Food destinations within easy reach of Gdańsk. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Sopot ★ 4.6

10-15 min by SKMSKM train from Gdańsk Główny direct to Sopot

Famous forBeachfront fine dining and Michelin-recommended Fisherman

Sopot, 12 minutes by SKM from Gdańsk Główny, is the Tri-City's beach resort with Fisherman by Rafał Koziorzemski (Michelin-recommended), 1911 (Bib Gourmand).

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Hel Peninsula (fish smokehouses) ★ 4.5

2 hours by train, 2.5 hours by ferryTrain from Gdańsk Główny or summer ferry from the Motława pier

Famous forSmoked Baltic fish from working smokehouses, beachfront fish bars

Hel Peninsula, a 35-km sand spit reaching into the Baltic, is the Tri-City's day-trip for fishing-village food: smoked eel, salmon and halibut from working.

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Malbork (Teutonic Castle) ★ 4.4

45 min to 1 hr by trainTrain from Gdańsk Główny direct

Famous forCastle-cellar lunch at Piwniczka and Gothic Cafe near the world's largest brick castle

Malbork, an hour east of Gdańsk, holds the largest brick castle in the world (UNESCO). Booking recommended. Reservations advised. Cash and card accepted.

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Kashubia (Kartuzy and the Lakeland) ★ 4.3

1 hr by car, 1.5 hr by train and busTrain from Gdańsk to Kartuzy, then local bus to lakeside villages

Famous forAuthentic Kashubian cuisine: ruchanki, golce, Kashubian fish soup

Kashubia is the ethnographically distinct region around Kartuzy, the cultural capital of the Kashubian people. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.

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Gdynia (working fish market) ★ 4.2

25 min by SKMSKM train from Gdańsk Główny direct to Gdynia Główna

Famous forHala Targowa Gdynia, working Baltic fish counter, Oberża 86 Michelin-recommended Polish

Gdynia, 25 minutes by SKM from Gdańsk, is the third Tri-City. Hala Targowa Gdynia runs as a working market hall (Gdańsk's is closed for renovation until June.

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Jastrzębia Góra (Baltic Coast smokehouses) ★ 4.1

1.5 hrs by train and busTrain from Gdańsk to Władysławowo, then local bus

Famous forOpen-air fish smokehouses on the Baltic coast

Jastrzębia Góra and the surrounding Władysławowo coast hold a dozen working smokehouses where the day's catch goes straight onto the alder-wood smoker.

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Gdansk: 4-Hour Polish Food Tour★ 4.9 (39)

Guided tour · 4 hours

Gdansk: 4-Hour Polish Food Tour

Savor the flavors of Poland on a food tasting tour of Gdansk. Discover what “gołąbki” and “żurek” are. Hear fascinating stories about the Poles and their relationship ...

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