RAU has summarized the results and made its own version of the review of the establishments, which for long years were the center of attraction for gourmands, but in this year have closed for those or other causes.
In Kiev
In October the restaurant “Zhitya chudovyh people”, which worked on Bolshaya Vasilkovskaya street, 36. The closure was reported by the team of the establishment on its page in instagram: “Ideas exist to be realized. Such an idea was the Life Life of Wonderful People (LWP). Noisy, Tasty, Apple Nowhere to fall. How the Palaroid flash walked into Kiev, how the glow of the metaphane remembered in everyone’s pocket. “It’s a classy story about an other life, and we are taking their words as they finished their seven year story.
For the time of operation the establishment was “Best City Cafe” at the Restaurant Prize “Salt”, ranked 14th place of the restaurants in Kiev on Tripadvisor and ranked 4.7 stars of 5 in Google based on more than 3000 reviews.
The Life of Wonderful People Restaurant owned by Ukrainian restaurateur and founder of the First Line Group Dmitry Zaporozhts. Together in the time of the Big War in Kiev and Kharkov Dmitry closed eight projects, leaving only six.However, he plans to open two new institutions, and also develops the business in Kharkov Kharkov.
The new new location of 206 sq. ft. and 42 seating places. Design of the new JHL project is to open. m and on 42 seating places. Design new project created specialists architectural bureau YOD Group. It is scheduled to open in the late winter – early spring of this year.
In last year also finished the history of the pub Beermaster Brewery & Pub, which operated in the TRC Respublika Park. This establishment along with the brewery was part of the Fozzy Group. The bar first opened 18 February 2022 year, but because of the full-scale invasion of Russia it was suspended. In December 2023 year it reopened again, but as early as July 2024 it was known that the future will operate only a brewery.
For less than a year sideria sidery White pour on Shota Rustaveli, which was opened in February 2024. Remind, that this establishment is in the group Gastrofamily, in which in the past also had significant changes: in December restaurateur Dmitry Borisov announced that he transferred the Gastrofamily company to his wife Elena Borisova. “From now on I remain only in the role of passive partner and co-investor, not participating in any strategic or operational issues,” Dmitry Borisov wrote . HisAccording to him, his entire restaurant business – Gastrofamily – is now completely owned and managed by Elena Borisova. She has transferred all rights to the brands and hosts.
After six years of work the city cafe Wine and People on Pechersk has closed, which in October 2018 year was opened by restaurateur Galina Frunze (owner of Under Under Wonder restaurant) and Viola Kim (Viola’s Bar, Pleasure Cafe). The establishment had about 50 varieties of wine, the menu was boules, croissants, meat and seafood.
On Street Shota Rustaveli also took place the closure of the restaurant of Georgian kitchen Khinkali, which was announced back in January 2024. A A already in August on his place has worked restaurant Caucasian cuisine Tsob-Tsabe.
In October of last year the almost eight-year history of the bar Podil East India Company, which worked on Podol (ul. Mezhigorskaya, 9). The establishment was founded by Adam Hovell and Nina Antoshchenko. The idea of the establishment was to create a Podolsk Asian quarter. Design of the rooms and the positions in the menu were consistent with different regions with spices specially selected, the cocktails also added Indian ingredients and spices.
On Boris Boris Grinchenko
Street Grinchenko the pastry shop Madame Josy, which had been operating there since 2017 year has closed. The establishment offered food and desserts of French cuisine. A A its chef-pastry chef was Natalia Maslyuk, who studied at a pastry school in France. In 2021 year the pastry was in the finals of the restaurant premium “Salt”.
In Lviv
For less than a year the Crimean Tatar cuisine Chiberechnaya from Selam from restaurateur Alex Kuper, which was in Lviv on Lesya Ukrainka Street. It was called “sister project” restaurants of Crimean Tatar cuisine Selam. Here they served exclusively Crimean Tatar dishes “in adapted to the modern city serving”, in part, chebureks and yantykes, as well as meat from the oven and dishes for companies, which could be ordered “at the table.”
Not tolerated by the coffee house “Maisteria cavi” (Lviv, Lviv, ul.Shevchenko, 44). This establishment in September September 2022th team from Kharkov. But in September September 2024 it is closed. But four coffee shops of the network continue to operate in Kharkov.
Another one closure on Shevchenko Street in Lviv – a restaurant Antrecote. Really, this establishment has closed for rebranding. The general steakhouse has been operating since September September 2017 year. First it was opened on Kulparkivska in the Victoria Victoria Gardens shopping center, and then re-launched on Shevchenko.
In Odessa
This year was not the most successful for restaurateur Alex Cooper. Besides closing in Lvov, also closed two of his establishments in Odessa. So, in end of 2024th closed restaurant Molodost on Street Grecheskaya, which worked with 2016 year. “In eight years we have received almost a million guests, cooked approximately 42 tons of olivier, fried 50 000 cheboureks, poured 300 000 liters of cocktails. For this time “Youth”, its owners and guests have grown up. “So it’s time to change the format, ” the told the team of the establishment to the Village.
Also closed is the restaurant Shalom with Israeli cuisine, which also operated on Greek Street. This was the third establishment of the format, which was launched by Alex Cooper. The first Shalom opened in December December 2021 in Kiev, and the second began working in October 2022 in Lviv. Now at the place Shalom in Odessa Cooper opened the restaurant Natalka, which has dedicated tohismother.
