Relaks Kawiarnia ★ 4.8
Relaks on Pulawska in Warsaw is the bike-shop-turned-specialty-coffee room staffed by former Polish barista champions. Order the specialty filter coffee.
31 cheap eats places in Warsaw, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Warsaw: the places editors actually return to. All Warsaw food.
Lukullus (Mokotowska) ★ 4.7
Lukullus on Mokotowska in Warsaw is the third-generation Warsaw patisserie family business since 1946. Open mon-sat 09:00-20:00, sun 09:00-18:00.
STOR Cafe (Tamka) ★ 4.7
STOR on Tamka in Warsaw is the original location of one of the city's first third-wave coffee shops. Pour-over, espresso, plant milk by default.
Wedel Staroswiecki Sklep ★ 4.6
The Wedel old-fashioned shop on Szpitalna in Warsaw, opened in 1894 in Emil Wedel's tenement, sells chocolate bars, Ptasie Mleczko marshmallows.
RANO Piekarnia Rzemieslnicza ★ 4.6
RANO on Stalowa in Praga is the small craft bakery that supplies bread to a long list of Warsaw's better restaurants. Daily wheat sourdough, wheat with oats.
Coffeedesk Kawiarnia ★ 4.6
Coffeedesk on ul. Wilcza in Warsaw is the cafe outpost of Poland's biggest specialty-coffee e-commerce brand, pouring espresso and filter from rotating beans.
Bar Mleczny Prasowy ★ 4.5
Bar Mleczny Prasowy in Warsaw has fed the centre since 1954 from a socialist-realist building on Marszalkowska. Kitchen leans milk bar (bar mleczny).
OrderPierogi ruskie with sour cream and a glass of kompot.
Tip12:00-14:00 weekday peak. Aim for late breakfast or the 14:30 lull.
A. Blikle (Nowy Swiat) ★ 4.5
A. Blikle on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw has sold rose-filled paczki since 1869. Five generations of the Blikle family across 157 years, fifteen Warsaw locations.
Charlotte (Plac Zbawiciela) ★ 4.5
Charlotte on Plac Zbawiciela in Warsaw is the French boulangerie that locals queue at from 07:30. Open mon-fri 07:30-23:00, sat-sun 09:00-23:00.
Pijalnia Czekolady E. Wedel (Szpitalna) ★ 4.5
E. Wedel's chocolate cafe on Szpitalna in Warsaw opened in 1894 in Emil Wedel's tenement, descended from the 1851 chocolate house. Crystal mirrors.
Bar Mleczny Prasowy ★ 4.5
Bar Prasowy in Warsaw is the milk bar that fed central Marszalkowska since 1954. Pierogi for under 15 zl, zurek for 8, kotlet schabowy with sides.
OrderPierogi ruskie, kotlet schabowy, zurek
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! ★ 4.4
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! in Warsaw's Praga district plates pyzy dumplings in jam jars under fluorescent strip lights. Kitchen leans traditional polish.
OrderPyzy with mushroom gravy and a small bowl of flaki on the side.
TipOpen daily 11:00-22:00. A second branch sits at Podwale 5 in the Old Town if you can't cross the river.
Bar Bambino ★ 4.4
Bar Bambino in Warsaw, on the Krucza-Hoza corner, is the slightly-more-upmarket take on the milk bar. Priced at $. Kitchen leans milk bar (bar mleczny).
OrderThe daily soup with a plate of pierogi and a glass of cherry kompot.
TipMon-Fri 08:00-20:00, weekends 09:00-17:00. Walk in, no reservations needed.
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! ★ 4.4
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! in Warsaw's Praga district serves pyzy dumplings in jam jars under fluorescent strip lights. Open mon-sun 11:00-22:00. At ul. Brzeska 29.
OrderPyzy in jam jars
Mango Vegan Street Food (Hala Koszyki) ★ 4.4
Mango Vegan Street Food inside Hala Koszyki in Warsaw is the fourth branch of the seitan-kebab pioneer, opened in 2016. Open mon-sun 11:00-22:00.
OrderVege kebab with seitan, falafel, vegan ramen
Beirut Hummus & Music Bar ★ 4.4
Beirut Hummus & Music Bar on Poznanska in Warsaw counters Lebanese mezze with Belgian and Polish beers and Lebanese wines. Open mon-sun 12:00-02:00.
OrderHummus, falafel, kofta
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! ★ 4.4
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! in Warsaw's Praga district plates pyzy dumplings in jam jars for under 20 zl. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
OrderPyzy in jam jars
Bar Bambino ★ 4.4
Bar Bambino in Warsaw is the slightly tidier milk bar at the Krucza-Hoza corner. Daily-changing chalkboard, the same socialist-canteen pricing.
OrderPierogi, nalesniki, kompot
Bar Mleczny Familijny ★ 4.3
Bar Familijny on Warsaw's Nowy Swiat has run continuously since the People's Republic. Mon-Fri 07:00-20:00, Saturday 09:00-17:00, Sunday closed.
OrderNalesniki (Polish pancakes) with twarog and a bowl of zurek with white sausage.
TipMon-Fri 07:00-20:00, Saturday 09:00-17:00, Sunday closed Walk-ins usually OK.
Bar Mleczny Pod Barbakanem ★ 4.3
Bar Mleczny Pod Barbakanem in Warsaw sits just past the Barbican between Old and New Town. Vintage decor, ladies in white coats at the till.
OrderBigos with a slice of rye bread and a beetroot soup chaser.
TipOpen daily 09:00-17:00. Pay cash. The line moves fast Walk-ins usually OK.
STOR Cafe (Bracka) ★ 4.3
STOR on Bracka in Warsaw is the second outpost of the Powisle third-wave shop, overlooking a quiet square with a mezzanine of cosy seats and a few tables.
Bar Mleczny Familijny ★ 4.3
Bar Familijny on Warsaw's Nowy Swiat is the cheapest hot meal on the Royal Route. Nalesniki, kotlet mielony, plate of pierogi, all under 25 zl.
OrderNalesniki, mielony, zurek
Vege Kiosk ★ 4.3
Vege Kiosk on Krucza in Warsaw is the tiny vegan booth feeding the centre on a 7 to 15 zl budget. Pierogi, burgers, soups, pasta plates, ice cream and pies.
OrderVegan pierogi, burgers, pasta
Bar Mleczny Pod Barbakanem ★ 4.3
Bar Mleczny Pod Barbakanem sits just past the Old Town Barbican in Warsaw with vintage decor, lunch-canteen prices and the kotlet schabowy plate for less.
OrderZurek, bigos, kotlet schabowy
Ministerstwo Kawy ★ 4.2
Ministerstwo Kawy on Marszalkowska in Warsaw pours Swedish-roasted Koppi single-origins and 100% Arabica espresso from a high-ceiling room next to a corner.
Cafe Bristol ★ 4.1
Cafe Bristol in Warsaw has poured coffee since 1901 from inside the Hotel Bristol. Order the viennese coffee, hot chocolate, kremowka. Booking recommended.
Tuk Tuk (Hala Koszyki) ★ 4.1
Tuk Tuk inside Hala Koszyki in Warsaw is the food-hall Thai counter pulling Pad Thai, pad udon, curries and chilli-fried shrimp, eaten at the Long Bar.
OrderPad Thai, green curry, chilli shrimp
Piekarnia Lubaszka ★ 4.0
Piekarnia Lubaszka in Warsaw is the city-wide chain of Polish sourdough bakers, twenty-plus addresses pumping out rye loaves, paczki and savoury rolls.
Charlotte (Plac Zbawiciela) ★ 4.0
Charlotte on Plac Zbawiciela in Warsaw is the French-style bakery-cafe that anchors the city's trendiest square. Order the french croissant and espresso.
Zapiecek (Old Town) ★ 4.0
Zapiecek on Swietojanska in Warsaw is the chain that taught the Old Town to queue for pierogi. Open mon-sun 11:00-23:00. At ul. Swietojanska 13.
OrderHand-rolled pierogi
Zapiecek (Swietojanska) ★ 4.0
Zapiecek on Swietojanska in Warsaw's Old Town plates twelve pierogi varieties at 25 to 40 zl per portion. The tourist-friendly pierogarnia, hand-rolled dough.
OrderPierogi by the plate
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