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Borshch with sour cream and dill, served in a bread bowl

5 of the best · Kyiv, Ukraine

Where Kyiv Eats: Borshch, the Crimean Tatar Table and the Grand Dining Rooms

New Ukrainian cooking near the Golden Gate, Crimean Tatar dishes at Musafir, Comme Il Faut at the InterContinental and Marigold at the Fairmont.

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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. A hundred years ago, ahead

    100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered

    Upper Town·Restaurant

    New Ukrainian cooking at 4 Volodymyrska Street, near the Golden Gate.

    4 Volodymyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  2. Crimean Tatar cooking

    Musafir

    City centre·Restaurant

    Crimean Tatar dishes at three addresses, one of them in Podil.

    57a Saksahanskoho Street, KyivExplore View on map

  3. At the Fairmont

    Marigold

    Podil·Restaurant

    Ukrainian classics with European polish, at the Fairmont on the Dnipro.

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The back story 2

How Kyiv eats, from borshch to the Crimean Tatar table.

  1. The back story

    Kyiv at the table: borshch, the Crimean Tatar kitchen and the grand dining rooms

    Kyiv·In depth

    New Ukrainian cooking at 100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered, Crimean Tatar dishes at Musafir, Comme Il Faut in the InterContinental and Marigold at the Fairmont: how Kyiv eats, and where to book.

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  2. The back story

    Ukrainian Food

    Kyiv·In depth: food

    Borshch and pampushky, varenyky, holubtsi, chicken Kyiv and syrnyky, and the Crimean Tatar table: what to eat in Kyiv.

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Ukrainian cooking 1

The national table, lighter.

  1. A hundred years ago, ahead

    100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered

    Upper Town·Restaurant

    New Ukrainian cooking at 4 Volodymyrska Street, near the Golden Gate.

    4 Volodymyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

The Crimean Tatar table 1

Part of Ukraine’s kitchen.

  1. Crimean Tatar cooking

    Musafir

    City centre·Restaurant

    Crimean Tatar dishes at three addresses, one of them in Podil.

    57a Saksahanskoho Street, KyivExplore View on map

The hotel dining rooms 2

French, Ukrainian and European.

  1. At the InterContinental

    Comme Il Faut

    Upper Town·Restaurant

    French and Ukrainian cooking at the InterContinental, near St Michael’s.

    2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map

  2. At the Fairmont

    Marigold

    Podil·Restaurant

    Ukrainian classics with European polish, at the Fairmont on the Dnipro.

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Food hall 1

Many kitchens.

  1. Many kitchens

    Kyiv Food Market

    Kyiv·Food hall

    A food hall of many kitchens under one roof.

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