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All Kinds of Everything (1970) 

Restaurant Chains 

There are a lot of restaurant chains in Kyiv. So wherever you are you will probably find a combination of them on the main streets. Going by their menus Kyivans like Sushi, Pizza and burgers. Some restaurants combine Japanese and Italian food as their USP. Many are styled on European restaurant chains and standards are high. Prices are also low. Three-course business lunch menus can be as low as 1 Euro. Never expect to pay more than £20 a head. Average meals in the joints below would be 5-6 Euros all in.
Here are a few (more will come):
On Khreshatik you will find: 
Lviv Croissants: - which does exactly what it says on the tin.
Turkish House: Flame grilled Turkish fare and pides. Freshly cooked, so high quality.
Шоколаднџа: (or Shokoladnitsa) a cafe specialising in chocolate.
Катюша:  (or Katyusha) a retro-Soviet chain selling comfort food from yesteryear. Although the food quality is waaaaay better that Soviet times.
 Руккола:  (or Rucola) - a pizza and pasta restaurant.
 Star Burger: Young burger joint styled loosely on the Good Burger Company chain.
 Пузата Хата: (or Puzata Hata - a Ukrainian pun on Pizza Hut). This is more a fast food restaurant providing Ukrainian home cooking at low prices.
Casta: A sushi and burger chain. They also pride themselves on their karoeke. Many of their limited edition specials therefore have a musical theme. Last year they were offering the Liverpool Burger.
 Lviv Handmade Chocolate: Each shop has a cafe, specialising in chocolate based cakes, desserts and drinks. Probably the best chocolate in the world.
Finally one of the glories of Kiev is the summer verandas which are hand built afresh each year.This allows diners to eat al fresco and watch the world go by. 
What's your favourite chain?
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