Chimera is a modern polish restaurant in Stare Miasto, Kraków.
Editorially verified August 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: ul. Świętej Anny 3, 31-008 Kraków
Veganic on Karmelicka in Kraków cooks Polish classics fully plant-based: pierogi ruskie with cashew cream, beetroot tartare, vegan żurek soup.
OrderVegan pierogi ruskie and the beetroot tartare. The vegan żurek runs in winter.
TipClosed Monday. The weekend brunch service is the easy table to take.
Smakołyki on Kraków's Straszewskiego is the cheap-and-honest student-canteen Polish home-cooking room: schabowy, pierogi, potato pancakes, full plate.
OrderKotlet schabowy with mashed potato and sauerkraut; pierogi ruskie as a starter.
TipCash only. Closes 22:00 weekdays; until 17:00 Sunday. No bookings.
Polakowski in Kraków's Kazimierz is the all-day Polish canteen for the Old Synagogue end: pierogi, bigos, schabowy, gołąbki, served counter-style from 10:00.
OrderA mixed pierogi plate and a bowl of bigos; the rye bread is included.
TipAll-day Polish canteen on Miodowa in Kazimierz; counter service, no bookings.
Veganic on Karmelicka in Kraków cooks Polish classics fully plant-based: pierogi ruskie with cashew cream, beetroot tartare, vegan żurek soup.
OrderVegan pierogi ruskie and the beetroot tartare. The vegan żurek runs in winter.
TipClosed Monday. The weekend brunch service is the easy table to take.
Smakołyki on Kraków's Straszewskiego is the cheap-and-honest student-canteen Polish home-cooking room: schabowy, pierogi, potato pancakes, full plate.
OrderKotlet schabowy with mashed potato and sauerkraut; pierogi ruskie as a starter.
TipCash only. Closes 22:00 weekdays; until 17:00 Sunday. No bookings.
Stara Zajezdnia in Kraków's Kazimierz is an enormous on-site brewery and Polish-grill hall in a former tram depot. Kitchen leans brewery and polish grill.
OrderPork knuckle for two with house pilsner; the long beer-hall tables and the courtyard in summer.
TipBig groups walk in; reserve a side table if you want a quiet booth. Open daily 12:00-23:00.
The Plac Nowy zapiekanka window in Kraków's Kazimierz, Endzior at the round former kosher slaughterhouse, has poured open-face baguettes since 1989.
OrderClassic mushroom-and-cheese zapiekanka with ketchup and garlic sauce. The half-metre version is shareable.
TipCash only. Six windows ring the rotunda; Endzior is the consensus pick. Open until 03:00 weekends.
Marchewka z Groszkiem in Kraków's Kazimierz is the homely Polish bistro on the Mostowa footbridge: pierogi, gołąbki, beetroot soup with uszka.
OrderGoose pierogi and a bowl of beetroot soup with little uszka mushroom dumplings.
TipThe Mostowa branch sits on the footbridge with river views. Open daily 12:00-22:00.
