Zapiecek on Swietojanska in Warsaw is the chain that taught the Old Town to queue for pierogi. Twelve fillings, hand-rolled dough, half-portions of three types on a plate for the indecisive.
Address: ul. Swietojanska 13, 00-288 Warszawa, Warsaw
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! in Warsaw's Praga district serves pyzy dumplings in jam jars under fluorescent strip lights. The street-food version of the milk-bar tradition, with flaki tripe soup as the alternative.
Try: Pyzy in jam jars
Krowarzywa on Marszalkowska in Warsaw is the central counter of the city's vegan burger chain. Homemade buns, house seitan and bean patties, beetroot ketchup, queue out the door at 13:00 lunch.
Try: Vegan burger and sweet-potato fries
Tuk Tuk inside Hala Koszyki in Warsaw is the food-hall Thai counter pulling Pad Thai, pad udon, curries and chilli-fried shrimp, eaten at the Long Bar or on the gallery upstairs.
Try: Pad Thai, green curry, chilli shrimp
Beirut Hummus & Music Bar on Poznanska in Warsaw counters Lebanese mezze with Belgian and Polish beers and Lebanese wines. The bar is built of sandbags, the music is house, the hummus is the best in the city.
Try: Hummus, falafel, kofta
