ARCO by Paco Pérez 1 ★ ★ 4.9
ARCO by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk holds northern Poland's only Michelin star, on the 33rd floor of Olivia Star. Paco Pérez signs the menu; Antonio Arcieri runs the pass. Polish produce, Spanish technique, Italian accents.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Gdańsk.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Gdańsk.
ARCO by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk holds northern Poland's only Michelin star, on the 33rd floor of Olivia Star. Paco Pérez signs the menu; Antonio Arcieri runs the pass. Polish produce, Spanish technique, Italian accents.
Eliksir in Gdańsk was the first Polish restaurant awarded a Michelin Green Star, recognising the zero-waste kitchen Paweł Wątor and Mateusz Trzeciak run. Foodpairing with house cocktails is the format.
Mercato in Gdańsk holds three Gault Millau forks and a Michelin recommendation. Dominik Karpik builds tasting menus named after the city's historic markets: Fish, Coal, Rake, Strawberry, Hanseatic spice route.
Sztuczka in Gdańsk, on Granary Island, was named Poland's best new opening of 2025. Rafał Wałęsa cooks French-leaning Polish: beef tartare, turbot beurre blanc, all paired by an in-house family roastery and house spirits.
Restauracja Fino in Gdańsk runs a Michelin-recommended tasting menu under chef-owner Jacek Koprowski. Plant-based eaters get a full parallel card, one of the most ambitious vegetable tasting menus in Poland.
True in Gdańsk, Michelin-recommended, runs the surf-and-turf brief out of the Radisson Blu on Granary Island. Aged beef, Baltic seafood, the same kitchen, a full Motława-side view of the Crane through the glass.
Tygle Gdańskie in Gdańsk, Michelin-recommended on Granary Island, runs Michał Stężalski's three-track menu (meat, seafood, vegetarian) through Pomeranian product. A waterside terrace looks straight at the Long Bridge.
Treinta y Tres in Gdańsk is ARCO's Bib Gourmand sister room on the same 33rd floor of Olivia Star. Spanish tapas, an Ibérico croqueta worth ordering twice, a 500-label wine list shared with the starred kitchen next door.
Restauracja Filharmonia in Gdańsk holds a Gault Millau fork, served by Kashubian chef Marcin Szlagowski on Ołowianka Island. Herring tartare, goose with golce dumplings, an Old Town view from every window.
Fisherman in Sopot, Michelin-recommended, sits inside Villa Sentoza a 12-minute SKM ride from Gdańsk. Rafał Koziorzemski forages dawn herbs from the Baltic dunes and cooks trout, catfish and seasonal fish.
Peak food season in Gdańsk is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Gdańsk rewards trust.