A woman walks by a restaurant from the Zheltok chain, which didn’t survive the quarantine crisis, on June 16, 2020, in Kyiv. Dozens of eateries have shut down during the nationwide quarantine imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The restaurant scene in Kyiv has bloomed like never before over the past five years: Thousands of eateries offered a variety of cuisines and concepts, new dining formats appeared, coffee and cocktail cultures were spreading above and beyond.
Over the last several months, however, the industry has seen a crisis like never before. All eateries were forced to shut their doors after the government imposed a nationwide quarantine in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19.