5 Best Kyiv Food & Cooking Tours 2020

Amazing local experience in Kiev

I decided to spend 4-5 days in Kiev from Sweden with my daughter and we did quite a few things including the usual sight-seeing and restaurants. Kiev is a nice city but what was very unexpected are how amazing the people are there. Snzezhana and her family were absolutely top notch in their hospitality and making us feel welcome for this quite unique experience which was a good takeaway. Simple home cooked Ukrainian food which my 9 year old daughter really enjoyed hopefully more than I did. ;-)

A great thing to do with kids or a couple or just alone ;-) Snzezhana speaks good English (and Ukrainian and Russian and some Spanish ;-) so never fear.

Her parents (her mum is the one teaching) are wonderful and looking forward to meeting them for egg painting class when I come back next!

Thank you very much!

Activity in Kyiv: Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class. Photo by Dinesh who visited that tour.

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Reviewed by Dinesh • November 04, 2017

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

My favourite part of Kiev!

By far my favourite thing I did in Kiev! Snzezhana and her mother were so incredibly kind and sweet...it felt like being at home while away and travelling. Snzezhana picked my friend and myself up from our hostel and brought us to their apartment where we were greeted by her lovely parents. Her mom had made delicious home-made juice, I believe called kompot, which we sipped throughout our cooking class. We chatted and heard about life in Ukraine while learning to make delicious borscht and three different kinds of varenyky. I can't wait to show off my new cooking skills for my family at home! The best part was eating our creations...SO good! I can't recommend this trip enough! I promise you won't be disappointed!

Activity in Kyiv: Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class. Photo by Bethany who visited that tour.

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Reviewed by Bethany • September 20, 2017

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

Fantastic!

My husband and I had such a great time in this cooking class. Snezhana picked us up and took us to her mother where we made borsch and varenyky. Wherever we travel we always try to find cooking classes, but this was the first time we had one in someone’s home. Thank you for a great time!

Reviewed by Anne • May 26, 2019

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

Highly recommended

We had fun cooking borsch and varenyky in a typical Ukrainian apartment, guided by the Mom and the Daughter and supervised by Tobi.

Do not eat a couple of days before attending the class:-)

Reviewed by Priit • December 10, 2018

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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Fantastic local experience

We absolutely loved the authentic Ukrainian experience with Snezhana and her mum, Irena. We made local Authentic Borscht & Varenyky. We were picked up and dropped back to our accomodation by Snezhana. They were the most friendly and hospitable people and made us feel very welcome in their home. Irena made making Varenyky look very easy, however my husband and I were exceedingly mediorce, but we didn't mind, it was a fantastic learning experience. We made 3 different types of Varenyky- potato, sweetened cottage cheese and cherry. After we made our lunch time offering, the 4 of us sat & ate and chatted about the similarities and differences of our homelands. If you are looking for an activity that is a little different to the norm, this activity is well worth the time and money. It was my husband's bday on the day we did this activity and I had mentioned this in an email once, they remembered and had a little birthday cake- this was over and above anything I expected and was a very thoughtful touch. Snezhana even sent us recipe for what we made! This was probably the highlight of my Ukrainian visit- meeting locals who welcomed you into their home and sharing a meal together.

Activity in Kyiv: Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class. Photo by Gemma & Daniel who visited that tour.

Things to do in Kyiv. Photo by Gemma & Daniel.

Tour in Kyiv: Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class. Photo by Gemma & Daniel.

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Reviewed by Gemma & Daniel • July 20, 2017

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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Wonderful!!!!

What a wonderful way to spend a few hours. Our 2hr class was more like 3! We were collected promptly at our hotel, driven to our guides house where her mother and father were waiting to welcome us. We then proceeded into the kitchen where we learnt the secrets of varenyky and borsch. We had a great time and although Mum did not speak a word of English our guide was there to translate for us - although cooking has a universal language of its own and we were able to understand, if not the words, then certainly the intent of them.
Waiting for recipes to be sent!!!!
Thanks,
Sherwynne and Tammy

Reviewed by Sherwynne • April 24, 2017

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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Fun, Food, and Surprises!

We had a great time with Olga as our guide! Without ruining any surprises,(and there were some fun surprises), she took us to places that we would never had gone to, had we been on our own. Don’t think that you are taken to the same spots that crowds of tourists frequent, because you’re not! I found myself anticipating...can it get better than the last one? And it did! The food was excellent and plentiful at each location. This is a must-do tour if you visit Kiev!

Reviewed by Judy • July 21, 2018

Food Crawl of Ukrainian Restaurants

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Ukrainian Cooking Experience

This class was so much fun! We not only learned how to make traditional Ukrainian dishes, we got to chat about Ukrainian culture and ask questions, share stories! It was lovely! I especially loved how they read us a traditional story about a young mischievous ball of dough as the dough was being kneaded for the varenyky. Such a great touch!

Reviewed by Kiersten • June 27, 2018

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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Yummy!

Wonderful ! Olga and her mother made us feel very welcome in their home . Conversation was great, Olga answered lots of questions about Ukraine and enjoyed our attempts to say some phrases in the language. I would recommend this experience to other travellers . Eating the food we got to prepare was delicious as well!

Reviewed by Teri • July 03, 2019

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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Special Evening

We had a very special evening making borscht and varienickis with Irina and Snezhana, an adorable mother and daughter team. It was a great activity for my twin 17 year-olds and Mom to do together after all the touring. The food we made was delicious too. Highly recommended!

Reviewed by Patricia • November 01, 2018

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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don't plan on eating for the rest of the day

Snezhana and her mother are very sweet,and very entertaining.

They show us how to take simple ingredients & turn them into very delicious dishes. We will be cooking borsch and varenyky for our family and friends.

Reviewed by Kedric • June 20, 2018

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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A taste of Kiev!

A really lovely lunchtime - I would highly recommend. Lovely apartment and anecdotes told - we learnt a lot about the food, culture and politics of Ukraine. Felt like being at a friend's home!

Thanks!

Reviewed by Gigi • March 12, 2019

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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DO this!

So awesome! They were so nice and welcoming, showing their kitchen and how to make the food. I totally recommend this experience!

Reviewed by Kaos • October 02, 2017

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class

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wonderful class!!

The hostesses were very friendly and it was fun to meet locals and ask many questions. I will definitely use the recipes.

Reviewed by Susan • November 24, 2017

Ukrainian Borsch and Varenyky Cooking Class