Cloudy, tangy soup built on fermented rye starter, finished with cream and served with white sausage (biała kiełbasa), boiled egg and chunks of smoked bacon. Often poured into a bread bowl as a tableside theatre piece.
Żurek's fermented rye starter is one of the oldest Polish kitchen techniques, predating the potato. The soup carried families through Lent and now anchors the Easter table. Gdańsk's traditional rooms serve it year-round in hollowed sourdough bowls; the Easter version is reinforced with extra sausage and horseradish.
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Bar Mleczny Neptun ★ 4.2
ul. Długa 33, 80-827 Gdańsk
Bar Mleczny Neptun in Gdańsk is the most famous milk bar in town, on the Długa pedestrian street. Open mon-sun 07:30-18:00. At ul. Długa 33.
Restauracja Filharmonia ★ 4.1
main-town · ul. Ołowianka 1, 80-751 Gdańsk
Restauracja Filharmonia in Gdańsk sits on Ołowianka Island opposite the Old Town, with chef-Kashubian Marcin Szlagowski cooking his region: herring tartare.
Goldwasser ★ 4.1
main-town · ul. Długie Pobrzeże 22, 80-888 Gdańsk
Goldwasser in Gdańsk sits in a 15th-century tenement on Długie Pobrzeże, named for the gold-flake liqueur first distilled in the city in 1598.
Pierogarnia Stary Młyn ★ 4.0
old-town · ul. św. Ducha 64, 80-834 Gdańsk
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 $.