Must-see nightlife in Western Ukraine

  • Pravda Beer Theatre

    Lviv

    The latest addition to Lviv's drinking scene is this dramatically industrial, multistorey beer temple right on pl Rynok. The master brewer here creates…

  • Pyana Vyshnya

    Lviv

    It's easy to find this one-drink bar – just look for the crowd of people on pl Rynok holding tiny glasses of something crimson, any time of the day. The…

  • Svit Kavy

    Lviv

    Pick of the bunch on pl Katedralna, with no theme, no gimmicks, just a focus on Lviv's best coffee-making traditions (hence it's always packed with locals…

  • Lvivska Maysternya Shokoladu

    Lviv

    You'll find Lviv's chocolate cafes all over the country, but there's something special about the central Lviv branch where it all began. Cafe tables and…

  • Lvivska Kopalnya Kavy

    Lviv

    Lviv is Ukraine's undisputed coffee capital, and the 'Lviv Coffee Mine' is where the stratum of arabica is excavated by local colliers from deep beneath…

  • Dzyga

    Lviv

    This cafe–art gallery in the shadow of the Dominican Cathedral has a relaxed vibe. It's particularly popular with bohemian, alternative types but seems to…

  • Cafe 1

    Lviv

    Bright and welcoming, the jumble sale of mismatched furniture, old shoes and potted plants that tumbles out onto pl Katedralna is Cafe 1, a great place…

  • Medelin

    Lviv

    This is a surprisingly untouristy coffeehouse given the location, a joint favoured by the locals for its brews from around the bean-growing world. The…

  • Cabinet

    Lviv

    Given a full makeover in recent years, the Cabinet has lost its ambience but is still a decent place for a coffee and cake stop. It's been done out as a…

  • Pyana Kachka

    Lviv

    This simple pub puts the focus on great beer. The beverages in question: obscure craft ales from around Ukraine for 30uah to 50uah a pint. There are also…

  • Music Lab

    Lviv

    Low-beat rock knaypa (Lviv pub) where you can drink several kinds of beer and listen to (often) live music.

  • Pid Zolotoyu Zirkoyu

    Lviv

    The latest addition to Lviv's cafe scene is this historical pharmacy punctiliously converted into a very stylish coffeehouse. The tables and bar are liver…

  • Maydan

    Western Ukraine

    The best, most atmospheric watering hole in town boasts a dark tavern-like hall with long benches and a stage for local weekend strummers to perform, two…

  • Robert Doms Beer House

    Lviv

    This fantastic, utterly unique beer hall is located three storeys underground in a centuries-old beer-storage vault once used by the neighbouring Lvivske…

  • Pid Synoyu Flyazhkoyu

    Lviv

    With its nostalgia for the Polish-Austrian past and its dark interior, the tiny 'Under the Blue Bottle' cafe at the back of a courtyard has a cosy,…

  • Bierlin Lemberg

    Lviv

    The 17 types of mostly Ukrainian beer, the huge burlesque posters adorning the walls, the crude timber floor and smoky, rowdy, local-rockstar-gone…

  • Italiysky Dvorik

    Lviv

    Even if you decide to skip the Lviv History Museum, it's worth popping in for a coffee in its aptly named inner courtyard with its Renaissance arcading.

  • Livy Bereh

    Lviv

    Buried deep beneath the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet, the latest incarnation of 'Left Bank' is as a pub-museum with beer and…

  • Pyalnya

    Lviv

    All drinks are 20uah, all food (from 2pm) 40uah, at this popular, high-ceilinged, rather industrial drinking spot on pl Rynok. Soups, pelmeni (Russian…

  • Poshta

    Lviv

    Post is the theme of this cafe with a huge collection of old postboxes, postcards, stamps and other postal paraphenalia adorning the walls. You can even…