Karczma Lwowska on Wrocław's Rynek cooks Eastern Borderlands food, the family roots a lot of post-1945 Wrocław inherited. Flaming grilled meat platters, pierogi, bigos.
Signature dishes: Flaming meat platters, Pierogi, Bigos
Must order: The flaming meat platter for two with grilled vegetables and three sauces.
Tip: Ask for the szaszłyk skewers; they're cheaper than the platter and the kitchen treats them with the same care.
Address: Rynek 4, 50-106 Wrocław
Konspira on Wrocław's Plac Solny dresses a solid Polish bistro in 1980s Solidarity-era staging. Pierogi, żurek, schabowy and big plates priced for locals, not the tourist room next door.
Signature: Pierogi, Żurek, Schabowy
Order: The schabowy (breaded pork chop) with potatoes and cucumber salad.
Tip: Sit upstairs in the recreated 80s apartment for the cinematic effect; the food's the same as the ground floor.
Dwór Polski on Wrocław's Rynek serves classic Polish food in a building that's a working monument: King Wladislaw IV met with Marie Louise Gonzaga here in 1645. Duck is the room's calling card.
Signature: Duck with apples, Pierogi, Żurek
Order: Duck breast with baked apples and red cabbage, the classic Polish Sunday plate.
Tip: The medieval-cellar dining room is quieter than the upstairs square-facing rooms on busy weekends.
Restauracja Wrocławska's casual side: Silesian classics, pre-war Breslau menu drawn from Marek Krajewski novels, and the city's most reliable plate of rolada śląska.
Signature: Rolada śląska, Śląskie niebo, Kluski wrocławskie
Order: Rolada śląska with potato dumplings (kluski śląskie) and red cabbage, the canonical Silesian plate.
Tip: The hekele (smoked-herring spread) starter is the deep-Silesian move many visitors miss.
Art Restauracja in Wrocław's Art Hotel runs a farm-to-table Polish kitchen on a quiet Old Town side street. Duck dumplings with cherries are the room's calling card.
Signature: Duck dumplings with cherries, Seasonal Polish mains
Order: Duck dumplings with cherry sauce, then trout with walnut crust.
Tip: The courtyard is one of the prettiest dining gardens in the Old Town from May to September.
Kuźnia Smaku on Kuźnicza in Wrocław runs a small Polish bistro with daily-changing lunch sets and a long tradition of bigos. Walk-in friendly, fast service, popular with locals.
Signature: Bigos, Tatar, Pierogi
Order: The daily lunch set: soup, main, and a small dessert for around 45 zł.
Tip: Walk in for the lunch service Mon-Fri before 14:00; the same dishes cost half what they do at dinner.
Konspira on Wrocław's Plac Solny dresses a solid Polish bistro in 1980s Solidarity-era staging. Pierogi, żurek, schabowy and big plates priced for locals, not the tourist room next door.
Signature: Pierogi, Żurek, Schabowy
Order: The schabowy (breaded pork chop) with potatoes and cucumber salad.
Tip: Sit upstairs in the recreated 80s apartment for the cinematic effect; the food's the same as the ground floor.
Dwór Polski on Wrocław's Rynek serves classic Polish food in a building that's a working monument: King Wladislaw IV met with Marie Louise Gonzaga here in 1645. Duck is the room's calling card.
Signature: Duck with apples, Pierogi, Żurek
Order: Duck breast with baked apples and red cabbage, the classic Polish Sunday plate.
Tip: The medieval-cellar dining room is quieter than the upstairs square-facing rooms on busy weekends.
Restauracja Wrocławska's casual side: Silesian classics, pre-war Breslau menu drawn from Marek Krajewski novels, and the city's most reliable plate of rolada śląska.
Signature: Rolada śląska, Śląskie niebo, Kluski wrocławskie
Order: Rolada śląska with potato dumplings (kluski śląskie) and red cabbage, the canonical Silesian plate.
Tip: The hekele (smoked-herring spread) starter is the deep-Silesian move many visitors miss.
Art Restauracja in Wrocław's Art Hotel runs a farm-to-table Polish kitchen on a quiet Old Town side street. Duck dumplings with cherries are the room's calling card.
Signature: Duck dumplings with cherries, Seasonal Polish mains
Order: Duck dumplings with cherry sauce, then trout with walnut crust.
Tip: The courtyard is one of the prettiest dining gardens in the Old Town from May to September.
Kuźnia Smaku on Kuźnicza in Wrocław runs a small Polish bistro with daily-changing lunch sets and a long tradition of bigos. Walk-in friendly, fast service, popular with locals.
Signature: Bigos, Tatar, Pierogi
Order: The daily lunch set: soup, main, and a small dessert for around 45 zł.
Tip: Walk in for the lunch service Mon-Fri before 14:00; the same dishes cost half what they do at dinner.
Craft Restaurant at The Bridge Hotel sits on Wrocław's Cathedral Square. Modern Polish cooking with quiet rooms and a strong wine list, walking distance to Lwia Brama and the riverside.
Signature: Beef tartare, Duck with pak choi, Trout with walnuts
Order: Beef tartare, then trout with walnut crust and dill potatoes.
Tip: The hotel guests fill the morning service; lunch from 13:00 is the quietest seat.
