Where in Kyiv can you find the most delicious homemade pasta, Neapolitan pizza, and minestrone? We present the best Italian restaurants in Kyiv in the following selection.
Vero Vero
In Podil, another well-known Italian restaurant, Vero Vero, is located. Its interior is designed in the style of a classic Italian trattoria, and in warm weather the spacious terrace with a fountain attracts locals here.
Vero Vero are pioneers in preparing Florentine steaks; here you can enjoy excellent homemade pasta every day, various types of pizza, bruschetta, risotto, antipasti, ice cream, and traditional Italian sweets.
- From the menu: linguine with squid ink, crab meat — 1150 UAH, Diavola — 450 UAH, octopus with potatoes — 1250 UAH, beef cheek with polenta — 590 UAH, chocolate tart, Amarena cherry — 340 UAH.
- Address: 18 Illinska St.
SARTO
SARTO is a passage of taste in the heart of Kyiv, where gastronomy, fashion, and the enjoyment of the moment come together.
The Italian restaurant combines four unique spaces: a main hall with authentic Italian cuisine, an enoteca with a wine collection of 300 unique selections, a stylish bar with the modern Tayēr system and signature cocktails, and a boutique patisserie.
- From the menu: porcini risotto with rosemary and fermented blueberries — 630 UAH, Cacciucco fish soup — 1100 UAH, duck leg confit with orange — 730 UAH, Del Plin ravioli with meat jus and black truffle in Piedmont style — 770 UAH, tuna with a black bread crust, sweet-and-sour miso sauce, red onion marmalade, quinoa, and vegetables — 900 UAH, “Rubik’s Cube” dessert — 370 UAH.
- Address: 15/4 Khreshchatyk St.
Napule'
Napule' is a famous Kyiv restaurant where pizza is prepared under the supervision of Neapolitan pizzaiolo Giuseppe Irollo in a real wood-fired oven built by master Stefano Ferrara. The oven itself is also extraordinary: it was made from materials extracted from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
This well-known pizzeria has many awards, but one is especially notable: since February 2008 it has been certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (Association of True Neapolitan Pizza).
- From the menu: burrata bruschetta — 339 UAH, Prosciutto e Burrata pizza — 629 UAH, spaghetti with seafood and saffron — 639 UAH, caprese salad — 449 UAH, lemon tart with meringue — 279 UAH.
- Address: 9 Mechnykova St.
Vino e Cucina
You should go to the legendary Vino e Cucina restaurant to enjoy traditional Italian dishes (including signature beef tartare and classic cheese risotto) and to try refined drinks from a wine list featuring more than 1,000 wines, 100 sparkling wines and champagnes, and 50 types of strong grappa.
- From the menu: tasting set — 1850 UAH, salmon bruschetta — 495 UAH, spaghetti with squid ink and seafood — 820 UAH, seafood salad — 835 UAH, porcini risotto — 645 UAH, pear and gorgonzola pizza — 545 UAH.
- Address: 82 Sichovykh Striltsiv St.
Bigoli
A venue named after one of the types of pasta, Bigoli is known across the capital for its ravioli, pizza, and, of course, homemade pasta. Various types are prepared here using excellent Italian flour. We especially recommend bigoli with duck.
Bigoli was the first in Ukraine to introduce a mozzarella bar, just as such bars were gaining popularity worldwide. Burrata and buffalo mozzarella are delivered straight from Italy, so there is no doubt about their freshness.
In addition, the venue also has a shop with olives, baked goods, pasta, sun-dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, antipasti, sausages, and other products.
- From the menu: burrata, red pesto, tomatoes, black truffle — 970 UAH, tomato and prosciutto bruschetta — 495 UAH, linguine with shrimp and zucchini — 735 UAH, mixed greens with avocado, pumpkin seeds, and pine nuts — 630 UAH, tomato risotto with shrimp — 735 UAH, pizza with coppa, burrata, and sun-dried tomatoes — 575 UAH.
- Address: 7A Klovskyi Descent.
Pastateca
Another restaurant famous throughout Kyiv for its pasta. It is prepared here according to a recipe by concept chef Duccio Orlandini from Florence. The cooking takes place in an open kitchen, so you can watch this culinary magic through the window.
At Pastateca, you can also feel like a chef and create your own pasta variation using pasta constructors. Moreover, they have abandoned traditional recipes, so you will definitely try something interesting and innovative here.
- From the menu: linguine ramen with shrimp and mussels — 345 UAH, shakshuka — 245 UAH, roast beef bruschetta — 325 UAH, tomato and burrata salad — 495 UAH, tagliatelle with tiger prawns — 450 UAH, porcini risotto — 385 UAH.
- Address: 11/61 Lva Tolstoho St.
“Montecchi Capuleti”
In this restaurant, they claim to have combined two different moods and tastes of Italy in their menu, continuing the story of two famous families who lived in an atmosphere of eternal rivalry and hidden love.
At “Montecchi Capuleti,” you can taste classic homemade Italian dishes: pasta, ravioli, panini, and various seafood and meat specialties.
- From the menu: salmon salad — 645 UAH, warm veal salad — 550 UAH, grilled pepper and tuna salad — 495 UAH, chicken fillet salad with Caesar sauce — 295 UAH, burger — 545 UAH, ribeye steak (USA) — 790 UAH, baked chicken with potatoes — 340 UAH, seafood sauté — 1550 UAH, veal rack — 980 UAH, Venetian-style liver with truffle potato cream — 440 UAH.
- Address: 36V Yevhena Konovaltsia St.
Buffalino
In the very heart of the city lies Buffalino restaurant, famous for its Neapolitan pizza with thin dough and high crusts — just like in Italy. All pizza and focaccia are baked in a real wood-fired oven, giving the dishes a special aroma and crispy crust.
Buffalino’s pride is its signature in-house cheeses. Soft varieties — mozzarella, stracciatella, ricotta, burrata — and aged hard cheeses are stored in a special cheese room. They form the basis of most dishes: from pizza, bruschetta, and salads to main courses. The restaurant also serves handmade pasta, antipasti, delicacies, refined meat and fish dishes, and beloved Italian desserts, preserving authentic Italian traditions.
- From the menu: Buffalino pizza with 3 cheeses from the in-house dairy — 360 UAH, tagliatelle in a cheese wheel — (not available on the menu), tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms and gorgonzola — 410 UAH, tasting platter of soft cheeses — 425 UAH, tasting platter of hard in-house cheeses — 465 UAH.
- Addresses: 8 Kniazia Ostrozkykh St. (Arsenalna metro), 18 Levka Lukianenka St. (Minska metro).
POSITANO
The Positano restaurant-pizzeria is a “Silpo” project. The venue is located in the Silver Breeze shopping center and offers guests Neapolitan pizza, handmade pasta, and a wide selection of Italian wines.
The Positano menu was developed by Silpo’s brand chef Marco Cervetti together with the famous pizzaiolo Enzo Coccia, founder of the La Notizia pizzeria.
- From the menu: dorado alla puttanesca — 590 UAH, ribeye bistecca — 635 UAH, mandarin duck leg — 365 UAH, risotto di mare — 386 UAH, tagliata di manzo — 635 UAH, turkey with porcini mushrooms and eryngii — 375 UAH, salmon steak — 595 UAH, sea bass with baked vegetables — 445 UAH, 4-cheese risotto — 262 UAH, seafood pasta — 445 UAH, spaghetti alla Poveriello — 292 UAH.
- Address: 1V Pavla Tychyny Ave.
Guramma Italiana
Guramma Italiana is the only Italian restaurant in the capital with a spectacular panoramic view of Kyiv and its majestic beauty. In addition to Italian dishes (homemade pasta, seafood delicacies, wood-fired crispy pizza, desserts from its own pastry shop), it also offers show plating. A rich wine list is also available.
- From the menu: tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms and gorgonzola — 410 UAH, dorado fillet with spiced rice and tarragon sauce — 599 UAH, beef carpaccio — 315 UAH, chicken liver and pear salad — 330 UAH, cheese platter of in-house aged cheeses — 465 UAH, tiramisu — 205 UAH.
- Address: 1 Dniprovskyi Descent.
As a reminder, we previously talked about 10 places located near the “Olimpiiska” metro station.
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