20 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. Located in Powisle.
Tip: Open Wed-Fri evenings and Saturday from 16:00. Book three to four weeks ahead, it is a small room.
El Koktel ★ 4.6
ul. Wojciecha Gorskiego 9, 00-031 Warszawa
El Koktel in Warsaw is the basement cocktail bar with emerald walls and filament bulbs, established 2014. Order the house-made gin dobry tonic.
Alewino ★ 4.6
ul. Mokotowska 48, 00-543 Warszawa
Alewino in Warsaw is the wine-shop-turned-bistro on Mokotowska, hidden behind a courtyard gate. Open mon-sat 17:00-23:00. At ul. Mokotowska 48.
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. Kitchen leans modern polish wine bar.
Tip: Look for the signpost by the gates as you arrive; the entrance is off the main street, easy to miss.
Zamieszanie Cocktail Bar ★ 4.5
ul. Nowy Swiat 6/12, 00-497 Warszawa
Zamieszanie on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw runs a backstage-prep cocktail programme served from freezing taps and bottles. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Mielzynski Wine Bar ★ 4.5
ul. Burakowska 5, 01-066 Warszawa
Mielzynski in Warsaw runs a wine bar inside its Burakowska wine shop, in the old Lace Factory courtyard between Wola, Zoliborz and Srodmiescie.
Kieliszki na Proznej ★ 4.5
ul. Prozna 12, 00-107 Warszawa
Kieliszki na Proznej in Warsaw sits on the surviving pre-war fragment of Prozna street, between Plac Grzybowski and Marszalkowska. Long-format wine list.
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. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans modern polish.
Tip: Entry by car from Kruczkowskiego on the Powisle side. Walk-up from Smolna through the park.
Mielzynski Wine Bar ★ 4.4
wola · ul. Burakowska 5, 01-066 Warszawa
Mielzynski on Burakowska in Warsaw sits inside the old Lace Factory at the corner of Srodmiescie, Zoliborz and Wola. Kitchen leans wine bar restaurant.
Tip: The shelves are the wine list. Pick a bottle off them and pay corkage that is lower than a list mark-up.
Cosmo Bar ★ 4.4
ul. Twarda 4, 00-105 Warszawa
Cosmo Bar in Warsaw lives in the Cosmopolitan tower on Twarda, a sustainable cocktail room from the Bar Wieczorny team. Local-foraged ingredients.
PiwPaw Beer Heaven (Foksal) ★ 4.4
ul. Foksal 16, 00-372 Warszawa
PiwPaw on Foksal in Warsaw runs roughly 80 taps of Polish, Czech, Belgian and German craft. Bottle-cap walls, the peacock mascot in the window.
Stary Dom ★ 4.3
mokotow · ul. Pulawska 104, 02-620 Warszawa
Stary Dom in Warsaw is the steak and Polish-classics anchor of leafy Mokotow, an old-house dining room with linen tablecloths and a deep cellar list.
Tip: Sunday lunch is the easy booking window. The basement dining room is the better seat.
Same Krafty ★ 4.3
ul. Nowomiejska 10, 00-261 Warszawa
Same Krafty on Nowomiejska in Warsaw is the Old Town craft tap, eight rotating beers a day in a whitewashed arched room a block from Rynek Starego Miasta.
Charlotte (evening) ★ 4.3
Aleja Wyzwolenia 18, 00-570 Warszawa
Charlotte on Plac Zbawiciela in Warsaw pivots from morning boulangerie to evening wine bar after dark. Open mon-fri 17:30-23:00, sat-sun 17:30-23:00.
Warszawa Wschodnia by Mateusz Gessler ★ 4.2
praga-polnoc · ul. Minska 25, 03-808 Warszawa
Mateusz Gessler's Warszawa Wschodnia in Warsaw runs 24 hours a day at the Soho Factory complex in Praga. Located in Praga Polnoc. Priced at $$$.
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. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$$.
Tip: Book a window seat on the Old Town side. It is touristy but earns the reputation.
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. Kitchen leans modern polish bistro.
Tip: Open round the clock. The 02:00-06:00 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.
Tip: Touristy but earns it; ask for the back room, not the streetside seats.
Tygmont Live Club ★ 4.1
ul. Mazowiecka 6, 00-048 Warszawa
Tygmont on Mazowiecka in Warsaw is one of the oldest jazz clubs in the city, opening at 20:00 and running into the small hours. Live music programme.
Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa (Nowy Swiat) ★ 4.0
ul. Nowy Swiat 19A, 00-029 Warszawa
Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw recreates the People's Republic vodka bar with communist-era posters, 4 zl shots and 24-hour service.