Lviv has the most quirky cafes/restaurants of any city I've seen for it's size! We randomly walked into this place for lunch one day, and I was admiring the decor the entire time.
Colorful buttons and marbles covered the walls in whimsical swirls. Silk scarves were sewn together for a fun curtain around the entryway. Fabric scraps and buttons were strung in front of the windows, swagged from the ceiling, and adorned the funky glass light fixtures. Vintage theater posters plastered the ceiling. What a creative and original little place! And the food was nothing short of spectacular... all the classic yummy Ukrainian dishes.
The restaurant is called Міжнародний Вареничний Фонд (translated as International Dumpling Foundation?) and is located on вул. Коперніка.
- Julia
P.S. A long food-filled post coming this afternoon!
We ate borsht as an appetizer with almost every single meal! It's a Ukrainian soup which contains beats as the main ingredient, giving it a deep red color.
A blin with ground beef inside.
Diruni (fried potato cakes).
Vareniki (Ukrainian dumplings) can be filled with almost anything- meat, potatoes, cabbage, or fruits. These are filled with blueberries and covered in sugar. YUM.
Vareniki (Ukrainian dumplings) can be filled with almost anything- meat, potatoes, cabbage, or fruits. These are filled with blueberries and covered in sugar. YUM.
Oh, this post made me so hungry :) I especially adore the button details in the decor, and the vareniki... so good. Looks like a very warm place to be in during the winter months.
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous you had so many blueberry vareniki (known as pierogi for me). I haven't had any in so long!
ReplyDeleteI love how charming Lviv is, it all seems so effortless and rustic. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYum, what a lovely post! :-). I really like the way the food is presented at this cafe; very modern and clean.
ReplyDeleteOh all the food looks so good! Now I'm hungry ha ha (:
ReplyDeletemmmm. i want to eat all of that food. you just gave me inspiration to make potato pancakes.
ReplyDeleteI love a dumpling, in any shape, with any filling.
ReplyDeleteI just had lunch but this has triggered a second hunger!
Beautiful photos as always. :)
That's the most delicious looking bowl of borsht I've ever seen!
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome place and the food of course looks amazing.
ReplyDeletelove the interior decor of the cafe.
ReplyDeleteI've visited this city a few times and somehow missed all these awesome restaurants. Diruni are the best. Next time I visit Lviv I'll know where to go! Люблю Львів!
ReplyDeleteCheck out this song about Lviv.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ0DMMBEn7c&feature=grec_index
i love how yuriy is drinking his cup of tea with his pinky up. my daughter stella says that's considered very fancy. lol.
ReplyDeleteand my gosh, the vareniki look so good! and i love blini stuffed with meat. now i need to call my mom and tell her to make those :)
I just recently discovered you're travel blog and I am completely smitten. Not only your photography, but your sense of immagination and vision are stunning. These pics of Lviv, my hometown, are amazing and all the photos of Ukraine deeply moving. Thank you for all the hard work that you've put into this blog. My eyes and soul have feasted.
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