11 upscale rooms in Warsaw, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Warsaw — destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Warsaw food.
Bez Gwiazdek ★ 4.7
powisle · ul. Wislana 8, 00-317 Warszawa
Robert Trzopek's Bez Gwiazdek in Warsaw rebuilds regional Polish cooking the way you wish your grandmother had cooked it. The name (no stars) is a joke; the room earns them.
Tip: Open Wed-Fri evenings and Saturday from 16:00. Book three to four weeks ahead, it is a small room.
Alewino ★ 4.5
srodmiescie · ul. Mokotowska 48, 00-543 Warszawa
Alewino in Warsaw started as a wine shop on Mokotowska and grew into a tucked-away bistro behind a courtyard gate. The wine list runs deep on younger Polish and natural producers.
Tip: Look for the signpost by the gates as you arrive; the entrance is off the main street, easy to miss.
Kafe Zielony Niedzwiedz ★ 4.4
powisle · ul. Smolna 4, 00-375 Warszawa
Kafe Zielony Niedzwiedz in Warsaw, the Green Bear, hides in Beyer Park between Powisle and the centre. Small dining room, chalkboard menu, foraged-vegetable kitchen.
Tip: Entry by car from Kruczkowskiego on the Powisle side. Walk-up from Smolna through the park.
Mielzynski Wine Bar ★ 4.4
wola · ul. Burakowska 5, 01-066 Warszawa
Mielzynski on Burakowska in Warsaw sits inside the old Lace Factory at the corner of Srodmiescie, Zoliborz and Wola. A wine merchant first, a kitchen second, both done seriously.
Tip: The shelves are the wine list. Pick a bottle off them and pay corkage that is lower than a list mark-up.
Zoni ★ 4.3
praga-polnoc · Plac Konesera 1, 03-736 Warszawa
Zoni sits inside the old Koneser vodka factory in Warsaw's Praga district. Five surviving giant copper stills frame the dining room and the kitchen cooks contemporary Polish.
Tip: The Praga Koneser complex also holds the Polish Vodka Museum; pair a tour with dinner.
Stary Dom ★ 4.3
mokotow · ul. Pulawska 104, 02-620 Warszawa
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 under the wood beams.
Tip: Sunday lunch is the easy booking window. The basement dining room is the better seat.
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 at the Soho Factory complex in Praga. French technique on Polish ingredients, with the bar wrapped around an open kitchen.
Tip: Open round the clock, the rare late-late-night option for a proper dinner outside Old Town.
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. Seven flower-painted rooms, classical china, and the Polish home-cooking canon.
Tip: Book a window seat on the Old Town side. It is touristy but earns the reputation.
Dwie Trzecie ★ 4.2
srodmiescie · ul. Wilcza 50, 00-679 Warszawa
Dwie Trzecie in Warsaw runs a tight Polish carte across two rooms, restaurant and tapas bar. The kitchen leans on game and spring vegetables and the wine list reads Belgian-brewed-by-default.
Tip: The sister site Jedna Trzecie next door is a Belgian beer cellar; do dinner here and one trappist after.
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. French technique on Polish ingredients, the bar wrapped around the open kitchen.
Tip: Open round the clock. The 02:00 to 06:00 menu is short but real food.
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, and the Polish canon plated on porcelain.
Tip: Touristy but earns it; ask for the back room, not the streetside seats.