15 cafe rooms in Gdańsk we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Gdańsk | Cafe across every city.
The Gdansk coffee scene mixes old kawiarnia rooms with a newer wave of roasters. Drukarnia Cafe and Cafe Kamienica anchor the historic stretch of ul. Mariacka, while Jozef K. and Pikawa Kawiarnia hold down ul. Piwna in the Old Town. Out in Wrzeszcz, Nieczapla Coffee Roasters and Kawana Palarnia Kawy focus on the bean itself.
Manekin Gdańsk ★ 3.8
wrzeszcz · Aleja Grunwaldzka 270, 80-314 Gdańsk
Manekin in Gdańsk runs out of an Aleja Grunwaldzka unit in Wrzeszcz, the Poznań chain's Tri-City room. Crepes in 60-plus combinations, savoury and sweet.
Drukarnia Cafe ★ 4.7
ul. Mariacka 36, 80-833 Gdańsk
Drukarnia Cafe in Gdańsk works a former printing house on Mariacka, the city's most photogenic street. Order the filter brewed on chemex or v60.
Cafe Ferber ★ 4.1
ul. Długa 77, 80-801 Gdańsk
Cafe Ferber in Gdańsk holds a Długa Street townhouse on the main pedestrian spine of the Old Town. Order the espresso based drinks. At ul. Długa 77.
Pikawa Kawiarnia ★ 4.2
ul. Piwna 14, 80-831 Gdańsk
Pikawa Kawiarnia in Gdańsk is the cafe half of the Pikawa group on Piwna, beside St Mary's. Pastry case worth a coffee detour, light breakfasts until noon.
Cafe Kamienica ★ 4.0
ul. Mariacka 37, 80-833 Gdańsk
Cafe Kamienica in Gdańsk runs two floors of a Mariacka tenement, the bohemian terrace room locals will tell you is the only proper cafe on the street.
Józef K. ★ 4.5
ul. Piwna 1, 80-831 Gdańsk
Józef K. in Gdańsk is the cult Piwna Street cafe-bar named for Kafka, lit by mismatched lamps, walled with old books and impossible objects.
Lang.fuhr ★ 4.3
ul. Aldony 6, 80-414 Gdańsk
Lang.fuhr in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is a Wrzeszcz cafe-bar on Aldony at the Wajdeloty roundabout, listed in the European Coffee Trip guide. Specialty coffee by day.
Kawana Palarnia Kawy ★ 4.6
ul. K. Wallenroda 7, 80-243 Gdańsk
Kawana in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the cafe attached to one of the Tri-City's best specialty roasters. Order the house-roasted single origin espresso.
Nieczapla Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7
ul. Wajdeloty 3, 80-437 Gdańsk
Nieczapla in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the cafe in front of one of Poland's most respected micro-roasteries. Order the filter on whatever roast came out last week.
Kawana Łąkowa ★ 4.4
ul. Łąkowa 16, 80-743 Gdańsk
Kawana Łąkowa in Gdańsk Dolne Miasto is the roastery's downtown room, fifteen minutes' walk from the Old Town. Order the pour over with seasonal house roast.
Pellowski Piekarnia Cukiernia Kawiarnia ★ 4.0
ul. Długa 40, 80-827 Gdańsk
Pellowski in Gdańsk runs a cafe counter inside the Długa branch of the family bakery, fresh bakes paired with serviceable coffee. At ul. Długa 40.
SEZON ★ 4.6
ul. Grobla I 3, 80-834 Gdańsk
SEZON in Gdańsk is a Grobla I cafe by day, natural wine bar by night, with a tapas menu and bread from Nowy Chleb. The room is small, the espresso is sharp.
Coffee Moose Gdańsk ★ 3.6
ul. Długa 41, 80-827 Gdańsk
Coffee Moose in Gdańsk runs a takeaway window on Długa, fast cup turnover, prices around half of any sit-down room. At ul. Długa 41. Booking recommended.
Józef K. ★ 4.5
ul. Piwna 1, 80-831 Gdańsk
Józef K. on Piwna in Gdańsk's Old Town is the Kafka-themed cult cafe-bar with rotating Monday cakes and a literary student crowd at the marble bar.
Nieczapla Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7
ul. Wajdeloty 3, 80-437 Gdańsk
Nieczapla Coffee Roasters on Wajdeloty in Wrzeszcz is the four-table cafe with the roastery in back, pouring weekly-rotating single-origin filter beans.