Karakter is a modern polish restaurant in Kazimierz, Kraków.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: ul. Brzozowa 17, 31-050 Kraków
Hamsa in Kraków's Jewish quarter cooks Tel Aviv-style Israeli: hummus, shakshuka, sabich, fresh pita off the saj. Located in Kazimierz. Priced at $$.
OrderHummus with slow-cooked lamb and fresh pita; arrive before the dinner queue at 19:30.
TipBook the terrace for sunset. The same group runs Hamsa Tel Aviv next door for a fuller dinner menu.
Klezmer-Hois in Kraków's Kazimierz is the Polish-Jewish kitchen in the 16th-century Great Mikveh on Szeroka. Gefilte fish, cholent on the carte.
OrderGefilte fish, the chicken liver pâté and a glass of Slivovitz to finish.
TipBook ahead for evenings with klezmer concerts. Check the concert calendar in advance.
Pod Aniołami in Kraków sits in a 13th-century cellar on Grodzka with a beech-wood grill at the centre of the room. Kitchen leans traditional polish.
OrderThe beech-smoked lamb shank, and oscypek with cranberry jam to start.
TipAsk for the vaulted-cellar room over the courtyard. Open daily from 13:00.
Wesele in Kraków is the editorial pick for traditional Polish on the Rynek Główny: pierogi, roast duck, żurek, with a terrace pointed at the Cloth Hall.
OrderThe mixed pierogi plate and żurek soured-rye soup served in a bread bowl.
TipReservation recommended for evenings; the cellar room is quieter than the terrace in summer.
Miód i Wino in Kraków sits at the north end of the Old Town with a courtyard under linden trees. The carte is straight Polish bistro: pierogi.
OrderPork knuckle for two with honey beer glaze, with pierogi ruskie to start.
TipThe summer courtyard runs first-come weekdays; book ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner.
Pod Norenami in Kraków runs the city's most editorial vegan kitchen with a pan-Asian menu: ramen, gyoza, banh mi, sushi rolls. Krupnicza is the original room.
OrderThe gyoza and a bowl of the shoyu ramen with king oyster mushroom.
TipCash and card; closes around 22:00. Walk-ins for early dinner, book for prime time.
Hamsa in Kraków's Jewish quarter cooks Tel Aviv-style Israeli: hummus, shakshuka, sabich, fresh pita off the saj. Located in Kazimierz. Priced at $$.
OrderHummus with slow-cooked lamb and fresh pita; arrive before the dinner queue at 19:30.
TipBook the terrace for sunset. The same group runs Hamsa Tel Aviv next door for a fuller dinner menu.
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.
OrderGefilte fish, the chicken liver pâté and a glass of Slivovitz to finish.
TipBook ahead for evenings with klezmer concerts. Check the concert calendar in advance.
