Must-see restaurants in Gdańsk & Pomerania

  • Ukraineczka

    Szczecin

    Serving Szczecin's large Ukrainian Gastarbeiter community, this simple place near the castle offers authentically traditional Ukrainian and Lithuanian…

  • Smażalnia Ryb ATOL

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Since 1964 tourists have been flocking to this famous self-service fish fryer for finger-licking portions of cod and chips plus many other seafood dishes…

  • Pergola

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Elevated above the snaffling promenaders and serving a mildly Mediterranean and Polish menu, this is the best of the countless cafes that gather around…

  • Smaki Ukrainy

    Toruń

    Not a slap from a burly Gastarbeiter from the east but a neat, central Ukrainian cafe catering for Toruń's numerous Ukrainian community for whom it dishes…

  • Sznyt na Winklu

    Toruń

    Done out like a 19th-century tavern – all bent-wood chairs, old typewriters and analogue phones – this recent addition to Toruń's eating scene offers a…

  • Cztery Pory Roku

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    A vague Italian aroma meets rural Poland at this long-established feeding spot in the rebuilt old town. Enjoy pastas, local fish dishes and pierogi in the…

  • Kafëbë

    Gdańsk

    Push open the heavy ornate door on ul Piwna to enter this folksy cafe with high-stacked gateaux, Kashubian burgers with curry sauce, fish pierogi and well…

  • Kuranty

    Toruń

    With leathery seating and lots of exposed wood, this place resembles a Victorian British boozer but with flat-screen TVs hanging from the bar. Big burgers…

  • Restauracja Bombay

    Szczecin

    Possibly the last thing you might expect amid Szczecin’s postcommunist cityscape: spicily aromatic Indian food served in subcontinentally adorned…

  • Bar Mleczny Poranek

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Grab a tray and line up for cheap, filling socialist-era fare and glasses of weak kompot (boiled fruit drink) in a semi-institutional dining room complete…

  • Bar Małgośka

    Toruń

    Large, cheap and popular milk bar where all of Poland's filling staples are present, correct and ladled out by grumpy dinner ladies. Always a free table,…

  • Przystanek Patrzałkowie

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    At the station end of town, this friendly, unpretentious cafe serves helpings of pizza, pasta, salads and an all-day breakfast to a mixed crowd of locals…

  • Public Fontanny

    Szczecin

    Strange name, cool place with its menu of steaks, Thai, gnocchi and pizzas served by welcoming staff amid colourful cushions and simple bistro tables…

  • Bar Mleczny Turysta

    Szczecin

    With its chequered tile floor, tiny stools bolted down, time-warped menu boards in 1970s plastic lettering and brusque, ladle-wielding dinner ladies, this…

  • Bar Mleczny Leniwa Baba

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Few stick around long in Kwidzyn but for a quick lunch before hopping on the bus elsewhere, this milk bar near the station does the trick. Expect basic…

  • Bar Mleczny

    Toruń

    This very popular milk bar offers substantial Polish stodge for a fistful of złoty amid token gentrification. The outdoor window serves waffles, ice cream…

  • Pellowski Bakery

    Gdańsk

    Pellowski's run over 20 cafe bakeries across the city centre and are Gdańsk's best-known bakers. This branch opens early enough throughout the week for a…

  • Restauracja Akcent

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    An alternative to the town's hotel restaurants, this decent place offers an honest menu of fish sold per 100g and pierogi. The outdoor summer marquee has…

  • Bar Mewa

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Enjoy 12 types of fish from the Baltic in the tiny antique-packed interior or out by a set of fountains in the sea breeze at this popular spot just steps…

  • Cukiernia Staropolska

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Tiny bakery cafe on the main square filled with antiques and the aroma of freshly baked pastries and coffee. A lovely place to do breakfast if your hotel…

  • Cafe Lenkiewicz

    Toruń

    Toruń's top ice-cream and gateau halt, best in summer when things spill out onto the pedestrianised street.

  • Cafe Koch

    Szczecin

    There aren't many small businesses here with over 40 years of history, but since 1972 Koch has been supplying the city with exquisite traditional cakes…

  • Restauracja Spichlerz

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Ask anyone in Chełmno where to head when it’s feeding time and they’ll point you in the direction of this pub-restaurant just off the Rynek. The fare is…

  • Green Way

    Sopot

    This postmillennial, meat-free bar mleczny plates up generous portions of budget veggie nosh in no-frills surroundings. The menu features such exotic…

  • Dom Chleba

    Szczecin

    If your digs don’t do breakfast, this place will in the form of brain-rousing coffee and monster pastries for a couple of złoty.