Katya is a quite a good I have to say videographer from Belarus
from we all know each other from Minsk so this is a little bit of a Minsk
reunion so I'm going to show them a few cocktail bars here in Golden Gate
What they want to see people is with good energy
- That's us ...
- At times
This is the first of call we're here at the Drunken Cherry
It's a nice kind of relaxed vibe and it's not too not too cold outside or when it's really cold
but like the Christmas market so here's to the first drink on a little bit of a pub crawl okay
So I remember when I first came to Ukraine first I came here over a decade ago then the clubbing here
was pretty phenomenal if you were a single guy because especially during the summer they had
these legendary summer clubs you know obviously outdoors open air and the ratio women to men used
to be about two to one it was a lot harder for women to get into the clubs than it was for men so
obviously for us guys it was a pretty amazing experience to go there now unfortunately we
can't turn the clock back and go back more than 10 years ago to those heady days heady hedonistic
days of partying in Kyiv but still nowadays the clubbing scene is pretty awesome for the music
and the vibe I think but it's not really today where you find the hottest chicks or you have the
I guess the hottest chicks with brains maybe it's that's not where you find them as much as
you used to because that culture of really cool speakeasies and cocktail bars has grown up here
in Kyiv and see the last five years or so brought them around here in Golden Gate but not only
Golden Gate extends basically through the city center and that I think with a bit of insider
knowledge are the spots to hit in the city when you come here especially when you got more time
you're not on a slash and burn boys' weekend in Kyiv but you're actually spending a good bit
of time here then I think the cocktail bars and that kind of more pre-party stretching
on into the night scene is really interesting so let's go and check out some of the vibe so
So you're from Iran, right? - Yes and in terms of nightlife like bars clubs do you go to many of
them in Kyiv? Have you been to the bars cocktail bars to the nightclubs yes I was in Sparks
okay Closer and Queen
Shangri my favorite is
Shangri La or Sparks as summer is good what kind of music do they have there inside
many types of music for example for a three or four techno
music after that hip-hop music after that another music pop music it's mixed
- And what just go buy the flowers from the babushka? - I'll buy you some flowers okay
nice we're in agreement i'm gonna be the first guy ever to be given flowers by Belarusian girl
and Katya you've never been here right right so Katya is a neophyte to nightlife in in crazy
Kyiv she just knows the Minsk version she was a big fan of a club in Minsk called Rich Cat right no
but it's like our joke she loves Rich Cat no these are like the anti-Rich Cat girls
so they're more kind of hipster hanging up being intellectual having a conversation reading books
So Katya how did we meet? - It was in Stories yeah so we just drank coffee with Nastya and then
she heard French and she decided to speak with you as far as - Exactly - So basically Nastya you decided
to hit me yeah? That's really what happened - Nastya tried to find some husband from yeah I remember
from Belarus and I was like why not to speak with you I also speak French - Exactly so this is
why you should learn lots of languages because it gives you a few more extra opportunities to
make contacts with lovely ladies from Belarus to start off with
- In Iran the rule is you shouldn't
drink alcohol, you should have a hijab and you shouldn't go to party but the young people do it and have a party
every weekend - Ok, so no problem with parties in Iran, you just need to know
- It's a problem but they do it and if the police know about this they come and say that's it
- They close it down. Ok, cool.
How do you say 'cheers' in Farsi?