Puzata Hata
Kyiv
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This local chain is a true find for everyone who is travelling on low budget, as they offer a buffet with mostly Ukrainian but also international) food. Their restaurants are scattered all around the city, so check the website to find one closest to you and go there for having decent quality meals at very affordable prices.
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.