32 editor picks in Gdańsk.
32 upscale places in Gdańsk, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Gdańsk: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Gdańsk food.
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.
SEZON in Gdańsk pours a strict natural-wine list out of a tiny Grobla I room behind St Mary's, the only proper natural-wine bar in the Old Town.
TipFive seats at the bar; book a small table at the back for groups of four-plus.
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.
Eliksir in Gdańsk doubles as a cocktail-and-wine bar, with the bar built into the same room as the Green Star restaurant. At ul. Mariana Hemara 1.
TipThree bar seats only; arrive at 17:00 to claim one without booking.
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.
Flisak '76 in Gdańsk has run on Chlebnicka since 1976, a Tri-City cocktail-bar institution now under the third generation of the same family.
TipCloses 02:00 Friday and Saturday; reservations recommended after 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.
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.
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.
Józef K. in Gdańsk is the Kafka-named Piwna Street cult bar, retro lamps and mismatched books on the walls. Order the strong spirits and herbal infusions.
TipQuieter on weeknights; arrive after 18:00 for the candlelit version.
Gatsby Gdańsk works a 1920s Art Deco room near Mariacka, the only Tri-City bar with 30-year Macallan on the back wall. Reservations advised.
TipBook the booth tables at the back; the bar runs through the centre.
Craft Cocktails Piwna in Gdańsk hides behind an almost-anonymous door on Piwna, a dark speakeasy room 1920s in look and bartending. At ul. Piwna 56.
TipDoor has no signage; look for the small Piwna 56 plaque between two Old Town townhouses.
Vinissimo in Sopot is the Michelin-recommended wine bar 15 minutes by SKM from Gdańsk Główny. Open mon-sat 13:00-23:00, sun 13:00-21:00. At ul. Józefa Bema 6.
TipOrder the cheese-and-charcuterie plate before committing to a bottle.
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.
Mała Sztuka in Gdańsk runs a basement-cocktail room near the Green Gate, with the biggest rum collection in town. At ul. Powroźnicza 13. Booking recommended.
TipAbout fifteen seats and a no-standing policy; arrive before 21:00 or expect to wait for a table to open.
Pub Browar Spółdzielczy in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the Tri-City flagship of the Co-operative Brewery from Puck on the Baltic coast. Twenty rotating taps.
TipCellar pub, hidden behind the Garnizon development; follow Grunwaldzka and look for the door behind the offices.
Treinta y Tres in Gdańsk lets you sit at the bar of Bib Gourmand Spanish tapas room on Olivia Star's 33rd floor and order from a 500-label list pulled.
TipSunset slot at the window-side bar seats is the room's whole point.
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.
Zafishowani in Gdańsk works a Tokarska Street townhouse with a wine bar and shop attached to the restaurant. Located in Main Town. Priced at $$$.
OrderHalibut grilled simply, with a flight from the next-door wine shop.
TipThe wine shop pours bottles at retail-plus prices, well under restaurant lists.
Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt in Gdańsk works the historic fish-market square the city was named for, with chef Patryk Domachowski running a Kashubian-Mediterranean.
OrderSmoked eel from Hel to start, then a whole-cooked lobster as the splurge main.
TipOpen to midnight every day. Window seats upstairs face the Hilton across Targ Rybny.
Vrest in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz brews inside Stary Maneż, the restored 19th-century military riding hall now a concert venue. At ul. Słowackiego 23.
TipHappy hour every day 12:00-15:00 halves the price of every house beer.
Literacka in Gdańsk runs the Mariacka end as a serious wine bar with a restaurant attached. Open mon-sun 13:00-22:00. At ul. Mariacka 50. Booking recommended.
TipWine pairings on the tasting menu are the value play; ask for the sommelier's choice.
Browar PG4 in Gdańsk works the brewery-restaurant beside the central station, named for its Podwale Grodzkie address. At ul. Podwale Grodzkie 4.
TipTasting flights of five 100ml pours cover the whole house list for around 30 $.
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.
Restauracja Filharmonia in Gdańsk runs on Ołowianka Island opposite the Old Town, with chef Marcin Szlagowski cooking Kashubian: herring tartare on placki.
OrderRoasted goose with golce, the dish from Szlagowski's family table.
TipCross the footbridge from Długie Pobrzeże. The dining-room view back to the Old Town is the trip.
Brovarnia in Gdańsk works the bar half of the 17th-century granary brewery on Szafarnia. House-brewed Złoto Brovarni won gold at Concours de Lyon 2022.
TipLast orders 22:30 in summer for the riverside terrace Standing room when busy.
Cafe Ferber in Gdańsk anchors the Długa Street parade with all-day cafe service that flips into a cocktail bar after 18:00. At ul. Długa 77.
TipGround-floor bench by the front windows is the best people-watching seat on Długa.
Tygle Gdańskie in Gdańsk runs the most considered wine pairings on Granary Island, served alongside chef Michał Stężalski's three-route menu.
TipAsk for the pairing-without-dinner option; the bar will pour the flight as a tasting.
Bunkier in Gdańsk works a six-storey reinforced concrete shelter built by the Germans during the Second World War. Order the house cocktails, craft beer.
TipWeekend club hours are 17:00-05:00; weekday format closer to a bistro pub.
Goldwasser in Gdańsk runs a bar in the 15th-century tenement on Długie Pobrzeże, named for the 22-carat gold-flake liqueur the city has bottled since 1598.
TipOrder the Goldwasser flight, three pours including the 22-carat original.
Zafishowani Wine Bar in Gdańsk is the small bar room attached to the seafood restaurant on Tokarska. Open mon-sun 13:00-23:00. At ul. Tokarska 6.
TipOrder at the bar without a reservation; the restaurant side requires booking ahead.
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