Guidebook for Warszawa
Food Scene
Traditional Polish dumpling & pancake dishes in a rustic cottage-style setting with uniformed staff.
Chain restaurant, but a nice one. Polish food and famous pierogi in many variation. Rustic decorations. There are a few of those around, another one on Freta (Nowe Miasto).
167 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zapiecek
64 Nowy ŚwiatChain restaurant, but a nice one. Polish food and famous pierogi in many variation. Rustic decorations. There are a few of those around, another one on Freta (Nowe Miasto).
TO LUBIĘ
8 FretaReally nice coffee shop. Great cakes.
For hot chocolate passionates. Great selection! plus cakes, ice-cream, coffee and tea. Long tradition - the company E. Wedel opened in 1851.
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chocolate Cafe E.Wedel
8 SzpitalnaFor hot chocolate passionates. Great selection! plus cakes, ice-cream, coffee and tea. Long tradition - the company E. Wedel opened in 1851.
Historical cafe and restaurant - first opened in 1869. Great cakes but mostly famous for doughnuts. If you think you know what doughnuts are - think twice. Polish ones are famous and these are the best.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A.Blikle
33 Nowy ŚwiatHistorical cafe and restaurant - first opened in 1869. Great cakes but mostly famous for doughnuts. If you think you know what doughnuts are - think twice. Polish ones are famous and these are the best.
The classic of from the era (before 1989) when milk bars (restaurants which serves pancakes, pierogi and milk products) were the most available and by far most affordable places to eat out.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bar Familijny
39 Nowy ŚwiatThe classic of from the era (before 1989) when milk bars (restaurants which serves pancakes, pierogi and milk products) were the most available and by far most affordable places to eat out.
Very good food and extensive wine list, all possible to order by a glass.
27 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kieliszki na Próżnej
12 PróżnaVery good food and extensive wine list, all possible to order by a glass.
Every Wednesday from the morning till 4pm: food market with Polish seasonal products inside this beautiful old fortress in the park.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Forteca - Kręgliccy
12 ZakroczymskaEvery Wednesday from the morning till 4pm: food market with Polish seasonal products inside this beautiful old fortress in the park.
Super nice cafe 1 min walk from the flat. Delicious cakes, great coffee and tea, warm and stylish decor. Great for the winter and summer alike. For the warmer months sit outside with the view of the Mariensztat Square. Lovely.
Mariensztat Coffee
5 GarbarskaSuper nice cafe 1 min walk from the flat. Delicious cakes, great coffee and tea, warm and stylish decor. Great for the winter and summer alike. For the warmer months sit outside with the view of the Mariensztat Square. Lovely.
Very good restaurant with an outside space run by a famous Polish culinary couple Kregliccy.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Opasły Tom
9 WierzbowaVery good restaurant with an outside space run by a famous Polish culinary couple Kregliccy.
If you like Italian food, that's the place to go. Stylish surroundings also.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Otto Pompieri
1 plac BankowyIf you like Italian food, that's the place to go. Stylish surroundings also.
Sklep z kawą "Pożegnanie z Afryką"
4 FretaThe best selection of coffees from all around the world.
Traditional Polish dumpling & pancake dishes in a rustic cottage-style setting with uniformed staff.
167 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zapiecek
64 Nowy ŚwiatTraditional Polish dumpling & pancake dishes in a rustic cottage-style setting with uniformed staff.
Great fish and chips, sea food, good burgers and selection of beers (as well as wine). Additional bonus: a playroom for kids.
71 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Der Elefant
1 plac BankowyGreat fish and chips, sea food, good burgers and selection of beers (as well as wine). Additional bonus: a playroom for kids.
Elegant and slightly upmarket take on the Polish cuisine. Great food and service.
STOLICA - restauracja Stare Miasto Warszawa, starówka kuchnia polska
1 Szeroki DunajElegant and slightly upmarket take on the Polish cuisine. Great food and service.
Restauracja Delicja Polska
64 Krakowskie Przedmieścieupmarket but delicious Polish cuisine.
One of the most famous and oldest Warsaw restaurants and wine cellars. Good food although don't expect to pay little.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
U Fukiera
27 rynek Starego MiastaOne of the most famous and oldest Warsaw restaurants and wine cellars. Good food although don't expect to pay little.
Rustic decoration, great Polish food with moderate prices and huge portions. For the hungry and those who crave Polish food.
71 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Piwna Kompania: Podwale 25
25 PodwaleRustic decoration, great Polish food with moderate prices and huge portions. For the hungry and those who crave Polish food.
Everything Else
Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Newly open, very stunning, informative and already an important landmark.
335 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museum of the History of Polish Jews
6 Mordechaja AnielewiczaMuseum of the History of Polish Jews. Newly open, very stunning, informative and already an important landmark.
Warsaw Cathedral. Destroyed during WWII and later rebuilt. Beautiful in its severe gothic form.
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Basílica arzobispal de Varsovia en honor a San Juan Bautista
8 ŚwiętojańskaWarsaw Cathedral. Destroyed during WWII and later rebuilt. Beautiful in its severe gothic form.
Museo de Arte Moderno
22 Wybrzeże KościuszkowskieMuseum for modern art lovers.
The best neon museum in Europe with highlights of the design.
72 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo del Neón
25 MińskaThe best neon museum in Europe with highlights of the design.
Spa: facials and treatments at the salon of one of Poland's best cosmetic brand Irena Eris.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kosmetyczne Instytuty Dr Irena Eris - Warszawa Nowe Miasto
41 FretaSpa: facials and treatments at the salon of one of Poland's best cosmetic brand Irena Eris.
Spa salon. Wide range of therapies and too far away (taxi still might be easiest, it is on the other side of the river). https://www.studiosante.pl/zabiegi-i-terapie/
Studio Sante City Health Resort
55A JagiellońskaSpa salon. Wide range of therapies and too far away (taxi still might be easiest, it is on the other side of the river). https://www.studiosante.pl/zabiegi-i-terapie/
Arts & Culture
Museo Nacional de Varsovia
3 al. JerozolimskieMuzeum of Polish Art.
Modern Art - the most important muzeum - gallery of its kind in Warsaw.
246 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zachęta - Galería Nacional de Arte
3 plac Stanisława MałachowskiegoModern Art - the most important muzeum - gallery of its kind in Warsaw.
Museum of the Warsaw Uprising 1944. Not for an easy afternoon visit. For those interested in history and wanting to learn about one of the most painful and heroic events of the Warsaw history.
638 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo del Alzamiento de Varsovia
79 GrzybowskaMuseum of the Warsaw Uprising 1944. Not for an easy afternoon visit. For those interested in history and wanting to learn about one of the most painful and heroic events of the Warsaw history.
For opera and ballet lovers
149 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Teatro Wielki - Ópera Nacional de Polonia
1 plac TeatralnyFor opera and ballet lovers
Warsaw classical concert venue and home to Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Filarmónica Nacional
5 JasnaWarsaw classical concert venue and home to Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
New Science Museum. Fun visit for all - also kids!
199 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Centrum Nauki Kopernik station
Wybrzeże KościuszkowskieNew Science Museum. Fun visit for all - also kids!
Interactive and modern museum of the greatest Polish composer. Fun for all - not just classical music lovers.
240 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Fryderyk Chopin
1 OkólnikInteractive and modern museum of the greatest Polish composer. Fun for all - not just classical music lovers.
Entertainment & Activities
For sports and football lovers - also a new architectural landmark of Warsaw.
212 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
PGE Narodowy
1 al. Księcia Józefa PoniatowskiegoFor sports and football lovers - also a new architectural landmark of Warsaw.
Based very close to the centre (a walk over the bridge away), in a lovely, large park. Over the past 20 years it has been modernised and updated to provide good conditions to its residents. Elephants, lions, tigers, chimpanzees, giraffes, anteaters. Birds, snakes, fish - you name it.
130 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jardín Zoológico de la Ciudad de Varsovia
1/3 RatuszowaBased very close to the centre (a walk over the bridge away), in a lovely, large park. Over the past 20 years it has been modernised and updated to provide good conditions to its residents. Elephants, lions, tigers, chimpanzees, giraffes, anteaters. Birds, snakes, fish - you name it.
It is a cafe/bistro on top of our road, where you can also listen to a concert with CHopin's music given by talented young Polish pianists (daily). Worth checking out!
Chopin Point Warsaw
87 Krakowskie PrzedmieścieIt is a cafe/bistro on top of our road, where you can also listen to a concert with CHopin's music given by talented young Polish pianists (daily). Worth checking out!
Riverside boulevards with bars and cafes.
108 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bulwary Wiślane
Riverside boulevards with bars and cafes.
Sightseeing
Destroyed after the Uprising '44, as majority of the left riverside Warsaw, then rebuilt in the 70's; now an important museum - worth a visit.
301 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Castillo Real de Varsovia
4 plac ZamkowyDestroyed after the Uprising '44, as majority of the left riverside Warsaw, then rebuilt in the 70's; now an important museum - worth a visit.
Nice little square with a fountain 1 min walk from the flat. Pub, and some shops (groceries, pharmacy, sport, hairdresser).
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mariensztat
3 MariensztatNice little square with a fountain 1 min walk from the flat. Pub, and some shops (groceries, pharmacy, sport, hairdresser).
Warsaw University - beautiful classical architecture on green grounds.
53 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
University of Warsaw
26/28 Krakowskie PrzedmieścieWarsaw University - beautiful classical architecture on green grounds.
Drinks & Nightlife
Retrospekcja
28/30 BednarskaNice, atmospheric bar; feels like being back at uni. 60's, old school.
Fashionable restaurant- cantine - bar. Italian/modern food and fashionable place to be.
96 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Aioli
18 ŚwiętokrzyskaFashionable restaurant- cantine - bar. Italian/modern food and fashionable place to be.
Blues, jazz, jam sessions. Music club and food.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Klub Harenda
4 Krakowskie PrzedmieścieBlues, jazz, jam sessions. Music club and food.
Glossy nightclub for cocktails, live music & DJ sets, housed in a grand former bank building
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bank Club
14 MazowieckaGlossy nightclub for cocktails, live music & DJ sets, housed in a grand former bank building
Luzztro The Home Club
6 al. JerozolimskieTechno music club.
Cheap beer&vodka bar in 'communist times' style.
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pijalnia wódki i piwa
19 Nowy ŚwiatCheap beer&vodka bar in 'communist times' style.
Smolna
38 Smolnaa good bar/night club
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park in the centre of Warsaw with classical architecture and the summer residence of the last king of Poland Stanisław August Poniatowski; 18th century.
703 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Łazienki
Beautiful park in the centre of Warsaw with classical architecture and the summer residence of the last king of Poland Stanisław August Poniatowski; 18th century.
Green space with river view and multimedia fountain display (the latter at night).
Skwer 1 Dywizji Pancernej WP
Wybrzeże GdańskieGreen space with river view and multimedia fountain display (the latter at night).
Beautiful park on the other side of the Old Town. Great place to rest after busy city exploring tour. Check out the food market in the old fortress (on the side closer to the river), every Wednesday from morning till 4pm.
Romuald Traugutta Park
Beautiful park on the other side of the Old Town. Great place to rest after busy city exploring tour. Check out the food market in the old fortress (on the side closer to the river), every Wednesday from morning till 4pm.