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  1. Art Club 44

    This venue has suffered a big drop in the quality of its music. Still, it has a great atmosphere for watching live local bands - even if the thuggish bouncers now demand the hefty cover charge several hours before the music starts. Through the courtyard at vul Khreshchatyk 44, the unmarked entrance is on your left. Women usually get a substantial discount off the admission price listed.

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  2. Babuin

    This funky and fun venue is actually three entities in one: bar (by night), café (by day) and bookshop (all the time). We put it here because come the main activity is most definitely drinking alcoholic beverages, often to a live-music accompaniment. It's a perennial winner of the slowest-service-in-Kyiv award.

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  4. National Philharmonic

    Originally the Kyiv Merchants' Assembly headquarters, this beautiful building is now home to the national orchestra.

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