosy Georgian restaurant. Close to the Hilton Kyiv and St Volodymyr's Cathedral. Universytet Metro Station is just across the road. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Shato Robert Doms | 24 Khreshchatyk Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian, International | $$ | Pub with its own brewery. Enjoys a great location on Khreshchatyk, just across the road from Khreshchatyk Metro Station. Outdoor terrace, open in the summer, is great for watching the world go by. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Shoti | 9A Mechnykova Street Kiev [Map] | Georgian | $$ | Contemporary Georgian restaurant. Located in the same building as the Coyote Ugly bar. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Solomenskaya Brewery | 28 Andrew's Descent Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Pub and restaurant on Andrew’s Descent. Offers excellent beer. Close to St Andrew’s Church. [Trip Advisor] |
| Spotykach | 16 Volodymyrska Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Contemporary Ukrainian cuisine. Unique atmosphere and great service. Located near St Sophia’s Cathedral. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| The Burger | Arena City Kiev [Map] | American, Burgers | $$ | Offers a good selection of gourmet burgers. Impeccable service. Very reasonably priced given its location at Arena City. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Tolstiy and Tonkiy | 15 Prorizina Kiev [Map] | Steakhouse, Seafood | $$$ | Upmarket steakhouse. Impeccable service. Near the Golden Gate. Expensive by Kiev standards. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Tres Francais | 3 Kostolna Street Kiev [Map] | French | $$ | Cosy French bistro. Enjoys a great central location, just a short walk from Independence Square. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| True Burger Bar | 42 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street Kiev [Map] | American | $$ | Cosy gourmet burger restaurant. Close to the National Opera of Ukraine and St Volodymyr’s Cathedral. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Tsarskoe Selo | 22 Lavrska Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Traditional Ukrainian restaurant close to Pechersk Lavra. Great atmosphere [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Under Wonder | 21 Velyka Vasylkivska Street Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$ | Intimate restaurant in the city centre. Great service and beautiful interior. Open 24 hours. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Vero Vero | 18 Illinska Street Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$ | Cosy Italian restaurant in the Podil area of the city. Great summer terrace with fountain. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Vino e Cucina | 82 Sichovykh Striltsiv Street Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$$ | Elegant interior and decor. Impeccable service. Location is off the beaten path. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Whisky Corner | 16 Sofiivska Street Kiev [Map] | British | $$$ | Upmarket whisky-themed restaurant. Offers a huge selection of whiskies. Very professional service. Located between Independence Square and St Sophia’s Cathedral. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Za Dvoma Zaytsyamy (Chasing Two Hares) | 34 Andrew's Descent Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Named after a famous 1960s Soviet film. Transports guest into Kiev at the beginning of the 20th century. Wonderful atmosphere. Live music most evenings. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Zhizn Zamechatelnykh Lyudeyn (Life of Wonderful People) | 36 Velyka Vasylkivska Street Kiev [Map] | Mediterranean | $$ | Bar/restaurant with amazing interior. Check out the height of the ceiling. Staff use a ladder to reach the highest bottles on the shelf. Highly recommended. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |