TOP-9 places for the most delicious shawarma in Kyiv

BPSh

BPSh is a place by Dima Borisov, where the focus is on shawarma, pies, and donuts. The restaurateur himself admits that he had never eaten shawarma before, but he understood what people wanted from it. As it turned out, the understanding was correct, as in the first three months after opening, the establishment sold 144 thousand portions.

Currently, BPSh offers variations with chicken and tiger shrimp. Vegetarians can choose shawarma with sweet potato fries and avocado guacamole.

• Prices: Shawarma with chicken CLASSIC – 99 UAH; shawarma ONLY MEAT – 109 UAH; shawarma XXL (with chicken, potato dips, and vegetables) – 139 UAH; shawarma ASIAN STYLE (with tiger shrimp, chicken, and avocado guacamole) – 169 UAH; vegetarian shawarma with sweet potato fries and guacamole – 139 UAH.
• Address: VDNH, Urban Park, Stepana Bandery Street, 6; Vokzalna Square, 2A; Mazepa Street, 3; Velika Vasylkivska Street, 21; Nizhnii Val Street, 37/20; Vasylkivska Street, 34; Antonovycha Street, 48.

Myaso & Lavash

In the "Myaso & Lavash" network of points, only mangals on charcoal are used for cooking. Their owners brought them from Turkey specifically for making doners. In the menu, you will find appetizing closed and open variations of this fast food. It is prepared from three types of meat: chicken, lamb, and veal.

• Prices: Doner with veal – 130/165/185 UAH, Doner with chicken – 100/130/170 UAH, Doner with lamb – 140/175/195 UAH.
• Address: Various locations across Kyiv; Arsenalna metro station; Pecherska metro station; Poshtova Square, Khreshchatyk metro station; Respublika shopping mall (Ring Road, 1).

Kachyni istoriyi (Duck Tales)

Valeriy Sazonov's monoplace, where everything revolves around duck. In particular, soups, main courses, burgers, and doners are made from it. In "Kachyni istoriyi" there are 4 types of doners: Doner Duck (duck, vegetables, raspberries, arugula, cheese sauce), Spicy Doner (duck, vegetables, mushrooms, Chinese sauce, cilantro, arugula, cheese sauce), Louis Doner (duck, vegetables, onion confit, three cheeses, arugula, cheese sauce), and Truffle Doner (duck, vegetables, mushrooms, truffle sauce, arugula, cheese sauce).

• Prices: Doner Duck Shawarma – 169 UAH, Spicy Doner Shawarma – 169 UAH, Louis Doner Shawarma – 169 UAH, Truffle Doner Shawarma – 169 UAH.
• Address: Dniprovska Naberezhna, 12 (River Mall shopping mall).

nunu

nunu is already a well-known network of establishments in the capital by chef Yuriy Nikitiuk. In their menu, you'll find three varieties of signature shawarma (with pork, chicken, or beef), six types of mezze, spicy muhammara based on red roasted pepper, and hummus. You can also order ayran or homemade kombucha with your treats.

For their shawarma, Nikitiuk uses slow-cooked meat, prepared for 10 hours, homemade lavash, as well as vegetable salsa, nutty tahini, and cilantro instead of traditional sauces.

At the location operating in the window of the Beef restaurant, you can also order a special Prime BEEF shawarma. It includes pastrami, lavash spread with smoked fat sauce, grilled American beef, salsa made from sun-dried tomatoes, garlic sauce, marinated mixed onions, romaine lettuce, and fresh tomatoes.

• Prices: Chicken tikka masala shawarma - 159 UAH, pork shawarma - 179 UAH, beef shawarma - 189 UAH, double chicken tikka masala shawarma - 179 UAH, double pork shawarma - 209 UAH, double beef shawarma - 219 UAH, Prime BEEF shawarma - 299 UAH
• Address: 4 Knyazhy Zaton St.; 11 Shota Rustaveli St. (window in Beef restaurant)

Ministry of shawarma

This network of establishments with the eloquent name Ministry of shawarma was opened by Yevhen Taller and Spartak Velishaiev.

Currently, at the Ministry of shawarma you can try several varieties of shawarma, each dedicated to a city, country, or region that inspired chef Vladyslav Tsimbaliuk to create the dish. Choose according to your taste - KYIV shawarma with chicken thigh and garlic aioli, BALI shawarma with shrimp and mango, or super cheesy MEXICO shawarma with chicken thigh, gouda in panko, and spicy jalapeño pepper.

• Prices: KYIV shawarma - 225 UAH, BALI shawarma - 340 UAH, CAIRO shawarma - 225 UAH, MEXICO shawarma - 235 UAH
• Address: ½ Baseyna St.; 37 Sahaidachnoho St.

Shawarma Center

This is a new network of street food establishments in Kyiv, whose owners left Mariupol due to occupation and opened a continuation of their successful Mariupol project in the capital. The concept of their establishment is to prepare shawarma on their own charcoal grill. And the slogan is "With Mariupol in the heart."

At "Shawarma Center," you can try over 10 varieties of shawarma with three types of meat (chicken, pork, or beef) and falafel. They also offer ayran, juice, iced tea, and sweet sodas.

• Prices: "Signature" shawarma (chicken) - 120 UAH, "Cheesy with pineapples" shawarma (pork) - 150 UAH, falafel shawarma - 160 UAH, "Assorted" shawarma (beef) - 175 UAH
• Addresses: 4 Ronald Reagan St.; 23 Nyzhniy Val St.; 66 Velyka Vasylkivska St.; 2A Drahomanova St.

Italian from Beirut

In this establishment, they prepare unmatched dishes from local products using traditional Lebanese-Italian culinary secrets.

Among the Lebanese delicacies with an Italian accent, they offer four types of shawarma - with beef, Lebanese with chicken, caprese with chicken and ricotta, and with salmon.

• Prices: Caprese shawarma with chicken - 200 UAH, Lebanese shawarma - 299 UAH, shawarma with beef - 309 UAH, shawarma with salmon - 329 UAH
• Address: Yaroslavsky Lane, ⅓

Kyiv Meat Station

This is a network of establishments with dishes based on farm meat. Its founders have created a full production cycle: they independently grow farm meat in Kyiv region, smoke it, bring it, and prepare various dishes from it in a smoker on natural wood, including rolls.

• Prices: Beef roll - from 160 UAH, Smoke chicken roll - from 140 UAH, roll with braised duck - 195 UAH, roll with chicken - 140 UAH
• Address: 46A Khreshchatyk St.; 13 Knyazhy Zaton St.

Kvadrat pizzeria chain

Kvadrat pizzeria chain is a Kharkiv network of pizza establishments. In Kyiv, they have already opened on Prorizna and on the left bank.

In addition to the signature pizza on fluffy dough, here you can also try three types of shawarma.

• Prices: Classic shawarma with chicken - 110 UAH, Turkish shawarma with chicken - 115 UAH, Fresh shawarma with chicken - 115 UAH
• Address: 10 Prorizna St.; 15/27 Petra Hryhorenka Ave.

Remember, we previously talked about restaurants with children's rooms and playgrounds in Kyiv.