24-hour Kyiv: Where to go for food, drink, entertainment and shopping

While Kyiv has a plethora of cafes, bars and shops to choose from in the daytime, the selection narrows markedly after dark. All the same, there are places in the Ukrainian capital that will cater to night owls well into the wee hours – if you know where to find them.

The Kyiv Post has picked out some of the best venues open after midnight in Kyiv’s central districts.

Eat
For those seeking a late-night binge on Italian food, Under Wonder is just right. Located in the city center at 21 Velyka Vasylkivska St., this place is open 24/7. Italian food is also available day-and-night in many of the restaurants of the Mafia chain. Those in the heart of Kyiv are located at 6 Khreshchatyk St., 76 Velyka Vasylkivska St. and 27/1 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St. Apart from a large variety of pizzas and pasta, many of these restaurants also offer karaoke (the entrance fee is Hr 100).

Fellini at 5 Architect Gorodetsky St. also offers pasta, as well as meat and fish courses. The average price of a dish is around Hr 400 -500. The place is located not far from Independence Square in Kyiv – about as central as it comes.

Another central place open around-the-clock is the Shalena Mama (Crazy Mama) café at 4 A Tereshchenkivska St., just across from Taras Shevchenko Park. The café offers a range of main courses, snacks and drinks, to the musical accompaniment of hits by world famous rock bands such as the Rolling Stones.

For hungering for late-night fast food could head to the Burger café at 5 Velyka Vasylkivska St., which is open 24 hours. The Yellow Taxi Bar at 1 Peremohy Ave. also serves reasonably priced burgers and drinks day-and-night. More meat options and Mexican dishes are available at the Dejavu restaurant at 30 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St. until 4 a.m. Meanwhile, at 19 Shota Rustaveli St. the Dogs&Tails café serves hot dogs and cocktails until 3 a.m., and American cuisine can be found at the all-day restaurant Martin at 73 Olesya Honchara St.

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Café Chainyk at 1 Peremohy Ave. offers large variety of meat and fish dishes along with hookah options from Hr 155.
Ukrainian traditional dishes such as borscht and dumplings are served all day at the Petrus restaurant at 28 Esplanadna St., and Ukrainian and European cuisine also can be found in Miami Blues restaurant at 114 Velyka Vasylkivska St. and the Non-Stop restaurant at 6 Peremohy Ave. These last two both work round-the-clock.

Asian food can be found at night at the Eurasia restaurants at 5/14 Rohnidynska St. and 15/35D Mezhyhirska St. and the Sushi Ya restaurant at 1-3/2 Velyka Vasylkivska St. (all three close at 5 a.m.). Just Café at 39 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St. also offers sushi sets until 6 a.m.

Some venues of Nikolay Tishchenko’s “Nasha Karta” restaurant chain, such as Turgenef at 40 Velyka Zhytomyrska St., Richelieu at 23 Velyka Vasylkivska St. and Bar Seif at 23A Velyka Vasylkivska St. also work 24/7. Tishchenko’s Velur on Lva Tolstoho St. closes at 6 a.m.

Drink
Several independent beer bars and several chains of bars offer alcohol all night long. Pyvna Bochka pub at 19A Khreshchatyk St., the Barrel Pub at 3B Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St. and the Copper Pub at 2 Mykhailivska St. serve drinks and snacks all-day. Bar Babai at 25 Pushkinska St. also works 24/7.

Another pub offering many types of beer, cider and classic cocktails at affordable prices is Tolsty Lev, located at 18 Velyka Vasylkivska St., not far from Lva Tolstogo metro station. Beer lovers can also enjoy a craft beer in Brewery Slavutych Shato at 24 Khreschatyk St., which also serves main dishes, appetizers and salads round-the-clock.

ProRock pub at 32 Pushkinska St. works all night, although the staff are not too welcoming after 3 a.m.
Those in the mood for a midnight cocktail can visit Alchemist bar at 12 Shota Rustaveli St. or Barmen Dyktat at 44 Khreschatyk St. However, note that those are not all-day bars: Alchemist works only until 3 a.m., and Barmen Dyktat closes at 6 a.m. Classic cocktails are served in the Budu Pozhe bar near Besarabska Square (6/2 Krytyi Uzviz St.) until 3 a.m. Hashtag bar in Podil is also famous for cocktails, but it also only works until 3 a.m.
Those who wants to dance in a club and then chill with a cocktail or sing karaoke can do all three at the Avalon entertainment complex at 3 Leontovycha St.

Hookah lovers should check out the Fiji Lounge Bar at 14B Sahaidachnoho St., the Lozha bar at 13 Sichovykh Striltsiv St. or Smoky at 12 Mezhyhirska St. – all of these places close at 6 a.m.

Party
Late-night karaoke is on offer at Beeze Restaurant at 3 Bulvarno-Kudriavska St., which works until 6 a.m. Another option is Gorilla bar at 34 Lesi Ukrainky Blvd., which offers a large variety of drinking options, hookah and karaoke until 6 a.m. Opera Restaurant near Kyiv’s Opera Theater also holds karaoke nights every day until 6 a.m. In Podil, clients of the Cashemir karaoke bar at 11/7 Andriivska St. can sing along to their favorite songs until 6 a.m.

People dance is Buena Vista Latin house at 8 Velyka Zhytomyrska St., which usually holds salsa nights till 4-5 a.m. (Anastasia Vlasova)

The Cameleon bowling club at 3 Peremohy Square works until 6 a.m. and often holds salsa dancing parties for beginners and advanced dancers. Salsa, bachata and Cuba libre cocktails are also available at the Buena Vista Latin house at 8/14 Velyka Zhytomyrska St., which works until 4-5 a.m. every night.

For those who prefer more traditional clubbing, Indigo club holds DJ sets every week from Thursday until Sunday. Right in the city center, at 5 Velyka Vasylkivska St., there is also the Sky Bar nightclub, which throws parties for night owls. Shooters nightclub at 22 Moskovskaya works all-day and also has salsa dancing from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m.

Underground rave parties are held at 31 Nyzhnoiurkivska St. in the nightclubs Closer and Mezzanine. Plivka club, which opened a year ago at 1 Vasylkivska St., often holds electronic music performances and DJ sets until morning (the club’s schedule is available at www.facebook.com/pg/plivka.prostir).

Shop
Late-night retail therapy is available at several 24 hours shops in the city center: Le Silpo near Palats Sportu (6 Baseina St.) operates around the clock, Billa at 2 Besarabska Square St. works until 3 a.m. and three Velyka Kyshenya supermarkets in the center, at 15/5 Instytutska St., 1 Pecherska Square and 3 Peremohy Square, work day and night. In Podil district there is late-night shopping at Silpo at 41 Sahaidachnoho St. and Furshet at 56 A Yaroslavska St.

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