Must-see nightlife in Eastern Ukraine

  • Fabrika

    Kharkiv

    A former seed-selection factory now disseminates the seeds of cultured drinking in a place prone to wild drinking habits. The extensive bar menu lists out…

  • Zavodnaya Obezyana

    Eastern Ukraine

    Lacquered wood, faux-antique furniture and comfy couches makes this cosy bar an agreeable place to spend a quiet evening over a cocktail, except the…

  • Kavun

    Eastern Ukraine

    Brought here by the winds of the global coffee revolution, this tiny coffee shop employs chatty baristas who know how to make a mean brew and love to…

  • DoubleDecker Cake & Co

    Eastern Ukraine

    It looks tiny when you enter, but the upper floor (or deck, rather) has a spacious sitting area with comfy armchairs and a large common table invitingly…

  • Pivobar

    Kharkiv

    Beloved English ales like Owd Rodger and Riggwelter, as well as its own numbered beers and an encyclopaedic food menu.

  • Cholla & Joshua

    Eastern Ukraine

    A tiny coffee shop with comfy arm chairs, super-attentive service and desserts (fruit parfait and pavlova) to die for.

  • Koffishka

    Eastern Ukraine

    Tiny but chirpy coffeehouse at the top of the main drag (near the entrance to the underpass leading to Korpusny Park) fashioned in the shape of a coffee…

  • Irish Pub

    Kharkiv

    Offers exactly what you'd expect: plenty of beer (fine imports and inexpensive domestic lagers), sports on TV, a few strange Irish dishes and the chance…

  • Poltavske Pivo

    Eastern Ukraine

    Fresh local brews, snacks and outdoor seating on the main drag, ideal for a spot of Poltavan watching. The service here can be rotten.

  • Golden Lion

    Eastern Ukraine

    Far from your run-of-the-mill Irish pub, and not just because it's spacious enough to hold a rugby game and stays open after midnight. Here you'll also…

  • Izba-Chitalnya

    Eastern Ukraine

    Young literati meet here for coffee, cocktails, poetic evenings and DJ sets. It's a small cellar place with many bookshelves and cozy armchairs. Live…

  • Kayut-Kompaniya

    Eastern Ukraine

    Descend to the bottom of the sea in this little cellar coffeehouse-cum-cocktail bar designed to look like Captain Nemo's submarine. A striking example of…