Restourants

In Kiev, especially downtown, there are a lot of nice places where you can eat delicious meal. In this article, you may find addresses and phone walking distance from numbers of different restaurants and cafes offering various cuisines for all tastes within a the apartment.

Fast food restaurants

Let's start with McDonald's. I think this chain doesn't need a special introduction.

	On Khreshchatyk Street address: 19A, Khreshchatyk St. tel. (044) 230-27-37 (050) 386-30-77 working hours: 08:00-23:00 http://www.mcdonalds.ua		Maidan Nezaleshnosti address: 1/2, Sofiivs'ka St. tel. (044) 230-24-62 (050) 334-04-22 working hours: 08:00-22:00 http://www.mcdonalds.ua
	Lva Tolstoho Square address: 22, Velyka Vasylkivska St. tel. (044) 278-35-99 (050) 463-21-16 working hours: 06:00-24:00 http://www.mcdonalds.ua		On Bohdana Khmel'nyts'koho St. address: 40/25, Bohdana Khmel'ntys'koho St. tel. (044) 230-27-47 (050) 463-91-23 working hours: 08:00-22:00 http://www.mcdonalds.ua

If you like food close to Ukrainian home dishes you should definitely visit one of the restaurants of "Puzata Hata" (Paunchy House) chain.

	On Baseina Street adress: 1/2, Baseina St. working hours: 7.30-23.00 tel. (044) 391-46-99 http://www.puzatahata.com.ua		Lva Tolstoho Square address: 40, Velyka Vasylkivska St. working hours: 8.00-23.00 tel. (044) 391-46-99 http://www.puzatahata.com.ua
	Maidan Nezalezhnosti address: 1, Maidan Nezalezhnosti working hours: 10.00-22.00 tel. (044) 391-46-99 http://www.puzatahata.com.ua		Passazh (Passage) address: 15/4, Khreshchatyk St. working hours: 8.00-23.00 tel. (044) 391-46-99 http://www.puzatahata.com.ua

Pizza with home delivery services

	Verona Pizza address: 71E, Kostiantynivska St. tel. (044) 379 10 00 (050) 422 10 00 http://veronapizza.ua/		Rondo Pizza tel. (044) 406 40 80 (097) 262 07 07 (063) 232 07 07 (099) 232 07 07 http://rondo-pizza.kiev.ua/

	Grand Pizza address: 4A, Zoolohichna St. tel. (044) 483 45 45 (044) 483 66 00 http://grandpizza.com.ua/		Chelentano Pizza address: 23B, Velyka Vasylkivska St. tel. (044) 235 66 87 (044) 234 48 53 (044) 222-1-222 (099) 222-1-222 http://www.pizza-celentano.kiev.ua/
	Domino's Pizza address: 17, Baseina St. tel. (044) 222 11 11 http://dominos.ua/		MIO pizza tel. (044) 284-04-40 (093) 023-27-70 (099) 292-20-42 http://www.miopizza.ua/

Chain restaurants with fool service by waiters

Varenichnaya (restaurants with vareniki (dumplings) – Ukrainian national dish) "Katyusha". A great variety of vareniki, and everything which the heart can desire. It will pleasantly surprise you with the price/quality ratio. We recommend.

	Varenichnaya on Khreshchatyk address: 29/1, Khreshchatyk St. working hours: 24/7 tel. (044) 235 93 35 http://katysha.com.ua/		Varenichnaya on Volodymyrska Street address: 51/53, Volodymyrska St. working hours: 9:00-24:00 tel. (044) 235 51 53 http://katysha.com.ua/
	Varenichnaya on Lesi Ukrainky Boulevard address: 24, Lesi Ukrainky Blvd. working hours: 24/7 tel. (044) 284 52 82 http://katysha.com.ua/		Varenichnaya on Velyka Vasylkivska Street address: 38, Velyka Vsylkivska St. working hours: 9:00-24:00 tel. (044) 289 11 00 http://katysha.com.ua/
	Varenichnaya on Velyka Vasylkivska Street address: 60, Velyka Vasylkivska St. working hours: 24/7 tel. (044) 287 00 27 http://katysha.com.ua/		Varenichnaya on Sofiivs'ka Street address: 14, Sofiivs'ka St. working hours: 9:00-22:00 tel. (044) 220 00 15 http://katysha.com.ua/

In "Murakami" chain restaurants, you can order sushi, rolls, sashimi, seafood salads, as well as many other culinary delights. You can also order sushi and rolls on the phone, and ask to deliver them to your home.

Murakami on Khreshchatyk
address: 14, Khreshchatyk St.
working hours: 24/7
tel. (044) 279 56 69
http://murakami.ua/

Murakami on Zoloti Vorota
address: 42, Volodymyrska St.
working hours:
Mon-Fri: 09:00 - 00:00
Sat-Sun: 12:00 - 00:00
tel. (044) 234-43-02
http://murakami.ua/

Pubs

If you want to try excellent Ukrainian beer and delicious meal – let's go to a pub! :-)

	Lucky Pub metro station: Lva Tolstoho Square address: 13, Velyka Vasylkivska St. working hours: 11.00 – 01.00 tel. (044) 499 13 13 (044) 502 22 22 http://www.karta.ua/	There are 11 big TV's in the pub to watch sports events, football games. Here, the visitors will be offered with 20 best sorts of beer from Germany, Ireland, Great Britain, and Ukraine. There is a summer terrace. Live music plays on Fridays and Saturdays. Kicker (table football) is the most popular game at the pub.

	O'Brien's cuisine: Irish address: 17a, Mykhailivs'ka St. working hours: 8:00 - 2:00 tel. (044) 279 15 84 http://www.obriens.kiev.ua	This pub-restaurant with wooden tables and chairs is a corner of good old Ireland. English-speaking staff. 20 sorts of real and draft Irish beer are served; big portions of steaks, sausages and other meet cooked in different ways. Live music plays, you can simultaneously watch up to 7 various sports games on 5 different screens. Themed holidays are organized. The pub is located on two floors of an old building in the heart of Kiev. Not large halls are divided, thus creating a comfortable atmosphere for the guests. Excellent location, wonderful service and unforgettable atmosphere attract a lot of visitors every day.

	Porter cuisine: European address: 4, Kostelna St. tel. (044) 278 04 90 http://www.porter.com.ua/	"Porter" pubs chain will offer the visitors not only fresh beer and snacks, stylish interior, but also performances of bands and singers who will help fully enjoy the atmosphere of club leisure.

	Sunduk cuisine: European, American address: 22a, Prorizna St. working hours: 10:00 - 2:00 tel. (044) 278 47 17 http://sunduk-pub.kiev.ua/	Chain of pubs with a stylish and cozy interior, where fresh draft beer of 20 sorts is served, as well as brand beer of the restaurant and inexpensive dishes. Live or background music plays.

	Sunduk cuisine: European, Americana address: 16, Mykhailivs'ka St. working hours: 10:00 - 2:00 tel. (044) 279 14 65 http://sunduk-pub.kiev.ua/	Chain of pubs with a stylish and cozy interior, where fresh draft beer of 20 sorts is served, as well as brand beer of the restaurant and inexpensive dishes. Live or background music plays.

	Golden Gate cuisine: Irish, European address: 15, Zolotovoritska St tel. (044) 278 65 83 (044) 235 51 88 Working hours: 11.00 - 01.00 http://www.karta.ua/	«Golden Gate» is one of the nosiest, funniest and most democratic restaurants of "Mirovaya karta" chain. Irish pub is a popular concept, and it is hard to find a place on a map, where such a place doesn't exist. You can have delicious lunch in Golden Gate, or meet with a friend for a glass of beer, and watch billiard and darts players. The unique atmosphere is felt in the lower Bothy Bar, where weird comics and ancient engravings are hanging on the walls. Musicians' performances strengthen the effect of the holiday. Tap Room is an ideal place for family lunches where kids can play table football. Big screens work in each hall, so you are able to watch football games or other sports events.

	Shato metro stations: Khreshchatyk, Maidan Nezalezhnosti cuisine: European address: 24, Khreshchatyk St. working hours: 24/7 tel. (044) 279 37 04 http://kiev.shato.com.ua/en/	Shato is a beer pub. It is cozy and comfortable in each hall of the restaurant (for 10, 18, 38 and 86 seats). Visitors can see for themselves how the beer of 3 kinds – Silver, Gold and Platinum – is brewed; they can also taste it. Besides dishes that go well with beer, you can also try delicious deserts. There is a summer terrace for 68 seats, TV-screens to watch sports games.

Restaurants

	Nobu metro stations: Palats sporty, Lva Tolstoho square cuisine: Japanese working hours: 11:00 - 24:00 address: 12, Shota Rustaveli St. tel. (044) 246-77-34, (044) 235-52-27 http://www.2k.ua/	One of the first restaurants of Japanese cuisine in Kiev. The restaurant offers a wide range of Japanese dishes, some of them can be tasted only here, over 20 kinds of sushi and sashimi, which are made by the Japanese cooks and adapted to European tastes. The ingredients are delivered from a Japanese base. The way of cooking is traditional Japanese.

	Porto Maltese metro station: Olimpiiska cuisine: Mediterranean address: 72, Velyka Vasylkivska St. tel. (044) 206 83 87 http://www.portomaltese.net/	The restaurant is decorated in a style of a fishing vessel; Maltese symbols, real fishing nets, portholes, anchors are used in the interior. For even more cogency for visitors there is an ice showcase with fish (over 30 kinds) and sea products, and a large aquarium for lobsters. An open kitchen is in the center of the restaurant: guests can choose the products and the way of cooking, and observe how the cook works while preparing the dish.

	Vagon Restoran metro stations: Olimpiiska, Palats Sportu cuisine: European, Eastern, Ukrainian address: 52, Velyka Vasylkivska St. tel.: (044) 287 04 90 http://vagon-restoran.kiev.ua/	The restaurant's interior is decorated as carriages and platforms of different ages and styles. From 6 to 20 guests can sit in each hall. The taste of various dishes can please the most demanding foodies. There is a hookah bar, a summer terrace; live music plays; sports games are broadcast. Festive feeling while visiting the restaurant is secured by hospitable staff and irreproachable service.

	Dejavu metro stations: Universytet, Zoloti Vorota, Teatral'na cuisine: European working hours: Mon-Fri: 12:00 - 02:00 Sat-Sun: 18:00 - 02:00 address: 30/10, Bohdana Khmel'nyts'koho St. tel. (044)235 46 76 (044) 235 98 02 http://dejavu-kiev.com/en/	The restaurant is a symbol of music, and oasis of festive atmosphere and drive. The restaurant is stylized as a musical club; it gathered over 15 motorcycles (antique and modern), Memorabilia autographed by the stars. A modern LED curtain turns an ordinary hall to a concert hall with a special dance floor. Thematic halls – Tuse, Avia, Moto, John, Rock, Jazz – invite to rest in the unique atmosphere of improvisation and refined style.

	Ikra metro station: Universytet cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Japanese, author's working hours: 12:00 - 00:00 address: 67, Olesia Honchara St. tel. (067) 300 88 11 http://ikra.restoran.ua	Always following the modern culinary tendencies, Ikra restaurant experiments with tastes and at the same time keeps its glorious traditions. This season, as always, the restaurant offers its visitors a variety of seafood: oysters, caviar, fish and lobsters. Quiet, relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant, which perfectly harmonizes with the architecture of downtown Kiev, will help fully recognize the taste of seafood dainties.

	Mantra Restaurant & Party bar metro stations: Lva Tolstoho Square cuisine: Thai, European, Japanese address: 5, Velyka Vasylkivska St., Arena City tel. 044 221 44 48, 050 336 28 48 http://mantra.dj	Mantra Restaurant & Party bar looks like a small Thai island in the heart of Kiev. The atmosphere of pleasant harmony and relaxing lounge reigns here, and at weekends it changes to traditional for Thailand noisy parties. Summer terrace which drowns in greens, and also a special summer menu, which consists of light salads, cold soups and juicy bright vitamin refreshing smoothies, add to the atmosphere of an Eastern oasis in the middle of a big city. Mantra menu represents an authentic author's cuisine harmoniously uniting Japanese, Thai, Indian, European, and Mediterranean dishes. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, resident DJ's are playing their tracks from 8 p.m. till midnight, creating a mood called Mantra.

	Divan (Sofa) tel. (044) 235 73 66 (067) 232 64 00 address: 2, Bessarabs'ka Square (in the building of Bessarabskiy rynok ) http://www.festrestdivan.com.ua/	This is a festival without a break in downtown: quiet "kvartirniki" (private gigs), noisy live concerts, recitals and declamations, theatrical performances, author seminars and work-shops. And of course, mysterious inscriptions on the walls, soft sofas for long-time gatherings, radio "Chiplduk" and wonderful brand pelmeni (dumplings with meat)!

	O'Panas metro stations: Lva Tolstoho Square, Universytet cuisine: Ukrainian, European address: 10, Tereshchenkovskaya St. tel. (044) 585 05 23 (044) 235 21 32 http://www.opanas.com.ua	The restaurant is located in downtown Kiev, in a marvelous park, not far away from the monument to Taras Shevchenko and the main red building of Taras Shevchenko State University. The interior is decorated in a Ukrainian folk style. There is a "pancake house"; an open shadowed terrace works in summer. Brand dishes of the restaurant are: vareniki (dumplings), pancakes, borshch, okroshka, fish, rack of lamb, pickles. The restaurant follows the traditions of healthy ecological food, that's why all the ingredients are supplied from a private farm.

	Pantagruel metro station: Zoloti Vorota cuisine: Italian address: 1, Mykoly Lysenka St. tel. (044) 278 81 42 (044) 279 73 01 http://www.pantagruel.com.ua	The restaurant's type is Osteria. Italian chef cooks a real homemade pasta and risotto. There is a unique carte; festivals of Italian wine take place. There are two halls for 25 and 30 seats, summer terrace; you can listen to classic music, Jazz or blues.

	Pervak metro stations: Lva Tolstoho Square, Palats Sportu cuisine: Ukrainian address: 15/2, Velyka Vasylkivska St. tel. 044 235 09 52 http://www.pervak.kiev.ua/	Each of 8 comfortable halls of the restaurant is stylishly decorated. The halls are called: Khreshchatyk, Lypky, Library, Lvivskiy, Bessarabka, Drinking pharmacy, Provincial. Original menu, variety of salads, main dishes and light snacks. There are entertaining programs and themed meetings.

	Richelieu metro stations: Lva Tolstoho Square, Palats Sportu cuisine: French, Italian, European, Ukrainian, Japanese address: 23, Velyka Vasylkivska St. working hours: 24/7 tel. (044) 235 88 62 (098) 606 77 77 http://nasha-karta.ua/	Images of the great French Cardinal Richelieu decorate the walls of the restaurant, created in the atmosphere of the time of his Majesty King Louis XIII. There is a summer terrace. Entertainments: hookah, karaoke, dance floor. A special corridor connects the restaurant with a sushi bar, where fresh Japanese delicacies of high quality are served.

	Safe metro stations: Lva Tolstoho Square, Palats Sportu cuisine: European, French working hours: 24/7 address: 23a, Velyka Vasylkivska St. tel. (044) 536 01 57 (098) 464 03 06 http://nasha-karta.ua/restaurant/sejf/	Cozy halls of the restaurant are richly decorated; their elegant atmosphere helps to relax. There is a summer terrace; lounge or disco music plays; themed parties are held.

	Shato metro stations: Khreshchatyk, Maidan Nezalezhnosti cuisine: European address: 24, Khreshchatyk St. working hours: 24/7 tel. (044) 279 37 04 http://kiev.shato.com.ua/en/	Shato is a beer restaurant. It is cozy and comfortable in each hall of the restaurant (for 10, 18, 38 and 86 seats). Visitors can see for themselves how the beer of 3 kinds – Silver, Gold and Platinum – is brewed; they can also taste it. Besides dishes that go well with beer, you can also try delicious deserts. There is a summer terrace for 68 seats, TV-screens to watch sports games.