The name Medivnia translates “Honey Brew”. It is located in the heart of the old city. The interior design is fascinating, with pictures, and artifacts of “old Ukraine”. There are several rooms and the total seating capacity is 70. The cuisine is a large variety of traditional Ukrainian dishes, meat, poultry, fish, and vegetables. The Ukrainian ribs with honey sauce was delicious! There is an English menu, though it takes some effort to understand the “Ukrainian-English”. It was a lot of fun actually as the server was very friendly. We forgot something at our table, and the server went out of his way to find someone who could speak English and had them call the number on my business card. This doesn’t happen that often in Ukraine. The house speciality is called «medovukha», an alcoholic drink steeped in natural honey and herbs, which has been brewed the same way since the 18th century. It was the traditional brew drunk by the Cossacks. Medivnia has very reasonable prices and is a place we would love to return to.
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