Restaurants in Warsaw
Warsaw has many fine eateries, though it's generally advisable to avoid the tourist traps of the Old Town. Head instead to the centre, particularly around Nowy Świat. Sushi and fusion are all the fashion, though local dishes are equally good. Game features heavily on local menus, as do dumplings and sausage, as served at central Chlopskie Jadlo. Most restaurants open at midday and stay open till the last customer leaves; 10% is considered standard for tipping.
Belvedere
Romantic dining
Located in the New Orangery in Lazienki Park, Belvedere is a serious
contender for Warsaw's most romantic restaurant. Tropical foliage, subtle
lighting and smart, regal-style chairs set the scene for a menu featuring
Russian blinis, black caviar, wild game and other delicacies. Expensive, but
you certainly can't beat it for atmosphere.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-9pm
Address
1, ul. Agrykoli, Warsaw 00-460
Telephone
+48 22 558 57 00
Papaya
Culinary Asian adventure
With an all-white space-age interior, Papaya is one of Warsaw's more
daring dining destinations in the city centre. Lobster and oysters are
picked straight out of the aquarium, but for a true culinary show sit up at
the bar behind which you can watch a Teppanyaki master showing off
his full repertoire of skills.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-12am
Address
16, ul. Foksal, Warsaw 00-372
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 826 1199
Rózana Restauracja Polska
Elegant local classic
One of the most attractive dining rooms in Mokotow, Rózana
Restauracja Polska is candlelit and elegant, with all the gilt and antique
trappings of a Polish stately home. The refined atmosphere is perfectly
complemented by live piano music and a menu with more than a passing bias
towards game and fowl.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-12am
Address
7, ul. Chocimska, Warsaw 00-791
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 848 1225
Tomo
Floating sushi
It won't be long before every corner of Warsaw boasts a sushi stop,
though few will come close to Tomo in the city centre. Join
Warsaw's nouveau riche around the bar to pick out excellent raw
fish as it bobs by on miniature boats. For something more substantial, order
tuna steak served with mustard sauce.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-11pm
Address
16/22, ul. Krucza, Warsaw 00-526
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 434 2344
U Fukiera
High-end banqueting
This classy heavyweight is a stalwart of local dining, with a thick guestbook
that includes rock stars and regents. Occupying a dense tangle of rooms U
Fukiera, in the Old Town, offers excellently presented local dishes inside
ornate chambers decorated with heirlooms and antiques. The game dishes merit
particular praise.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-11pm
Address
27, Rynek Starego Miasta, Warsaw 00-272
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 831 1013
Le Cedre
Taste of the exotic
Diners cross town to get to Le Cedre, a Lebanese-owned spot in Praga with an
interior straight out of Arabian Nights. Sit amid billowing drapes and satin
cushions while puffing on scented water pipes. This place is renowned for
its set menus, which allow guests to sample a wide spread of starters and
grilled meats.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-11pm
Address
61, Al. Solidarnosci, Warsaw 03-402
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 670 11 66
Pod Samsonem
Home-cooked Jewish specialities
The tiny Pod Samsonem restaurant, on a pedestrian street just north of
Warsaw's Old Town walls, is hugely popular with locals and visitors alike.
It's an old-fashioned place offering tasty Polish and Jewish cuisine, like
gefilte fish and "Jewish caviar" (chopped chicken liver flavoured with
garlic). Expect to wait for a table at busy times.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-11pm
Address
3/5, ul. Freta, Warsaw 00-227
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 831 1788
Atrio
Jet-set dining
This city-centre restaurant is where the high-fliers head to put a dent in
their company expense accounts. Don't be discouraged by
Atrio's corporate atmosphere, nor the slick, generic design. The
menu has acquired a reputation as one of Warsaw's best, with
inventive takes on global favourites - try the duck with pear and
ginger.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 8am-12pm
Address
23, Al. Jana Pawla II, Warsaw 00-854
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 653 9600
Sense
Cosmopolitan fusion cooking
Sense, in the city centre, has a loungelike interior, low-level seating, hip
tunes and tunic-clad staff. The menu features lollipop sushi accompanied by
wasabi sorbet, and more substantial offerings such as teriyaki chicken with
mango and avocado salsa. After dinner head to the bar, where expert
bartenders demonstrate as much flair as the chefs.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 12pm-11pm; Fri & Sat 12pm-12.30am; Sun 12pm-10pm
Address
19, ul. Nowy Swiat, Warsaw 00-029
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 826 6570
Warsaw Tortilla Factory
Spicy Tex-Mex food
The Warsaw Tortilla Factory is a loud and lively venue with a reputation of
serving Poland's best Tex-Mex food. Steaks and burgers are
available, but the real reason for dining here is the burritos, complemented
by a range of salsas that range from mild to blisteringly hot and spicy.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-11pm
Address
46, ul. Wilcza, Warsaw 00-679
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 621 8622
Biosfeera
Healthy vegetarian living
In this country of carnivores, a venue like Biosfeera isn't so much
a rarity as a complete one-off. Meat-, alcohol- and smoke-free, this
restaurant in the city centre serves up tortillas, salads, quiches and
freshly squeezed juices amongst an interior decorated with a sharp and
modern aesthetic.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-10pm
Address
80, Al. Niepoleglosci (enter from ul. Odynca), Warsaw 02-626
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 898 01 55
Chlopskie Jadlo
Local country cooking
Clunky farming equipment hangs alongside dried sausages inside this popular
peasant-themed eatery. Chlopskie Jadlo's staff dress in rural
apparel and rush around amid wooden furnishings, while the menu offers
typical Polish country cooking. Enjoy the generous portions of game served
with homemade bread and lard.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12am-12pm
Address
1, Pl. Konstytucji, Warsaw 00-647
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 339 17 17
Oberza Pod Czerzonym Wieprzem
Communist dining
City-centre Oberza Pod Czerzonym Wieprzem is a communist-themed restaurant
where staff lead patrons to wooden benches before presenting them with red
paper sheets with the choices typed onto them. The food here comes named
after communist leaders alive and dead and is served in huge portions. The
'Tito wild boar' is well worth a try.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-12am
Address
68, ul. Zelazna, Warsaw 00-866
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 850 31 44
Podwale - Kompania Piwna
Old Town meat feast
This Old Town favourite serves up your daily calorie count in one hit, with
piles of meat and cabbage cascading off the wooden boards they're
served on. The beer hall atmosphere at Podwale - Kompania Piwna is perfectly
complemented by the brass band that stalks between the tables as you
eat.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 11am-1am; Sun 12am-1am
Address
25, ul. Podwale, Warsaw 00-252
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 635 6314
Namaste
Low-cost Indian spice
Find two tables squeezed amid shelves piled with tins of chutney and packets
of curry paste at Namaste in the city centre. This place is a grocery store
first and foremost, though out back a team of imported chefs cook
Poland's best curries, many vegetarian, for an ever present queue
lining up for take-away food.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 11am-10pm; Sun 12am-10pm
Address
15, ul. Nowogrodzka, Warsaw 00-511
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 357 0939
