Restaurants in Poland
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Bar Dziupla
Dziupla takes on the milk-bar mantle to provide some of the best budget meals in the Old Town, including delicious pierogi (Polish dumplings) and chłodnik (cold beetroot soup).
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Dm Patrzałkowie Pizzeria
At the station end of town, this eatery’s friendly staff serves pizza, pasta, pierogi, salads and soups to a mixed crowd of locals and tourists, including some decent vegetarian options.
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Central Bar 49
This atmospheric little cross between a bar and a restaurant serves up simple but better-than-average Polish dishes such as beetroot soup with croquette and grilled kiełbasa (Polish sausage).
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Vega
Vega, tucked away in a courtyard, offers cheap and delicious vegetarian food. Try the naleśniki (crepes wrapped around a variety of fillings). There's also a good number of vegan items on the menu.
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Gospoda U Józefa
A charming traditional-style café offering a good line in homemade Polish cooking, including an extensive choice of sweet and savoury pancakes, along with pierogi (dumplings), soups and salads.
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Piwnica Wójtowska
Located in the pleasant vaulted cellar of the Rynek’s most beautiful Renaissance building, this pub-restaurant offers a variety of Polish dishes as well as basic international fare (think chicken with chips).
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Pancake Square
No prizes for guessing which dish takes centre stage here. The modern café ambience suits the lightness of the raw materials, but be prepared for busy workday crowds sharing your enthusiasm for the fare.
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Karczma Trąba
The ‘Trumpet’ attracts a chilled crowd with its enlightened Polish and international dishes (good choice of vegetarian ones), intimate seating, easy-listening canned jazz and eclectic décor.
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Baja Mexico
All the well-known Tex-Mex dishes are on offer at this central theme bar, and fajitas and enchiladas do make a change from the usual rounds of cutlets and pierogi (dumplings). Enter off ul Piskorzewska.
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Beer Gardens & Snack Stalls
As usual, there are plenty of eating options on the Rynek and the streets around it. In summer a gaggle of beer gardens and snack stalls springs up around the top end of Al Wolności, near the Hotel Europa.
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Edo
Edo is a bold attempt at exoticism that seems to be paying off. Modern Japanese décor adds flavour to tempura, salads and sushi dishes, while Polish waiters in Japanese attire are a new take on the Far East.
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Gallery Restaurant
Fine food is the watchword in the two gracious dining rooms occupying Gallery’s cellar, with a bar, and dancing on Friday and Saturday nights. The street-level café provides a more relaxed alternative.
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Knajpa U Fryzjera
For funky flavour fusions in a weathered old hair-salon, U Fryzjera is a prime choice for breakfast, lunch or dinner. For the first meal of the day, perhaps try the ‘Day After Sick Kitten’ breakfast.
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Tomo
Tomo’s sushi bar, gazing at the little boats ferrying tiny morsels of sushi and maki in never-ending circles. The likes of tempura and teriyaki are also available, and staff are friendly and English-speaking.
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Bar Mleczny Neptun
Ultrabudget dining in an original communist-era milk bar, though this joint is a cut above your run-of-the-mill bar mleczny, with potted plants, lace curtains, decorative tiling and old lamps for décor.
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La Campana Trattoria
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 is no better place to sip pinot grigio and munch on antipasti.
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Adler Restauracja i Bar
A tiny oasis in the concrete jungle, housed within a curious circular building. Service is impeccable and a good variety of Polish and Bavarian nouvelle cuisine is on offer. Try the ice-meringue with strawberry mousse.
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Café Bunkier
Bunkier Sztuki (Art Bunker) is a cutting-edge gallery housed in a modern building northwest of the Rynek. Tacked onto the front is an enormous covered terrace, which holds this sweet open-air cafe. Enter from the Planty.
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Bar Mleczny Apetyt
The latest-closing bar mleczny (milk bar) in town enjoys a good, central location. The food is exactly what you’d expect, and none the worse for that, with naleśniki (crepes) choices galore.
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Greenway
Another branch of the popular Polish chain. Pick up a large portion of the usual offerings, such as Mexican goulash, enchiladas and spinach quiche. Grab a real fruit shake and head for the quiet outdoor patio at the rear.
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Karczma Młyn
The best place for lunch or dinner offers wholesome Polish fare surrounded by the lush green you’d expect of a national park. The terrace is idyllically situated for a postcard-perfect view of the Chapel on the Water.
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Sakana Sushi Bar
With sushi and sashimi floating around in little boats that loop around a ‘canal’ encircling a communal figure-eight table, the Sakana just has to be different. There’s tempura too and some unusual soups.
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Maat
For casual dining overlooking the canal in the town centre, try this place. Its upstairs timber balcony with a fishy motif has water views, and the staff serve up excellent pizzas, and a range of salads, pasta and fish dishes.
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Restauracja Kaskada
You can spot this big, modern, multilevel eatery from almost any point on the Rynek. Indecisive diners can ponder their options inside, outside or in the adjoining snack bar; if all else fails, the kiosk here is open 24 hours.
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Różowy Słoń
Pepto-pink plastic furniture and mural-painted walls liven up the milk-bar atmosphere at the 'pink elephant'. So this is what they mean when they say 'See you in the funny papers'. Recommended for naleszniki (crêpes).
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