Kiev cafes and bars

Atlanta: Cool newly renovated bar with live music and great service. I really suggest it. If you are from Atlanta it will make you miss home but please notice that the waitresses are wearing maps of New York and not Atlanta. All in all, a great place.56 Red Army Street (Chervonarmiyska) 220-0091. Open from 8:00 AM to 2:00 AM.

Arizona: Classical American breakfast, great American-Mexican food, just like at home. Decorations are cool and you will feel like you are back home. It is hard to tell you are sitting in the Ukraine in this bar! Has pool tables and darts too! 25 Naberezhno-Khreschatytska 416-24-38

Black and Orange: This is my favorite reasonable priced cafe in central Kiev. If you want to take a girl or some friends to a reasonably prices cafe and still have fantastic food in a cool atmosphere, this is the plase, look no further. You can get in and out of here for $5.00 to $10.00 per person! 29a Saksahanskoho. 416-35-67 Open 10:00 AM until the last customer.

Deja Vue: This has got be the coolest cafe I have ever been in. Deja Vue has a wild interior that includes antique Harley Davidson, Indian and other motorcycles, as well as, ejector seats from Soviet Planes and Propellers hanging from the ceiling. You have to see this cafe. Deja Vue has live Jazz music playing every night and has a menu with dishes from Chinese to American. 30 B. Khmelnytskoho Street 235-9802.

Eric's Bar: Stop what you are doing and go to Eric's Bar NOW. If you only hang out in one place, this is the place. Eric's is your local neighborhood bar. The atmosphere is like the bar you always wished was near your home. The service is fantastic. The manager Vladimir will great you like an old friend if you come there more than once. Even the owner Eric shows up and greats the guests regularly. This place is hard to find. You can be on top of it and miss it. No address needed. It is across the street from the Kinotheater Kiev on Chervonarmiyska street (Red Army Street). Just walk through the arch on the opposite side of the street from the theater.

Friday's: What do you want me to say, it is Friday's The Friday's here in Kiev is just like the one back home. The same great food, great atmosphere, and great service at a reasonable price, well reasonable for Westerners. Location is right off Khreschatyk next to Bessarabskaya market. In fact the address is 5a Bessarabskaya Square. 235-42-64 open noon to midnight. I suggest the chicken fingers. Fantastic and only 28 Hrivnas with fries!

The Golden Gate Pub: is situated a short walk from our Kiev office. You can always be sure of a friendly welcome from the landlord Robin Attryde and his young Ukrainian staff. The pub serves award winning beer and the best "Pub Grub" in Kiev with big portions at reasonable prices. The "Shannon" lounge bar has two pool tables and a darts board while the "Bothy" public bar hosts live music on Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00 PM and on Sunday evening from 8:00 PM shows on large projection screens. American sports live including NFL. Identify yourself as a Kiev Connections client and receive a 10% discount on your bill. 40/2 Vladimirskaya Street. (Across from Golden Gate Metro) 235-5188

Hot Mana's: is a delivery service that will deliver to any taste. I highly suggest their Chinese food. Delivery is usually hot and in about 45 minutes. I use them every week. 251-2141.

Le Cosmopolite: This is my new favorite restaurant. It is also known as the Belgian Beer Cafe. It is famed for it's beer but I like it for the food. I am not a fish eater and I highly suggest the mixed seafood entr?e. The service here is great. The quality is first rate and this is not a cheap restaurant but not one that will kill you either. It is located directly across from the entrance to Golden Gate metro station adjacent to the opera house. 47 Vladimirskaya Street 228-7278.

O'Brien's Irish Pub: "The first and only Irish pub in Kiev". This is one of the bars where the local foreign residents hang out in. The food and service is fantastic. I suggest the chicken boxy a chicken pancake dish that is excellent. If you are lonely for the English language come here after work hours and hang out at the upstairs bar. There will be dozens of Americans, British and Irish. Opens at 8:00. 17a Mykhailivska 229-15-84

Patio Pizza: Located in the same building as Fridays. Again, great food, great service, and great price. A Patio Pizza is 58 Hrivna. I can't tell you the number of toppings. There are too many to count! Best pizza I have had in Kiev. This pizza will feed two average people, or one very hungry American. The restaurant also has a large selection of great Italian food. Authentic Italian atmosphere inside. 235-44-46 5a Bessarabskaya Square 235-44-46. Open noon until midnight.

Pechera: This is on of the most unique restaurants in Kiev and maybe the world. The interior of this Kiev Restaurant is a cave and the waitresses are dressed as cave women! I really enjoyed my experience here. The food was fantastic and the service was friendly and on a level unequaled in Kiev. If you would like to have fantastic food in a unique intimate atmosphere this is the place. I will be making it one of my regular restaurants in Kiev. 10a Tarassivska Street 244-3372. Look for the "Easter Island" columns.

Taras: For those of you who want the Ukrainian experience this is the place. This restaurant is in Taras Shevchenko park and looks like a village home. The interior is traditional Ukrainian and so is the food. The prices are very reasonable, the service is good and if you want local food come here. 235-2132

Tequila House: If you are in Kiev and you are missing Mexican food or you would like to show the locals a taste of what it is like back home you can not miss by going to the Tequila House. Tequila House is exactly like the typical Mexican restaurant that you have been to 100 times. I eat her often. The service is great, food fantastic, and the atmosphere makes me homesick.

Wagon Restaurant: If you want to drop some bucks (Hrivnas in Kiev) and have a great experience this is the place. The restaurant is made up of train wagons and platforms. My favorite is the turn of the century British wagon but the Tsar Nicolas wagon is only for parties. The locals tend to like the cowboy wagon. Bring money and impress your date. The food is great too. Have the steak with tiger shrimp inside. 52 Red Army Street. 227-0490.