Pierogi$$oliwa
Pierogarnia Mandu Oliwa in Gdańsk is the chain's first room, the leafy-suburb flagship near the cathedral. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans pierogi.
Signature: Salmon pierogi, Sweet plum pierogi
Order: A mixed half-and-half plate: savoury salmon pierogi plus sweet plum.
Tip: Order via the QR card to avoid the lunch service crush Walk-ins usually OK.
Pierogi$old-town
Pierogarnia Stary Młyn in Gdańsk works a long-recipe oven-baked pierogi style off Św. Ducha Street near St Mary's. Located in Old Town. Priced at $.
Signature: Oven-baked pierogi, Ruskie pierogi
Order: The oven-baked house pierogi, golden top, butter pooling out.
Tip: Lunch sets are 30 $; queues thin out by 13:45.
Polish Brewpub$$granary-island
Brovarnia in Gdańsk runs the city's oldest active brewery inside a 17th-century granary on Szafarnia. Located in Granary Island. Priced at $$.
Signature: Pork knuckle in dark beer, Złoto Brovarni pils
Order: Pork knuckle braised in the house dark beer, with a Złoto Brovarni pils on the side.
Tip: Sit in the high-beam main hall; the brewery's copper vats are visible behind the bar.
Modern Polish$$main-town
Restauracja Gvara in Gdańsk sits at the base of St Mary's Basilica on Chlebnicka, a modern-Polish room that pulls traditional Pomeranian plates.
Signature: Żurek with pork chop, Cod with blood sausage
Order: Żurek with the pork chop or the cod with blood sausage; the house cake to close.
Tip: Live music Friday and Saturday evenings; reserve a window seat for the Basilica view.
Polish$$granary-island
Vis a Vis in Gdańsk sits over the Motława on Szafarnia, facing across to the Old Town granaries. A boutique Polish menu, strong pierogi card.
Signature: Pierogi, Polish duck
Order: A mixed pierogi plate followed by Polish duck.
Tip: Reserve the riverside-facing table at booking; it is the room's whole reason.
Polish$main-town
Pyra Bar in Gdańsk imports the Poznań potato-bar formula to the Old Town. Order at the counter; sit upstairs by the window for the Old Town view.
Signature: Oven-baked stuffed potato, Vegan potato bowl
Order: Oven-baked potato with mushroom-onion topping; vegan on request.
Tip: Order at the counter; sit upstairs by the window for the Old Town view.