Kharkiv Restaurants

  1. Bukhara

    The chef here fries up a mean plov (pilaf) and other Uzbeki treats, and of course there are hookah pipes to help settle all that lamb. Also has a prime summer terrace.

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  2. Metropol

    Exclusive and expensive Metropol has a sumptuous indoor space dedicated to quality European cuisine, and a popular outdoor terrace that brings you eye-to-eye with the Taras Shevchenko monument across the street. The terrace menu is scaled-down but you can still drive a fork into delicacies like baked salmon with asparagus.

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  3. vul Petrovskoho

    Kharkiv's 'restaurant row' of sorts is vul Petrovskoho, where you'll find all brands of cuisine, including Italian at marvellously affordable Adriano (vul Pushkinska 79/1) and French in funky Parizh (vul Petrovskoho 30/32). At the east end of vul Petrovskoho, near the metro, some of the best shawarmas in Ukraine are at outdoor stand Ali Baba.

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  4. Zhuly Buly

    Zhuly Buly 'Once Upon a Time' is an upscale stolova (self-service cafeteria), immensely popular with students for its cheap food and beer. It's reminiscent of popular national chain Puzata Khata.

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