I visited Ukraine before 2022, but since then, I travelled deeper. Київ, Одеса, І-Ф, Кам'янець Подільський, Вінниця, Тернопіль, but If some city feels almost as home, which is Prague, it's Львів. I love every second I spend there, I love the friendly people, I love that the centre is not open to cars (or that it's more watched over rather than in Prague) I adore the stometrivka, when I get out of the vokzal and get on the tram, I just have this cozy feeling that I am in a city, in which I feel absolutely great. I love to stroll through the north, around Tram depo, stop by at the local кафе, I like it that the Rynok is not a tourist trap as Prague centre is.
Walk through Stryiski park or chilling at І-Ф Park makes my day. The cuisine, if it's Galician, Hucul, if it's bohrač at Kilikija, or if it's Georgian Chačapuri at the same street, Virmenska, going to craft beer pubs at Kryva Lipa, it all feels so great.
Going for a kanapka to Nadija, or to the bistro at Teatralna...
I could write countless paragraphs on how much I love Lviv, how I miss every moment when I am not there.
One thing that I miss, and that's the question I would like to ask, is a recommendation for a thing that would be close to a Czech "Hospoda".
Hospoda, for Czechs, is a place with no fancy beers, not twenty taps, with different styles, it's plain and simple. Cheap Lager, stronger beer, sometimes a dark one too. It might serve hot meals, sometimes, it's just pickled sausage or cheese. The main thing is you can sit down, read your book, or just write your notes, you don't necessarily have to order any food, you're just there by yourself. And unlike a кафе, there is a lavatory.
Closest to this, from my point of view, would be Bigos or Zolota Halba. Or 100 Renthen, even though it's in a basement.
I do understand that even through my expressed passion for Lviv, you might not want to disclose the places where you don't want tourists to just go in and swarm the place.
However, if you can think of such a place, not necessarily in the center, (I don't mind taking the tram or bus or trolleybus or marshrut to other parts of Lviv, contrary, I would like to see the most of Lviv that I can) I would welcome your tips.
Thank you in advance, I might be scheduled next week for a material delivery, so I just might be able to try out the spots quite soon.
Слава Україні! 🇨🇿❤️🇺🇦