Krakow Restaurants, a Dining Guide
Krakow, Poland’s Mecca of gourmets, can boast many excellent restaurants.
Good restaurants and various
other eateries that offer quality food are found throughout
the city. Yet Krakow’s historical Old Town central district
seems virtually stuffed with establishments catering to all
kinds of diners. Here, within easy walking distance, one
discovers hundreds of restaurants, cafes, bistros, grills,
pizzerias, salad bars, etc. They are lodged in every
available space of the area’s old palatial residences and
stately burgher houses – upstairs, downstairs, and most
willingly in those vast ancient cellars. No doubt, the
exquisite and picturesque period interiors are a premium.
And from springtime through
autumn restaurant tables take up the streets and squares of the
mostly pedestrian precinct as well as backyards turned
gardens.
A couple of blocks south another scenic downtown district,
Kazimierz famed for its past Jewish quarter, also boasts numerous eateries.
And still further to the south is the city's newly
established gastronomic frontier in historic Podgorze town
across Wisla river.
Krakow restaurant traditions
Krakow gastronomy has a long and glorious tradition that
dates back to the famously lavish medieval and Renaissance
feasts and the Baroque extravaganzas of Polish gentry
gourmets. And the city’s legendary restaurants of the past two
centuries are fondly remembered. Yet recent decades have
brought about a genuine restaurant explosion owing to the
hectic efforts of aspiring restaurateurs, native as well as
immigrants. And some Krakow chefs have achieved celebrity of
sorts.
Trends in Krakow's Restaurants
Currently fusion cooking seems to be
all the rage among the city's trendy chefs. Yet a creative adaptation of the old Polish cuisine
is
still in vogue. Also a revival of the local folk cookery goes
on. On the other hand Far East foods, once exotic, appear to
have become almost
staples nowadays. At the same time Krakow restaurant patrons
occur enamored of fine French and Italian cuisine more than ever
before.
Good restaurants
in Krakow.
Any following information has been provided by respective
restaurants on their sole responsibility.
Albertina Restaurant & Wine
Polish cuisine with Mediterranean twist.
Address: ul. Dominikanska 3, 31-043 Krakow (located in the
center on the corner of Dominikanska and Poselska streets).
Phone: +48 123334110, mobile + 48
570136720, Website
www.albertinarestaurant.pl
www.facebook.com/AlbertinaRestaurant
Albertina is an exceptional place on
the culinary map of Krakow. The restaurant, located in the
center of the Old Town, tempts with a unique character of its
decor, carefully prepared menu, and excellent wine selection
from all over the world. Albertina combines Polish cuisine in
modern form, based on seasonal menu and local products, with
Mediterranean inspirations, e.g. fresh lobsters and oysters from
its own lobster tank (the only one in the entire Krakow). Also,
Albertina can boast Poland's only Enomatic system of
self-service wine dispensers, with a superb range of 32 wines to
buy by the glass.
CK Browar
Polish cuisine.
Address: 7 Podwale street.
Phone: (+48) 124292505
Website www.ckbrowar.krakow.pl
Corleone
Italian cuisine
Address: ul. Poselska 19. Phone: (+48) 124295126. Website
www.corleone.krakow.pl Email
corleone@corleone.krakow.pl
Located on Poselska Street, a quiet strada close to the Main
Square, Corleone offers great Italian fare inspired from the
Sicilian town whence it derives its name name. In this elegant
yet cozily appointed locale, a wealth of flavorful food is for
the picking under the watchful gaze of Italy's movie stars whose
photographs adorn the walls. Appetizers such as the carpaccio,
or the foie gras are great precursors to homemade pasta prepared
in myriad ways. Follow up with the exquisite beef sirloin or
roast duck with figs, or the outstanding selection of seafood
touched by a spicy Sicilian accent - the focus on quality
reflected by the fact the place receives a shipment of fresh
fish and seafood twice a week. The wine selection mostly from
Sicily and Tuscany blends perfectly with the cuisine, and
finally award-winning desserts such as the ice cream spaghetti
are your light at the end off this remarkable culinary tunnel!
Corse
restaurant
Corsican cuisine.
Meal for two without wine -
about
35 euro
Address: 24 Poselska street. Website www.corserestaurant.pl
Phone: (+48)
124216273.
Del Papa
restaurant
Italian cuisine.
Everyone who likes Italian cuisine will find here traditional
dishes from there such as vitello tonnato, beef and fish
carpaccio, minestrone soup or tiramisu, tasty and crunchy - thin
based - pizza and big choice of pasta. There are also less
traditional - meat and fish - dishes and delicious seafood.
Mussels, served here every Thursday, are famous for being the
best mussels in Cracow.
Meal for two without wine -
about
30 euro
Address: 6 Sw. Tomasza street. Website www.delpapa.pl
Phone:
(+48)
124218343.
Edo Fusion &
Edo Sushi Bar
Japanese cuisine.
What distinguishes Edo Sushi Bar (now called “the old Edo”) is
its constant adherence to the traditional methods of Japanese
cooking, which has won this oldest sushi-bar of Krakow the
appreciation of culinary critics and numerous regular customers.
In the menu of the new Edo Fusion there are interesting dishes
of the Japanese provenance enriched with flavors and aromas
evoking Thai, Mexican, and Mediterranean reminiscences.
Meal for two without wine - about
25 euro
Address: 3 Bozego Ciala street and 8 Miodowa street.
Phone: (+48) 124222424
Gehanowska-Pod Sloncem Restaurant
Polish cuisine.
No. 43 on the Main Square houses restaurant Gehanowska-Pod
Sloncem. Pod Sloncem simply means under the Sun. The place opens
up as early as 8 am serving excellent breakfast. Down in the
cellars, which date back to the Middle Ages, one can settle down
in one of the cozy booths and enjoy from the restaurant’s more
elaborate menu consisting of salads, soups, various meats, and
fish. The chicken with bacon, mushrooms and tomato; the grilled
steak cooked to perfection; and the trout with dill sauce are
all very popular. As is the outstanding coffee, desserts, and
beers and cocktails served through the day. With terrace seating
on the Main Square, this place offers a wonderful, comprehensive
experience in the heart of all of the action.
Address Krakow, Rynek Glowny 43.
Phone: +48 12 422 93 78.
E-mail:
kontakt@gehanowska.pl
Guliwer
restaurant & cafe
European cuisine.
Guliwer Cafe & Restaurant is a little, cosy eatery
situated at Bracka street, literally 100 meters from the Old
Town’s Rynek Główny central square. It’s ideal for those who
seek a place in the very heart of Krakow where one may have a
tasty breakfast - or lunch, or dinner - in a casual atmosphere,
sip a glass of excellent wine, or indulge oneself in splendid
coffee or hot, thick chocolate. Till late evening hours we serve
dishes based solely on healthy, natural ingredients, with a
great deal of herbs and without any artificial improvers! The
cakes we recommend and excellent creme brulee are made every day
on the premises by our cooks.
Meal for two without wine -
about
35 euro
Address: 6 Bracka street. Website www.guliwer-restauracja.pl
Phone:
(+48)
124302466.
Pod Aniolami
restaurant
Polish cuisine.
The Pod Aniolami – “Under
the Angels” restaurant is an extraordinary place, famed far
and wide for its marinated meats, grilled over beech
hardwood fire, and other old Polish dishes. The restaurant’s
historical 13th-century interiors and brilliant
cuisine, based on the Polish culinary traditions, will make
you soak up the atmosphere of the Medieval Kings’ City of
Cracow. At “Under the Angels” time stood still and one can
still find the ambience of old Cracow here. Beautiful
interiors and excellent cuisine attract renowned guests from
all over the world. On the ground floor we invite you to The
Chamber of the Wawel Castle’s Comptroller where one can
admire the 18th-century polychromes during private banquets.
There is also a charming year-round open garden with
a mosaic fountain to which one can always drop a coin
wishing to come back to this unusual place.
Meal for two without wine -
about
40 euro
Address: 35 Grodzka street.
Phone:
(+48) 124213999.
Stodola
Polish cuisine.
We cordially invite you to our restaurant
located in the heart of Krakow’s old town. The unique
atmosphere, unforgettable style, and true quality have been
appreciated by our satisfied guests. Our menu is rich and
varied, you can choose from tasty meals, good beer, and
delicious drinks. The chef’s specialty is game. By visiting us
you will be convinced that “Stodola 47” is an excellent venue
for a meeting with friends and family as well as any event such
as wedding, birthday parties, etc. Our restaurant can
accommodate up to 90 persons and is open from noon. Visit us and
enjoy.
Address: ul. Florianska 47
Phone: (+48) 122924925
Website: www.stodola47.p
Trzy Papryczki
Address: ul. Poselska 17.
Pizzeria Trzy Papryczki is
situated at one of cozy little streets in the center of the Old
Town. It’ll suffice to turn left (going from the central square)
from Grodzka street to find the magic pizzeria. Its snug
interior perfectly evokes the climate of an Italian restaurant.
The pizzeria offers Italian dishes, wines, desserts, and
original pizzas from a wood-fired oven. The professional and
friendly staff not only will ensure a considerate service but
also they will advise competently and recommend the best dishes
as well as wines that match the food excellently. In summer and
springtime we invite to a cozy garden full of flowers and vine.
Phone:(+48)
122925532.
Website www.trzypapryczki.krakow.pl Email
corleone@corleone.krakow.pl
Wierzynek
restaurant
Polish cuisine.
Meal for two without wine: about 55 euro
Address: Rynek Glowny 16 /Market Square/
Phone:
+48 12 424 96 24,
email rezerwacja@wierzynek.com.pl
The tradition of the Wierzynek brand dates back to 1364,
when a wealthy merchant Nicolas Wierzynek hosted a splendid
feast for the monarchs of Europe on behalf of the Polish
King Casimir the Great. The feast took place in a historical
tenement at the Main Market Square in Cracow, where today
the legendary restaurant is located.
Wierzynek is the place
for traditional Polish cuisine and courtly customs gourmets.
This Krakow worldwide brand is associated with luxury and
sumptuousness, and the restaurant is distinguished as one
of the thousand places in the world that you must visit
before you die.
After 650 years of history our guests are
still the most important for us. Wierzynek Restaurant is not
just a legend – it is a story playing every day anew.
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