Obwarzanek krakowski is a modern polish budget eat in Kraków.
Editorially verified August 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Savor the flavors of Poland on a 4-hour food tasting tour of Krakow. Learn about the local food culture, and hear fascinating stories about the Polish relationship to ...
Guided tour · 4 hours
Go on a journey through the vodka culture of Poland on a 3.5-hour tasting tour in Krakow, and visit 3-4 different shot bars to taste 6-7 different types of vodka. Hear...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Eat your way through the historic Kazimierz district of Krakow on a 3-hour food tasting tour. Visit at least 4 local restaurants to try 11-13 different dishes and 2 vo...
Address: Rynek Główny, 31-042 Kraków
Polakowski in Kraków's Kazimierz is the all-day Polish canteen for the Old Synagogue end: pierogi, bigos, schabowy, gołąbki, served counter-style 10:00.
TryPolish canteen plate under 30 zl
TipMiodowa 39 in Kazimierz is the flagship; the M1 mall branch has closed but Kazimierz remains open daily.
Andrus in Kraków's Kazimierz serves maczanka po krakowsku, the city's slow-roasted-pork sandwich on a homemade bun. About 18 zl; street-food since 2014.
TryMaczanka po krakowsku sandwich
TipCash and card. The sandwich is built to order; queue at lunch.
Smakołyki on Kraków's Straszewskiego is the cheap-and-honest student-canteen Polish room: schabowy, pierogi, potato pancakes, a full plate under 28 zl.
TrySchabowy and pierogi student plate
TipCash only. Closes 22:00 weekdays, 17:00 Sunday. No bookings.
Bar Mleczny U Stasi in Kraków on Mikołajska is the working-class milk bar near the Old Town walls: żurek, pierogi, kotlet schabowy, kompot, the bill under 22.
TryPierogi and żurek under 20 zl
TipClosed Sunday. Cash only. Queue at 13:00; the small dining room shares with strangers.
The blue Nysa van outside Kraków's Hala Targowa grills kielbasa from 20:00 until 02:00. Bread, sausage, mustard, 15 zl. A Polish institution since the 1990s.
TryGrilled kielbasa from the night van
TipCash only. Closed Sunday. Open from 20:00. Just kielbasa, bread, mustard.
Bar Mleczny Pod Temidą on Kraków's Grodzka is the city's most editorial surviving milk bar: full meal, soup-main-kompot, all in under 25 zl since the 1960s.
TryFull Polish meal under 25 zl
TipBring cash; the card terminal is unreliable. Tables share with strangers.
