Ukraine Going Out
Food and Drink
National specialties:
• Borshch (beetroot soup
• Varenniki (dough containing cheese, meat or fruit).
• Holubtsi (cabbage rolls).
• Chicken Kiev exists but is better known in the West.
National drinks:
• Crimean wines are excellent, especially dessert wines such as Krasny Kamen (‘Red Stone').
• Abrau and Miskhako are excellent brands of cabernet.
• Artyomov champagne (bottled in eastern Ukraine).
• Fortified wines from Massandra, particularly one named ‘Black Doctor'.
Tipping: Tips are appreciated. Service is sometimes included in first-class restaurants and hotel bills.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Large state or department stores tend to open Monday toFriday 0800-1900, whereas small boutiques are generally open 0900-1800.Some shops stay open as late as 2000. Smaller shops may close for an hour at lunch, usually from 1300-1400 or 1400-1500.
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