Neighbourhood guide
The Upper Town: St Sophia’s, the Golden Gate and St Michael’s
The old town on the hill: St Sophia’s, the Golden Gate, Volodymyrska Street and St Michael’s, with the grand hotels around them.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Rbrechko · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsThe Upper Town is the oldest Kyiv, on the plateau above the river: St Sophia’s Cathedral, the Golden Gate at the top of Volodymyrska Street, and St Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery facing St Sophia’s across two squares. St Andrew’s Church stands at its edge, above Podil.
Sights
St Sophia’s Cathedral, the Golden Gate, St Michael’s, St Andrew’s, the funicular and Volodymyrska Hill.
Eating and drinking
100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered on Volodymyrska Street, Comme Il Faut and the b-hush rooftop at the InterContinental, and the Hyatt’s rooftop bar.
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Image courtesy of © Rbrechko · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStaying
InterContinental Kyiv and the Hyatt Regency.
Walk Volodymyrska Street early, before the tour groups.
Our advice: take the funicular down to Podil and walk back up the Andriivskyi Descent.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
Location
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More in depth
The back storyKyiv at the table: borshch, the Crimean Tatar kitchen and the grand dining roomsNew 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.
The back storyUkrainian FoodBorshch and pampushky, varenyky, holubtsi, chicken Kyiv and syrnyky, and the Crimean Tatar table: what to eat in Kyiv.
The back storyWhere Kyiv sleeps: the river, the old town and the boulevardsThe Fairmont on the Dnipro embankment, the InterContinental beside St Michael’s, the Hyatt Regency by St Sophia, the Opera Hotel and the Hilton on the boulevards: where to stay in Kyiv today, and what to ask before you book.