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Top 42 restaurants in Poland

42 of the best places to eat in Poland, from celebrated dining rooms to much-loved local favourites.

42 restaurants

  1. 1
    Traditional & regional

    Piwnica Świdnicka

    Wrocław

    Vaulted cellar beneath the Town Hall, serving food and drink since the 13th century.

  2. 2
    Traditional & regional

    Wierzynek

    Kraków

    Historic Main Square restaurant tied to a 14th-century royal feast, serving classic Polish dishes.

  3. 3
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Bar Prasowy

    Warsaw

    Revived communist-era milk bar serving pierogi, soups and cutlets to a mixed local crowd.

  4. 4
    Fine dining

    Nuta

    Warsaw

    Contemporary tasting menus built around Polish produce and seasonal foraged ingredients.

  5. 5
    Fine dining

    Bottiglieria 1881

    Kraków

    Kazimierz wine cellar turned tasting-menu restaurant known for inventive modern Polish cooking.

  6. 6
    Fine dining

    Epoka

    Warsaw

    Refined dishes reinterpreted from 19th- and early 20th-century Polish cookbooks.

  7. 7
    Fine dining

    Rozbrat 20

    Warsaw

    Powiśle restaurant and wine bar known for creative seasonal menus and a deep wine list.

  8. 8
    Fine dining

    Bez Gwiazdek

    Warsaw

    Tasting menus that tour a different Polish region each month.

  9. 9
    Café & bakery

    Jama Michalika

    Kraków

    Art Nouveau café founded in 1895, birthplace of the Zielony Balonik cabaret.

  10. 10
    Café & bakery

    A. Blikle

    Warsaw

    Nowy Świat patisserie founded in 1869, famous for its rose-jam pączki.

  11. 11
    Café & bakery

    E. Wedel Pijalnia Czekolady

    Warsaw

    Historic chocolate lounge on Szpitalna Street known for thick hot chocolate.

  12. 12
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Bar Mleczny Pod Temidą

    Kraków

    Old Town milk bar on Grodzka Street serving cheap home-style Polish dishes.

  13. 13
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Bar Mleczny Bambino

    Warsaw

    Long-running milk bar on Krucza Street known for pierogi, naleśniki and soups.

  14. 14
    Fine dining

    Metamorfoza

    Gdańsk

    Old Town restaurant reinterpreting Pomeranian and Kashubian flavours in tasting menus.

  15. 15
    Fine dining

    Muga

    Poznań

    Intimate restaurant known for precise seasonal menus drawing on Greater Poland produce.

  16. 16
    Fine dining

    Jadka

    Wrocław

    Gothic-vaulted Old Town dining room serving refined takes on Polish classics.

  17. 17
    Traditional & regional

    Pod Aniołami

    Kraków

    Medieval cellar on Grodzka Street known for meats grilled over beech wood.

  18. 18
    Traditional & regional

    Pod Nosem

    Kraków

    Intimate restaurant beneath Wawel Hill serving modern versions of Old Polish recipes.

  19. 19
    Traditional & regional

    Szara Gęś

    Kraków

    Main Square restaurant in a Gothic townhouse, known for goose and modern Polish dishes.

  20. 20
    Traditional & regional

    Starka

    Kraków

    Kazimierz restaurant known for house-infused vodkas and hearty Polish home cooking.

  21. 21
    Traditional & regional

    Stary Dom

    Warsaw

    Long-established Mokotów restaurant known for classic Polish dishes such as roast duck.

  22. 22
    Traditional & regional

    Kubicki

    Gdańsk

    Waterfront restaurant dating from 1918, often called the oldest in Gdańsk.

  23. 23
    Traditional & regional

    Tatarska Jurta

    Kruszyniany

    Family-run restaurant serving Polish Tatar dishes such as pierekaczewnik in a Podlasie village.

  24. 24
    Traditional & regional

    Mandragora

    Lublin

    Market Square restaurant serving Jewish and Galician dishes in a homely setting.

  25. 25
    Traditional & regional

    Anatewka

    Łódź

    Jewish-themed restaurant near Piotrkowska Street known for traditional Ashkenazi dishes.

  26. 26
    Traditional & regional

    Bąkowo Zohylina

    Zakopane

    Wooden highlander inn serving mountain dishes such as oscypek and kwaśnica with live folk music.

  27. 27
    Traditional & regional

    Pod Samsonem

    Warsaw

    New Town restaurant serving Polish-Jewish dishes such as gefilte fish and herring.

  28. 28
    Traditional & regional

    Ratuszova

    Poznań

    Old Market Square restaurant serving Greater Poland dishes such as pyry z gzikiem.

  29. 29
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Bar Mleczny Neptun

    Gdańsk

    Milk bar on Długa Street serving inexpensive Polish staples in the heart of the Old Town.

  30. 30
    Market & street food

    Endzior

    Kraków

    Kiosk in the Plac Nowy rotunda famous for long, loaded zapiekanka baguettes.

  31. 31
    Market & street food

    Hala Koszyki

    Warsaw

    Restored early 20th-century market hall filled with food stalls and bars.

  32. 32
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Hevre

    Kraków

    Bar in a former Kazimierz prayer house with faded murals and a lively evening crowd.

  33. 33
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Kieliszki na Próżnej

    Warsaw

    Wine bar known for an extensive list of wines served by the glass.

  34. 34
    Bistro & brasserie

    Opasły Tom

    Warsaw

    Bookish restaurant serving seasonal Polish cooking with a strong wine selection.

  35. 35
    Bistro & brasserie

    Zazie Bistro

    Kraków

    Kazimierz bistro serving French classics such as onion soup and duck confit.

  36. 36
    Seafood

    Bulaj

    Sopot

    Beachside restaurant known for Baltic fish and seafood dishes.

  37. 37
    Café & bakery

    Mleczarnia

    Wrocław

    Candlelit café in the former Jewish quarter known for its vintage furniture and cakes.

  38. 38
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Manekin

    Toruń

    Popular Old Town pancake house known for sweet and savoury naleśniki.

  39. 39
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Zapiecek

    Warsaw

    Old Town pierogi restaurant serving many fillings in a rustic setting.

  40. 40
    Vegetarian & vegan

    Glonojad

    Kraków

    Vegetarian canteen near Matejko Square known for hearty meat-free Polish and world dishes.

  41. 41
    Vegetarian & vegan

    Vegan Ramen Shop

    Warsaw

    Small shop serving plant-based ramen with rich broths.

  42. 42
    International

    Mąka i Woda

    Warsaw

    Pizzeria known for Neapolitan-style pizza baked in a wood-fired oven.

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