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The restaurants 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.
OrderThe Beauty of Nature tasting menu, 22 courses for 750 $.
TipWednesday 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.
OrderThe foodpairing tasting menu with the matched cocktail flight.
TipOpen 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.
OrderThe market-map tasting menu built around Pomeranian lamb and Baltic catch.
TipKitchen runs until 01:00 Friday and Saturday, longer than any other Michelin-listed room in town.
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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.
OrderThe full tasting menu, including the seasonal turbot with beurre blanc if on the card.
TipClosed 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.
OrderThe aged sirloin with one of the seafood add-ons.
TipThe 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.
OrderThe beef tenderloin with asparagus when on, or the seafood section in late summer.
TipWindows 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.
OrderWhatever seasonal main the chef has built around local Pomeranian produce that week.
TipClosed 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.
OrderThe full tasting menu or, if vegetarian, the plant-based equivalent.
TipEasier 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.
OrderThe eisbein, the dish the kitchen has refused to alter for a century.
TipThe 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.
OrderA duck main with a glass of Original Danziger Goldwasser to close.
TipOpen 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.
OrderThe Kashubian fish soup with the regional herring plate.
TipOpen 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.
OrderThe halibut, the kitchen's most asked-after dish year-round.
TipThe 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.
OrderSmoked eel from Hel to start, the whole-cooked lobster as the splurge main.
TipLunch 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.
OrderPikeperch fillet with spinach and cauliflower, or the pike-perch and smoked-trout pierogi.
TipTake 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.
OrderThe roasted goose with golce, the dish from Szlagowski's family table.
TipCross 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.
OrderThe salmon-and-dill pierogi, plus a side plate of the sweet seasonal ones.
TipEverything 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 $$.
OrderThe pork knuckle braised in dark beer with a glass of Złoto Brovarni pils.
TipSit 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.
OrderAn oven-baked potato with the mushroom-and-onion topping; the kitchen makes it vegan on request.
TipOrder 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.
OrderThe soy schabowy plate with cabbage, the kitchen's most-requested dish.
TipDaily 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.
OrderWhatever short tasting menu is up that week.
TipGround floor runs communal-table; book the first-floor room for a quieter service.