Eat Like a Local in the Hala Gwardii
Hala Gwardii has new life and I must admit I loved it on first sight. It has become a food market and food court with an organic food and plenty of restaurants and shops. It’s understandable th...
Category Archives: Food & Drink
A Local’s Guide to the Best Polish Restaurants in Warsaw
Many of my my guests ask me where they can eat the best dumplings (pierogies) or other traditional Polish meals. Places I recommend are not in touristy areas like the Old Town or Royal Route but gene...
Filip z Konopii – Cannabistro
Filip z Konopii is a small bistro serving vegan food based on cannabis food products. It`s the first „canna-bistro” in Poland. Cannabis products are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, proteins, aminoac...
Discover Warsaw`s Vegan Paradise
Over recent years dozens of vegan bistros and restaurants have popped up like mushrooms in Warsaw. In 2017 HappyCow.net included Warsaw in their 10 Top Vegan Cities In The World list, placing the Pol...
Have a Drink in the Most Chic Cocktail Bar in Town
The Column Bar is a beautiful, over 100 years old, cocktail bar located in the Bristol Hotel. Its atmosphere seduced even Rick Steves, the famous American travel writer who decided to mention this ba...
Pyzy Flaki Gorące
If you want to try some local cuisine, I suggest a small, simple restaurant called Pyzy Flaki Gorące (Hot pyzy and flaki) with only two dishes on the menu. It`s located behind the Bazar Różyckiego in...
Radio Cafe
Radio Cafe is a small, cozy Polish restaurant decorated in a classic style. The restaurant is owned by Stanisław Prószyński, a journalist and reporter born in 1935 in Warsaw who worked for Radio Free...
Przegryź
The Przegryź (“Snack on”) is definitely a local restaurant. It`s owned by a famous Polish journalist – Piotr Najsztub. The restaurant is located in a very chic area of Warsaw`s down...
Kafe Zielony Niedźwiedź
One of the best and most original restaurants in Warsaw. This is a very elegant and chic restaurant designed in a modern and minimalistic style. It`s housed in a small pavilon in Beyer Park, so you c...
Różana
Searching something fancy, go to the Rożana. It`s housed in a pre-war villa in the Mokotów district. It`s more like a grandmother`s house; but a „classy and chic grandmother”. This is the place for a...