14 modern polish places in Kraków we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kraków | Modern Polish across every city.
Modern Polish cooking in Kraków runs from refined Old Town dining rooms to the milk-bar and pierogi tradition that still anchors the everyday plate. Pod Aniołami on ul. Grodzka and Pod Baranem near ul. Świętej Gertrudy hold the upmarket end in Stare Miasto, the Old Town, while Klezmer-Hois and Ariel on ul. Szeroka tie the table to Kazimierz, the historic Jewish quarter. For the unfussy version, Bar Mleczny Pod Temidą and Pierogarnia Krakowiacy keep the classics cheap and quick.
Pod Aniołami ★ 4.3
stare-miasto · ul. Grodzka 35, 31-001 Kraków
Pod Aniołami in Kraków sits in a 13th-century cellar on Grodzka with a beech-wood grill at the centre of the room. Kitchen leans traditional polish.
Wesele ★ 4.1
stare-miasto · Rynek Główny 10, 31-042 Kraków
Wesele in Kraków is the editorial pick for traditional Polish on the Rynek Główny: pierogi, roast duck, żurek, with a terrace pointed at the Cloth Hall.
Miód i Wino ★ 4.1
stare-miasto · ul. Sławkowska 32, 31-014 Kraków
Miód i Wino in Kraków sits at the north end of the Old Town with a courtyard under linden trees. The carte is straight Polish bistro: pierogi.
Klezmer-Hois ★ 4.2
kazimierz · ul. Szeroka 6, 31-053 Kraków
Klezmer-Hois in Kraków's Kazimierz is the Polish-Jewish kitchen in the 16th-century Great Mikveh on Szeroka. Gefilte fish, cholent on the carte.
Starka ★ 4.4
kazimierz · ul. Józefa 14, 31-056 Kraków
Starka in Kraków's Kazimierz cooks classic Polish in a townhouse cellar with a courtyard garden, and pours its house-aged Starka vodka in 8 to 25-year-old.
Ariel ★ 4.2
kazimierz · ul. Szeroka 17, 31-053 Kraków
Ariel on Szeroka in Kraków's Kazimierz is a 16th-century tenement-house restaurant cooking Galician Jewish and Polish dishes across two dining rooms.
Pierogarnia Krakowiacy ★ 4.3
stare-miasto · ul. Szewska 23, 31-009 Kraków
Pierogarnia Krakowiacy on Szewska in Kraków's Old Town runs a 30-strong pierogi carte: ruskie, meat, duck, spinach, sweet cherry. Located in Stare Miasto.
Przystanek Pierogarnia ★ 4.2
stare-miasto · ul. Bonerowska 14, 31-068 Kraków
Przystanek Pierogarnia in Kraków's Old Town is the no-nonsense pierogi counter locals queue at: 20 fillings, plates from 18 zl, open from 11:00 to late.
Bar Mleczny Pod Temidą ★ 4.5
stare-miasto · ul. Grodzka 43, 31-001 Kraków
Bar Mleczny Pod Temidą on Kraków's Grodzka is the city's most editorial surviving milk bar: laminated menu, queue-and-pay-first, full meals for 15 to 25 zl.
Milkbar Tomasza ★ 4.3
stare-miasto · ul. Świętego Tomasza 24, 31-027 Kraków
Milkbar Tomasza on Kraków's Świętego Tomasza updates the milk-bar form: same prices and naleśniki, but table service and a younger crowd. Priced at $.
Veganic ★ 4.2
stare-miasto · ul. Karmelicka 34, 31-128 Kraków
Veganic on Karmelicka in Kraków cooks Polish classics fully plant-based: pierogi ruskie with cashew cream, beetroot tartare, vegan żurek soup.
Smakołyki ★ 3.9
stare-miasto · ul. Straszewskiego 28, 31-110 Kraków
Smakołyki on Kraków's Straszewskiego is the cheap-and-honest student-canteen Polish home-cooking room: schabowy, pierogi, potato pancakes, full plate.
Marchewka z Groszkiem ★ 4.2
kazimierz · ul. Mostowa 2, 31-061 Kraków
Marchewka z Groszkiem in Kraków's Kazimierz is the homely Polish bistro on the Mostowa footbridge: pierogi, gołąbki, beetroot soup with uszka.
Pod Baranem ★ 4.3
stare-miasto · ul. Świętej Gertrudy 21, 31-049 Kraków
Pod Baranem near the Wawel side of Kraków's Planty cooks classic Polish since 1997. Chef-founder Jan Baran's menu runs duck, veal cheeks, traditional soups.