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Kyiv


The food here is some kind of magic: salmon carpaccio, bistecca alla fiorentina, ravioli nero with salmon and a nice rack of New Zealand lamb – certainly not what most would expect from a round-the-clock establishment in Europe's east. Great ambience and good wine list too, plus prime people-watching on the sidewalk terrace.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kyiv attractions

1. Khanenko Museum of Arts

0.18 MILES

This museum's 'Western Art' wing houses Kyiv's most impressive collection of European paintings, with Bosch, Velázquez and Rubens among the many masters…

2. Kyiv National Museum of Russian Art

0.22 MILES

With 2000 paintings, only a fraction of which are on display at any one time, this museum, set in an impressive tsar-era mansion, has the largest…

3. Former Lenin Statue

0.22 MILES

At the terminus of vul Tarasa Shevchenka once stood Kyiv's last Lenin statue, famously pulled down and smashed to bits by Euromaidan protesters in late…

4. PinchukArtCentre

0.24 MILES

The rotating exhibits at this world-class gallery feature elite names in the world of European contemporary art and design, all financed by billionaire…

6. Khreshchatyk

0.51 MILES

Kyiv's main drag is named after a river, which these days runs underneath, enclosed in an underground pipe. Getting gussied up and strolling Khreshchatyk…

7. St Volodymyr's Cathedral

0.54 MILES

Although not one of Kyiv's most important churches, St Volodymyr's Cathedral arguably has the prettiest interior. Built in the late 19th century to mark…

8. Fomin Botanical Gardens

0.6 MILES

Lying behind the Universytet metro station building, the landscaped gardens are best visited in spring when just about everything there is blooming.