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is opera, with live broadcasts from the stage above and props throughout, though this sits
rather oddly with the wonky walls and crooked door frames. The name, meaning Left
Bank, refers to Lviv's underground river which flows under the building, glassed in and
crossed by wooden footbridges at the entrance to the restaurant.
Mons Pius
UKRAINIAN, INTERNATIONAL$$$
(
www.monspius.lviv.ua
;
vul Lesi Ukrainky 14; mains 40-150uah; 9am-11pm; )
Well-regimen-
ted serving staff dart across the polished brick floors and through the intimate courtyard
of this former Armenian bank, a recent and top-quality addition to Lviv's dining scene.
Meat dishes anchor the reassuringly brief menu, though there are lots of salads and a few
meat-free dishes for non-carnivores. Our only criticism is the small portions, so beef up
your beef with a couple of side dishes. Drinks include 'live' Mons Pius beer and lemon-
ade like
babusya
(grandmother) used to make.
Kumpel
PUB$$$
(vul Vynnychenka 6; mains 25-80uah; 24hr)
Centred on two huge copper brewing vats
cooking up Krumpel's own beer (1L 29uah), this superb round-the-clock microbrewery
restaurant has a low-lit Art Deco theme. The menu is heavy on international meat and
two veg combos, with a few local elements included. Locals love it.
Brudershaft
CENTRAL EUROPEAN$$$
(vul Virmenska 16; mains 35-80uah; noon-11pm)
Austro-Hungary is the theme at this
friendly tavern with Emperor Franz Joseph glowering down on diners, a cache of WWI
weapons stacked against the bar, and flutters of Habsburg bureaucracy and black spread
eagles adorning the walls. This is also reflected in the menu, which is decidedly
canivore-friendly and features boar and venison among more common members of the
fauna world that regularly make it onto Central Europe's platters.
Masonic Restaurant
EUROPEAN$$$
$$$
(pl Rynok 14; mains before discount 300-500uah; 11am-2am)
It's hard to know where to start
with this place. Finding it is the first obstacle - head to the 2nd floor and open the door
of apartment 8 (the number is changed occasionally to throw people off the scent). You'll
be accosted by an unshaven bachelor type, into whose Soviet-era kitchen you appear to
