Guidebook for Kyiv

Kateryna
Guidebook for Kyiv

Food Scene

Very nice place to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner. The personnel is always very friendly, speak English. And the food is delicious. Not very expensive, cozy atmoshere. You can borrow board games like monopoly to play with your friends.
21 locals recommend
Druzi
2Д Andriivs'kyi descent
21 locals recommend
Very nice place to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner. The personnel is always very friendly, speak English. And the food is delicious. Not very expensive, cozy atmoshere. You can borrow board games like monopoly to play with your friends.
Just a few steps from the apartment. Very cozy and nice place to have breakfast or take a cup of coffee. You can also buy book, handmade items and vinyls.
Kharms
45а Volodymyrska St
Just a few steps from the apartment. Very cozy and nice place to have breakfast or take a cup of coffee. You can also buy book, handmade items and vinyls.
Sushi place. Good for take-away.
Murakamy: Sushy V Kyeve
Sushi place. Good for take-away.
I personally love this place. Nice place for young people, nice parties on fridays/saturdays. Good bar, good place to hangout with friends, have dinner/drinks.
40 locals recommend
Косатка / Kosatka
25/2 Velyka Zhytomyrska St
40 locals recommend
I personally love this place. Nice place for young people, nice parties on fridays/saturdays. Good bar, good place to hangout with friends, have dinner/drinks.
Budget friendly place. Recommend it for business lunch deals on weekdays (12:00-17:00). 3 dishes for 2.5$. Great deal and the cuisine is good. It is a chain, so you can also find restaurants around the city.
14 locals recommend
Mafia
6 Khreschatyk St
14 locals recommend
Budget friendly place. Recommend it for business lunch deals on weekdays (12:00-17:00). 3 dishes for 2.5$. Great deal and the cuisine is good. It is a chain, so you can also find restaurants around the city.
Cozy place for lunch if you are taking the route through Andriivsky decsent (which is must see place in Kiev). Also board games are available.
21 locals recommend
Druzi
2Д Andriivs'kyi descent
21 locals recommend
Cozy place for lunch if you are taking the route through Andriivsky decsent (which is must see place in Kiev). Also board games are available.
Good italian restaurant. There are two areas, one outside and one inside. The outside area is awesome in the summer.
10 locals recommend
Vero Vero
18 Illinska St
10 locals recommend
Good italian restaurant. There are two areas, one outside and one inside. The outside area is awesome in the summer.
Probably the best burger place in Kiev. For dinners is best to book a table.
20 locals recommend
Crab's Burger
21-23 Vozdvyzhens'ka St
20 locals recommend
Probably the best burger place in Kiev. For dinners is best to book a table.
Delicioussssss cakes.
10 locals recommend
The Cake
5 Velyka Vasylkivska St
10 locals recommend
Delicioussssss cakes.
44 locals recommend
McDonald's
1 Vulytsya Yevhena Sverstyuka
44 locals recommend
44 locals recommend
McDonald's
1 Vulytsya Yevhena Sverstyuka
44 locals recommend
Very good fast but healthy food. Truly ukrainian cuisine. Recommend.
32 locals recommend
Puzata Hata
1/2а Baseina St
32 locals recommend
Very good fast but healthy food. Truly ukrainian cuisine. Recommend.
50 locals recommend
Favorite Uncle
20 Pankivska St
50 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Small and cozy bar. Good for pre-party or just for a drink. Good cocktails. Love it.
11 locals recommend
Bar/13
21/13 Reitarska St
11 locals recommend
Small and cozy bar. Good for pre-party or just for a drink. Good cocktails. Love it.
In Arena city you can find a lot of restaurants, shops, bars and nightclubs.
185 locals recommend
Arena City
1 Baseina Street
185 locals recommend
In Arena city you can find a lot of restaurants, shops, bars and nightclubs.
22 locals recommend
The Bar
5 Velyka Vasylkivska St
22 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Must-visit. St. Michael’s Cathedral is located opposite St. Sophia’s Cathedral. The original, built by Prince Sviatopolk in 1108, was destroyed by the Soviet regime in the 1930s for having “no historical value.” The reconstructed cathedral was completed in May 2000. Its sky blue exterior and glittering golden domes add a stunning layer to a cityscape that has become a mix-mash of crumbling ancient and newly reconstructed. A sobering reminder of Stalin’s inhumane policies stands to the right as you exit the church grounds. This is a monument to the victims of Holodomor (starvation): A famine orchestrated in part by the Soviet leadership in an attempt to squash the peasantry, as many as 10 million Ukrainians perished from 1932-33. Keeping watch over the square are the reconstructed statues of Princess Olga, Apostle Andrew, St. Cyrill and St. Mephodius.
81 locals recommend
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
8 Triokhsviatytelska St
81 locals recommend
Must-visit. St. Michael’s Cathedral is located opposite St. Sophia’s Cathedral. The original, built by Prince Sviatopolk in 1108, was destroyed by the Soviet regime in the 1930s for having “no historical value.” The reconstructed cathedral was completed in May 2000. Its sky blue exterior and glittering golden domes add a stunning layer to a cityscape that has become a mix-mash of crumbling ancient and newly reconstructed. A sobering reminder of Stalin’s inhumane policies stands to the right as you exit the church grounds. This is a monument to the victims of Holodomor (starvation): A famine orchestrated in part by the Soviet leadership in an attempt to squash the peasantry, as many as 10 million Ukrainians perished from 1932-33. Keeping watch over the square are the reconstructed statues of Princess Olga, Apostle Andrew, St. Cyrill and St. Mephodius.
National Opera. just a few steps away from the apartment. You can pre-order tickets on the internet.
116 locals recommend
National Opera of Ukraine
50 Volodymyrska St
116 locals recommend
National Opera. just a few steps away from the apartment. You can pre-order tickets on the internet.
21 locals recommend
National Philharmonic of Ukraine
2 Volodymyrs'kyi descent
21 locals recommend

Sightseeing

233 locals recommend
Maidan Nezalezhnosti
233 locals recommend
208 locals recommend
Andriivs'kyi descent
Andriivs'kyi descent
208 locals recommend
Sofiivs'ka Street
Sofiivs'ka Street

Parks & Nature

Nice view on the Dnipro river and a nice to take a walk.
42 locals recommend
Friendship of Nations Arch
Parkova Doroha
42 locals recommend
Nice view on the Dnipro river and a nice to take a walk.
The residence of ex-president Yanukovych. Great park, please not it is big, worth going for the whole day. You can visit his house for an additional fee. Entrance fee is 50 uah for an adult. The easiest way to get there is by ordering a taxi.
17 locals recommend
Mezhyhirya Residence
17 locals recommend
The residence of ex-president Yanukovych. Great park, please not it is big, worth going for the whole day. You can visit his house for an additional fee. Entrance fee is 50 uah for an adult. The easiest way to get there is by ordering a taxi.

Essentials

24 locals recommend
BILLA
2 Bessarabs'ka Square
24 locals recommend
45 locals recommend
Le Silpo
6 Baseina St
45 locals recommend

Getting Around

The best suggestion to order taxi is through the uklon service. You order a taxi on the internet. You just need to go to uklon.com.ua, choose a city Kiev and make an order. I would suggest to make additional order for a comfortable car and English speaking driver if you require one. This service is not expensive, average pricing.
Joker Taxi
6/2 Krutyi descent
The best suggestion to order taxi is through the uklon service. You order a taxi on the internet. You just need to go to uklon.com.ua, choose a city Kiev and make an order. I would suggest to make additional order for a comfortable car and English speaking driver if you require one. This service is not expensive, average pricing.