Pervak

Kyiv

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Pervak

This authentic local restaurant is fully committed to its folk theme: the staff wears traditional Ukrainian clothing and the decor will turn your visit into somewhat of a trip to the museum. Make sure to try one of the traditional liquors ("nastoika") to get the full Ukrainian dining experience.

Dining

Bread is central to Ukrainian food culture, and so is borshch, a hearty and red coloured soup with beetroot. However, other local specialties are varenyky (large stuffed dumplings that can be both savoury and sweet), holubtsi (meat and rice rolled in cabbage leaves and topped with tomato sauce) and pelmeny (meat filled ravioli). Kyiv’s cosmopolitan restaurants span multiple national borders, and the Japanese kitchen and fusion menus are the current big thing.