Classic UKRAINIAN BREAKFAST Buffet - Slavic Galician Food in Lviv, Ukraine

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My adventures in Ukraine continued with a mind-blowing classic Ukrainian breakfast buffet of amazing Slavic Galician food in Lviv in western Ukraine! Come with me as I dive even further into Slavic cuisine!

My friend and guide Diana from Tours by Locals and I began our day at Baczewski Restaurant, the most famous Galician-style buffet in Lviv.

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They have an outdoor, covered terrace where the buffet is laid out. I could see eggs, vegetables, sandwiches, salad, vareniki, and more. The waiters even carry champagne on their arms!

Unlike American buffets, the cooks serve you! It felt like a high-end brunch or breakfast spot. The décor is beautiful, with lots of plants, live birds, and musicians playing Adele on the piano!

The vareniki was fantastic, as was the champagne. Everything was bite-sized and super easy to eat. I also got beetroot salad, potato salad, cottage cheese, bruschetta, and eggplant.

The caviar bruschetta was excellent. They popped in my mouth! Meanwhile, the eggplant was a little spicy and really creamy. They went well with the potato vareniki. I also loved the fried cauliflower and cottage cheese.

I also enjoyed an amazing North African dish called Shakshouka, which is tomato-based and has a fried egg on top. It was a little spicy and so full of mouthwatering flavor!

The potato salad also contained carrots and egg and had a very creamy texture! Then, I headed back to their kitchen. I could see the cooks making cottage cheese fritters, pie, pasta, and a Polish soup called Zurek. It contained carrots, chicken, meat, and celery and smelled amazing!

In the fish, meat, and poultry section were guys pounding chicken and veal. I could also see matzoh bread. Then, we headed down to their cellar, where they have dozens of liqueurs on shelves along the wall!

From there, we headed back upstairs to the dessert section where they had honey, croissants, yogurt, cakes, and more. I had chocolate cake, as well as cottage cheese pancakes and cheese-stuffed crepes drizzled with caramel. They were so sweet and decadent!

The chocolate cake was delicious, and I also loved the cherry juice. Next, we saw their liqueurs, vodka, and beers. The black currant vodka was good, as was the dogwood berry and cherry cordial. The cherry was my favorite, and the horseradish and traditional vodka with honey were also amazing! I was stuffed and it was only 10 a.m.

They also had jams, pickled vegetables, and cheeses from local farmers!

Then, Diana and I headed through Rynok Square to Grand Café Leopolis to get some coffee. Lviv’s name translates to “City of Lions,” and there are 4,500 lion statues in the city.

It was like an old-school 19th-century café inside. I loved their floral rose lemonade, unique rose coffee, and creamy and decadent Leopolis Napoleon cake!

Then, we visited a strudel place called Shtrudel. They sell sweet and savory varieties, including salmon, spinach, and cheese; chicken; as well as apple and cherry. They also sell Galician cheesecake!

I tried some light, fresh lemonade. Back in the square, we saw some retro cars and then a trumpeter performance before going to the top of the town hall to see the view!

It costs 40 hryvnia/roughly $2 USD to buy an adult ticket to the top. You have to climb 408 wooden steps to get there. It’s a workout! The final section is a tight spiral staircase that fits only one person at a time.

At the top are the best views 65 meters above all of Lviv! It’s beautiful! You can see the Old City and all of the greenery.

What a beautiful, sunny morning in Lviv!

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