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SNAPSHOT
Thanks to the Soviet distaste for organised religion, the biggest party is the New Year’s Eve fireworks extravaganza in Independence Square.
FROM AIRPORT TO CITY
Use our P-AIR shuttle bus service between Kiev Airport and any address in Kiev downtown and vice versa. The cost is €11.50 and €23 return.
FOOD
Staromak
37-41 Artema Street, +38 (0)44 461 9109 This tastefully understated piece of central European charm is a departure from Ukraine’s post-Soviet glamour gluttony. The pork in mustard sauce is highly recommended at 69 hryvni (€5).
Reprisa
10/5 Sagaidachnovo Street, +38 (0)44 502 2346 In the riverside Podil district, this cosy French-style café is great for people watching. Pasta from 80 hryvni (€6.5).
FRIENDS
Tato Fashion Club
6/11 Sofiya Perovski Street, +38 (0)44 456 1782 Not the ideal place to take your aged auntie, but a good choice for sampling the grittier side of Kiev clubbing. Red bull vodka shots for 40 hryvni (€3).
Safe
23a Velyka Vasylkivska Street, +38 044 536 0157 Tucked in behind Tolstoy Square, this glamour goldmine is full of beautiful people preening over expensive cups of herbal tea. Keep it simple with a pot of black tea at 85 hryvni (€7)
INSIDER TIP
With presidential elections on18 January and most candidates offering goodwill messages, the address by the head of state could last into 2 January!
Words Peter Dickinson |
