Mysterious, alluring Lviv. Even those who have never been there have heard that the "city of four thousand lions" has become a tourist Mecca and is recognized as the cultural capital of Ukraine. Moreover, Lviv has long been among the top tourist destinations in Europe.
If you do visit the Lion City, in addition to walking the cobblestone streets and visiting cultural attractions, you will definitely want to relax and, in a good way, recover from the beauty you have seen. Where is the best place to do this? Of course, in a cozy coffee shop with a cup of aromatic Lviv coffee, in a traditional cafe serving authentic Hutsul dishes, or in a gourmet restaurant on the central square of a European city.
In general, Lviv is a city with a thousand-year history, the atmosphere of which is full of secrets and has many places worth visiting. With this in mind, the KarpatyRocks blog brings to your attention the TOP-5 of such iconic places.
One of them is rightfully considered to be an insurgent tavern, known to everyone as the Kryivka tavern.
The restaurant is located in the basement on Rynok Square. Its atmosphere and interior design are as close as possible to the field hideout of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army).
This original institution was opened in Lviv in September 2007, and in a short period of time it gained immense popularity and became one of the most famous tourist attractions in the city, a visit to which should definitely be included in a trip to the city of Lviv. In January 2008 alone, more than 80 thousand people visited Kryivka, and the majority of visitors were not even Ukrainians, but guests from abroad.
The restaurant's menu features the best masterpieces of Ukrainian field cuisine served in military dishes. In Kryivka, almost all the menu titles consist of original names: for example, the cabbage stew with beans is called "Goodbye, Asvabadityeli," the salad of pickled mushrooms, onions, peas, and tomatoes is called "Take Chornohora under the Budz," and the inexpensive local Galician beer is called "Zenik."
For those who like to shoot, there is a shooting range and free use of weapons is allowed. Soldiers' ammunition and portraits of soldiers on the walls add to the military atmosphere. All of this allows guests to feel the atmosphere of the times when the UPA was fighting foreign invaders and soldiers lived underground.
If you do decide to get inside, you need to know the slogan that a stern guard with a machine gun will ask you before entering.
The traditional slogan-password for entry is the phrase "Glory to Ukraine - Glory to the Heroes!". If you don't say this password, you won't get in. This is what happened to a well-known Party of Regions deputy, Oleh Tsarev, who in October 2010, during the filming of the 1+1 TV program "Without a Mandate," accused the Lviv restaurant "Kryivka" of inciting ethnic hatred. But that's not what we're talking about...
Those who are over 21 years old must pass a test with a glass of mead.
Another well-known establishment that best fits the ancient atmosphere of Lviv is located near the city center, near one of the main transport arteries of Lviv, Horodotska Street, at 16a Kuznevycha Street. This is a restaurant "Taron", which is located in the comfort of trees and ancient walls, which allows guests to feel in the lap of nature and hide from the noise of the city. This is facilitated by a large lawn, where "breakfasts on the grass" are organized throughout the summer, and picnics with hammocks are also practiced, when visitors have the opportunity to use special grill tables on which they can fry meat, fish and vegetables. Open Air concerts are held on this meadow.
The architecture of the restaurant is stylized as an old castle with three towers, which has three halls with 90 seats.
In 2006, Taron was recognized as the best restaurant in Ukraine. It also won the Golden Fortune international popularity rating academy.
The restaurant serves national Caucasian dishes. Perfect service, friendly staff and culinary delights at Taron restaurant will make you forget about everything and fully enjoy the sophistication of food. The menu of the restaurant is represented by the following categories: baking menu, vegetarian dishes, lean menu, meat menu, summer menu. The restaurant uses only fresh products from local farms in its kitchen. The restaurant also prepares a variety of preserves for the winter in the form of various pickles, homemade jams and preserves, which can be purchased as a gift to friends in the form of a gastronomic souvenir.
