Day-by-day eating plans for Gdańsk. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Gdańsk weekend: the Baltic plates, done right ★ 4.7
A weekend built around the dishes Pomerania still cooks best: Baltic herring, smoked eel, a Michelin tasting, and the Goldwasser that put the city on the spirits map in 1598.
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Day 1: Saturday: Mariacka coffee, granary lunch, natural-wine dinner
- Morning
- Coffee at Drukarnia on Mariacka from 10:00, a slow walk down to the Crane via Długie Pobrzeże. Pastry from Cukiernia Paradowski if you can make it across to Wrzeszcz on tram 6.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Sztuczka on Granary Island. Beef tartare, turbot with beurre blanc, the tasting menu if you have three hours.
- Evening
- Wine at SEZON from 17:00; orange-wine flight. Dinner at Witómë on Piwna for the Kashubian fish soup and Pomeranian herring, then nightcap at Flisak '76 on Chlebnicka.
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Day 2: Sunday: Mariacka coffee, Kashubian lunch, Old Town spirit
- Morning
- Cafe Kamienica at 11:00 for the Mariacka view; cinnamon rolls from Cynamonka Bakery one block away if open.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Restauracja Filharmonia on Ołowianka. Kashubian fish soup, herring tartare on potato pancakes, the dining-room view back to the Old Town.
- Evening
- Dinner at Restauracja Kubicki on Wartka, the city's oldest room since 1918. Eisbein, marinated matias, a glass of Goldwasser at Goldwasser to close.
Gdańsk Baltic-fish three days ★ 4.8
Three days following the Baltic catch from boat to plate: a Motława waterfront morning, a Granary Island fish kitchen, a Hel Peninsula smokehouse day, the city's only Michelin star.
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Day 1: Day 1: Motława waterfront, lunch at Zafishowani, ARCO tasting
- Morning
- Walk the Targ Rybny restaurant square on the Motława from 08:00, past the Hilton and the medieval Crane. Coffee after at Kawana Łąkowa in Dolne Miasto.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Zafishowani on Tokarska. The halibut is the kitchen's signature; finish with a wine flight at the attached wine shop.
- Evening
- ARCO by Paco Pérez tasting at Olivia Star, 33rd floor. Book three weeks ahead. The Beauty of Nature menu, 22 courses, 750 PLN.
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Day 2: Day 2: Hel Peninsula smokehouses
- Morning
- Summer ferry from the Motława pier at 09:15 (or train via Gdynia if winter). Two-and-a-half-hour run along the spit.
- Afternoon
- Lunch on Hel: smoked eel and a Polish craft beer from a beachfront fish bar. Walk the dunes to the Fokarium seal sanctuary, then back for an afternoon smokehouse visit.
- Evening
- Return ferry. Dinner at Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt on the Targ Rybny square; whole-cooked lobster if it is the splurge night, or a Baltic mixed seafood plate.
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Day 3: Day 3: Granary Island, Eliksir Green Star, late drinks
- Morning
- Breakfast at Pikawa Bistro on Piwna; Polish breakfast plate, then a walk along the Motława to the Crane.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at True on Granary Island. Surf-and-turf split: aged sirloin with a seafood add-on. Coffee after at SEZON in cafe mode.
- Evening
- Dinner at Eliksir, foodpairing tasting with the cocktail flight, the first Polish room with a Michelin Green Star. Nightcap at Mała Sztuka in the basement near the Green Gate.
Gdańsk vegetarian long lunch: three days ★ 4.6
Three days of Gdańsk built around the city's strongest vegan and vegetarian rooms: Manna 68 near the Old Town, Avocado Vegan Bistro in Wrzeszcz, Restauracja Fino's plant tasting menu and a milk-bar pierogi lunch.
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Day 1: Day 1: Old Town brunch, Manna 68 lunch, Fino tasting
- Morning
- Brunch at SEZON in cafe mode; sourdough from Nowy Chleb with seasonal tapenade. Coffee at Drukarnia after.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Manna 68 on Św. Ducha, the city's top vegan room. Plant-based plates with international inspiration.
- Evening
- Dinner at Restauracja Fino on Grząska; the plant-based parallel tasting menu, one of the most ambitious vegetable tasting menus in Poland.
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Day 2: Day 2: Wrzeszcz coffee, Avocado lunch, milk-bar dinner
- Morning
- Take tram 6 to Wrzeszcz. Coffee at Nieczapla and a pastry from Cukiernia Paradowski two doors down.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Avocado Vegan Bistro on Wajdeloty; soy schabowy plate plus the daily special. Walk back along Aleja Grunwaldzka.
- Evening
- Pierogi dinner at Pierogarnia Mandu Śródmieście; ruskie and mushroom pierogi, with the gluten-free dough option if needed.
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Day 3: Day 3: Granary Island walk, vegetarian Tygle, natural wine
- Morning
- Cafe Ferber on Długa for breakfast and a flat white; cinnamon roll from Cinnamoon for the road.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Pyra Bar on Garbary; vegan baked potato with ratatouille. Walk Mariacka and Długie Pobrzeże after.
- Evening
- Dinner at Tygle Gdańskie on Granary Island, the vegetarian route of the three-track menu. Nightcap at SEZON in wine-bar mode.
Gdansk Old Town: from Mariacka to the Motlawa ★ 4.6
A first-day Old Town walking food day from the Mariacka amber strip to the Motlawa fish quays.
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Day 1: Day 1: Old Town to Motlawa
- Morning
- Coffee and a Kashubian pastry at Cukiernia Paradowski in Wrzeszcz at 09:30. Catch a tram into the Glowne Miasto and walk Dluga Street.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Pierogarnia Stary Młyn at 13:00 for pierogi z dorszem (cod pierogi) and bigos. Walk to the Motlawa river and cross to Spichlerze Island.
- Evening
- Dinner at Restauracja Filharmonia at 19:30 for the Kashubian fish soup and smoked Baltic eel. Walk back across the bridge for one drink at Goldwasser on Dluga.
Tokarska fish evening: the seafood strip ★ 4.7
A pre-dinner aperitif then the Tokarska Street fish strip: Baltic halibut, smoked eel, the room with the river view.
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Day 1: Day 1: Tokarska from west to river
- Morning
- Skip; this itinerary starts in the late afternoon.
- Afternoon
- Aperitif on the Motlawa river quay at Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa at 17:30 for a glass of cold zubrowka.
- Evening
- Dinner at Zafishowani at 19:30 for the Baltic halibut; the room sits on the corner of Tokarska. Walk down the strip for a nightcap at Cała Naprzód, the chef's natural-wine bar half a block away.