iBO Falafel on Mikołaja in Wrocław is the city's best counter for falafel wraps, daily-fried chickpea balls with hummus, fresh vegetables and gluten-free options.
Must order: Falafel wrap with hummus, pickled vegetables, plus the house chilli sauce.
Tip: Closes by 19:00 most weekdays and 20:00 Thu-Sat; lunch and early evening only. Closed Sundays.
Address: ul. Świętego Mikołaja 15, 50-125 Wrocław
Zapiekarnik on Ruska in Wrocław runs the city's most popular zapiekanka window: an open-faced baguette pizza loaded with mushrooms, cheese and sauces, the Polish street-food classic.
Try: Zapiekanka
Order: The classic mushroom-and-cheese zapiekanka with garlic sauce.
Tip: Friday-Saturday the counter runs to midnight; useful when the Rynek bars start to close.
Bar Pierożek in Wrocław's Nadodrze is a basic-seating pierogi room: handmade dumplings to a short list of fillings, kompot to drink, prices that haven't moved since 2018.
Try: Pierogi
Order: Pierogi ruskie (potato-cheese) by the dozen, plus a glass of cranberry kompot.
Tip: Daily lunch deal Mon-Fri before 14:00; one of the cheapest hot meals in central Wrocław.
Pampa on Podwale in central Wrocław is the city's only proper Argentinian empanada counter: hand-pinched dough, fillings rotated daily, mate tea and alfajores by the till.
Try: Argentinian empanadas
Order: Three empanadas: beef with olive, ham with cheese, plus the daily special filling.
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue; Wednesday to Sunday afternoons are the move. Order four for takeaway; the empanadas hold warm in the bag for the walk home.
Tandyr House in Wrocław's Nadodrze pulls Georgian breads, both plain and filled, straight out of the clay tandyr oven. Cheap, hot, satisfying.
Try: Georgian bread (khachapuri, tandyr-baked)
Order: A filled khachapuri-style bread with cheese and a side cup of cherry compote.
Tip: The Kościuszki 83 branch near the train station is the quicker takeaway window for the same product.
Pan Precel on Ruska in Wrocław runs a pretzel counter with both sweet and savoury fillings, the late-morning snack locals fall back on. Second branch on Świdnicka 12.
Try: Pretzels (precle)
Order: A salt pretzel split with butter and ham, the canonical version.
Tip: Świdnicka 12 branch sells faster turnover; pretzels arrive hotter.
Frytki + sos on Antoniego in Wrocław is a takeaway window selling sweet-potato fries with homemade dipping sauces. Polish street food via a Belgian fritkot model.
Try: Sweet-potato fries
Order: A medium portion of sweet-potato fries with the curry-mango sauce.
Tip: Weekend evenings the queue runs down the street; lunchtimes Mon-Thu are easier.
