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Polish modernSrodmiescie
Alewino in Warsaw started as a wine shop on Mokotowska and grew into a tucked-away bistro behind a courtyard gate. Kitchen leans modern polish wine bar.
OrderThe kitchen's set plate of the day with a glass of whatever the sommelier is excited about.
TipLook for the signpost by the gates as you arrive; the entrance is off the main street, easy to miss.
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SteakhouseSrodmiescie
Butchery & Wine in Warsaw was the first proper dry-ageing steakhouse in Poland when it opened in 2010. Located in Srodmiescie. Priced at $$$$.
OrderThe 90-day matured ribeye with a Polish-aged-beef tartare to start.
TipSundays closed. Lunch is the cheaper window for the dry-aged cuts.
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Polish modernPraga Polnoc
Witek Iwanski's hub.praga in Warsaw was awarded one Michelin star in 2025, the first for an east-bank restaurant. Kitchen leans modern polish, hyperlocal.
OrderThe full long tasting and the Polish-crayfish course with house-sourced caviar.
TipBook direct: the restaurant handles its own reservations, three to four weeks ahead.
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Modern PolishPraga Polnoc
Mateusz Gessler's Warszawa Wschodnia in Warsaw runs 24 hours a day at the Soho Factory complex in Praga. Located in Praga Polnoc. Priced at $$$.
OrderWhatever cut the bar grill is searing tonight and the in-house bakery's sourdough.
TipOpen round the clock, the rare late-late-night option for a proper dinner outside Old Town.
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Traditional PolishStare Miasto
Magda Gessler's Restauracja Polka in Warsaw sits in a Renaissance tenement steps from the Royal Castle. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$$.
OrderThe bigos and the hand-rolled pierogi, with a shot of Polmos vodka.
TipBook a window seat on the Old Town side. It is touristy but earns the reputation.
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Polish modernMokotow
Stary Dom in Warsaw is the steak and Polish-classics anchor of leafy Mokotow, an old-house dining room with linen tablecloths and a deep cellar list.
OrderThe hand-cut tartare to start, then whatever steak the butcher's window has aged longest.
TipSunday lunch is the easy booking window. The basement dining room is the better seat.