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Seafood lovers have in the past had to suffer in the nation’s capital. Despite the fact that Ukraine borders two seas and can boast hundreds upon hundreds of kilometers of rivers, the people of the Steppe remain true to their traditional fare of meat and potatoes augmented with beets and mayonnaise.
Continue reading ‘Check out seafood dining options in the capital’
With the Lunar New Year set to begin on Jan. 29, it’s time to start thinking about where to get some red-colored dishes (symbolizing good luck), or something with lots of noodles in it (symbolizing long life), or traditional, sticky sweet rice flour balls to remind you that life can and should be so. Thankfully, Kyiv is not as completely homogeneous as it might seem.
Continue reading ‘Asian restaurants in which to fete the new year’
Bukovel, our winner in the Best Of search for Ukraine’s top ski hill, impresses in every way. In addition to having fast, modern lift equipment, rental facilities and restaurants, they actually print trail maps, too.
With the mercury plunging and the frost on the windows thickening, it’s safe to say winter has arrived. For many this means staying indoors away from the cold, but to the Best Of team it means getting out to enjoy the best the winter season has to offer, such as skiing.
Continue reading ‘The Best Of team hits the slopes to find Ukraine’s best ski hill’
Wine tasting, anyone?
With the winter swiftly approaching and Kyiv getting less cozy day after day, even a weekend getaway to normally sunnier, warmer Crimea has less appeal than usual. The chilly winds sweeping the peninsula this time of the year are likely to prevent travelers from spending too much time outside – until they stop to consider the option of tasting Crimean wine deep inside the earth.
Continue reading ‘Winemakers’ reveal their secrets deep below Inkerman’
Word gets around quickly when places beloved by ex-pats close. It gets around even quicker when they reopen.
It wasn’t long ago that the owners of Kyiv’s downtown Indian restaurant, Himalaya, announced they’d be closed for renovations. That was early December. I had figured, as with other restaurants in the city, that the renovations would last anywhere from six months to forever. Restaurants in this city have a habit of enduring renovations to match the long, insufferable Ukrainian winter.
Continue reading ‘Himalaya reopens; Pleasure Cafe starts up’
Eric Aigner, that local restaurateur with a face as unforgettable as his establishments, has certainly done a bit of traveling in his life, and his stints as a tourist seem to have made him into one cheeky businessman.
 Whether we do so for the paper or just for our own purposes, the Best Of team invariably does an annual vodka taste-testing. As true connoisseurs, we have to remain in the know, and this year we decided to do it for the record.
A short, swarthy man hits the dance floor at Arena, an upscale night club in the centre of Kyiv, on a summer night. He moves to the rhythm of the music and smiles encouragingly as he watches female hips gyrate a hand’s breadth away.
Continue reading ‘Ukraine is Thriving as a Sex Tourists’ Destination’
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