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L'UFT - food

L’UFT Pub (Паб “Люфт”): Breath of Fresh Air

Bars and Lounges, Pubs and Clubs, Pubs and Restaurants

L’UFT Pub sits right in Lviv’s center and features democratic prices and comfy couches. It’s a good place to hang out with your friends or catch some live music. The pub offers a mix of Ukrainian and Continental European cuisine and a wide range of drinks.

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SANKOFF show

SANKOFF (Клуб “SANKOFF”): Huge Dance Floor, Young Girls

Nightclubs and Discos, Pubs and Clubs

SANKOFF is a nightclub outside Lviv’s city center that’s popular with a young crowd. The nightclub has a large dance floor, seats for 250 people, and a stage for live music and shows. The club operates as a lounge-cafe during the day and a karaoke bar in the early evening. Sankoff is about a 20 minute taxi ride from downtown and Ladies’ Night Thursdays can be worth the trip.

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Moloko Club area near cocktail bar

Moloko Club (Клуб “Молоко”): White & Black

Bars and Lounges, Nightclubs and Discos, Pubs and Clubs

Moloko (Milk) Club is a downtown Lviv nightclub and restaurant; a hangout for a young and glamorous crowd. The midsize club features a cocktail bar and dance area and an upstairs lounge zone. The 24-hour kitchen serves Continental European and Ukrainian cuisine. Moloko occupies the same space where Gallery Club used to be located.

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Propaganda Manhattan cocktail

Propaganda (Пропаганда): Sophisticated Chill Out

Bars and Lounges, Pubs and Clubs

Propaganda is more a lounge bar-restaurant than a disco, a place where you’ll find premium cocktails and a 24-7 kitchen that serves American and Continental cuisine. For a more sophisticated crowd to chill out and enjoy drinks with friends at the long bar. A 10-12 minute walk from Lviv’s center.

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Liverpool English Pub sign

Liverpool English Pub (Англійський паб “Ліверпуль”): “Mersey” Me

Pubs and Clubs, Pubs and Restaurants

Liverpool is a British-style pub that serves hearty fare like steaks, burgers and casseroles. Drinkers will appreciate the large whiskey selection (about 60 types) and premium beers on tap, including Guinness, and Liverpool’s house beer. About a 10-minute walk from the Lviv Opera House.

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kKaraoke Club 888 dining area

Karaoke Club 888 (Караоке-клуб “888”): Sing till Dawn

Bars and Lounges, Pubs and Clubs

Karaoke Club 888 is Lviv’s only dedicated 24-hour karaoke club. The club attracts amateur singers of all ages – from young show-offs to middle-aged folks entertaining themselves and their “over-served” friends by singing loudly and off-key. The club’s massive halls and long tables make it a great spot for large gatherings.

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The Lazy Dog facade

The Lazy Dog (Лінивий Пес): British-Style Pub on Krakivs’ka

Pubs and Clubs, Pubs and Restaurants

Lazy Dog is a British-style pub in the center of Lviv with reasonable food prices and excellent beer. A good bet for sports fans looking for pub grub and a place to watch the big game. Try the pub’s “Lazy Dog” house beer (the temne “dark” beer is a fine choice). Menu highlights include grilled and roasted meats and pub grub like spicy buffalo chicken wings and onion rings.

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Music Lab downstairs

Music Lab (М’юзік Лаб): All Night Hipster Hangout

Pubs and Clubs

Music Lab is a chill lounge in Lviv’s center that’s a popular hangout for young hipsters. It’s open 24-7, has a late night kitchen, and you can often hear live music there on weekends. Music Lab is unlike any other nightspot you’ll find in Lviv–with its intimate seating, funky furniture and decor, and eclectic mix of music videos playing on its numerous TV’s–it’s the anti-disco.

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Live music at Dynamo Blues

Dynamo Blues (клуб-ресторан Динамо Блюз): Steaks and Elvis Presley

Pubs and Clubs, Pubs and Restaurants, Restaurants

Dynamo Blues is one of Lviv’s top steakhouses and a destination for live jazz and blues fans. The restaurant is located a bit outside Lviv’s center on Stusa Street and requires a short taxi ride, but all cabbies know where it is. The menu includes delicious steaks (from porterhouse to filet mignon), a variety of fish and meat plates, and specialties like grilled corn and spinach pie.

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White Lion facade

White Lion (Паб Білий Лев): Guinness & Pub Grub

Pubs and Clubs, Pubs and Restaurants

White Lion is a downtown English-style pub on a quiet side street. Reasonably-priced pub grub, live music on weekends, and Guinness on tap, all make the bar worth a stop on your Lviv pub crawl. White Lion sits on quiet Lesi Ukrainky Street, a five-minute walk from the Opera House and close to Rynok Square.

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