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The rooms worth a reservation in Gdańsk, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Gdańsk. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
ARCO by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk is the city's only Michelin-starred room, on the 33rd floor of Olivia Star. Located in Oliwa. Kitchen leans spanish.
Signature: Polish-produce tasting menu, Baltic seafood with Spanish technique
Order: The Beauty of Nature tasting menu, 22 courses for 750 $.
Tip: Wednesday and Thursday evenings are easier to book than Friday and Saturday. Sunset views start about 19:30 in summer.
Eliksir in Gdańsk was the first Polish room to receive a Michelin Green Star. Open Wednesday to Sunday only. Walk-ins are rare; book seven days ahead minimum.
Signature: Foodpairing tasting with cocktail flight, Zero-waste Pomeranian menu
Order: The foodpairing tasting menu with the matched cocktail flight.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday only. Walk-ins are rare; book seven days ahead minimum.
Mercato in Gdańsk reads the city's market history through Dominik Karpik's kitchen at the Hilton on Targ Rybny. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans pomeranian.
Signature: Pomeranian lamb, Fish Market tasting
Order: The market-map tasting menu built around Pomeranian lamb and Baltic catch.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 01:00 Friday and Saturday, longer than any other Michelin-listed room in town.
Sztuczka in Gdańsk, on Granary Island, was Poland's best new opening of 2025. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Book Wednesday or Thursday for the calmest service.
Signature: Beef tartare, Turbot with beurre blanc
Order: The full tasting menu, including the seasonal turbot with beurre blanc if on the card.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Book Wednesday or Thursday for the calmest service.
True in Gdańsk sits on Granary Island in the Radisson Hotel, with Michelin recognition for its surf-and-turf cooking. Kitchen leans steak and seafood.
Signature: Beef tartare, Scallops
Order: The aged sirloin with one of the seafood add-ons.
Tip: The Motława-side window tables go first; ask at booking. Closed Sunday evenings.
Tygle Gdańskie in Gdańsk, on the restored Granary Island, runs a Michelin-recommended menu under chef Michał Stężalski. Kitchen leans modern polish.
Signature: Beef tenderloin with asparagus, Pomeranian seasonal tasting
Order: The beef tenderloin with asparagus when on, or the seafood section in late summer.
Tip: Windows over the Długie Pobrzeże fill fast at sunset; book a 19:00 slot for that view.
Piwna 47 in Gdańsk is the Michelin-recommended Old Town brasserie behind St Mary's, run by a kitchen that reads the Pomeranian rulebook. Located in Main Town.
Signature: Pomeranian seasonal main, Modern bistro plates
Order: Whatever seasonal main the chef has built around local Pomeranian produce that week.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The conservatory at the back is the brightest table for lunch.
Restauracja Fino in Gdańsk hides off the tourist track on ul. Grząska, with chef-owner Jacek Koprowski running a Michelin-recommended tasting menu.
Signature: Tasting menu, Plant-based seasonal menu
Order: The full tasting menu or, if vegetarian, the plant-based equivalent.
Tip: Easier to book Monday to Thursday. Service ends 22:00 weeknights and 23:00 Saturday.
Kubicki in Gdańsk is the city's oldest restaurant, opened 1918 by Bronisław Kubicki on Wartka Street. Located in Main Town. Kitchen leans polish.
Signature: Eisbein (pork knuckle), Marinated matias herring
Order: The eisbein, the dish the kitchen has refused to alter for a century.
Tip: The window tables on the Motława side fill fast; reserve for sunset in summer.
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.
Signature: Duck, Steak topped with edible gold
Order: A duck main with a glass of Original Danziger Goldwasser to close.
Tip: Open from noon every day; the Motława-side terrace is the room's best feature May to September.
Witómë in Gdańsk runs the only centrally-located Kashubian dining room, on Piwna behind St Mary's. Located in Main Town. At ul. Piwna 36/39.
Signature: Kashubian fish soup, Pomeranian herring
Order: The Kashubian fish soup with the regional herring plate.
Tip: Open seven days from 07:30; the late kitchen runs to 23:00 Friday and Saturday.
Zafishowani in Gdańsk runs out of a townhouse on Tokarska, with a wine bar and shop attached to the restaurant. Kitchen leans baltic seafood.
Signature: Halibut, Baltic herring tasting
Order: The halibut, the kitchen's most asked-after dish year-round.
Tip: The wine shop next door pours flights at half restaurant prices.
Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt in Gdańsk sits on the historic fish-market square that gave the city its name. Kitchen leans seafood. At ul. Targ Rybny 6C.
Signature: Whole-cooked lobster, Smoked Baltic eel
Order: Smoked eel from Hel to start, the whole-cooked lobster as the splurge main.
Tip: Lunch service is calmer; book the upstairs window seats for the Hilton-side view.
Cała Naprzód in Gdańsk crowns the Maritime Culture Centre with a fourth-floor terrace beside the medieval Crane. Kitchen leans polish seafood.
Signature: Kashubian herring, Baltic salmon
Order: Pikeperch fillet with spinach and cauliflower, or the pike-perch and smoked-trout pierogi.
Tip: Take the glass lift inside the museum building. Sunset on the terrace is May to September.
Restauracja Filharmonia in Gdańsk sits on Ołowianka Island opposite the Old Town, with chef-Kashubian Marcin Szlagowski cooking his region: herring tartare.
Signature: Herring tartare on potato pancakes, Roasted goose with golce
Order: The roasted goose with golce, the dish from Szlagowski's family table.
Tip: Cross the footbridge from Długie Pobrzeże; the Old Town view from the dining room is the trip.
Pierogarnia Mandu in Gdańsk Śródmieście rolls pierogi to order in dough varieties from yeast to spelt. Located in Main Town. At ul. Elżbietańska 4.
Signature: Salmon-and-dill pierogi, Pelmeni
Order: The salmon-and-dill pierogi, plus a side plate of the sweet seasonal ones.
Tip: Everything is made to order; budget 25 minutes from sit-down to first plate.
Brovarnia in Gdańsk operates inside a 17th-century granary on Szafarnia, the city's oldest active brewery. Located in Granary Island. Priced at $$.
Signature: Pork knuckle in dark beer, House-brewed Złoto Brovarni pils
Order: The pork knuckle braised in dark beer with a glass of Złoto Brovarni pils.
Tip: Sit in the high-beam main hall, not the modern annex. The brewery vats are behind the bar.
Pyra Bar in Gdańsk imports the Poznań potato-bar formula to the Old Town. Order at the counter, sit upstairs by the window for the best Old Town view.
Signature: Oven-baked stuffed potato, Vegan potato bowl
Order: An oven-baked potato with the mushroom-and-onion topping; the kitchen makes it vegan on request.
Tip: Order at the counter, sit upstairs by the window for the best Old Town view.
Avocado Vegan Bistro in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz cooks the everyday-Polish canon without animal product. Kitchen leans vegan polish. At ul. Wajdeloty 25/1.
Signature: Soy schabowy, Plant-based pierogi
Order: The soy schabowy plate with cabbage, the kitchen's most-requested dish.
Tip: Daily specials sell out by 14:30; arrive at lunch for the full board.
Niesztuka in Gdańsk works a Mariacka townhouse among the amber-shop terraces, with chef Jakub Śliwiński cooking a concise card that changes several times.
Signature: Daily-changing tasting plates, Corn-husk ice cream
Order: Whatever short tasting menu is up that week.
Tip: Ground floor runs communal-table; book the first-floor room for a quieter service.