Kiev Apartment Rental

Ukrainian cuisine is very much a part of the population's culture, lifestyle and customs. Well-known for its great diversity and amazing flavors, Ukrainian cuisine has had a number of influences including Russian, Polish, German and Turkish. Popular ingredients in the cuisine of Ukraine are meat, mushrooms, vegetables, berries, fruit and herbs. As Ukrainians are extremely hospitable their meals are served in very generous quantities.

Some of the best Ukrainian cuisine is actually very simple. Many ingredients are used in what many would consider unusual combinations, creating a unique and sumptuous dish. Considered the “breadbasket of Europe”, bread is a staple in Ukraine. There are dozens of methods used in preparing breads, which are often used in rituals. Dishes often contain pickled vegetables when these are not in season and certain dishes can only be made when ingredients are available.

Varenky - Sometimes known as halushky, varenyky are small boiled dumplings made with rolled dough and filled with a special type of potato and cheese or some other filling. Almost all restaurants serve them, usually with either cheese or meat, and almost always with sour cream or a buttery sauce. Pyrohy usually refers to larger baked, pie-like varenyky filled with the same kinds of ingredients. Smaller, appetizer-sized versions of pyrohy are called pyrizhky, which are either baked or fried.
Borshch - The national soup, which has also been adopted by other Slavic cultures, borsch is based on a beet and mixed vegetable broth that comes in dozens of varieties. The most popular version is a clear broth, but sour cream is often added.
Holubtsi - Translated as "little doves," holubtsi are cabbage rolls stuffed with seasoned rice and meat or buckwheat. The dish is usually topped with a tomato-based sauce.
Kotleta Po-Kyivsky - Known to the English-speaking world as "Chicken Kiev", kotleta po-Kylvsky is a chunk of boneless chicken stuffed with butter, then seasoned, floured, and deep-fried.
Kasha - Kasha is basically a grain-based cereal. The most common kind is hrechana kasha, a buckwheat porridge, seasoned and eaten with a sauce as a side dish or as a stuffing.
Khleeb - Khleeb is the Ukrainian word for bread. Sweet breads and rolls (bulochky) are steeped with honey and are often associated with holidays or ceremonies. Babka is a sweet egg bread popular during Easter, but available all year. Kalach is similar to babka, but denser and braided into a circular shape. Paska is the official Easter bread, usually decorated and shaped into a cross. Korovay is a tall, cylindrical traditional wedding bread. Pampushki can be fresh rolls soaked in crushed garlic and oil, or a sort of sweet jam or fruit-filled baked roll. Makivnik is a sweet poppy-seed bread flavored with honey and molasses, popular around Christmas. Khrusty are deep-fried strips of sweet dough coated with sugar, and medivnyk is a honey cake that can keep for days without going stale.

Alcohol is consumed in great quantities in Ukraine. In many cases, alcohol is served during business lunches and dinners. It is expected that a man will be able to down a shot of vodka (horilka), although women can usually ask to drink wine or champagne instead. Shots are often chased by water or soda. Drinking is usually accompanied by toasts, for which there are certain rituals. Toasts are drunk to health of the assembled company, to friendship, to success, to love, to health and so on.

The following is a list of recommended restaurants in Kiev recommended by Kiev Apartment Rentals.

Name: Arizona

  Cuisine: American

  Address: 25 Naberezhno-Khreschatytska St.

  Telephone: 416-2438

  Hours:  8AM to Last Customer

Name: Asakhi

  Cuisine: Japanese

  Address: 1 Saksahanskoho Street

  Telephone: 244-2237

  Hours:  11AM to Midnight

Name: Da Vinci

  Cuisine: European

  Address: 5 Khreschatyk Street

  Telephone: 229-0059

  Hours:  11AM to Midnight

Name: Da Vinci Fish Club

  Cuisine: Italian

  Address: 12 Volodymyrska Street

  Telephone: 490-3434

  Hours:  11AM to Midnight

Name: Dixieland

  Cuisine: European/French

  Address: 14/2 Kyrylo-Mefodiyivska Street

  Telephone: 236-8228

  Hours:  Noon to Last Customer

Name: Golden Gate Irish Pub

  Cuisine: English/Irish

  Address: 40/2 Volodymyrska Street

  Telephone: 235-5188

  Hours:  11AM to Last Customer

Name: Kozak Mamai

  Cuisine: Ukrainian

  Address: 4 Prorizna Street

  Telephone: 228-4273

  Hours:  Noon to Last Customer

Name: Kyoto

  Cuisine: Japanese

  Address: 2 R. Okypnoyi Street

  Telephone: 552-5091

  Hours:  Noon to Last Customer

Name: L'amour

  Cuisine: French

  Address: 17 Naberezhno-Khreschatytska St.

  Telephone: 451-5080

  Hours:  11AM to Midnight

Name: Le Grand Cafe

  Cuisine: European

  Address: 4 Muzeyny Perevulok

  Telephone: 228-7208

  Hours:  11:30AM to 11:00PM

Name: Mimino

  Cuisine: Georgian

  Address: 10A Spaska Street

  Telephone: 417-3545

  Hours:  11AM to 2:00AM

Name: O'Brien's Irish Pub

  Cuisine: European/American

  Address: 17-a Mykhailivska Street

  Telephone: 229-1584

  Hours:  8AM to 2AM

Name: O'Panas (Formerly Taras)

  Cuisine: Ukrainian

  Address: Shevchenko Park

  Telephone: 235-2132

  Hours:  10AM to Midnight

Name: Primavera

  Cuisine: Pizzeria

  Address: 6 Melnykova Street

  Telephone: 239-9729

  Hours:  10AM to Last Customer

Name: Sam's Steak House

  Cuisine: American Steak House

  Address: 37 Zhylyanska Street

  Telephone: 227-2000

  Hours:  11AM to Midnight

Name: Swing 
Cuisine: French 
Address: 6/11 Velyka Zhytomyrska Street  Telephone: 229-2865

  Hours:  10AM to Last Customer

Name: T.G.I. Friday's 
Cuisine: American 
Address: 5a Bessarabska Square  Telephone: 235-4264 
Hours:  12AM to Midnight