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Well-designed to strike a balance between modern elegance and casual comfort (as evidenced by the polished marble floors and rough concrete ceiling), this open, airy restaurant set out over two levels creates an atmosphere almost akin to a wine and tapas bar.
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Milk Bar
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A modernisation of the classic Polish cafeteria, the mantra of Polish/Irish-owned Milk Bar might be that cheap, slow-cooked Polish food need not be unappealing, lack flavour, or served in cramped, unclean surroundings.
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Kogel Mogel
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With fine table settings, very attentive service, PRL era music and plenty of red carnations (including some impressive carnation
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Pod Aniołami
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For a taste of Polish medieval cuisine, experience this charming spot ‘under the angels’. As you enter you find yourself
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Nostalgia
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Smashing Polish cuisine served inside an intriguing interior that features a fireplace, wood beams and a galaxy of rural decorative touches.
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Hawełka
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Kraków’s moved on, but Hawełka hasn’t. If you want to experience the Kraków of olde, this enduring,
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Wentzl Magda Gessler
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In the upstairs of a 15th century building on Kraków's market square (nice view, huh?), the Wentzl restaurant itself
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Kawaleria Szarża Smaku
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Three spacious rooms decorated with an equine motif – paintings of Cossacks and jockeys hang alongside sabres and hunting trophies – include a large fireplace and lush seasonal garden.
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Miód i Wino
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Champion dishes of traditional Polish fare in a setting piled as high as the food with muskets, antlers and suits of armour. All
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Awiw
Beetroot soup never tasted so good as it does at Awiw, accompanied with tasty croquette potatoes. Twenty-five different kinds of pierogi are also on hand for those tired of potato and cheese standbys.
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Bar Grodzki
Experience the days of commie Poland in this delicious blast from the past. Find everyone from tramps to war veterans tucking into the cheapest food you’re ever liable to stumble on.
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Bar Smak
Brilliant. Not at the top of anyone’s list for a night of fine dining, that is not the point of Bar Smak. Instead this is
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Biała Róża
While many of Kraków's finer restaurants emphasize everything that is medieval about traditional Polish food, Biała Róża has no difficulty demonstrating it as entirely contemporary and (gasp) European.
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Bohema
Great pierogi are served in this bizarre little Polish place, where two oversized paintings of medieval knights greet you upon entering.
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Bordo
Seemingly trendy for not trying to be overly trendy, this versatile new locale functions as a bar, cafe and cheap eatery serving meat cutlets, pierogi and other Polish standards.
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Chata
Hardly where one would expect to find a rustic mountain cottage, this largely unheralded Polish folk restaurant just north of the Old Town is one of the best in the area and offers a great introduction to the carnivorous inclinations of traditional Polish cuisine.
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Chimera
Once combining budget food with sophisticated surroundings, the sumptuous cellars of Chimera have been given over to the fine dining establishment that once resided next door, while the budget buffet is now only on the terraced garden (see Quick Eats).
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Chłopskie Jadło
A usually reliable romp through the glories of Polish country cooking. The menu is a labyrinth of peasant dishes, with a vast choice of what nomrally amounts to enormous helpings of meat and potatoes, and complimentary lard to start your meal.
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City Lunch Cafe
A small bistro lazily decorated with photos of the market square at night and silver wallpaper that clashes with the historical
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C.K. Browar
A huge and rowdy cellar complex with a restaurant, bar and disco in three seperate sections. The food is pretty tasty, well priced and Austrian-inspired.
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C.K. Dezerter
Yellowing pictures of soldiers posing in trenches and a collection of 19th century clocks decorate this rustic-styled restaurant.
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Czary
A beautiful venue close to the Main Market Square (Rynek), Czary is set over two levels, with a ground level Art Nouveau room
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Galicyjska
This cellar restaurant has all the trappings of fine dining, from the cutlery to the candlelight and chandeliers, but with a bill that won't break your wallet.
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Galimatias
Located on Kazimierz's restaurant row, this unassuming establishment is actually a real standout. The name essentially translates
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Gospoda Koko
The real virtue of Koko is revealed at 2:00 in the morning when you want a civilised sit down meal without the company of tzatziki dribbling drunks.
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Hawełka
Kraków’s moved on, but Hawełka hasn’t. If you want to experience the Kraków of olde, this enduring,
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Jarema
Classy Eastern Polish and other dishes from the region in a slightly ostentatious, 19th-century setting. Waitresses in traditional costume serve from a large menu including steak with quail eggs, a few vegetarian dishes, pheasant and wild boar.
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Karczma Staropolska
Polish restaurants going for that country cottage theme are 10 a penny in Kraków these days, but this one justifies inclusion because of its location on the Rynek, it’s bright new décor (think stripped pine, fake windows) and the presentation.
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Kawaleria Szarża Smaku
Three spacious rooms decorated with an equine motif – paintings of Cossacks and jockeys hang alongside sabres and hunting trophies – include a large fireplace and lush seasonal garden.
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Kogel Mogel
With fine table settings, very attentive service, PRL era music and plenty of red carnations (including some impressive carnation
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Kuchnia u Doroty
Leaning on its status as a local favourite, this legendary eatery has moved farther off the beaten track but continues to serve up delicious traditional Polish dishes with slightly more panache and ambience than a milk bar.
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Marchewka z Groszkiem
This friendly little cafe/restaurant off Plac Wolnica has Sunday morning stamped all over it. The decor of antique furnishings
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Media Aetas U Mistrza Jana
It may come off as the Polish version of ‘Medieval Times’, but this name-challenged restaurant is far better and does not include an uncomfortably anachronistic performance.
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Mieszczańska
Traditional jazz, metal plates, waiters in bow ties and a location in the basement of an office building no less make for a positively eclectic set of bedfellows indeed.
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Milk Bar
A modernisation of the classic Polish cafeteria, the mantra of Polish/Irish-owned Milk Bar might be that cheap, slow-cooked Polish food need not be unappealing, lack flavour, or served in cramped, unclean surroundings.
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Miód i Wino
Champion dishes of traditional Polish fare in a setting piled as high as the food with muskets, antlers and suits of armour. All
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Miód Malina
Consistently excellent meals have seen Miód Malina establish themselves as one of the top restaurants in town, so book ahead if you fancy taking in the Grodzka views afforded by the raised window-side seating.
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Morela
A comfortable, modern plum and chestnut coloured interior uses a sly design full of planters and partitions to make each party feel like they have the place to themselves, and the large tables are ideal for getting some work done or conducting a meeting.
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Morskie Oko
Morskie Oko aims to capture the mountain spirit of Zakopane so there's plenty of primitive looking furniture, waitresses with bits bursting out of tradtional costume and regular live bands making a racket.
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Nostalgia
Smashing Polish cuisine served inside an intriguing interior that features a fireplace, wood beams and a galaxy of rural decorative touches.
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Od Zmierzchu Do Świtu
Permanently steamy windows hide this low-budget legend. The menu, typed out on a piece of paper tacked to the wall, features standards like pork chops, bigos and, in our opinion, the best żurek in town.
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Ogniem i Mieczem
Crowded with barrels of mead, bear skins and even a winged Hussar, the timber interior is a masterpiece. But the history isn’t confined to the décor - the recipes were researched in the local Jagiellonian Library.
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Percheron Restaurant
Located inside the same premises as the recommended Orangery, Percheron now offers a wealth of Polish food amidst modern furnishings and photographs of old Krakow.
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Pierożki u Vincenta
Though it may be impossible to 'reinvent' a food as versatile as the pierogi, 'U Vincenta' has tried with apple
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Pod Aniołami
For a taste of Polish medieval cuisine, experience this charming spot ‘under the angels’. As you enter you find yourself
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Pod Baranem
An admirable establishment near Wawel Castle, the interior of exposed brick and wooden ceiling beams, a fireplace and skilful
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Pod Lwem
Not exactly compelling proof of Podgórze's oncoming emergence from its wartime shadow, Pod Lwem is nonetheless noteworthy testament to the district's development.
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Pod Słońcem
A typically beautiful Old Town cellar which includes a stone carving of Mr. Sun casting an eye over diners. The pancakes are a substantial meal in themselves, and there’s a heap of grilled and skewered animals to pick from as well.
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Pod Wawelem
The place to visit if you’re looking to hit your daily calorie quota in one meal. Huge portions of acceptable food helped
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Poezja Smaku
A beautiful network of brick cellars near the Old Theatre dressed up in frilly Belle Epoque style and packed with busts, paintings, mirrors and curios.
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Polakowski
The definitive local dining experience. Join the queue and order big plates of piping hot food dished up from metal containers, before bussing your dishes to the wash-up window.
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Polskie Jadło Compendium Culinarium
A hunters heaven with big slabs of animals cooked to local recipes and served up in dinosaur-size portions by multi-lingual staff.
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Polskie Jadło Kuchnia Polska i Ościenne
The brainchild of the man who formerly owned the Chłopskie Jadło group, it’s no surprise that the interiors of
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Polskie Smaki
This place could be called a bar mleczny for the rest of ya. When the cold communist style and eat-and-run attitude of the regular milk bars begin to sour their moods, students and desk slaves retreat to Polskie Smaki for a quick and cheap lunch.
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Restauracja Gessler we Francuskim
Having recently bought the Francuski Hotel, Polish star restaurateur Adam Gessler has made his arrival in Kraków felt by not only naming its new restaurant after himself, but also making it one of the most impressive and popular places in town.
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Sąsiedzi
The menu of classic Polish food boasts a 'breakfast like at your neighbour's house,' whatever that means, but don't let a baffling outburst of Dada prose put you off.
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Starka
If you want to try great Polish food without eating in a medieval cellar or barnyard interior, then seek out Starka, whose classic,
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Stodoła 47
A rustic surprise on flashy Florianska street, Stodoła 47 leaves the door open for those who may not have grown up in a barn, but wouldn't mind eating in one.
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Trezo
Well-designed to strike a balance between modern elegance and casual comfort (as evidenced by the polished marble floors and rough concrete ceiling), this open, airy restaurant set out over two levels creates an atmosphere almost akin to a wine and tapas bar.
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U Babci Maliny
Entering this hidden cellar through the courtyard of a building on the corner of Sławkowska and Św. Marka streets, you'll
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U Babci Maliny
Good quality Polish homestyle cooking at surprisingly low prices allow you to eat (too) well without breaking the bank. Soups, pierogi, potato pancakes covered in goulash all done the way a Polish grandmother would – hence the name (at Granny Malina’s).
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U Zalipianek
Named after a village near Kraków known for its colourful houses, U Zalipianek's bright, traditional floral patterns are juxtaposed with the curmudgeony old-timers occupying the seats.
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U Ziyada
Pretty much the most romantic restaurant in Kraków, if you've got a date, blindfold them, put them in a cab and bring them here.
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Wentzl Magda Gessler
In the upstairs of a 15th century building on Kraków's market square (nice view, huh?), the Wentzl restaurant itself
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Wesele
This warm, timber-framed, two-level eatery is one of the most popular on the market square thanks to a reputation built on Michelin recommendations, friendly service and a comfortable atmosphere.
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Wierzynek
Quite a launch party this place: according to legend the opening night back in 1364 was attended by five kings and nine princes.
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W Starej Kuchni
The angle on this Polskie Jadło offering is classic Polish cuisine, plus salads, steak and 'pieconki' - dishes cooked in the large wood-fired stove in the middle of the restaurant.
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