Discover our locals' 59 hidden gems in Kyiv

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Bánh Mì vs Marketing

A great Subway alternative

"Bánh mì vs Marketing" in Kiev offers great Vietnamese sandwich or Pho Bo soup - if you ask me, it's all about their sandwiches here...

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 19, 2025

Lyubchik

Fish and sea

"Lyubchik" is a seafood restaurant and beer pub in Kyiv. I like going there with my friends for the low prices and instructions on how to eat the crawfish!

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Svetlana

Patrikeeva

Feb 17, 2025

Piana Vyshnia

Drunk cherry for your mood

"Piana Vyshnia" in Kyiv serves only a kind of cherry liqueur/wine. I suggest asking for additional cherries. The key thing here is the atmosphere...

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Bars

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 10, 2025

Golden Gate Metro

Meeting place for everyone

"Golden Gate Metro" in Kyiv is where almost everyone meets up - friends, couples, colleagues... it's the perfect place to start a great walk in the city!

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Relaxing

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 10, 2025

Kaffa

Coffee theatre

"Kaffa" in the center of Kyiv is a ''coffee theater'' where the guests are the actors and different ways to make coffee is the play itself...

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Coffee & tea

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 10, 2025

Jasmin

Not a fancy place

"Jasmin" in Kyiv is a cafe that's just like what you can find in China! Everything's completely authentic here - the menu as well as its appearance...

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 10, 2025

Salateira

Salads for everyone

"Salateira" is a chain of salad restaurants in Kyiv. Don't be fooled to think that just because they're salads they're not filling - quite the opposite!

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 10, 2025

Urban Space 500

Restaurant with social projects

"Urban Space 500" has an interesting idea: 500 people from Kyiv have created a space where social projects can be done, but also a delicious restaurant!

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 10, 2025

Gogi

Feel the Tbilisi taste

"Gogi" is one of my favorite Georgian restaurants in Kyiv! It always reminds me of my travels across Georgia. My father always asks me to bring him here...

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Oleksandr

Shapovalov

Feb 10, 2025

Vozdvizhensky

Former ghost town

"Vozdvizhensky" in Kyiv used to be a ghost town. It was developed but there wasn't much demand. Now this neighbourhood is finding its own personality...

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Relaxing

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Svetlana

Patrikeeva

Feb 10, 2025

China Hi

Hello from China

"China Hi" in Kyiv offers Chinese cuisine that's tasty and authentic, including fried worms, cockroaches with a special sauce and fried milk...

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Svetlana

Patrikeeva

Feb 10, 2025

Noodle Doodle

Noodle bar in Kiev's very heart

"Noodle Doodle" in Kyiv offers quick, affordable noodles adapted to local and international formats, but this noodle bar also serves unlimited hot drinks!

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Svetlana

Patrikeeva

Feb 10, 2025

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