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.