8 cafe rooms in Warsaw we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Warsaw | Cafe across every city.
Warsaw's specialty coffee scene grew out of a handful of third-wave rooms that trained the city's palate. STOR on Tamka in Powisle was among the first, with a second outpost on Bracka, and Relaks on Pulawska is run by former Polish barista champions out of an old bike shop. For something older, Pijalnia Czekolady E. Wedel on Szpitalna has poured chocolate since 1894 and Cafe Bristol has served coffee since 1901.
STOR Cafe (Tamka) ★ 4.7
ul. Tamka 33, 00-355 Warszawa
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.
Relaks Kawiarnia ★ 4.8
ul. Pulawska 48, 02-559 Warszawa
Relaks on Pulawska in Warsaw is the bike-shop-turned-specialty-coffee room staffed by former Polish barista champions. Order the specialty filter coffee.
Coffeedesk Kawiarnia ★ 4.6
ul. Wilcza 42, 00-679 Warszawa
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.
Cafe Bristol ★ 4.1
ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 42, 00-325 Warszawa
Cafe Bristol in Warsaw has poured coffee since 1901 from inside the Hotel Bristol. Order the viennese coffee, hot chocolate, kremowka. Booking recommended.
Pijalnia Czekolady E. Wedel (Szpitalna) ★ 4.5
ul. Szpitalna 8, 00-031 Warszawa
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.
STOR Cafe (Bracka) ★ 4.3
ul. Bracka 18, 00-028 Warszawa
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.
Ministerstwo Kawy ★ 4.2
ul. Marszalkowska 27/35, 00-639 Warszawa
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.
Charlotte (Plac Zbawiciela) ★ 4.0
Aleja Wyzwolenia 18, 00-570 Warszawa
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.