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KIEV RESTAURANTS Creperia Crepe de Shin
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Address: Gogolevskaya street, 25 Tel.: +38 (044) 537 70 70 Working hours: from 8:00 to 23:00, on off days from 10:00 to 23:00 How to get: go to metro station University, go along Shevchenko boulevard, turn to M.Kotsjubinskogo street, then to the left to B.Hmelnitskogo street and cross O.Gonchar and V.Vorovskogo streets
Restaurant Creperia Crepe de Shin is a small culinary residence of France in Kiev. Crepe in French means a pancake, i.e. in translation creperia – pancake bar that sounds not so romantically as in French. Traditionally pancakes are considered Russian national dish, but as it appears that Frenchmen know much in pancakes too. Tradition of French crepes begins in Brittany, where Sarmat tribe lived in ancient times; they also lived in Ukraine territory. Perhaps, this is an explanation of love for pancakes of people living so far from each other. According to the legend, Brittany inhabitant madam de Shin was going to bake cookies, but pasty was not good. Instead of cookies there was something perforated. Reade-witted madam wrapped up a stuffing in this product, sauced and served up for a supper to everybody delight. Since then crepes became popular, and cafes specializing on its preparation were named creperias.
Since restaurant Crepe de Shin in Kiev is creperia, so its menu is based on crepes. It’s difficult to imagine such variety of pancakes with different stuffing. Chief of the restaurant studied in Paris and Lyons. Therefore, whatever you choose: "Crepe with stewed lamb and vegetables", "Crepe with fried eggs and cheese", "Crepe with peach, almonds and cinnamon", "Crepe with mussels and dill sauce" or "Crepe with mozzarella and oregano", you be satisfied. Here pancakes will be served up with maple syrup and chestnut cream which are exotic for Ukrainian cuisine. In Crepe de Shin there is one more specialty of the house – gaufre. Gaufre are traditional Franko-Belgian cookies, which reminds wafers in form, but have deeper hollows and made of more dense pastry. Gaufre are served with various chocolate and berry sauces and syrups. From 8:00 to 12:00 one can order fragrant freshly baked croissants. Conventional cuisine is also presented in the restaurant. If a guest wishes to try something besides crepe, there is “Courgette-mint terrine with sauce of red paprika”, “ Chicken leg, stuffed with peanut and prunes in red sauce”, “Salmon back in nori leaves with vegetables and pumpkin sauce” and a lot of other dishes with intriguing names. Here one can also try French onions soup prepared by the traditional recipe. Furthermore, restaurant Crepe de Shin has sushi menu, cigar menu and hookah menu. To feel crepe taste in full, it is recommended to eat them with cider, house cocktails or French wine. There are also such drinks as coffee, juice, tea, beer, unbottled wine.
On Thursday and Friday in the evenings in Creperia Crepe de Shin live music sounds. In restaurant territory there is Wi-Fi hot spot. In frost-free season a summer ground works. Exhibitions of interesting Ukrainian artists are often conducted in Creperia rooms and guests of the restaurant can combine delight in excellent cuisine and aesthetic pleasure to see pictures, hung in halls. So long as restaurant Creperia Crepe de Shin in Kiev is a member of the network Trump Card, it gives network discounts. Restaurant has play room with nanny, hall for non-smoking and parking place. Credit cards are accepted: American Express, Master Card, Maestro, Master/Eurocard, MasterCard Electronic, Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Maestro.
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