30 editor picks across Poland.
30 restaurants worth the trip across Poland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Poland guides.
ARCO by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk is the city's only Michelin-starred room, on the 33rd floor of Olivia Star. Located in Oliwa. Kitchen leans spanish.
OrderThe Beauty of Nature tasting menu, 22 courses for 750 $.
TipWednesday and Thursday evenings are easier to book than Friday and Saturday. Sunset views start about 19:30 in summer.
Eliksir in Gdańsk was the first Polish room to receive a Michelin Green Star. Open Wednesday to Sunday only. Walk-ins are rare; book seven days ahead minimum.
OrderThe foodpairing tasting menu with the matched cocktail flight.
TipOpen Wednesday to Sunday only. Walk-ins are rare; book seven days ahead minimum.
Bottiglieria 1881 in Kraków's Kazimierz holds Poland's only two Michelin stars. Przemysław Klima cooks Polish ingredients on a long tasting menu only.
OrderThe full tasting menu with the Polish-wine pairing from a 700-bottle list.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Book three weeks ahead for Friday or Saturday; midweek is easier.
Marcin Przybysz's Epoka in Warsaw cooks elevated Polish food from a different historical century each course. Located in Srodmiescie. Priced at $$$$.
OrderThe full multi-course history-of-Poland tasting menu, no a la carte.
TipBookings open four weeks ahead. The wine pairing leans heavily on Polish and Hungarian producers.
Sztuczka in Gdańsk, on Granary Island, was Poland's best new opening of 2025. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Book Wednesday or Thursday for the calmest service.
OrderThe full tasting menu, including the seasonal turbot with beurre blanc if on the card.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays. Book Wednesday or Thursday for the calmest service.
Vine Bridge in Śródka, Poznań is one of the city's smallest serious tasting restaurants, with chef Radosław Nejman running a new-Polish-cuisine kitchen.
OrderWhatever the chef plates at the counter; the kitchen does not run a fixed menu.
TipReserve three weeks ahead, or try the Sunday brunch on Jordan Bridge in summer for a lower booking bar.
Robert Trzopek's Bez Gwiazdek in Warsaw rebuilds regional Polish cooking the way you wish your grandmother had cooked it. Located in Powisle.
OrderWhatever regional set the kitchen is running this month. The chef plates one menu, no choice.
TipOpen Wed-Fri evenings and Saturday from 16:00. Book three to four weeks ahead, it is a small room.
Witek Iwanski's hub.praga in Warsaw was awarded one Michelin star in 2025, the first for an east-bank restaurant. Kitchen leans modern polish, hyperlocal.
OrderThe full long tasting and the Polish-crayfish course with house-sourced caviar.
TipBook direct: the restaurant handles its own reservations, three to four weeks ahead.
Beata Śniechowska's BABA in Wrocław took a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand a year after opening on Nożownicza. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$$.
OrderWhatever short-rib or pork dish anchors the day's blackboard, with a glass of Lower Silesian Riesling.
TipBookings open four weeks ahead and burn within a day. Try the late seat at 19:30, easier than 20:00.
Łukasz Budzik's Między Mostami sits between the Oder bridges and runs two rooms: a funk-walled bar and the tasting-only Most behind it. Priced at $$$.
OrderThe chef's tasting menu in the Most room, six courses with paired natural wines.
TipThe bar room takes walk-ins. Most needs a four-week booking and is Thursday to Saturday only.
Mercato in Gdańsk reads the city's market history through Dominik Karpik's kitchen at the Hilton on Targ Rybny. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans pomeranian.
OrderThe market-map tasting menu built around Pomeranian lamb and Baltic catch.
TipKitchen runs until 01:00 Friday and Saturday, longer than any other Michelin-listed room in town.
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.
OrderThe tartare for the table, then whatever is on the grill list that night.
TipCounter walk-ins often available at 18:00. The dining-room tables take booking only.
SPOT. in Wilda, Poznań is a Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 room in a former power station on Dolna Wilda, with chef Jakub Hamankiewicz cooking modern Polish.
OrderWhatever the chef is doing with the day's vegetables; the kitchen leans plant-forward.
TipBook a garden table in summer; the on-site herb garden and grapevines sit right off the dining room.
Jacek Grochowina's Nolita has been in the Warsaw Michelin Guide since 2014. Located in Srodmiescie. Order the the seven-course tasting with wine pairing.
OrderThe seven-course tasting with wine pairing.
TipAbout 40 covers. Book two weeks ahead for weekend dinner Booking recommended for weekends.
Beata Śniechowska's Młoda Polska on Plac Solny in Wrocław. A bistro and bar with a live pianist most evenings and a kitchen rooted in Polish comfort food.
OrderThe leek croquette to start, the pork chop with potato puree to follow.
TipIf Saturday dinner is booked, the Sunday brunch service is the same kitchen at a fifth less per head.
IDA kuchnia i wino in Wrocław's Hotel Jazz building won a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for regional Polish cooking tied to the Wrocław and Ślęża hinterland.
OrderThe six-course tasting menu with wine pairings, the only way to read the kitchen.
TipLunch midweek runs a shorter card at roughly half the price of the evening tasting.
Restauracja Fino in Gdańsk hides off the tourist track on ul. Grząska, with chef-owner Jacek Koprowski running a Michelin-recommended tasting menu.
OrderThe full tasting menu or, if vegetarian, the plant-based equivalent.
TipEasier to book Monday to Thursday. Service ends 22:00 weeknights and 23:00 Saturday.
Niesztuka in Gdańsk works a Mariacka townhouse among the amber-shop terraces, with chef Jakub Śliwiński cooking a concise card that changes several times.
OrderWhatever short tasting menu is up that week.
TipGround floor runs communal-table; book the first-floor room for a quieter service.
Szara Gęś on Kraków's Rynek Główny runs a Polish carte in a Cloth Hall-facing dining room. Located in Stare Miasto. Kitchen leans polish-french.
OrderThe roast goose for two with red cabbage and apple, in November during goose season.
TipReservation only on weekends. The Cloth Hall side tables go first; ask when booking.
Modra Kuchnia in Jeżyce, Poznań is a small basement room on Mickiewicza, run by Szymon and Dorota, cooking a tight modern Polish menu with a wine pairing.
OrderRoast duck with the modra kapusta that gives the room its name.
TipThere are only a handful of tables; book a week ahead for weekend dinner.
Alewino in Warsaw started as a wine shop on Mokotowska and grew into a tucked-away bistro behind a courtyard gate. Kitchen leans modern polish wine bar.
OrderThe kitchen's set plate of the day with a glass of whatever the sommelier is excited about.
TipLook for the signpost by the gates as you arrive; the entrance is off the main street, easy to miss.
Tarasowa sits inside Hala Stulecia's UNESCO-listed shell, fully glazed, facing the multimedia fountain. Located in Centennial Hall. Priced at $$$.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu and a glass of the house Riesling on the terrace.
TipSit Tue to Fri after 19:30 to catch the fountain's evening light show through the glass.
Damian Bildź's Lwia Brama² in Wrocław sits in a medieval cellar on Cathedral Island, the only restaurant inside Ostrów Tumski itself. Michelin Selected 2025.
OrderThe venison pierogi to start, the duck breast with red cabbage to follow.
TipBook the garden in summer for the cathedral view; the cellar gets warm by 21:00 even with the brick keeping it cool.
True in Gdańsk sits on Granary Island in the Radisson Hotel, with Michelin recognition for its surf-and-turf cooking. Kitchen leans steak and seafood.
OrderThe aged sirloin with one of the seafood add-ons.
TipThe Motława-side window tables go first; ask at booking. Closed Sunday evenings.
Tygle Gdańskie in Gdańsk, on the restored Granary Island, runs a Michelin-recommended menu under chef Michał Stężalski. Kitchen leans modern polish.
OrderThe beef tenderloin with asparagus when on, or the seafood section in late summer.
TipWindows over the Długie Pobrzeże fill fast at sunset; book a 19:00 slot for that view.
Pierogarnia Mandu in Gdańsk Śródmieście rolls pierogi to order in dough varieties from yeast to spelt. Located in Main Town. At ul. Elżbietańska 4.
OrderThe salmon-and-dill pierogi, plus a side plate of the sweet seasonal ones.
TipEverything is made to order; budget 25 minutes from sit-down to first plate.
Avocado Vegan Bistro in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz cooks the everyday-Polish canon without animal product. Kitchen leans vegan polish. At ul. Wajdeloty 25/1.
OrderThe soy schabowy plate with cabbage, the kitchen's most-requested dish.
TipDaily specials sell out by 14:30; arrive at lunch for the full board.
Hamsa in Kraków's Jewish quarter cooks Tel Aviv-style Israeli: hummus, shakshuka, sabich, fresh pita off the saj. Located in Kazimierz. Priced at $$.
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.
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.
OrderDuck with baked apple and the 10-year Starka vodka flight; courtyard table in summer.
TipBook the courtyard for sunset; the cellar room is the better seating in winter.
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.
OrderWhatever tartare is on, and the duck with smoked plum if it's running.
TipTasting menu Tuesday to Saturday 17:00-22:00. Book a week ahead for weekend dinner.
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