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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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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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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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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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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Zolotyi Dukat is a stylish underground coffee house that’s popular among Lviv’s coffee lovers. Here you can try “the oldest coffee in the world” Mocha Yemen Matari or “the sweetest” one – Yellow Bourbon; the house specialty “Ducat’s Gold” can also be a good option.
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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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Kredens is a chain of Western-style coffee houses that offers coffee to go and light snacks. The coffee house is located across the street from the Lviv Opera House. All the standard espresso drinks are available as well as desserts and light sandwiches.
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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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Virmenka is a legendary old coffee house and a place once much beloved by Lviv hippies. The café’s trademark fresh coffee is prepared right in front of you in the Turkish coffee pot on hot sand, goes well with delicious syrnyk (cheesecake) and pastries. Mostly a locals place – so it’s a good idea to bring your Ukrainian-speaking friend.
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