The historic fish-market square that gave the city its name; the pre-war market is long gone, but Mercato sits in the Hilton, the Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt restaurant runs from the same square, and the Motława promenade starts here.
Mercato in Gdańsk reads the city's market history through Dominik Karpik's kitchen at the Hilton on Targ Rybny. The menu maps Fish Market, Coal Market and Hanseatic spice trade onto one tasting card.
Signature: Pomeranian lamb, Fish Market tasting
Order: The market-map tasting menu built around Pomeranian lamb and Baltic catch.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 01:00 Friday and Saturday, longer than any other Michelin-listed room in town.
Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt in Gdańsk sits on the historic fish-market square that gave the city its name. Chef Patryk Domachowski runs a Kashubian-Mediterranean menu of smoked eel, oysters and whole lobsters.
Signature: Whole-cooked lobster, Smoked Baltic eel
Order: Smoked eel from Hel to start, the whole-cooked lobster as the splurge main.
Tip: Lunch service is calmer; book the upstairs window seats for the Hilton-side view.
Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt in Gdańsk works the historic fish-market square the city was named for, with chef Patryk Domachowski running a Kashubian-Mediterranean menu of smoked eel, oysters and whole lobsters.
Signature: Whole-cooked lobster, Smoked Baltic eel
Order: Smoked eel from Hel to start, then a whole-cooked lobster as the splurge main.
Tip: Open to midnight every day. Window seats upstairs face the Hilton across Targ Rybny.