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…
Must-see restaurants in Poland
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,…
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…
Warsaw
Cookbook writer and local TV personality Marta Gessler has styled this contemporary cafe very nicely. The modern Polish menu includes classics such as…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Poznań
The dining section on the second level of this gigantic Stary Browar shopping mall 750m south of the Rynek offers decent food in chic surrounds, including…
The Great Masurian Lakes
Restaurants on the marina may draw crowds with their lake-front views, but Grota gets the locals’ vote for its food. Wood-oven-fired pizzas and a mix of…
Carpathian Mountains
Dating to 1850, this atmospheric old-style pub comprises an informal family-friendly part with picnic tables, a slightly more upscale dining area with…
Gdańsk
Take your taste buds to Poland’s long-lost east and beyond at this two-level, 19th-century period restaurant with the mood of an Imperial-era Chekhovian…
Wrocław
Karczma Lwowska serves up tasty Polish standards such as gołąbki (stuffed cabbage rolls) in the kind of rustic space where heavy ceramic mugs of beer are…
Warsaw
The Jewish Community Centre is a welcoming, contemporary and far from strictly orthodox place that offers a variety of classes and activities, including…
Poznań
The cuisine in this upmarket restaurant is very much Italian influenced, but the really interesting stuff begins with the meats, which are mostly slow…
Szczecin
A lovely spot for a lowlit dinner, this rustic barn inserted into the ground floor of a post-WWII tenement displays its yesteryear knick-knacks with style…
Białowieża National Park
Set in a woodsy grove in what was once the tsar's private railway station, 2km southeast of the village centre, this restaurant offers elegant meals amid…
Warsaw
Ask many Varsovians to name their favourite pastry shop and invariably Lukullus will be the answer. Specialising in cakes, tarts, pies, pastries and…
Sopot
The phrase Český Film (Czech film in Czech) in Polish means something surreal and incomprehensible, but there's no confusion about the quality of this…
Bieszczady
The place for hearty Carpathian dishes such as Boyko cabbage cakes with fried lamb and beetroot salad or Hutsul pierogi with bryndza (west Ukrainian…
Gdańsk
If you're travelling with the family in tow, this internationally minded, kid-friendly place is an excellent choice. The crowd-pleasing menu is a pizza…
Podgórze
Manzana is slightly more upscale than is usual for a Mexican restaurant in this part of the world, with a sleek interior and enormous bar. That said, the…
Gdańsk
The milk-bar 'concept' raised slightly upmarket, the food and ambience here are far from the workers' canteens of yore. Have your Polish staples heaped…
Łódź
The food is nominally Polish but it's influenced by many of its EU cousins – not a bad thing. The simple breakfast plate of scrambled eggs with bacon is…
Sopot
A millennium away from the milk bars of yesteryear, this snazzy canteen with nightclub decor, polite English-speaking staff, free magazines, pagers that…
Poznań
This compact Polish restaurant, hidden a short distance back from the Rynek, serves what it says on the sign – wiejskie jadło (country food). It offers a…
Kraków
Sure, the Polish food at this classic establishment is good, but most people come here to soak up the old world atmosphere of the restaurant's back rooms…
Łódź
The over-the-top twee decor here is what might result if your spinster aunt took acid. But it shouldn't be a surprise given that Polka is the brainchild…
Warsaw
So much for vegan establishments being humourless and bland – this vegan burger specialist has a contemporary interior with minimalist furniture, and…
Warsaw
Quite rightly tipped as one of the best places in Warsaw in which to enjoy a traditional Polish meal, Dom Polski occupies a caramel-coloured house…
Wrocław
This buzzing vegan restaurant and takeaway in the centre of the Rynek serves everything from breakfasts (until noon) of oatmeal and millet with vegan milk…
Warsaw
Long established and still one of the best Indian restaurant's in Warsaw, the food here is prepared by experienced North Indian chefs using a genuine…
Kraków
Established in 1895, this cavernous place was a hang-out for writers, painters and others associated with the Młoda Polska movement. Today, it feels more…
