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 Saturday 14th of April 2018.
| Name | Address | Cuisine | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $$$ | Upmarket steakhouse in the city centre. Quite expensive but offers a reasonably priced business lunch. Situated near the Gulliver shopping mall. Closest Metro is Palats Sportu. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Bigoli | Klovskyi Descent Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$ | Traditional Italian cuisine. Situated on the ground floor of a modern high-rise building. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Buddha Bar | 14 Khreshchatyk Kiev [Map] | Asian | $$$ | Nightclub/bar with restaurant. Lots of pretty girls. Located within easy walking distance of Independence Square. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Happy Grill Bar | 6 Petra Sahaidachnoho Street Kiev [Map] | American | $$ | 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] |
| Il Gatto Rosso | 24 Heroiv Stalinhradu Avenue Kiev [Map] | Italian | $ | Family-friendly Italian. Located in the Obolon area of the city. [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 | $$ | Offers reasonably priced Georgian cuisine. Friendly service. Situated near Taras Shevchenko Park and the Fomin Botanical Gardens. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Khutorets on the Dnieper | Naberezhno-Khreshchatytsk Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | 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] |
| Last Barricade | Independence Square Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Restaurant themed around modern Ukrainian revolutions. Interesting interior and lively entertainment. The restaurant is hidden and difficult to find. Entrance is an unmarked door in a corridor at the upper end of the entrance to the Globus shopping centre on Independence Square, near the Billa supermarket. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Lyubimy Dyadya | 20 Pankivksa Street Kiev [Map] | International | $$ | Offers an eclectic menu of contemporary, international dishes. Fantastic interior and good atmosphere. The name means ‘Favourite Uncle’. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Mafia - Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street | 27/1 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street Kiev [Map] | Italian, Japanese | $$ | Restaurant offering Italian dishes and sushi. Open till the early hours. Bargain prices. Near the National Opera of Ukraine. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Mama Manana | 44 Velyka Vasylkivska Street Kiev [Map] | Georgian | $$ | Traditional Georgian restaurant in the city centre. It is extremely popular so booking is essential. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| 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 | $$ | Tradtional Ukrainian restaurant in Taras Shevchenko Park. Fantastic wooden interior. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Odessa | 114 Velyka Vasylkivska Street Kiev [Map] | European, Seafood | $$ | Specialises in fish dishes. Very sleek, modern interior. Located opposite the Palace Ukraine theatre. Closest Metro station is Palats Ukraina. [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] |
| Petrus-B | 28 Esplanadna Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Traditional Ukrainian cuisine. Located opposite the Palace of Sports. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Pizzeria Napule | 9 Mechnykova Street Kiev [Map] | Italian | $$ | One of the best restaurants for pizza in Kiev. Specialises in Neapolitan pizzas. Located next to Coyote Ugly. Nearest Metro station is Klovska. [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 | $$ | Contemporary Georgian restaurant. Located in the same building as the Coyote Ugly bar. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Smorrebrod | 4 Arkhitektora Horodetskoho Street Kiev [Map] | Danish | $ | Cafe offering Danish comfort food. Located in the city centre, just off Khreshchatyk and close to Independence Square. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Spotykach | 16 Volodymyrska Street Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Contemporary Ukrainian cuisine. Unique atmosphere and great service. Located near St Sophia’s Cathedral. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| Taras Bulba | 2 - 4/7 Pushkinska St Kiev [Map] | Ukrainian | $$ | Family-friendly Ukrainian restaurant. Traditional interior. Offers a huge selection of inexpensive varenyky (dumplings). Just a short walk from Khreshchatyk. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| The Burger | Arena City Kiev [Map] | American, Burgers | $$ | Offers a good selection of gourmet burgers. Impeccable service. Very reasonably priced given its location at Arena City. [Facebook] [Trip Advisor] |
| 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] |
| 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] |