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Chelsea: Irish Cafe Bar

This restaurant is located right in the very center, next to the central entrance to the market in Sovietskaya Street.
It has three halls: the first one as you enter is for smokers and the next two are for non-smokers. There is also a terrace where you can sit in warm weather. The hall with open air seats on the terrace has gladd windows, a huge TV with the flag of Chelsea FC and the enormous Union Jack on the ceiling.
You can find a wide variety of dishes here or just have a cup of tea or coffee after shopping at the central market. My English friend Michael, a regular customer of this place, and I used to order the only meal that we thought was delicious - French fries.
This is a very good place with its air-conditioning to relax after a walk downtown.

Favorite Dish: They have a good English menu.
I liked their company salads.
"Chelsea" salad was the best ever!

Address: 58 Sovietskaya Street

Comparison: about average

Directions: next to "Globe" bookstore

Other Contact: cafe.chelsea@mail.ru

Phone: +38 0642 53 63 71

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: Health Food

Melrose Bar & Grill: Central Cafes

A nice and very popular downtown restaurant of American cuisine in the main street that has tables both outside and inside. The outside table are located on the attic floor of this restaurant.
They have American style interior and also offer dishes of Italian and Japanese cuisine.
You can also order dishes of the Ukrainian cuisine here.
The restaurant has the second floor.
The restaurant was dedicated on April 9, 2013 and is the latest dedicated restaurant in Luhansk.

Favorite Dish: fried salmon

Address: 65a Sovietskaya Street

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Next to "Medical Books" book store, not far from "Passage".

Phone: +38 099 51 31 071

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: American

Azhur: Antiq Gallery

This cafe is located in Antiq Gallery in Brest Fortress Heroes Block, opposite Dimitrov Block, one bus stop away from the circus.
The cafe's name would sound as "tiptop" or "in tiptopshape" in English. So your unsuspecting friend, who knows nothing about this cafe, calling you when you are there will hear, "We're in tiptopshape". He/she will surely repeat the question without knowing you are clearly pointing out your place of stay.
The offers you dishes from the local cuisine. They also offer aromatic tea with muffins and biscuits.
It was funny to see Russian and English paper letters hanging from the ceiling. It must have been a party there and they decided to leave the creative decor.
We, my colleagues and I, had farewell lunch at this cafe when our professional development course was over.
The cafe manager was kind enough to offer us a tour of the neighboring picture gallery where we saw lots of canvases and pieces of unique furniture on sale.

>>>> Reservation: +38 0642 50 57 12
~~~ Inquiries about the Art Gallery: +38 050 523 87 60.

Favorite Dish: chicken Kiev
Delicate salad
fried potatoes home style

Address: Oboronnaya Street

Comparison: about average

Directions: Taxi park market, Oboronnaya Street

Other Contact: +38 050 523 87 60

Phone: +38 0642 54 36 00,

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Nevsky: In Former St.Petersburg Street

I thought it was rather original and interesting to have a graduation party at this Old Town restaurant.
We celebrated the graduation of our students along with their parents here.
This restaurant is located in what was named St.Petersburg Street before 1921.
Now it is Lenin Street.
You will recognize it by wrought iron entrance..
This is a typical local people's restaurant. It occupies a former apartment and is very cozy and nice, makes you feel at home.
The DJ was great, too.

Favorite Dish: You can have full menu here: various meat and fish dishes and cakes.
You feel like you are at a home party at one of your friends'.

Address: 25 Lenin Street

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: In the Old Town, next to the Regional Philharmonic Society building

Other Contact: +38 050 693 79 79

Phone: +38 0642 52 61 83

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Street & Market Vendors: Having a Snack

This is not a restaurant, of course, just a snack that you can have during your long walk about the city.
You can see such vendors near the city markets and inside them, too.
During your shopping you can have a bite at Inn cafe at the central market.
There are three such cafes on the territory of that market.

Favorite Dish: fried sausage, hotdogs, kebab with ketchup.

Address: 1a Oboronnaya Street

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: Opposite Rossiya department store

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Kalinka: At the Eastern Market

This cafe is one of the three cafes and snack bar at the Eastern market of Luhansk.
There are a lot of tables and you can enjoy the lively relaxed atmosphere here.
In the evenings there is live music and entrance fee of 10 UAH.
There are also seven separate "cabins" - tables - where your minimal order should be 100 UAH for the table. And then you can truly enjoy the surrounding atmosphere.
They have no special "company dish", but you can order some famous dishes of the Ukrainian cuisine here.
As I have noticed, the majority of the customers only order drinks there...
The cafe is called after the famous Russian song Kalinka.

Favorite Dish: Ukrainian varenyky
This cafe is perhaps the only one where you will be served with the local beer: "Munich" beer from Luhansk brewery. It is bitter and darker than "Obolon" or "Sarmat".

Address: Druzhba Block (Friendship Block)

Comparison: about average

Directions: Eastern Market

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Eclectic/International

Pyramid: Egyptian Style Restaurant

This relatively new Egyptian style restaurant in Kurchatov Street offers exotic tea along with “authentic Asian dishes”.
There are two halls: one for smokers and another, a smaller one, for non-smokers.
The smaller hall can seat twelve persons maximum.
The decor of both halls is great!
My Iraqi friends, the students of the local medical university, and I went to this restaurant one day and enjoy the water pipe and small snacks there. The smoke of the water pipe was strong (or I was not used to it!).

Address: 11 Kurchatov Street

Comparison: more expensive than average

Directions: Turn left/right to Kurchatov Street from Defense Street at the Ukrainian Drama Theater.

Phone: +38 0642 61 60 17

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 3

Theme: Eclectic/International

Two Geese: Very Lively Place

If you want to have lunch being somewhere downtown, you cab hardly find a better place.
You can eat just like locals here: the dishes that the local housewives cook for the entire family!
The majority of the dishes here belong to the Ukrainian and Russian cuisine.
My friend and I have often dropped in at this restaurant end enjoyed our lunch there.
This restaurant is a part of the All-Ukrainian network of restaurants with such a name. It's the 14th restaurant of the network.
Two Geese Restaurant in Luhansk

Dedication of Two Geese Restaurant

Favorite Dish: varenyky and pancakes;
Meat Hawaii style was superb!

Address: 60 Sovietskaya Street

Comparison: about average

Directions: to the left of the entrance to the Central Market

Phone: 0642 53 21 77

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 4

Theme: Local

Website: http://dvagusya.ua/

Pernik: In Oboronnaya Street Downtown

This nice and cozy cafe is located just next to "Pernik" restaurant.
It has tables at the entrance and inside in its two halls, the first one with loud music, though...
On the picture you can see the last hall ( by order you enter) that I called "Grotto".
In fact, it is called At the Waterfall.
It's nice to feel quite different atmosphere from that of the downtown hustle and bustle here.
You can just sit and relax ordering whatever you wish.
People come here mainly for a drink.
In the evenings they charge $1 entrance fee.

Address: 2B Oboronnaya Street

Comparison: about average

Directions: Next to the main entrance to "Pernik" restaurant, the cafe door is to the right of the restaurant door if you face it..

Phone: +38 0642 58 01 25

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

Peshchera: Small Downtown Restaurant

The downtown Peshchera restaurant ("Cave" restaurant - in English) is a nice small restaurant is located next to Young Guards Park downtown in St.Etienne Street opposite School 30, at the corner of Kotelnikov Street.
It includes two rooms: the first one is a bar and the second one has four tables.
It is a nice and quiet place for respectable customers, a nice place to relax.
The have lots of seafood dishes.
You can just sit and have some tea or coffee after you get tired during your walks about the city.

Address: 7 Kotelnikov Street

Comparison: about average

Directions: The entrance is from St.Etienne Street opposite School 30.

Phone: +38 0642 57 49 58

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 3

Theme: Eclectic/International