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Pyra Bar in Gdańsk is the Old Town's most reliable potato counter: spuds with twenty-plus toppings, strong vegan options, full plates well under 40 $.
TryOven-baked stuffed potato
TipCounter order; pay first then choose your topping at the till.
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ZapieCKanki at Food Hall Stacja inside Galeria Metropolia serves the 1970s PRL-era zapiekanka in its straight form: half-baguette base with cheese.
TryPRL-era zapiekanka with cheese, mushroom and bacon
TipFriday and Saturday the counter runs until midnight; the Zmiennika is the house signature.
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Bar Mleczny Stągiewna in Gdańsk runs a milk-bar counter on the bridge route to Granary Island. Pierogi, soups, barszcz with uszka, a full meal under 25 $.
TryPierogi and barszcz
TipOrder at the counter; pay at the till. Daily specials run out by 14:00.
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Bar Mleczny Neptun in Gdańsk is the most famous milk bar in town, on the Długa pedestrian street. Open mon-sun 07:30-18:00. At ul. Długa 33.
TryPierogi and gulasz
TipVariety drops fast; arrive before 14:00 for the best of the day's hot pots.
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Pierogarnia Stary Młyn in Gdańsk specialises in oven-baked pierogi, a Pomeranian-style golden-topped version of the dumpling. Open mon-sun 11:00-22:00.
TryOven-baked pierogi
TipThe oven-baked ruskie with sour cream is the signature; ask for double cream.
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Zahir Kebab in Gdańsk works a Targ Rybny counter, a 90-second walk from the Crane. Open until midnight every day; useful after late bars on Długie Pobrzeże.
TryDoner kebab in pita
TipOpen until midnight every day; useful after late bars on Długie Pobrzeże.
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Czeburek and Kebab in Gdańsk Old Town runs a halal kitchen on Świętojańska, serving Russian-Tatar czebureki alongside falafel and Turkish kebab.
TryCzebureki and falafel
TipCzeburek is the fried-dough Tatar pasty; order one mushroom, one cheese for a 25 $ lunch.
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Manekin in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz turns out crepes in 60-plus combinations, savoury and sweet, half-portions under 25 $. Counter order, fast service.
TrySavoury and sweet crepes
TipHalf savoury, half sweet plate is the trick; spinach-and-feta then strawberry-and-cream.
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Syria Kuchnia Orientu in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz works the Metropolia shopping centre food court, the most consistently recommended Middle Eastern counter in town.
TryFalafel and shawarma
TipOrder the falafel pita; lunch sets include hummus and tabbouleh under 35 $.