Pomeranian$$main-townMon-Thu 15:00-22:00; Fri 15:00-23:00; Sat 13:00-23:00; Sun 14:00-22:00
Piwna 47 in Gdańsk is the Michelin-recommended Old Town brasserie behind St Mary's, run by a kitchen that reads the Pomeranian rulebook. Located in Main Town.
Signature: Pomeranian seasonal main, Modern bistro plates
Order: Whatever seasonal main the chef has built around local Pomeranian produce that week.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The conservatory at the back is the brightest table for lunch.
Modern Polish$$$main-townFri 16:00-22:00, Sat 13:00-23:00, Sun 13:00-22:00
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.
Polish$$main-townDaily 12:00-24:00
Kubicki in Gdańsk is the city's oldest restaurant, opened 1918 by Bronisław Kubicki on Wartka Street. Located in Main Town. Kitchen leans polish.
Signature: Eisbein (pork knuckle), Marinated matias herring
Order: The eisbein, the dish the kitchen has refused to alter for a century.
Tip: The window tables on the Motława side fill fast; reserve for sunset in summer.
Polish$$main-townMon-Thu 12:00-22:00; Fri-Sun 09:00-22:00
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.
Kashubian$$main-town
Witómë in Gdańsk runs the only centrally-located Kashubian dining room, on Piwna behind St Mary's. Located in Main Town. At ul. Piwna 36/39.
Signature: Kashubian fish soup, Pomeranian herring
Order: The Kashubian fish soup with the regional herring plate.
Tip: Open seven days from 07:30; the late kitchen runs to 23:00 Friday and Saturday.
Baltic Seafood$$$main-townMon-Sat 13:00-23:00; Sun 13:00-21:00
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.