Lviv’s Spizharka is not only cafe and sweet shop, but also “a real flat of a real Galician housewife”, where you can taste homemade sweets, ice cream and pastries as well as homemade marmalade (jams) and pickles. A cozy quiet spot good for coffee and dessert, breakfast or light snacks.
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Galician Cheesecake celebrates Lviv’s tradition of delicious cheesecakes and strudels. This tourist-themed cafe has large windows that let passersby on Rynok Square watch its bakery in action. You can choose from 2 types of cheesecakes ( “dry” or “wet”), and 4 types of strudels: apple, cherry, salmon with spinach, and chicken with bell pepper.
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Rudyi Kit is just the ticket if you’re looking for Ukrainian cuisine and sweets at reasonable prices in a low-key setting, right near Rynok Square. Menu highlights include traditional varenyky (dumplings), borscht, homemade sausages and Hutsul-style shashlyk. Save room for one of Kit’s desserts, all prepared according to traditional recipes.
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Aroma Cafe is a gelateria-sweet shop, where you can indulge in homemade gelato and smoothies, or enjoy light entrees at reasonable prices. The cafe is located in Lviv’s Old Town near the Arsenal Museum on one of the city’s oldest streets–Starojevreis’ka (“Old Jewish” Street).
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Charivnyi Likhtar (“Magic Lantern:) is a cozy coffeehouse and sweet shop that takes its name from an old medieval legend. The cafe sits on a picturesque square in Lviv’s Old Town near the Dominican Cathedral. You’ll find 30 types of coffee and original coffee cocktails and over 100 sorts of tea.
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Cukrarka is a cozy sweet shop with a 19th century decor and atmosphere that evokes Lviv’s Austro-Hungarian period. The cafe was created by the owners of Lviv’s popular Vienna Coffee. Cukrarka located in Lviv’s city center near the Johann Pinzel Museum. You can find it just around the corner from popular brew pubs Stargorod and Kumpel.
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Freska is a cozy sweet shop and cafe that offers homemade sweets and light snacks in the heart of Lviv’s downtown tourist district. The cafe conveniently located on pedestrian street close to all of Lviv’s downtown tourist sights. Specialties include traditional Galician pies with berries and fruits and meringue Pavlova with whipped cream, seasonal fruits and nuts.
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This two-level café-chocolate shop is highly popular with souvenir shoppers and chocoholics alike. It’s hard to miss Lviv Handmade Chocolate, which sits just off Rynok Square. Look for its big glass windows which offer a great view of its chocolate factory. You’ll be tempted by an incredible variety of chocolate souvenirs from truffles, to bars to figures of historic buildings, all them wrapped in beautiful packaging.
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At Cukiernia you can find some of the best cakes and pastries in Lviv. There are delicious Viennese strudels, éclairs, cakes, homemade ice cream and much more; all made according to traditional Galician recipes. Cukiernia is close to Rynok Square on narrow Staroevreis’ka Street next to several other popular cafés and restaurants.
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Tiny Strudel-Haus cafe offers delicious sweet and savory strudels at reasonable prices in the heart of Lviv. Strudel-Haus sits steps from Rynok Square on Shevs’ka Street just around the corner from the Leopolis Hotel. A very reasonable fixed-price breakfast is served daily from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and includes a choice of strudels, omelets or pancakes.
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