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PolishMain Town
Restauracja Kubicki in Gdańsk has run since 1918 on Wartka Street, the oldest surviving room in town. Book the window tables for the Motława view at sunset.
OrderThe eisbein, the kitchen's century-old never-altered dish.
TipBook the window tables for the Motława view at sunset Walk-ins usually OK.
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KashubianMain Town
Witómë in Gdańsk runs a Kashubian dining room on Piwna behind St Mary's, the city's most centrally-located rendition of the regional kitchen.
OrderKashubian fish soup with the regional herring plate to start.
TipOpen seven days from 07:30, late kitchen until 23:00 Friday and Saturday.
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PolishMain Town
Goldwasser in Gdańsk sits in a 15th-century tenement on Długie Pobrzeże, named for the liqueur first distilled in the city in 1598. Located in Main Town.
OrderDuck with red cabbage, with a glass of Original Danziger Goldwasser as the closer.
TipThe Motława-side terrace from May to September is the best seat in the room.
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Baltic SeafoodMain Town
Zafishowani in Gdańsk works a Tokarska Street townhouse with a wine bar and shop attached to the restaurant. Located in Main Town. Priced at $$$.
OrderHalibut grilled simply, with a flight from the next-door wine shop.
TipThe wine shop pours bottles at retail-plus prices, well under restaurant lists.
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SeafoodTarg Rybny
Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt in Gdańsk works the historic fish-market square the city was named for, with chef Patryk Domachowski running a Kashubian-Mediterranean.
OrderSmoked eel from Hel to start, then a whole-cooked lobster as the splurge main.
TipOpen to midnight every day. Window seats upstairs face the Hilton across Targ Rybny.
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Polish SeafoodMain Town
Cała Naprzód in Gdańsk crowns the Maritime Culture Centre on Tokarska with a fourth-floor terrace beside the medieval Crane. Located in Main Town.
OrderPike-perch fillet with spinach and cauliflower, or the pike-perch and smoked-trout pierogi.
TipTake the museum's central glass lift directly to the fourth floor.