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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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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Medivnya is a honey-themed café and bar with one of Lviv’s best selections of medovukha (Ukrainian honey-vodka). Just be careful–this sweet drink goes down smoothly and you can get drunk quickly if you don’t pace yourself. So enjoy some classic Ukrainian dishes with your drinks and prolong the fun.
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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 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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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 (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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Kredens is a chain of Western-style coffee houses that offers coffee to go and light snacks. Unlike its sister cafe on Halyts’ka Street, the Kredens on Kryva Lypa has a cozier setting with a smaller two-level seating area. All the standard espresso drinks are available as well as specialty drinks, desserts and light sandwiches.
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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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Vulyk is a small honey-themed restaurant that offers local Ukrainian cuisine and the chance to try some of best medovukha (honey-flavored vodka) in Lviv. It’s especially popular with locals. Vulyk is conveniently located in the center, steps from the Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Monument and not far from popular sweet shop Veronika.
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