Modern Polish cooking in Poznań is rooted in the Wielkopolska canon: pyry z gzikiem, czernina, szagówki and szare kluchy. Hyćka in Śródka cooks that regional repertoire with bread baked on the premises, while Wiejskie Jadło on Stary Rynek serves the rustic version in a courtyard setting. Na Winklu in Śródka is the pierogi specialist, and Papierówka in Jeżyce takes a lighter, park-side approach facing Zakrzewski park.
$$$$Greater Poland RegionalSrodka
Hyćka in Śródka, Poznań cooks the regional Wielkopolska canon: pyry z gzikiem, czernina, szagówki and szare kluchy, with bread baked on the premises.
OrderCzernina, the duck-blood soup, when it is on the daily board.
TipReservations are phone-only. Book a day ahead for weekend evenings; the room is small.
$$$$Polish TraditionalStary Rynek
Wiejskie Jadło on Stary Rynek in Poznań is the rustic-Polish room tourists default to, with wooden benches, a Stary Rynek courtyard and a long.
OrderŻurek in a bread bowl.
TipEnter from Franciszkańska street, not the square; the queue moves faster on the side door.
$$$$Polish, BrewpubStary Rynek
Brovaria on Stary Rynek 73-74 in Poznań is Poland's first brewpub-with-hotel, in business since 2004, with beer brewed in tanks behind the bar and Polish.
OrderBeer-braised pork knuckle with the house pilsner.
TipAsk the barman for a Trzy Szychy tasting flight of all three house beers; it is the best survey of the room in twenty minutes.
$$$$Modern Polish BistroJezyce
Papierówka in Poznań, named for the early-summer apple, sits in a green oasis on Zielona 8 facing Zakrzewski park, with light regional cooking and a short.
OrderWhatever is on the chalkboard daily set; the prices are reasonable and the portions are small but plated.
TipEat outside under the trees in summer; the courtyard tables are the entire reason to come.
$$$$Polish, BrewpubLazarz
Ułan Browar in Łazarz, Poznań brews six house beers on site in the restored 19th-century light-cavalry barracks at City Park, with regional Wielkopolska.
OrderThe Kapral Pils with grilled kiełbasa.
TipWednesdays are 'Ułan Browar and Friends'; guest brewers pour alongside the house lineup.
$$$$Greater Poland RegionalStary Rynek
Podkoziołek on Stary Rynek in Poznań is a Wielkopolska restaurant opposite the Koziołki, with handmade pierogi, plendze, czernina and golonka in a vaulted.
OrderPlendze (Greater Poland potato pancakes) with mushroom sauce.
TipTime your visit to 12:00 to catch the Koziołki, the mechanical goats above the town hall, butting heads.
$$$$PierogiSrodka
Na Winklu in Śródka, Poznań is a pierogi specialist on the corner since 2015, with a wide range of savoury and seldom-seen fillings plus oversized baked.
OrderPierogi with duck and dried plum.
TipThe corner location is the room itself; arrive before 13:00 on weekends or expect to wait for a table.
$$$$Polish TraditionalStary Rynek
Wiejskie Jadło on Stary Rynek in Poznań is the rustic-Polish room tourists default to, with wooden benches, a Stary Rynek courtyard garden and a long.
OrderŻurek in a bread bowl.
TipEnter from Franciszkańska street, not the square; the side door cuts the queue at peak times.
$$$$Polish, BrewpubLazarz
Ułan Browar in Łazarz, Poznań brews six house beers on site in the restored 19th-century light-cavalry barracks at City Park, with regional Wielkopolska.
OrderThe Kapral Pils with grilled kiełbasa.
TipWednesdays are 'Ułan Browar and Friends'; guest brewers pour alongside the house lineup.
$$$$Modern Polish BistroJezyce
Papierówka in Poznań, named for the early-summer apple, sits in a green oasis on Zielona 8 facing Zakrzewski park, with light regional cooking and a short.
OrderWhatever is on the chalkboard daily set; the prices are reasonable and the portions are small but plated.
TipEat outside under the trees in summer; the courtyard tables are the entire reason to come.
$$$$Polish, BrewpubStary Rynek
Brovaria on Stary Rynek 73-74 in Poznań is Poland's first brewpub-with-hotel, in business since 2004, with beer brewed in tanks behind the bar and Polish.
OrderBeer-braised pork knuckle with the house pilsner.
TipAsk the barman for a Trzy Szychy tasting flight of all three house beers; it is the best survey of the room in twenty minutes.