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Playing dominoes

Oftentimes, reviewing restaurants is a lot like being in a new relationship, where a single magnificent dish has the power to transport you to the …
Jesse Schwartz

Truly Italian

While a dish like pizza found its way to Ukraine a while ago, it was often prepared wrong, both at restaurants and at home in kitchens. As for myself, …
Alexandra Matoshko

Russian palates

After a few cool days, fierce heat was back in full force on Kyiv’s streets, and the decision to have lunch at a restaurant by the river came …
Alexandra Matoshko

From Naples with love

While there is no shortage of pizzerias in the city, there still aren’t that many that make you want to come back again and again and tell all your …
Alexandra Matoshko

Moroccan dining

Marocana is popular both as a restaurant and a pre-party place – a fashionable hangout for people who like tasty food and a few drinks before heading …
Alexandra Matoshko

Savoring seafood

The rain that had been gathering all day finally set off clapping hard against the pavement, breaking the swelter and turning the inelegant Velyka …
Stephan Ladanaj

A trip on the Titanic

“Quite a peculiar name” – that was my first reaction when I heard about the restaurant named Titanic. On the one hand giving an eatery a name that has …
Alexandra Matoshko

Fast Food Fever

The first McDonald’s opened in Kyiv in 1997, and immediately turned into a popular attraction, a place for family outings and even romantic dinners …
Alexandra Matoshko
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Olha Kovalenko

Enjoying Chinese, Mandarin-style

If you frequent Kyiv’s Podil district, and like taking walks along the quay, you surely have passed it more than once – a big Chinese-style …
Alexandra Matoshko

Spanish spot

“How far are we?” inquired my friend as we walked up Saksahanskoho street, past a crowd of people with flags standing in front of the unfortunate …
Alexandra Matoshko

French firm purchases cheese plant

One of the world’s largest cheese producers has announced the purchase of a major Ukrainian cheese maker, in a deal estimated to be worth up to $60 …
Elena Plekhanova

Truly Irish

Oh Danny boy, the emerald isle is calling, but you’re  in the land of the Cossacks. Moreover, the internecine strife of your homeland, orange against …
John Marone

American dining

When my friend and I stepped inside T.G.I. Friday’s one sunny afternoon (a Friday, no less) we had more than one purpose. First of all, we just wanted …
Alexandra Matoshko

Royal Russian Petergof

As I headed to the TUCC meeting at Petergof on Thursday night, I was intrigued. The place was said to be serving so-called “Russian Tsar” cuisine. And …
Alexandra Matoshko

A search for the best burrito

Being a great fan of spicy Mexican cuisine,I have often thought how sad it is that there are so few eateries serving Mexican in Kyiv. And there are …
Olha Kovalenko

Feasting at Fellini

Some hack who called himself Hemingway was in town posing as a writer, and I was consumed with rage thinking the thought as I waited for the young …
Stephan Ladanaj

Take a trip to Sushi Planet

The decision to visit Planeta Sushi came suddenly. My friend and I met in the city center late in the afternoon on Saturday, eager to share our latest …
Alexandra Matoshko

Belle Vue’s Belgian hospitality

The sky is gloomy, and puddles of half-melted snow cover the sidewalks of Kyiv. You want something to eat, maybe a drink, and a cozy indoor atmosphere …
John Marone
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