Odessa Restaurants

Buffalo 99 is the closest I've seen to an American-style bistro-restaurant in Odessa.
This bistro has a decent menu for what is Odessa's answer for the sports bar. It has American, German and Russo-Ukrainian fare on the menu. Read below for more detail.
The two times I was there, there were Premier League games, with Russian commentary, blaring from the several big screen TVs strategically located throughout, so one does not have to turn one's head to watch them, no matter where one sits, even at the bar.
It is similar to TGI Friday's or Applebee's, they even serve Miller Genuine Draft, but I didn't touch it! I drank Stella Artois, and they have Beck's and several other's on tap, as well. They seem to serve more tea than beer, however.
It is a clean, bright place and many families were there, it is not trashy or a dive by any means! It is not cheap, but not very expensive, either. I paid about $12 for myself the first time I was there and under $40 for three the second, and we pigged! Also, if one sits at the bar they get 20% off their total bill during the week! This incentive is given, I feel, to keep the tables free for more than one customer, as I noticed this place is pretty full both times I went there and whenever I passed by it.
Also, they have menus in English! Pasha, the bartender, speaks fairly good English, too.

Favorite Dish: Their American bistro fare is pretty good, the wings were a bit smallish, but were well done and had blue cheese and salsa dips to accompany. The potato skins, also were smallish, but very tasty, loaded with cheese and bacon,and come with sour cream. They also have hamburgers and steak on the menu, but I did not try these, from what I saw, however, they looked good! For more local fare, I had pork shashlik there, my first trip, and it was excellent! It came with fries and roasted green pepper and onion, of course. They also have other Russian-Ukrainian meals. Also, what seemed very good, is my friend's son had Wiener Schnitzel and it appeared very authentic, complete with fried egg on top! He said it was excellent. Knowing what a fussy eater he is, I would believe that it was. I'll have to try that next time I go!
This place has a wide variety of local and western cuisine, it seems all very well prepared and presented. I will go back when I go back to Odessa again!

Kobe is centrally located near the Opera House, Pushkin Park and Potemkin Stairs. It is near the Londonskaya and Mozart Hotels. (Pretty much in between them).
The restaurant has a modern/ pseudo- Japanese look. Has bright, open seating area. Sushi bar section where we ate was intimate and appealing, clean and bright.
Service was excellent, but we were only diners in Sushi bar at that time. Music being played over speakers was American Jazz! I liked the tunes, but they could have played traditional Japanese music to keep in theme.
The restaurant is not cheap, by any standards, but it is very good!

Favorite Dish: We chose to have California rolls, vegetable rolls and ahi rolls along with miso soup and a small serving of warmed sake. All was excellent. The miso soup, was superb! The most authentic Japanese food I've had outside of my friends' kitchen in Phoenix!
All was presented in authentic style and was a good value even though it was very expensive for Odessa and even for USA. The sushi servings were eight, eight and six, pieces of each type of sushi, respectively.
The miso was a generous portion with tiny button mushrooms in a light miso broth. They also served a small bento-style salad, and Japanese tea with the meal.

Pleasant city centre, indoor-outdoor cafe, restaurant. Nice wicker furniture. Not on the busiest corner of Odessa but close to city centre and if one sits in the right spot of the outdoor seating area, one can view the Opera House.
Restaurant offers wide range of Italian cuisine and pizza. Has Italian desserts, such as tiramiso and Italian coffee drinks.
Not expensive, we had pizza and beers for less than $10 US for two people. But there are less expensive pizza places in Odessa, but I doubt quality and service is better.
Nice wine list, but short beer list, one can only order Beck's or Stella Artois beer there, surprisingly none of the fine local or CIS beers are offered. But prices for above are reasonable considering they are imports.
If one is used to American Pizza, they may be disappointed, the crust is very thin, like a cracker, almost, but if one has traveled in Europe, that is de riguer for pizza there. I thought it was very tasty and the 30 cm pizza we ordered filled us up and was satisfying.
Tatyana was an excellent server and seemed very motivated to make sure that we had the pleasant experience we did.

Favorite Dish: We ordered the good-old American staple, pepperoni and mozzarella pizza. I didn't get anything fancy because I wanted to see how they did a simple pizza. It was very good. Good quality pepperoni and lots of 'em and good, stringy mozzarella. Sauce was pleasant and not too spicy or sweet.
Most pizzas on menu were under about $7 US, so if one were to go with a date and have a half-litre of beer or a glass of wine with the pizza it wouldn't cost more than $15, total. Most expensive dish I noticed on the menu was a fish dish that was about $9 US. Not a big dent to the wallet. And in such a location as Zara is in, it is a real bargain!

The theme of this restaurant is nostalgia for the former Soviet Union and the movie De Javu. De Javu was a Soviet era movie about a New York ganster who travels to Odessa to rub out someone.

This place is located atop the potemkin steps right next to the statue of Duke making it's location unbeatable. Great place to start out the evening from, enjoy great food, watch the sunset and watch the human traffic pass by.

The setting is an authentic ukrainian village set to live music of everything from Sinatra to James Taylor. An eclectic mix at the least, however, the food is fantastic and the quiet setting is unbeatable. Highly recommended.

We walked this City broken let me tell you,
when your on a cruise ship that pulls into a place like this it's impossible not to bump into someone you've met over the past ten days.
We ran into a dozen people sitting outside this place, and laughter and good cheer was a requisit by this stage. we pulled up a chair and found out very quickly this place was owned and opperated by the Russian mafia.

Favorite Dish: We snacked away the next couple of hours with copious amounts of champagne and RED Caviar it was great, the weather was great, the ambiance was perfect (crickey I almost popped the "will you......." Question here).
I settled the check and handed a U$D 5.00 tip each to the waitresses, the one on the left ran off crying, thinking I had offended her I called the boss who spoke a little English.
"My friend you have just given her more money then she would earn in a whole year here" can you believe that!!!?.

Designed like a seaside village back in the late 19th century, with kitchen gardens, playground and several lavishly decorated halls, Khutorok is a traditional style eatery, serving local cuisine and reviving history for Ukrainians and expats alike.

Such milk-cars and beer-cars were pretty popular on the streets of Odessa and other Russian cities and were recognized far away by long lines. But Odessa has always had its own spirit. For example, it is interesting how deeply would Americans understand such mysterious statement of the milkman:
"I've not diluted the milk, so I will underfill!"
("Moloko ne razbavlyala, poetomu budu ne dolivat'")?