Kashubian fish soup (Zupa rybna po kaszubsku) is a signature dish of Poland; we have verified places to eat it in Gdańsk. Cream-finished Pomeranian fish soup built on a stock of Baltic cod, pike-perch and herring, often with mussels added when in season. Start with where to eat Kashubian fish soup (Zupa rybna po kaszubsku) in Gdańsk.
Kashubian fish soup (Zupa rybna po kaszubsku) · Gdańsk
Cream-finished Pomeranian fish soup built on a stock of Baltic cod, pike-perch and herring, often with mussels added when in season. The everyday-luxury soup of the Tri-City.
The Kashubian fishing villages have built fish soup on whatever the day's catch yielded; the cream-and-mussel version solidified in Gdańsk restaurants through the Free City era between the two World Wars. The base is always cod, Baltic herring or pike-perch trimmings, slow-simmered with leek, carrot, potato and a finishing splash of cream. Witómë and Restauracja Filharmonia run the most committed versions today, with seasonal additions of fresh mussels when the boats land them.
Where to eat in Gdańsk:
- Witómë
- Restauracja Filharmonia
- Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt
- Cała Naprzód
Where to eat Kashubian fish soup (Zupa rybna po kaszubsku) in Gdańsk: the editor picks