Must-see restaurants in Poland

  • Piekarnia Pod Telegrafem

    Małopolska

    Smart cafe on the main drag with a big case filled with baked goods, pastries and various gooey treats. Big windows and cosy booths make this a fine…

  • Tatarska Jurta

    Mazovia & Podlasie

    A welcoming Tatar restaurant that serves traditional dishes and wonderful homemade cakes. It's a short walk from the mosque. It was lavishly rebuilt in…

  • Enoteca

    Warsaw

    Classy, chic spot for good Polish and Italian food or a glass of wine, with a view onto the New Town's central square. In warmer months it has outdoor…

  • Exterior of Restauracja Pod Łososiem.

    Restauracja Pod Łososiem

    Gdańsk

    Founded in 1598 and famous for its fish dishes, this is one of Gdańsk’s most highly regarded restaurants. Red leather seats, brass chandeliers and a…

  • Ariel, the restaurant sits in the Jewish Square and is popular with tourists

    Ariel

    Kraków

    One of several Jewish restaurants in and around ul Szeroka, this atmospheric joint is packed with old-fashioned timber furniture and portraits, and serves…

  • Restaurant front - Korean and Japanese cuisine

    Hana Sushi

    Kraków

    Serving a combination of Japanese and Korean dishes, Hana Sushi is young on the scene but making a name for itself. Asian food lovers will be impressed by…

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    Restauracja Polka

    Warsaw

    Celebrity restaurateur Magda Gessler loves to fit out her restaurants with folksy floral designs and rustic wooden tables, and this Old Town venue is no…

  • Klezmer-Hois, hallway in the building leading to restaurant and cafe full of antique furnishings

    Klezmer-Hois

    Kraków

    Perhaps better than any other restaurant in the area, Klezmer-Hois evokes pre-war Kazimierz, with its tables covered in lace and artwork inspired by the…

  • Mr. Pancake, with a stripped bare style, Mr. Pancake mixes bare fixtures, pops of colour, and exposed brickwork

    Mr Pancake

    Kraków

    For decadent treats, this little retro number in the Tytano tobacco factory complex, is just the place. Stacks of American-style pancakes are covered with…

  • Farina, restaurant entrance with fish symbol.

    Farina

    Kraków

    We don't often advise ordering seafood so far inland, but let Farina be the exception to that rule. Your server will bring over a cart showing off the…

  • Well Done, archway in middle area with wall decor

    Well Done

    Kraków

    Very likable barbecue and burger joint poised along shady ul Mostowa, with its string of trendy restaurants and cafes. The grill-masters know how to…

  • Kuchnia i Wino, side dining area.

    Kuchnia i Wino

    Kraków

    The name, 'Cuisine and Wine', may not suggest lots of imagination, though the inspired Mediterranean menu surprises with lots of handmade pastas and fresh…

  • Skwer Judah, open from lunch until dark, there is lots to offer at these food trucks

    Skwer Judah

    Kraków

    This hidden Kazimierz courtyard is ground-zero for the city's emerging food-truck scene. Most days you'll catch trucks selling burgers, ice cream,…

  • The ship-style bar at the front of the Corse

    Corse

    Kraków

    This Corsican restaurant serves one of the more unusual cuisines available in Kraków. Its nautical decor, with white-canvas sail material hanging from the…

  • Walls adorned with drawings from a Heinrich Zille book at Starka Restaurant and Vodka

    Starka

    Kraków

    Starka is a fine dining experience you'll never forget. Meat lovers should try the pork knuckle, but only go full size if you've got a decent appetite…

  • Hammam Shahrazad, along Smolensk you'll find this colourful restaurant and spa

    Hammam Shahrazad

    Kraków

    Restaurant above, spa below: this is a one-of-a-kind in Kraków. Enjoy traditional Turkish dishes such as hummus and falafel for a chilled-out afternoon…

  • Mamma Mia restaurant gains lots of traffic on busy Karmelicka Street

    Trattoria Mamma Mia

    Kraków

    We know you probably didn't come to Poland to eat pizza, but if you have a craving, go for the delicious, crispy, thin-crusted variety that comes out of…

  • One of La Campana Trattoria's indoor rooms, lined with wine bottles

    La Campana Trattoria

    Kraków

    Not that Kraków needed another Italian restaurant, but this one boasts the city's most delightful, flower-filled courtyard setting. On a summer day, there…

  • Chimera, restauarant street entrance with menu displays.

    Chimera

    Kraków

    Not to be confused with the salad bar of the same name, this is a Kraków classic. The vaulted 14th century cellar is the perfect setting to sample their…

  • Milkbar Tomasza, the popular milkbar has a wide window front great for people watching.

    Milkbar Tomasza

    Kraków

    A modern take on a traditional Polish bar mleczny, where the panini sit proudly beside the pierogi. It's a clean casual space, with lots of light, bright…

  • Senses Restaurant

    Warsaw

    Andrea Camastra's creative approach to Polish cooking has earned Senses a Michelin star. He practices molecular gastronomy and deconstruction, so don't…

  • Restauracja Gdańska

    Gdańsk

    Dining in any of the five over-the-top banqueting rooms and salons here is a bit like eating out in a well-stocked museum, with surroundings of antique…

  • Złota Jesień

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Kashubian dishes can be tricky to track down in Kartuzy, but the food prepared by the chefs at this professional outfit in the far south of town is both…

  • Kaszubska Marina

    Gdańsk

    Go Kashubian at this delightful place opposite the Town Hall, which manages to evoke a rural theme without a single ancient agricultural knick-knack or…

  • Komu Komu

    Warsaw

    The globetrotting menu at this casual and warmly decorated spot within one of Soho Factory's repurposed industrial buildings swings by Mexico via the…

  • Bar Neptun

    Gdańsk

    It’s surprising where some of Poland’s communist-era milk bars have survived – this one is right on the main tourist drag. However, Neptun is a cut above…

  • Cô Tú

    Warsaw

    The wok at this simple Asian diner never rests as hungry Poles can’t get enough of the excellent dishes coming from the kitchen. The menu is enormous,…

  • Belvedere

    Warsaw

    A palm tree that is over a century old and abundant lush greenery and flowers create a wonderful atmosphere for a meal in the New Orangery pavilion of…

  • Qchnia Artystyczna

    Warsaw

    Cookbook writer and local TV personality Marta Gessler has styled this contemporary cafe very nicely. The modern Polish menu includes classics such as…

  • Dynia

    Kraków

    While Dynia's interior is chic – with leather furniture and avant-garde floral arrangements – it is the courtyard that is the most enticing. Crumbling…

  • Coś na ZĄBkowskiej

    Warsaw

    A log-burning stove keeps it cosy at this convivial cafe-bar where dishes include goose goulash and herring on rye bread with seaweed. It also offers a…

  • Regina

    Warsaw

    Channelling a NYC Chinatown meets Little Italy groove, Regina is the kind of place where a steaming bowl of chilli beef with broccoli or General Tsoi's…

  • Lepione Kuźnicza

    Wrocław

    This gleaming, white-tiled self-serve cafeteria with plate-glass windows is an update on the popular Polish bar mleczny (milk bar). It's aimed at students…

  • Kawiarnia Tatrzańska

    Carpathian Mountains

    A stalwart of Tarnów's dining scene, this atmospherically old-school restaurant-cafe doesn't aim to pull any surprises, offering żurek (traditional sour…

  • Biała

    Warsaw

    Occupying a great example of Saska Kępa's modernist architecture, Biała is a super-convivial all-day restaurant, cafe and bar. Drop by for breakfast, grab…

  • Filharmonia

    Gdańsk

    Occupying a red-brick corner of the Philharmonia building facing the Targ Rybny (Fish Market) across the river, the cooks here dabble in fusion cuisine to…

  • Dom Królów

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Within the luxury Hotel Elbląg, the town's finest restaurant is overseen by chef Jacek Faltyn who cooks up Polish favourites as well as Argentine steak,…

  • Darea

    Wrocław

    Sushi – freshly prepared by a few serious-looking robed chefs at their station – and other Japanese favourites seem to predominate at this mixed-cuisine…

  • Karczma Zapiecek

    Zakopane

    One of the better choices among a group of similar highlander-style restaurants along ul Krupówki, Zapiecek offers great food, an old stove and a terrace…

  • Stary Browar Rzeszowski

    Carpathian Mountains

    Big, handsome brewpub on the main square that serves oversized plates of steak, ribs and grilled meats, plus (as a nod to Poland) house-made pierogi and…

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