Mid-Range in Warsaw: 34 editor picks

34 mid-range rooms in Warsaw, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Warsaw, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Warsaw food.

HAYB Speciality Coffee ★ 4.8

ul. Lodygowa 38, 03-687 Warszawa

HAYB in Warsaw roasts effortless-specialty from a flagship roastery on Lodygowa, the Borowski family business that started as Coffee Republic and rebranded.

Pinta Warsaw Nowogrodzka ★ 4.8

ul. Nowogrodzka 18a, 00-511 Warszawa

Pinta on Nowogrodzka in Warsaw is the city taproom of the Wieprz-based brewery, the founder of the Polish craft hop wave. Modern IPA, double IPA.

Bez Gwiazdek ★ 4.8

ul. Wislana 8, 00-317 Warszawa

Bez Gwiazdek in Powisle is Robert Trzopeks Wislana room where the ex-Noma chef plates one set Polish regional menu three nights a week, three weeks ahead.

Tip: Bookings open Wednesday morning for three weeks out, online only.

Charlotte (Plac Zbawiciela) ★ 4.8

Aleja Wyzwolenia 18, 00-570 Warszawa

Charlotte on Plac Zbawiciela in Warsaw is the city's flagship Saturday-brunch room, a French boulangerie with a glass-roof terrace under fairylights.

Sacred Mill Specialty Coffee ★ 4.6

ul. Kamionkowska 9/U3, 03-805 Warszawa

Sacred Mill in Warsaw's Praga-Poludnie roasts single-origins from a Kamionek production cafe, with a brew bar at Grzybowska 43A on the Wola side.

Jabeerwocky Craft Beer Pub ★ 4.6

ul. Nowogrodzka 12, 00-511 Warszawa

Jabeerwocky on Nowogrodzka in Warsaw is a sixteen-tap multitap spanning the ground floors of two connected tenements. At ul. Nowogrodzka 12.

El Koktel ★ 4.6

ul. Wojciecha Gorskiego 9, 00-031 Warszawa

El Koktel is a Warsaw buzz-to-enter basement bar with emerald walls and bartender-made gin, a 50-Best Discovery listing barely a block off Mazowiecka street.

Tip: Ring the buzzer on the street to be let in. No reservations Tuesday-Thursday.

STOR Cafe ★ 4.6

ul. Tamka 33, 00-355 Warszawa

STOR on Tamka in Warsaw is the meat-free Powisle brunch room, the laptop-friendly cafe regulars walk to from BUW library. Pour-over coffee, sourdough plates.

Vegan Ramen Shop (Muranow) ★ 4.5

muranow · al. Jana Pawla II 52/54, 00-150 Warszawa

Vegan Ramen Shop in Warsaw's Muranow is the plant-based ramen counter that built a citywide cult on house-made noodles and slow-pulled mushroom broth.

Tip: Tight room, no reservations; aim for early lunch or late dinner to skip the queue.

Mielzynski Wine Bar ★ 4.5

ul. Burakowska 5, 01-066 Warszawa

Mielzynski Wine Bar sits inside the old Lace Factory courtyard on Burakowska, far off the Srodmiescie grid where only sommeliers and regulars find it.

Tip: Pick a bottle off the shelves and pay corkage; cheaper than ordering from a list.

Meze by Teo Vafidis & Sons ★ 4.4

srodmiescie · ul. Wilcza 46, 00-679 Warszawa

Meze by Teo Vafidis and Sons on Wilcza in Warsaw runs a Greek and Mediterranean carte built around shared meze plates, souvlaki and grilled octopus.

Tip: The lunch carte is the value pick; the kitchen leans heavier on grill and seafood at dinner.

Relaks Kawiarnia ★ 4.4

ul. Pulawska 48, 02-559 Warszawa

Relaks in Warsaw started as a bike shop with a coffee corner. Open mon-fri 08:00-20:00, sat-sun 09:00-20:00. At ul. Pulawska 48. Booking recommended.

PiwPaw Beer Heaven ★ 4.4

ul. Foksal 16, 00-372 Warszawa

PiwPaw on Foksal in Warsaw runs roughly 80 taps of Polish, Czech, Belgian and German craft. At ul. Foksal 16. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.

Beirut Hummus & Music Bar ★ 4.4

ul. Poznanska 12, 00-680 Warszawa

Beirut on Poznanska in Warsaw keeps the kitchen open until 02:00 every night. Late-set house DJ, hummus and warm pita straight out of the oven.

InFormal Kitchen ★ 4.4

plac Malachowskiego 2, 00-066 Warszawa

InFormal Kitchen on plac Malachowskiego in Warsaw is the lunch-into-dinner brunch room next to the Zacheta gallery, with a menu that blends European cooking.

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. Kitchen leans middle eastern vegan.

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. Located in Srodmiescie.

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.

Tip: Closed Mondays. Tue-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sunday 12:00-19:00. Cash and card.

Warszawa Wschodnia by Mateusz Gessler ★ 4.3

ul. Minska 25, 03-808 Warszawa

Warszawa Wschodnia by Mateusz Gessler in Warsaw's Praga district is the only proper 24-hour restaurant in the city. French-bistro Polish at the bar.

Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! ★ 4.3

ul. Brzeska 29, 03-737 Warszawa

Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! in Warsaw's Praga district keeps the late-evening hot-food slot open to 22:00 with pyzy in jam jars and flaki tripe soup on the side.

Coctail Bar Max & Dom Whisky ★ 4.3

ul. Nowy Swiat 32, 00-373 Warszawa

Coctail Bar Max & Dom Whisky on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw runs to 03:00 Thursday through Saturday and 01:00 on the off-nights. Classic cocktails.

Kieliszki na Proznej ★ 4.3

ul. Prozna 12, 00-107 Warszawa

Kieliszki na Proznej sits on the surviving pre-war fragment of Prozna street, a Michelin Guide wine bar with a 200-plus list few tourists ever reach.

Tip: Book the bar seat; the sommelier pours from glass, half-bottle and full at your pace.

Coffeedesk ★ 4.2

ul. Wilcza 42, 00-679 Warszawa

Coffeedesk on Wilcza in Warsaw is the cafe arm of Poland's biggest specialty e-commerce brand. The shelves rotate Five Elephant, Gardelli, Johan & Nystrom.

Same Krafty ★ 4.2

ul. Nowomiejska 10, 00-261 Warszawa

Same Krafty on Nowomiejska in Warsaw is the Old Town craft taproom, eight rotating Polish beers a day in a whitewashed arched room a block from the market.

Kafe Zielony Niedzwiedz ★ 4.2

ul. Smolna 4, 00-375 Warszawa

Kafe Zielony Niedzwiedz hides inside Beyer Park between Powisle and Smolna, with a chalkboard of foraged-mushroom and game plates from a small kitchen.

Tip: Walk in from the Smolna side; the car entrance from Kruczkowskiego is for deliveries.

Cafe Bristol ★ 4.2

ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 42, 00-325 Warszawa

Cafe Bristol on Krakowskie Przedmiescie in Warsaw runs Sunday brunch from the 1901 dining room of the Hotel Bristol. Open mon-sun 08:00-19:00.

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.

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. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$.

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.

Tip: The Podwale branch has the biggest dining room and the easiest weekday lunch booking.

Tip: Cash works fine. The flaki tripe soup is the second-order if pyzy is not enough.

Aioli Cantine (Swietokrzyska) ★ 4.0

ul. Swietokrzyska 18, 00-052 Warszawa

Aioli on Swietokrzyska in Warsaw runs the all-day Mediterranean brunch programme: shakshuka, eggs benedict, smashed avocado on sourdough, a glass of cava.

Mid-Range in Warsaw