Odesa
Once an itinerant tribe, congregating here and there for irregular jamborees, Odesa foodies now have a rather palatial indoors base. The two-storey…
Must-see restaurants in Odesa
Odesa
Few Ukrainian restaurants have truly authentic settings, but the art nouveau dining room of this Italianesque palazzo (once a stock exchange, now the…
Odesa
This may not be obvious, but mussels are as much a part of Odesa food culture as aubergine 'caviar' (cold vegetable stew). Furnished like a bar, with a…
Odesa
This envoy from nearby Moldova occupies a super-quaint courtyard covered with a vine canopy in summer and pleasant cellar premises in winter. Come here to…
Odesa
You'd need to hire an army of culinary detectives to find better pasta between here and Italy, but your chances would still be low. The restaurant…
Odesa
Tucked away in a quiet corner of the City Garden, this classy, cosy, ivy-covered place is awash with antique furniture and fine art. The menu is inspired…
Odesa
A clever take on Soviet nostalgia (no Lenins or red banners in sight), this cafe recreates the ambience of a 1970s working-class eatery, complete with…
Odesa
Odesa's most celebrated restaurateur, Savely Libkin, conjured this place from his childhood memories, setting a trend for what is becoming known as Odesa…
Odesa
A lovingly re-created early 20th-century flat, with oak closets and rugs on the wall, this place is all about Jewish food as they made it in a shtetl…
Odesa
This Odesa mum is a worldly woman who absorbs Asian, Middle Eastern and French influences in her culinary adventures. But it's still local home food she…
Odesa
Not a rootless cosmopolitan like generic steakhouses, this place marries Odesa cuisine with American steak-and-burger culture. The home side is…
Odesa
Dacha (family summer cottage) is a dreamworld of happy childhood memories for locals. This Odesa institution, perched on a plateau above Arkadia inside…
Odesa
This outlet of Odesa's best-known restaurant, famous for its unpretentious home-style fare (lavishly peppered with Soviet nostalgia), is conveniently…
Odesa
There is no more grilled meat here than in its famous sister restaurant Bratya Grill on Deribasivska, because "more" stands for the sea in Russian and sea…
Odesa
Another haunt for Odesa foodies, the food court inside the revived Green Theatre at Shevchenko Park is a smattering of kiosks and trailers churning out…
Odesa
From the multihued old bicycles and rainbow park benches bolted to the pavement outside to the jumble-sale decor of the quirky interior, this art cafe is…
Odesa
A kitsch little Ukrainian island in Russian Odesa, Kumanets produces affordable holubtsy (cabbage rolls), varenyky (dumplings) and deruny (potato pancakes…
Odesa
When lunchtime strikes, going where the local student and office-worker population find nourishment usually makes sense. This clinical self-service…