St Andrew’s Church lit at night above the houses of the Andriivskyi Descent

5 of the best · Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv After Dark, Before the Curfew

The rooftop of the InterContinental, cocktails at the Fairmont, concerts in its Atrium and the early evenings of Podil.

Our 5 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026

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Three Kyiv moments we keep coming back to: the Lavra’s bell tower over the river in the morning, the walk down the Andriivskyi Descent to Podil, and a matinee at the National Opera.

  1. On the InterContinental’s roof

    b-hush lounge bar

    Upper Town·Bar

    The InterContinental’s rooftop lounge, over the domes of the old town.

    2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  2. At the Fairmont

    Vintage Cocktail Bar

    Podil·Bar

    Cocktails found only at the Fairmont, by the Dnipro.

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Rooftops and the Atrium.

  1. On the InterContinental’s roof

    b-hush lounge bar

    Upper Town·Bar

    The InterContinental’s rooftop lounge, over the domes of the old town.

    2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  2. Classical music at the Fairmont

    The Atrium concerts

    Podil·Concerts

    Classical concerts in the Fairmont’s Atrium hall, then a drink.

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  3. Over St Sophia

    The Hyatt rooftop bar

    Upper Town·Bar

    The Hyatt Regency’s rooftop bar, beside St Sophia’s.

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  4. At the Fairmont

    Vintage Cocktail Bar

    Podil·Bar

    Cocktails found only at the Fairmont, by the Dnipro.

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Evenings out 1

Podil.

  1. Bars of the lower town

    An evening on Podil

    Podil·Neighbourhood

    Podil’s streets of bars and cafés, below the Andriivskyi Descent.

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