6 mid-range rooms in Warsaw, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Warsaw — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Warsaw food.
Tel Aviv Urban Food ★ 4.3
srodmiescie · ul. Poznanska 11, 00-680 Warszawa
Tel Aviv Urban Food on Poznanska in Warsaw opened in 2010 as the city's first strictly plant-based room. Hummus, falafel, pita and shakshuka now run across three locations.
Tip: Walk-in friendly at lunch. Dinner Friday-Saturday is the harder slot.
Tel Aviv Urban Food (Poznanska) ★ 4.3
srodmiescie · ul. Poznanska 11, 00-680 Warszawa
Tel Aviv Urban Food on Poznanska in Warsaw is the original 2010 vegan-pioneer location of the three-restaurant Tel Aviv group. Hummus and pita made in-house, no animal product on the menu.
Tip: Three Warsaw locations: Poznanska is the original, Mickiewicza the Zoliborz outpost.
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. Pierogi, bigos and placki all in vegan form.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Tue-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sunday 12:00-19:00. Cash and card.
Aioli Cantine Bar Cafe Deli ★ 4.0
srodmiescie · ul. Swietokrzyska 18, 00-052 Warszawa
Aioli on Swietokrzyska is the breakfast-through-evening Mediterranean canteen that Warsaw uses for the in-between meals: late breakfast, working lunch, early drinks before dinner elsewhere.
Tip: The all-day kitchen and the live DJ slot after 21:00 make it the rare both-and room.
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. Hand-rolled dough, twelve fillings, and a vaulted dining room a step off the Royal Castle square.
Tip: Six locations across the centre; this one queues less than the Freta sister. Walk in for late lunch.
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. Game pierogi, wild-mushroom fillings, decent wine.
Tip: The Podwale branch has the biggest dining room and the easiest weekday lunch booking.