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Travel, Entertainment, Business and Expat Life in Lviv, Lwow, Lvov, Lemberg, Ukraine.


Pizzeria "Trali-Vali Pinnocchio" facade

Pizzeria “Trali-Vali Pinocchio” (Піцерія “Тралі-Валі Пінокіо”): Good Pizza (No Lie!)

Pizzerias

Pizzeria Pinocchio is a cozy multi-level pizzeria with an all-wood interior, large terrace, and extensive menu at democratic prices. If you’re looking for something different, then try the seafood pizza or “Volcano” calzone. Other offerings include the “Trali-Vali” patty cakes, lasagna and homemade sausages.

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IL Castello

IL Castello Ristorante (Ресторан Іль Кастелло): Terraces by the Arsenal

Cafes, Pizzerias, Restaurants

Il Castello is an outdoor Italian restaurant and pizzeria just inside Lviv’s old city walls. The restaurant sits on Pidval’na Street in the same building as Lviv’s Arsenal Museum.

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Del Pesto entrance

Del Pesto (Дель Песто): Affordable Italian on University Row

Cafes, Pizzerias

Del Pesto is a modern, mid-range Italian restaurant that’s especially popular with students. The restaurant sits around the corner from Lviv’s Ivan Franko National University. On Thursdays and Fridays you can here relaxing live music and DJ sessions.

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Pepperoni facade

Pepperoni (Пепероні): King-Size Pizza, Formal Dining

Pizzerias, Restaurants

Pepperoni is a pizzeria that’s just a bit outside Lviv’s center and offers restaurant-style dining with king-size pizzas that are great for large groups. The pizzeria is located on Ivana Franka street right next to the U Byurgera (At Burger) Hotel, a short 10-minute walk from Lviv’s city center. Pepperoni is more of a destination for birthdays and other special occasions than a student hangout.

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Pizza Felicita food

Pizza Felicita (Піца Фелічіта): Pizza, By George!

Pizzerias, Restaurants

At Pizza Felichita you’ll find a full menu of authentic Italian cuisine including brick oven pizzas and traditional pasta dishes. A good option for all that’s next to the Hotel George and close to all of Lviv’s downtown tourist sights. Pizza lovers can try a wide choice of pizzas with tomato sauce as well as white pizza and calzone – from classics like Quattro Formaggi and Margherita to the spicy Diavolo.

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Bella Ciao's entrance

Bella Ciao (Белла Чао): Wood-Oven Pizza on Virmens’ka

Pizzerias, Restaurants

Bella Ciao is an Italian restaurant where you can find delicious wood-oven pizza just steps from Rynok Square. A large brick pizza oven warms rooms the back end of the room and let’s you watch your pizza being prepared. In summertime, escape the heat of the pizza oven on the outdoor terrace; there you can enjoy the delightful view with some chilled wine and pizza or lighter fare.

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la-grotta-terrace

La Grotta (Ла Гротта): Wood-Fired Pizza on Krakivs’ka

Cafes, Pizzerias

La Grotta offers delicious wood-fired pizzas in a cozy setting and great location just a few steps from Lviv’s Rynok Square in a busy pedestrian zone on Krakivs’ka Street. The pizzeria’s non-smoking indoor dining area is a pleasant destination for a family lunch and La Grotta’s summertime terrace is an excellent location for people-watching on a nice summer day.

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La Piazza dining area

La Piazza (Ла П’яцца): Central, Open Late and Home-Delivery

Cafes, Pizzerias

La Piazza is a popular modern pizzeria with late night hours in the very center of Lviv. It offers home-delivery orders until 1 a.m. La Piazza is located on the top floor of the Opera Passage shopping center on Lviv’s central avenue Prospect Svobody, across the street from the Opera House.

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