Bottiglieria 1881 2 ★ ★ 4.8
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 cellar.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Kraków.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in 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 cellar.
Copernicus inside Hotel Copernicus on Kraków's Kanonicza is the most decorous fine-dining room in the Old Town: gothic vaulted ceiling, Polish-French tasting carte.
Wierzynek on Kraków's Rynek Główny dates to 1364, when the namesake councilman hosted a coronation feast. The dining room runs royal-Polish service to this day.
Pod Różą inside Kraków's namesake hotel on Floriańska runs a Polish-French carte under a glass-roof courtyard. Liszt slept here in 1843; the room kept the romance.
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 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 in Kraków's Kleparz district is the neo-Polish room inside Hotel Indigo with chef Marcin Sołtys. Tasting menu changes every two weeks, from Stary Kleparz.
Tip: Tasting menu Tuesday to Saturday 17:00 to 22:00; the lunch sitting is the easier table. Book ahead for Friday and Saturday.
Peak food season in Kraków is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Kraków rewards trust.