11 modern polish places in Warsaw we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Warsaw | Modern Polish across every city.
Polish cooking in Warsaw spans the full range, from socialist-era milk bars to chef-led tenement rooms. Magda Gessler's Restauracja Polka sits in a Renaissance tenement near the Royal Castle in Stare Miasto, while the Old Town pierogarnie Zapiecek on Swietojanska and Gosciniec on Podwale feed the tourist trade. At the cheaper end, Bar Mleczny Prasowy has fed central Marszalkowska since 1954, and across the river Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! plates dumplings in jam jars in Praga.
Restauracja Polka ★ 4.2
stare-miasto · ul. Swietojanska 2, 00-288 Warszawa
Magda Gessler's Restauracja Polka in Warsaw sits in a Renaissance tenement steps from the Royal Castle. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$$.
Zapiecek (Swietojanska) ★ 4.0
stare-miasto · ul. Swietojanska 13, 00-288 Warszawa
Zapiecek on Swietojanska is the Warsaw Old Town pierogarnia chain locals send tourists to without apology. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$.
Gosciniec Polskie Pierogi ★ 4.0
stare-miasto · ul. Podwale 19, 00-252 Warszawa
Gosciniec Polskie Pierogi in Warsaw plays the modernised-pierogarnia card with four central locations: Podwale, Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Nowy Swiat and Piwna.
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! ★ 4.4
praga-polnoc · ul. Brzeska 29, 03-737 Warszawa
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! in Warsaw's Praga district plates pyzy dumplings in jam jars under fluorescent strip lights. Kitchen leans traditional polish.
Bar Mleczny Prasowy ★ 4.5
srodmiescie · ul. Marszalkowska 10, 00-590 Warszawa
Bar Mleczny Prasowy in Warsaw has fed the centre since 1954 from a socialist-realist building on Marszalkowska. Kitchen leans milk bar (bar mleczny).
Bar Mleczny Familijny ★ 4.3
srodmiescie · ul. Nowy Swiat 39, 00-029 Warszawa
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.
Bar Bambino ★ 4.4
srodmiescie · ul. Krucza 21, 00-526 Warszawa
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).
Bar Mleczny Pod Barbakanem ★ 4.3
stare-miasto · ul. Mostowa 27, 00-260 Warszawa
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.
Warszawa Wschodnia by Mateusz Gessler ★ 4.2
praga-polnoc · ul. Minska 25, 03-808 Warszawa
Mateusz Gessler's Warszawa Wschodnia in Warsaw runs 24 hours a day inside the Soho Factory complex in Praga. Kitchen leans modern polish bistro.
Restauracja Polka ★ 4.2
stare-miasto · ul. Swietojanska 2, 00-288 Warszawa
Magda Gessler's Polka in Warsaw is the Old Town home-cooking room: seven flower-painted dining rooms in a Renaissance tenement, heavy curtains.
Lokal Vegan Bistro ★ 4.3
srodmiescie · ul. Krucza 23, 00-525 Warszawa
Lokal Vegan Bistro on Krucza in Warsaw, run by the Margines cooperative since 2015, rebuilds the Polish home-cooking canon without any meat or dairy.