My 2$ Lunch - A Hotdog and A cup of Cappuccino - Zoo Cafe

I am slowly recovering from my depression, a week ago I was in very bad shape, confused, and had no idea what to do. But I decided to stay calm, quiet and involved myself in many activities. I think so far this is one of the best decisions I have taken for myself. Trust me when I am in deep depression, I don't feel like talking or involving with people though I know it helps a lot when you share. But I am the opposite and there is nothing much I can do except work on my mental health. The good thing is slowly I am recovering and feeling good.

A few days ago while visiting the Kharkiv Zoo, I have found a very small cafe inside the territory. Let me explain the zoo location first, the zoo is located near Shevchenko Park, or I can say the zoo is located inside the park. The zoo has many entrances so one can enter directly or can enter through the park. The best way to go to the zoo is to enter through the park, you will be able to see many things all at once.

There are 2-3 restaurants and cafes near the park, I saw them before but I have no idea there will be coffee shops and cafes inside the zoo. Outside foods are not allowed so if you want to eat anything definitely you have to buy your food from those cafes which are inside the zoo.

We are having winter here so generally, the weather stays very cold and gloomy. For example, in summer I can't stay outside without drinking water and cold drinks, and in winter, coffee is a must for me. I drink coffee a lot, trust me I wanted to change my coffee habit and wanted to replace it with hot chocolate but I guess I am a caffeine addict.

Anyway, Kharkiv zoo is very large and it takes a lot of time to see the animals and their habitats. Most of the animals were kept inside the glass box cage because of winter but still, it takes time to see the animals. If you have ever been to a zoo or a safari park, you know what I meant.

Most of the cafes were closed because in winter not many people go to the zoo. I didn't find any other reason for the closed cafe except this. So while walking in the zoo, I have found a very small cafe at one corner of the zoo. It's a small cafe called "Zoo Cafe" that sells coffee, beverages, and hot dogs. I remember when I came to Kharkiv, there were a lot of hotdog shops because later Shawarma business had taken the place so I was surprised to see the hotdog shop here.

The cafe was pretty nice, clean but very small, only 3-4 people can enter the shop at a time. They have an outdoor sitting area but in winter nobody prefers to sit there so people just come, take coffee and then leave with the cup.

I have a very bad habit and that is when I enter any shop, I look around first and then start checking the menu. So I did the same here.

I have ordered a cappuccino and a chicken hotdog. They had shawarma too but I preferred the hotdog. I would say they had nothing much to serve especially bakery products. The shop was almost empty. I think this happened because not many come to see the zoo regularly so they didn't have varieties of cookies or cakes to serve.

The bakery display section was almost empty and I had a doubt whether those macaroons were fresh or not. I had ordered a medium cup cappuccino so it didn't cost much. Hotdog cost around 1.5$ which I think was cheap as well. So I had my lunch within 2$ lol...

The coffee was served first, I had to wait for my Hotdog so again I decided to look around and take some photos...

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The coffee was smooth and delicious though I had chosen normal milk. The view from the coffee shop was nice too, anyone can see a part of the zoo from the glass facade. I was enjoying the outside view while taking a sip of the cappuccino.

There was no art on the coffee, very simple randomly delivered but I honestly didn't mind having a normal cup of cappuccino.

After some time, the hotdog was served and it looked very tasty. The hotdog was freshly made and the fragrance was mouthwatering. It was served with soft bread and chicken sausage with mustard, and tomato ketchup. Some fried onions were sprinkled over the hotdog.

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The sausage was delicious and I must say the crispiness of the fried onion elevated the taste of the hotdog. I don't know how popular hotdog is nowadays but here people prefer shwarma more than a hotdog. So, this was the first time I was tasting a hotdog in Ukraine and I would say it was really delicious considering the price point.

I know it's not a very healthy lunch but as I was hungry, it was a pretty good lunch and also the price was cheap too. Only 2$ and if I had gone to the restaurant which was in the park, I had to spend a minimum of 15$ for lunch...

What do you think? Did 2$ was worthy of for this lunch?

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