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Cafés to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, UkraineThe best Cafés in Lviv

Good (and cheap) coffee is not an issue in Lviv. It’s everywhere. I laugh when I hear that Vienna is the coffee capital of the world. Sure, Vienna has good coffee and beautiful coffee houses. But you’ll pay about 4 Euros (about $5.80 Canadian or $4.30 US) for a cappuccino in Vienna. It’s hard to enjoy a coffee when you’re paying that much. In Lviv the average cost is about 40 Hryvnia for the same coffee (that’s $2 Canadian or about $1.60 US).

Coffee came to this city in the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire (so there’s a Vienna connection…) and flourished. During Soviet times, Lviv was a center of coffee production. Even today the city produces 90% of the coffee production of Ukraine.

You can find a coffee shop on every block. It’s very rare to have a bad coffee in Lviv. But if you’re looking for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, I’ve got a few suggestions.

 

Lviv Coffee Manufacture (on the Rynok)

It’s the most popular coffee shop and the most original experience. Right on the main square (the Rynok), you’ll see their shop and production facilities as you walk in. On weekends you’ll see tourists lined up outside to buy their ground coffee. On the main floor is a large, historic coffee shop. BUT the main attraction is down the stairs in the cellar. Go down. You’ll be given mining helmets. Walk the tunnels, which look like mining tunnels, and watch your head. There are different rooms down here where you can sit down and order coffee. The most interesting of these is the “sealed coffee” which is cooked in front of your using a blowtorch. It’s one of the most original coffee experiences you’ll have anywhere.

 

sealed coffee at Lviv Coffee Manufacture. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Lviv Coffee Manufacture. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine
Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 


 

 

Lviv Handmade Chocolates

Very popular for the great chocolate that they make. It really is fantastic and you can go to the store on the 2nd floor and pick out what you want. But Lviv Handmade Chocolates also makes what I think is one of the best (and biggest) cappuccinos in the city. And you’ll get a piece of chocolate with it. One of our favorite places.

Lviv Handmade Chocolates

Lviv Handmade Chocolates. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Lviv Handmade chocolates menu. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Lviv Handmade chocolates

 

A couple of Tips: 1) the coffee seems better when you get it on the little terrace out front (instead of upstairs. Just our experience). 2) Go to the rooftop for pretty good views of the city.

 

 

Cukiernia

Great cakes. Maybe the best in the city? Some people may not agree with me…but I would at least say that it is the best in the city center.

 

Cake at Cukiernia, Lviv

Cukiernia. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 


 

 


Vienna Coffee House

One of Lviv’s oldest cafés, an institution in the center of the city. Romantic, beautiful building and if you sit inside you can look right out at the Taras Shevchenko Monument. Imagine the price you’d pay to have cake and coffee in Vienna? This place doesn’t cost any more than most of the cafés in the city.

 

Vienna Coffee House. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Vienna Coffee House. Lviv, Ukraine

Vienna Coffe House, Lviv, Ukraine

 


Fixage

This is a café/camera museum with a lot of atmosphere. Come here if you are a fan of old camera equipment, it’s very interesting. A great selection of cakes and good coffee.

 

Fixage cafe, Lviv. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Fixage Cafe in Lviv

cameras at fixage cafe, Lviv

Fixage. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 

 

Related: See our Ultimate Guide to Lviv

 

 

Kawiarnia Mikolasha

I think this might be the most beautiful café in Lviv. If you like old-style cafés you have to come here. They have all kinds of cakes, macaroons and they also serve sandwiches, salads etc. Everything is excellent.

 

Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Kawiarnia Mikolasha. Lviv, Ukraine

Kawiarnia Mikolasha. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 


 

 

 

Black Honey

This small and modern café became one of our regular spots. Firstly, I think they may have (along with Lviv Handmade Chocolates) the best Cappuccino in the city. Very good. Secondly, the location on the corner of Halytska is the best spot for people watching – get yourself an outside table and watch the action.

 

Black Honey, Lviv, Ukraine. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Black Honey. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 

 

Halka

The Halka Coffee Factory was the first coffee manufacturing plant in the city. During Soviet times it produced instant coffee for the country, later it started producing whole-bean and ground coffee. Visitors to Lviv would come here from all over to buy their freshly ground coffee.

 

Halka Cafe in Lviv. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Menu at Halka Coffee, Lviv

Halka. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 

Just a few steps from the center of town, Halka is still the best (and most affordable) place to buy your ground coffee. We love coffee and during our first stay in Lviv (for a month last year) our Airbnb told us to come here to get our coffee. Right next to the retail outlet they have a café where you can enjoy all kinds of coffee including exotic coffees with liquors.

 

 

Svit Kavy

Svit Kavy regularly makes it on Lviv’s “best cafés” lists. Go to the original café next to the Latin Cathedral which is a historic, beautiful café situated on one of Lviv’s prettiest squares. They have a lot of different coffees, cakes and light meals. Go to the counter to place your order.

 

Svit Kavy. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Svit Kavy, Lviv. Next to Latin Cathedral.

 


 

 

 

Coffee Manufacture (on Halytska)

There are different branches of Coffee Manufacture all over the center. This one, on Halytska, is a great spot for people watching. We always enjoy sitting on the outdoor terrace. Good coffees and cakes (like every other place on this list).

 

Lviv Coffee manufacture, Halytska

Lviv Manufacture, Halytska

 

 

Golden Ducat

“Original” is the way I would describe Golden Ducat. A block up from the Rynok, you go into a cellar (nice on a hot day). They have some pretty crazy varieties of coffee, all of which we enjoyed.  

 

Golden Ducat. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Golden Ducat. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Golden Ducat, Lviv, Ukraine

 

 

Glory

I don’t know if Glory Café should be on this list. Their coffee is nothing special, their cakes pretty lousy, it’s overall a bit more expensive than anywhere else. BUT…Glory is the place to see and be seen. It’s quite happening. But chances are you’d rather drink beer or wine here (and smoke hookah. This place is Turkish-owned).

 

Glory Cafe, Lviv

 

 

Liguminka

Quite outside the center but a beautiful, historic café with great coffee and cakes at slightly cheaper prices. Very nice décor and friendly service. It’s mostly locals here.

 

Liguminka cafe, Lviv, Ukraine. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 

 

Selfie Coffee

It’s pretty kitschy but we had to try it. It’s a small café near the Bernardine church with a nice little terrace out front. They take a photo of you and you’ll have a “selfie” of yourself in the foam of your cappuccino. Pretty original idea.

 

Selfie Coffee, Lviv, Ukraine

Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

Selfie Coffee. Cafès to go to for the best coffee experiences in Lviv, Ukraine

 

 

Veronica

A historic cafe that brings an upscale clientele. Good coffee, cakes, croissants, meals…we find it on the pricey side. But it’s very good and very popular.

 

Veronica Cafe, Lviv.

Veronica cafe in Lviv, Ukraine

 


 

 

Honorable mentions

Virmenka. Historic and very cosy café right in the center. Used to be know as a “liberal hangout” during Communist times and the KGB tried to shut it down. I would come here in the winter…it’s that kind of place.

Alternative Coffee. When I asked our guy at Black Honey where the best coffee in Lviv is (apart from Black Honey of course) he mentioned that he likes Alternative Coffee which is close to the university. We didn’t get a chance to try it out but will on our next visit to Lviv.

 

So, that’s 17 different Coffee Experiences to try out when you come to Lviv. That’s not even counting the multitude of Coffee “boxes” that you’ll see walking down the street. Some of them serve coffee that is just as good as what you’ll get in any café.

 

coffee box in Lviv
random “coffee Box”. They’re everywhere in Lviv

 

Have I missed a place? What’s your favorite café in Lviv?

 

Related: The Ultimate Travel Guide to Lviv

Related: Why we loved our Summer in Lviv (in photos)

Related: Impressions of Kiev (Kyiv). And comparing it to other European capitals.

 

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Comments

  1. Oliver Jones

    September 15, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    wow!! so many great things and amazing pictures.
    Thanks for sharing this.

    Reply
  2. Patti

    October 2, 2019 at 1:47 am

    You had me at chocolate.

    Reply
    • Frank (bbqboy)

      October 2, 2019 at 4:44 pm

      It’s great chocolate Patti. They also have Roshen stores in Ukraine (including a really nice one in Lviv) but Lviv Handmade chocolates is the best.

      Reply
  3. Andrew Boland

    October 1, 2019 at 12:25 pm

    This is probably the most comprehensive guide to coffee spots in Lvov on the entire web! If only I drank coffee….
    Having said that I dont mind cake and they look brilliant!!! But above all I’d LOVE to visit the camera museum!

    Reply
    • Frank (bbqboy)

      October 1, 2019 at 3:17 pm

      No coffee? How come? Just never got hooked to it? I get a headache if I don’t have a cup in the morning…

      Reply
  4. Mahima

    October 1, 2019 at 9:56 am

    wow!! so many great things and amazing pictures.
    Thanks for sharing this.

    Reply

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