Shoti Restaurant — Restaurant in Kyiv

A gem of modern Georgian cuisine in Kyiv, Shoti is steeped in tradition yet refined in every detail. Every spice is brought directly from Georgia—even during times of war—and the wine collection rivals the finest anywhere.

The menu celebrates both heritage and innovation: from classic jonjoli (pickled bladdernut) with artisanal sunflower oil and hand-folded khinkali made to order, to trout delicately prepared with Georgian saffron, or lamb stew slow-cooked with herbs, wine, chickpeas, and potatoes. For dessert, there’s a honey cake laced with candied green walnuts—a contemporary nod to age-old sweets.

Shoti’s wine list is a revelation. It features exceptional amber wines (white grapes macerated on their skins), many aged in traditional qvevri amphoras. While familiar names like Rkatsiteli and Saperavi are well represented, connoisseurs will delight in rarer varietals such as Krakhuna, Chkhaveri, Ojaleshi, and the elusive Usahelauri.

At Shoti, sophistication isn’t about embellishment—it’s about pure, honest flavors from the freshest premium ingredients, crafted with care and reverence for tradition. If that’s your language of taste, Shoti will...

When three star seems harsh and 4 seems too much... Tonight I will go harsh, sorry. Service was great, even when we explained the below issues to the service team: pork schaschilk and baby chicken were over salty, we are not into salt but even the waitress agreed that the chef do have sometime an heavy hand with salt. The lamb shoulder was cooked to perfection, tearing apart with fork and spoon, but there was this taste of burned (bitter) garlic all over it, shame. Service was great from walking in to the end, the receptionist, the waitress, the sommelier, all were absolutely perfect. But tonight, the kitchen let them down and when 3 out of 5 dishes are not up to scratch then it cannot go to 4 or 5 stars. We will come back, when possible, to have a...

Friend suggested me to eat here. As a tourist in Kiev. The interior design is so modern and well done that makes you think it’s some kind of Michelin restaurant. They have in the middle a very big fire place which made my dinner very atmospheric, burning wood smell! The restaurant is being used for large events I guess, because as I entered there was some kind of large familly reunion going on. The waiter serving me did not speak english, so do not ask for reccomandation. Instead use their english menu. I ordered 4 vegetarian dishes: A spinich apetizer, salad, beans and veggie dumplings. The restaurant is Georgian by the way, so all courses were with that specific. For all 4 dishes I have paid 650 uah. Portions were okay sized....