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


Hrushevsky food

Hrushevsky Cinema Jazz (Ресторан Імпровізацій “Грушевський Сінема Джаз”)

Bars and Lounges, Cafes, Pubs and Restaurants, Restaurants

At Lviv’s Hrushevky Cinema Jazz Restaurant you can enjoy Continental European and Ukrainian cuisine as well as weekly movie screenings and live music in a fashionable setting. Hrushevsky is located in the same building that once housed “Korso”, Lviv’s first cinema that opened in 1912.

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Spizharka - cheesecake

Spizharka (Спіжарка): Jams and Pickles

Cafes, Sweet Shop

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 - cheesecake

Galician Cheesecake (Перша Міська Пекарня Сирників і Штруделів “Львівські Пляцки”)

Cafes, Sweet Shop

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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Green Hills Park Cafe terrace

Green Hills Park Café (Парк-кафе “Зелені пагорби”): Elegant and Romantic

Cafes, Restaurants

Green Hills Park Café is located at Lviv’s Lion’s Castle Hotel. It has a cozy, elegantly furnished dining room for 30 persons and a pleasant summer terrace. The menu features Ukrainian and Continental European cuisine. A good spot for a quiet meal for couples, business travelers and close friends.

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Panorama Bar at Dnister Hotel

Panorama Bar at Dnister hotel (Бар Панорама у готелі Дністер)

Cafes, Hotel Bars

Panorama Bar is a quiet place where you can enjoy a stunning view of Lviv’s Old Town and High Castle with a cup of coffee. The cafe is located on the top floor of the Dnister Hotel above Ivan Franko Park and near Lviv’s National University. Panorama Bar is mainly a place for coffee, desserts and light snacks.

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Taron specialty

Taron (Ресторан “Тарон”): Legends of the Caucasus

Restaurants

According to legend, “Taron” was a paradise that stretched across parts of ancient Persia, Turkey and Armenia. In Lviv Taron is a refined restaurant on the edge of town that serves legendary Caucasian cuisine. For specialties, try the lamb knuckle stuffed with grilled eggplants and suluguni cheese. Other fine options include the shish-kebab, liulia-kebab, and traditional Uzbek pilaf.

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Zolota Gusa entrance

Zolota Gusa (The Golden Goose) (Золота Гуса): Fine Food, Premium Beer

Restaurants

Zolota Gusa is a restaurant and beer pub offering Ukrainian and fine Continental European cuisine on Kryva Lypa Lane. Zolota Gusa offers 8 types of premium beer on tap, including Guinness that would go well with the house’s homemade sausages. Wine lovers may want to pair their wine with the delicious cheese plate that features gourmet cheeses made by a Belgian cheese maker, who’s a long-time Lviv expat.

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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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Staryi Tiflis dining area

Staryi Tiflis (Старий Тіфліс): Classic Georgian Cuisine

Restaurants

Staryi Tiflis offers you the chance to enjoy the sights and smells of Georgian cuisine in Lviv’s city center. Here you can find traditional Georgian delicacies like khinkali (dumplings with various fillings, similar to Ukrainian varenyky), gupta soup, mkhali (salad of cooked vegetables and herbs) and delicious shashlyk (grilled meat).

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