The entrance to Pomada gay club in Kyiv

©Pavlo Fedykovych/Lonely Planet

Pomada

Kyiv


You know Kyiv's come a long way when we can actually publish the names of gay clubs (they used to all be underground). This is a lively and centrally located place with a small stage for drag shows and the like.


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