CuisineModern Polish
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Why locals love it: A Wrzeszcz storefront cafe on Aldony at the Wajdeloty roundabout, in the European Coffee Trip guide but invisible to Old Town tourists.

Tip: After 18:00 the format flips to bar mode; ask for the Polka beer from the Kashubian brewery.

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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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Location

Address: ul. Aldony 6, 80-414 Gdańsk

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Mała Sztuka ★ 4.4

$$ Cocktail bar

Mała Sztuka on Powroźnicza near the Green Gate is the basement tiki rum bar with fifteen seats and the biggest rum-and-tiki menu in northern Poland.

Why locals goBasement rum bar near the Green Gate, fifteen seats and the biggest tiki menu in northern Poland; signed only by a small plaque at street level.

TipArrive before 21:00 or expect to stand at the bar.

Cynamonka Bakery ★ 4.5

$$ Bakery

Cynamonka Bakery is on grobla iii, a quiet block off długie pobrzeże; the city's most-named cinnamon-roll counter for those who know to walk one block north.

Why locals goOn Grobla III, a quiet block off Długie Pobrzeże; the city's most-named cinnamon-roll counter for those who know to walk one block north.

TipPlain (sauté) cinnamon rolls sell first; cream-filled by mid-afternoon.

SEZON ★ 4.7

$$ Wine bar

SEZON is gdańsk's only proper natural-wine bar hides on grobla i behind st mary's, five tables and a six-bottle list locals keep to themselves.

Why locals goGdańsk's only proper natural-wine bar hides on Grobla I behind St Mary's, five tables and a six-bottle list locals keep to themselves.

TipArrive at 17:00 as the cafe flips to wine-bar mode; the orange-wine flight goes by 20:00.

Restauracja Gvara ★ 4.2

$$ Modern Polish

Restauracja Gvara in Gdansk: tucked at the foot of st mary's basilica on chlebnicka, the modern-polish room tourists walk past on the way to busier mariacka.

Why locals goTucked at the foot of St Mary's Basilica on Chlebnicka, the modern-Polish room tourists walk past on the way to busier Mariacka.

TipBook a window seat for the Basilica view; arrive after 19:00 Friday or Saturday for the live-music room.

Józef K. ★ 4.5

$$ Cafe

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.

Why locals goA Kafka-themed cult cafe-bar on Piwna.

TipAsk for the cake of the day at the bar; it changes every Monday.

Nieczapla Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7

$$ Cafe

Nieczapla Coffee Roasters on Wajdeloty in Wrzeszcz is the four-table cafe with the roastery in back, pouring weekly-rotating single-origin filter beans.

Why locals goWrzeszcz's best coffee roaster runs a four-table cafe with the roastery in back; almost every tourist drinks at Drukarnia instead and misses the source.

TipAsk what was roasted last week; the menu rotates faster than the printed list.

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