The 10 Best Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Zaporizhia, Ukraine

Giusti is an espresso bar that serves all kinds of coffee drinks made from Illy coffee, the popular Italian brand. It also offers breakfast for early birds. During the week from 8am onward, you can get your cup of coffee and a large breakfast with toast, eggs and salad as a side. Meanwhile, over the weekend, Giusti opens their doors at 10am. This cosy place has a perfect atmosphere for busy mornings with a laptop.

O’Cacao is an ode to chocolate. Therefore, the menu features an abundance of sweet treats, presented on the 12-meter-long (39 feet) showcase: delicious cakes, fresh pastries, crispy cookies, marzipan and much more. In addition to desserts, there’s a full-fledged breakfast menu with your favourite options, including the traditional Ukrainian thin pancakes, omelettes, fried eggs with bacon and oatmeal with dried fruits.

The 24-hour lounge bar Mushroom is an ideal place for breakfast after a night of partying. Whether it’s 5am or 10am, you can get breakfast. The morning menu has a range of international dishes like a full English breakfast with sausages, beans and hash browns, an Italian one with tomatoes and mozzarella or Norwegian salmon sandwiches with greens. The large panoramic windows fill the place with bright daylight and make the early morning even more pleasant.

If you believe that morning coffee is not just fuel, but also a sacred ritual, head to Coffee Bar Penka. Its stylish, loft-style interior, the aroma of freshly baked pastries and its signature breakfast will not leave you indifferent. How about pumpkin oladi (thick pancakes) with mascarpone and caramelized popcorn? Moreover, the place offers not only classic coffee drinks but also some alternative brewing methods like pour-over.

At Rozmarin, you can have a great breakfast or brunch at a very reasonable price. The venue offers a rich selection of popular dishes like caramelized crêpes, warm sandwiches with bacon and potatoes or the chef’s variation on the Ukrainian dish nalisniki (filled pancakes) with spinach instead of cottage cheese and raisins. In addition, Rozmarin welcomes early birds from 8am onward.

Nothing will attract your attention more than the Aristocrate’s massive building with columns, designed in the ancient style. The venue is the best destination for a chichi Sunday brunch with loved ones or with family. There are around 15 — mostly classic — breakfast options, as well as a large selection of European dishes on the main menu. In addition, during the spring-summer season, you can spend your morning on the terrace, which is graced with a beautiful fountain.

Locals in Zaporizhia can’t imagine their lives without coffee. Thus, Coffee Life is an in-demand café. People head here to combine breakfast and an early morning business meeting or to just sit down with their laptop and work the whole day long. Among the food options, there’s a standard choice of sandwiches, panini and bagels, but also a huge assortment of coffee drinks with all the possible syrups and toppings. The Coffee Life chain has already been in existence for 11 years in Ukraine, therefore, quality is guaranteed.

If you’re among people who definitely need a cup of strong coffee in the morning, then Cholla & Joshua is a café to put on your list when in Zaporizhia. Properly prepared coffee and the large size of their dishes will pleasantly surprise you. It does not have a separate breakfast or brunch menu, but you’ll definitely linger over some sweet and delicious dessert like red velvet cake or yoghurt with granola.

Lviv Galician Cheese Cake and Strudel Bakery, or Lvivski Plyatski, is a café that brings together the dishes of traditional Ukrainian and Galician (Galicia is a region in western Ukraine) food. It specializes in syrniki (cottage cheese pancakes) and strudel, which constitute an amazing breakfast or brunch dish. Creamy and delicious, these cakes are always a good choice. However, the fans of savoury flavours can get fish or meat fillings in their pancakes according to their taste.