The best restaurants Krakow

Located on the square behind the Barbacane, this restaurant excels in the preparation of typical Eastern Polish cuisine. Frontier specialties are not so different from the rest of Slavic fare, but the emphasis is on game and rare meats, and it's unusual to see dishes so well executed. The dishes served are quite refined and very good, in a rustic "grandma's house" decor and warm atmosphere. To top it all off, the waitresses are dressed in traditional costumes.

It's a comfortable pied-à-terre for many travelers who happen to visit Krakow on a regular basis. Indeed, Koko combines authentic Polish cuisine, with a room set in a vaulted cellar with mismatched vintage furniture typical of Krakow, a warm and relaxed service staff and very reasonable prices that make you happy. You'll feel right at home back in Krakow in this friendly restaurant, with a pint of pivo in one hand and a plate of pierogi in the other!

A veritable institution in the city, the equivalent of our kebabs and fast-food outlets open at all hours to fill a sudden slump. Very few places in Krakow stay open until late at night, and Przypiecek is one of the Poles' favorites. On the menu: good pierogi and pierogi and more pierogi to kill hunger at all hours. It could hardly be more local, served in a dingy room by staff who don't speak a word of English, despite the dozens of generations of Erasmus students who have failed here.

Every Wednesday and Saturday from 7 pm (and some other days on request), Marta, who created the excellent website of good addresses in Krakow local-life.com, welcomes up to 12 people to her home for a memorable dinner. Anyone can sit at her table! She cooks a delicious three-course Polish meal, with beer or wine included, served in her apartment. Her site is home to other guests who are attracted to this principle and are scattered all over the city. It's a unique chance to see the other side of the city.

Simple setting and food, but this milk bar is one of the most popular in town.

This pub-restaurant is one of the most pleasant in the neighborhood, which is not easy to do in Kazimierz. In the summer, you can relax in the garden on the large open terrace lined with wood, and in the winter, you can enjoy the warmth of the large adjacent veranda. The openness of the room, the omnipresence of varnished wood, the welcoming architecture full of curious curiosities create an atmosphere that invites you to escape. The kitchen is light and produces a variety of soups, salads, toasts and naleszniki . In the summer, many of the farm's dairy products can be found on the table.

This trendy Polish restaurant, a little out of the way, is very bright, with a large bay window opening onto a mezzanine. It's a Polish restaurant where you can settle down for a French-style dinner for a few hours and watch the night set over the Planty. The relaxed atmosphere, the coffee, the locally-produced beers and the simple but delicious and inexpensive Polish dishes prepared here all contribute to the charm of the place. The restaurant occasionally organizes live concerts, sometimes even featuring big international names.

The trendy locals didn't wait for this restaurant to be recommended by the Michelin guide to occupy it in numbers. It is located on the first floor of the Stary, one of the most luxurious hotels in Krakow. The dining room is very distinguished, in a spacious cellar with beautiful vaulted ceilings and cross-beams with alcoves and exposed brickwork. The gastronomic menu changes with the seasons, and features Polish products cooked in the European style, alongside traditional dishes (try pasta with lobster or foie gras with pears).

The two Warsztat' in Kazimierz are a sure bet among the addresses favored by young Krakowites. Excellent value for money for pasta, pizzas, salads and dishes, a striking decor and efficient service. But the love of the owner, Witold, for the real Polish cuisine pushed him to make his third address a Polish Warsztat! Family recipes, traditional, with fresh and seasonal products... and you can feel it in the dishes, always copious and at very good prices. No reason not to enjoy it!

A steakhouse with a trendy and warm decoration, where you can enjoy yourself. Its chef, Adam Chrząstowski, is a true lover of Polish meat and it shows in the plate. The result: a delicacy that melts in your mouth. His technique of dry-aging his meat for about 60 days decided him to open an artisanal cannery where he sells his products. They can be kept for two years. The kitchen is open, ideal to follow the cooking of your meat. The homemade terrine, served on a crispy pork skin, is to die for.

The cultural center in Nowa Huta has been rehabilitated in recent years and, to ensure that locals make it their own, a Food Truck Park has been installed there. In the same spirit as those in Kazimierz and downtown, on Lekowka, Świętego Wawrzyńca and Krupnicza streets respectively (which did not have the honor of their own section in the guidebook), there are half a dozen good quality stalls serving street food. Tables set up at regular intervals allow for dining, or in the summer you can eat on the Łąki Nowohuckie park.