Warsaw

Old Town

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A labyrinth of winding cobblestone streets, ornate tenement facades and picturesque plazas with plenty of Olde World charm, it’s easy to understand why the Old Town is Warsaw’s top tourist area. A window into the ‘once-upon-a-time’ of Warsaw’s golden days as one of the country’s architectural pearls in addition to being its cosmopolitan capital, the Old Town represents much more to Warsaw’s citizens than UNESCO accolades, postcard panoramas and tourist dollars. Entirely rebuilt after the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the Old Town is also symbolic of Warsaw’s rise from the ruins of WWII and of Varsovians’ pride in their city.

For more on Warsaw's Old Town, including a walking tour of the district, read our full Old Town feature.

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U Fukiera
Rynek Starego Miasta 27
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The most famous and oldest restaurant in town, and not by just a few years, we're talking about a tradition going way back to the 16th century! Taken under the wing of
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Museums

Old Town Heritage Interpretation Centre
ul. Brzozowa 11/13
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Situated off the Old Town square, down toward the viewing point over the river, the Old Town Heritage Interpretation Centre is often overlooked, and
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Bars & Pubs

The Alchemist GastroPub
Plac Piłsudskiego 3
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Although temporarily unavailable during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s still worth noting that this bar is where the pl
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Museums

Museum of Warsaw
Rynek Starego Miasta 28-42
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Found inside a collection of 11 Old Town tenements, this revamped museum's stored permanent collection (300,000 items total) consists of three ne
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Italian

Ciao Napoli Długa
ul. Długa 6
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Located a short distance away from the Old Town Square, Ciao Napoli's aim is to bring a piece of little Naples to the middle of Warsaw. Having origi
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Polish

Gościniec Polskie Pierogi
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 29
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Walking towards the Old Town, you're going to feel an air of nostalgia come over you. The location is stunning, the buildings have their unique style, and t
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Museums

Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art
ul. Kozia 11
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Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw, named after its founder and the first director – Eryk Lipiński, was established in 1978. The museum is situated in the Old Town in Warsaw, in Kozia 11 street and its collections include over 20 thousand wor
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Royal Castle
Pl. Zamkowy 4
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More a palace than a castle, this building is the pride of Warsaw, reconstructed from a pile of rubble at incredible cost between 1971 and 1984. Much of the furniture was donated by now dec
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Churches

St. John the Baptist Cathedral
ul. Świętojańska 8
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Originally built in the 14th century, St. John’s is steeped in history. The last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, was crowned and eventually buried here, and i
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International

The Alchemist GastroPub
Plac Piłsudskiego 3
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We already love The Alchemist for bringing the
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Seafood

The Lobster House
ul. Królewska 2
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The choice of seafood venues in Warsaw (and good quality seafood in Poland as a whole, for that matter) has steadily been increasing over the last decade or so, however, it still has a reputation as being exclusive and pricey (sometimes u
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