Kyiv has numerous affordable and great restaurants. But for those really looking to save money to buy Christmas presents for loved ones, the city center also boasts numerous places to fill a stomach for less than Hr 20. Here is a short guide to five places that serve fast and delicious food:
1. Linas Caffe
Linas Caffe is famous in Kyiv for their Middle Eastern-inspired dishes like falafel and humus, which is probably the best in the city. Rolls with kebab, humus and falafel can all be found for takeout at the price of 15 hryvnia. There are also burgers.
Price: Hr 15
Where: Bessarabska Square on the Corner of Tarasa Schevchenka Boulevard
Weekdays: 9-23
Weekends: 10-23
tel. +38-093-054-3816; http://www.facebook.com/pages/Linass-Caffe/111012168977710
2. Sandwich Deli
In what looks like a regular grocery, the one end of the shop is dedicated to creating fresh, heavenly sandwiches. There is a picture for all the different kind of options, which makes it easier to choose the delicate sandwich that fits your mood. There is a small desk to eat at and the shop also offers cheap coffee and cheap snacks for dessert.
Price: Hr 8-16
Where: Basement shop on the corner of Lva Tolstoho and Volodomyrska streets across from Shevchenko Park.
Weekdays: 9-22
Weekends: Closed
3. Nurnberger Bratwurst
The Germans may know how to make tasty sausages, but this place is specialized in serving them. The small shop is located close to the cinema at Chervonoarmiiska Street and here you will find the arguably best hot dogs in the city center. The service is welcoming and chairs for seating so you can enjoy inside. They also serve numerous kinds of German beer for Hr 20 to send you all the way into the Bavarian heaven.
Price: Hr 16-20
Where: 21 Chervonoarmiiska St.
Weekdays: 10-22
Weekends:10-22
4. Burrito
This place is easy to miss because of its discreet location on the side of Bessarabska Square turning away from Kreshchatyk Street. But finding it is well worth it. The place offers appetizing and tightly stuffed Mexican burritos and quesadillas with a distinct Kyiv touch. The owner is smiling, welcoming and speaks English, but what really makes the place worthwhile is the cleanliness. Hands are being washed and tables cleaned after every preparation so you won’t have to deal with stomach problems afterwards.
Price: Hr 12-18
Where: Bessarabska Square opposite Pusata Hata
Weekdays: 10-22
Weekends: 10-22
5. Iveria
You will find this place easily since the street is filled with people eating the various Georgian dishes served from this small shop. The elderly couple that works behind the window bakes their own bread which they fill with meat, mushrooms or plain cheese – a treat called the Kubdari. The cheese Kubdari as tasty as it is filling.
Price: Hr 16
Where: 2 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St.
Weekdays 10-22
Weekends 10-22
