26 polish modern rooms in Kraków we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kraków | Polish Modern across every city.
Modern Polish kitchens in Kraków range from tasting-menu ambition to the milk bars and zapiekanka stalls that define everyday eating. Bottiglieria 1881 and Karakter, both in Kazimierz, the historic Jewish quarter, lead the contemporary fine-dining wave, while Pod Różą and Trzy Rybki carry the Old Town's grander tradition. At street level, Endzior on Plac Nowy serves the famous open-faced zapiekanka and Bar Mleczny Pod Temidą on ul. Grodzka keeps the milk-bar plate alive.
Bottiglieria 1881 ★ 4.8
kazimierz · ul. Bocheńska 5, 31-061 Kraków
Bottiglieria 1881 in Kraków's Kazimierz holds Poland's only two Michelin stars. Przemysław Klima cooks Polish ingredients on a long tasting menu only.
Karakter ★ 4.6
kazimierz · ul. Brzozowa 17, 31-050 Kraków
Karakter in Kraków's Kazimierz is the loud, low-lit neo-bistro with chef Daniel Myśliwiec. Open kitchen, offal-heavy modern carte, small Polish growers.
Cargo Grill & Deli ★ 4.3
kazimierz · plac Nowy 9, 31-056 Kraków
Cargo Grill & Deli on Plac Nowy in Kraków's Kazimierz fires dry-aged Polish beef and fresh European seafood with a wine cellar to match. Priced at $$$.
Filipa 18 ★ 4.4
stare-miasto · ul. Świętego Filipa 18, 31-150 Kraków
Filipa 18 in Kraków's Kleparz is the neo-Polish room inside Hotel Indigo. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$$. At ul. Świętego Filipa 18.
Morskie Oko ★ 4.0
stare-miasto · Plac Szczepański 8, 31-011 Kraków
Morskie Oko in Kraków cooks Tatra-highlander Polish in a wooden-room dining hall with live folk music. Oscypek, kwaśnica cabbage soup, slow lamb.
Chimera ★ 4.0
stare-miasto · ul. Świętej Anny 3, 31-008 Kraków
Chimera on Kraków's Świętej Anny is a salad-bar counter near the Jagiellonian University in a covered medieval courtyard. Located in Stare Miasto.
Polakowski ★ 3.9
kazimierz · ul. Miodowa 39, 31-052 Kraków
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.
Endzior (Plac Nowy zapiekanka) ★ 4.3
kazimierz · Plac Nowy 4, 31-056 Kraków
The Plac Nowy zapiekanka window in Kraków's Kazimierz, Endzior at the round former kosher slaughterhouse, has poured open-face baguettes since 1989.
Bottiglieria 1881 ★ 4.8
ul. Bocheńska 5, 31-061 Kraków
Bottiglieria 1881 in Kraków is Poland's first two-Michelin-star kitchen, Przemysław Klima's neo-Polish tasting room in a Kazimierz townhouse with a deep wine.
Pod Różą ★ 4.2
ul. Floriańska 14, 31-021 Kraków
Pod Różą inside Kraków's namesake hotel on Floriańska runs a Polish-French carte under a glass-roof courtyard. Tasting menu 295 zl. Book 1 week ahead.
Trzy Rybki ★ 4.2
ul. Szczepańska 5, 31-011 Kraków
Trzy Rybki inside Hotel Stary on Kraków's Szczepańska runs a Polish fine-dining carte in the Old Town hotel. Quiet ground-floor room, seasonal Polish menu.
Szara Gęś ★ 4.4
Rynek Główny 17, 31-008 Kraków
Szara Gęś on Kraków's Rynek Główny runs a Polish carte in the Cloth Hall-facing dining room. The kitchen leans on Polish poultry and game; seasonal goose.
Filipa 18 ★ 4.4
ul. Świętego Filipa 18, 31-150 Kraków
Filipa 18 in Kraków's Kleparz district is the neo-Polish room inside Hotel Indigo with chef Marcin Sołtys. Tasting menu changes every two weeks.
Endzior (Plac Nowy zapiekanka) ★ 4.4
Plac Nowy 4, 31-056 Kraków
Endzior at Kraków's Plac Nowy in Kazimierz pours zapiekanka the open-face baguette until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday. Reservations advised.
Alchemia ★ 4.3
ul. Estery 5, 31-056 Kraków
Alchemia on Kraków's Plac Nowy in Kazimierz runs candle-lit, antique-furniture rooms until 03:00. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Amarylis ★ 4.6
ul. Józefa Dietla 60, 30-039 Kraków
Modern Polish basement restaurant inside the Queen Boutique Hotel on Dietla; chef Marcin Filipkiewicz, Michelin Plate, three- and seven-course tasting menus.
Gospoda Koko ★ 4.2
ul. Gołębia 8, 31-007 Kraków
Gospoda Koko is a modern polish room in Krakow. Open until 01:00 most nights and 03:00 Fri-Sat; the cellar room fills last and stays calm late.
Bar Mleczny Pod Temidą ★ 4.5
ul. Grodzka 43, 31-001 Kraków
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.
Milkbar Tomasza ★ 4.3
ul. Świętego Tomasza 24, 31-027 Kraków
Milkbar Tomasza in Kraków updates the milk-bar format with table service. Naleśniki with cottage cheese, pierogi, żurek, a brunch plate at 25 zl.
Endzior (Plac Nowy) ★ 4.4
Plac Nowy 4, 31-056 Kraków
Endzior in Kraków's Plac Nowy rotunda has poured zapiekanka, the open-face baguette, since 1989. Mushroom-and-cheese is 12 zl; the half-metre version 22 zl.
Obwarzanek krakowski ★ 4.3
Rynek Główny, 31-042 Kraków
The obwarzanek krakowski carts on Kraków's Rynek Główny sell the EU-protected salted ring bread for 2 to 3 zl. The city's cheapest food, walking-pace.
Polakowski ★ 3.9
ul. Miodowa 39, 31-052 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.
Andrus (Maczanka) ★ 4.4
ul. Świętego Wawrzyńca 16, 31-060 Kraków
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.
Smakołyki ★ 3.9
ul. Straszewskiego 28, 31-110 Kraków
Smakołyki on Kraków's Straszewskiego is the cheap-and-honest student-canteen Polish room: schabowy, pierogi, potato pancakes, a full plate under 28 zl.
Bar Mleczny U Stasi ★ 4.2
ul. Mikołajska 16, 31-027 Kraków
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.
Kiełbaski z Niebieskiej Nyski (Blue Van) ★ 4.5
ul. Grzegórzecka 5, 31-532 Kraków
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.