Guidebook for Warszawa

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Guidebook for Warszawa

Food Scene

Good breakfasts until 12 PM.
Cafe ART of HOME
47 Kolejowa
Good breakfasts until 12 PM.
One of the best burger joints in Warsaw with a distinct sweet taste.
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Bydlo I Powidlo
47 Kolejowa
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One of the best burger joints in Warsaw with a distinct sweet taste.
A very decent pizza place. My favorites are the capricciosa and pizza italiana.
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Bella Napoli
47 Kolejowa
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A very decent pizza place. My favorites are the capricciosa and pizza italiana.
One of my favorite dim sum places in Warsaw. A bit on the stylish side, still manages to be cozy. A lot of variety of tasty food. The portions are big (especially the edamame, which is delicious).
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Pełną Parą Dim Sum Bar
76 Sienna
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One of my favorite dim sum places in Warsaw. A bit on the stylish side, still manages to be cozy. A lot of variety of tasty food. The portions are big (especially the edamame, which is delicious).
One of my favorite places for a weekend breakfast. They often have themed weekends and an eat-all-you-want option for the hungry ones.
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Leniviec
7 Poznańska
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One of my favorite places for a weekend breakfast. They often have themed weekends and an eat-all-you-want option for the hungry ones.
A very cheap cafeteria ('bar mleczny') which serves breakfasts till noon at weekdays and 2 PM on weekends. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_mleczny for some background on this kind of places.
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Mleczarnia Jerozolimska
83 Sienna
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A very cheap cafeteria ('bar mleczny') which serves breakfasts till noon at weekdays and 2 PM on weekends. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_mleczny for some background on this kind of places.
One of my favorite coffee places in Warsaw. Tiny and unassuming, it's a must-visit if you find yourself in the neighborhood. Serves delicious ice cream too.
Tłusty Kotek
51 Hoża
One of my favorite coffee places in Warsaw. Tiny and unassuming, it's a must-visit if you find yourself in the neighborhood. Serves delicious ice cream too.
Good thai food in a vibrant neighborhood.
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Tuk Tuk
17 Mokotowska
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Good thai food in a vibrant neighborhood.
A cute little coffee shop a 15-minute walk away!
Parę Osób
12 Tarczyńska
A cute little coffee shop a 15-minute walk away!
A great Korean place.
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Miss Kimchi
28 Żelazna
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A great Korean place.
The best pizza in town according to many. I like it too!
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Mąka i Woda
13a Chmielna
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The best pizza in town according to many. I like it too!
If you've never tried sushi without fish, make sure to visit Youmiko.
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Youmiko Vegan Sushi
62 Hoża
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If you've never tried sushi without fish, make sure to visit Youmiko.
Authentic Italian food.
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Heritage Shop & Wine
83 Filtrowa
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Authentic Italian food.
Great coffee and croissants.
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Filtry Cafe
3 Juliana Ursyna Niemcewicza
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Great coffee and croissants.
An up & coming Japanese fusion.
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SHOKU
30 Karolkowa
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An up & coming Japanese fusion.
The best place in Warsaw to have a prosecco for breakfast. Also good flat whites.
Kwadratowa
9 Mikołaja Reja
The best place in Warsaw to have a prosecco for breakfast. Also good flat whites.
Wi-Taj Usiądź Zjedz Porozmawiaj
4 plac Konstytucji
Have a sip of the famous Polish hot chocolate!
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Chocolate Cafe E.Wedel
8 Szpitalna
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Have a sip of the famous Polish hot chocolate!
The only non-touristy place in the Old Town to have a drink and try Polish food in a more contemporary style. Great service, delicious cocktails and the best steak tartare in town.
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Karmnik
4 a Piwna
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The only non-touristy place in the Old Town to have a drink and try Polish food in a more contemporary style. Great service, delicious cocktails and the best steak tartare in town.
A cosy vegetarian café with different lunch menu each day and a lovely service
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Nancy Lee
283 Grochowska
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A cosy vegetarian café with different lunch menu each day and a lovely service
Safe bet anytime of the day. Large bar on two floors, casual atmosphere, good international menu, sharing platters, lunch sets, and good deals on evening drinks. Gets lively on weekend nights.
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Znajomi Znajomych
58a Wilcza
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Safe bet anytime of the day. Large bar on two floors, casual atmosphere, good international menu, sharing platters, lunch sets, and good deals on evening drinks. Gets lively on weekend nights.
the falafel winner of Warsaw
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Falafel BEIRUT
2 Antoniego Corazziego
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the falafel winner of Warsaw
the biggest selection of actually tasty veggie burgers. Despite being their second location be prepared for long queues.
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Krowarzywa
27 Marszałkowska
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the biggest selection of actually tasty veggie burgers. Despite being their second location be prepared for long queues.
a great combination of a casual Middle-Eastern restaurant and a cosy evening bar.
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Tel Aviv Urban Food
11 Poznańska
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a great combination of a casual Middle-Eastern restaurant and a cosy evening bar.
Local, seasonal food (good for sharing) and a casual but stylish bar.
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Bibenda
10 Nowogrodzka
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Local, seasonal food (good for sharing) and a casual but stylish bar.
if you want authentic tapas in Warsaw this is the place to go
Mojo Picón Tapas & Wine Bar
5 Burdzińskiego
if you want authentic tapas in Warsaw this is the place to go
When you're not sure what you fancy Sofra has both a good Mediterrenean and a Turkish/Balkan menu.
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SOFRA cafe&restaurant
71 Wilcza
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When you're not sure what you fancy Sofra has both a good Mediterrenean and a Turkish/Balkan menu.
Cheerful and colourful, with some surprising variations of the usual Thai standards, it could easily be your best Thai meal outside of Thailand. Try to book in advance or be prepared to wait for a table.
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THAISTY
4 plac Bankowy
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Cheerful and colourful, with some surprising variations of the usual Thai standards, it could easily be your best Thai meal outside of Thailand. Try to book in advance or be prepared to wait for a table.
When one of you wants a coffee and the other one a beer, this little bar is one of a few places which specializes in both.
relax cafe bar centrum
8a Złota
When one of you wants a coffee and the other one a beer, this little bar is one of a few places which specializes in both.
a very typical European café at first glance but somehow very hard to leave. Amazing coffee, good sandwiches, desserts and bottled craft beers.
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STOR
33 Tamka
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a very typical European café at first glance but somehow very hard to leave. Amazing coffee, good sandwiches, desserts and bottled craft beers.
A large bakery/café/wine bar serving tasty Polish-Jewish specialities and pastries.
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Charlotte Menora
7 Próżna
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A large bakery/café/wine bar serving tasty Polish-Jewish specialities and pastries.

Drinks & Nightlife

A lot of choice when it comes to beer.
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Cuda Na Kiju
6 Nowy Świat
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A lot of choice when it comes to beer.
You should come here at least once when you're in Warsaw. It's a café during the day and a cool bar at night, located in the Palace of Culture and Science.
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Cafe Kulturalna
1 plac Defilad
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You should come here at least once when you're in Warsaw. It's a café during the day and a cool bar at night, located in the Palace of Culture and Science.
My personal favorite for an energizing shot of vodka.
Mały Wojtek
Bracka
My personal favorite for an energizing shot of vodka.
Whenever you're hungry at 4 AM in the morning, Równonoc will have you covered with a really good salmon & capers sandwich.
Równonoc
1 Chmielna
Whenever you're hungry at 4 AM in the morning, Równonoc will have you covered with a really good salmon & capers sandwich.
A food market with a bar in an abandoned train station open all summer until the first weekend of October.
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Nocny Market
3 Towarowa
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A food market with a bar in an abandoned train station open all summer until the first weekend of October.
It's on the other side of the river but the M2 metro will take you there in under 15 minutes.
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Centrum Zarządzania Światem
26 Stefana Okrzei
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It's on the other side of the river but the M2 metro will take you there in under 15 minutes.
Also serves food until late at night.
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Bazar Klub
13 Jagiellońska
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Also serves food until late at night.
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W Oparach Absurdu. Pub
6 Ząbkowska
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Check out their Facebook page. The place has a bit of an underground feel to it and the concerts there reflect that well.
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Hydrozagadka
22 11 Listopada
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Check out their Facebook page. The place has a bit of an underground feel to it and the concerts there reflect that well.
After a nearby Powiększenie closed a few years ago, Niebo has become a worthy successor.
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NIEBO
21 Nowy Świat
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After a nearby Powiększenie closed a few years ago, Niebo has become a worthy successor.
a café by day and a lively bar on weekend nights. On chilly evenings try their warming up winter drinks with rum and flavoured vodkas. Lovely views of the Opera House from the terrace.
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Resort. Klubo - kawiarnia
1 Bielańska
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a café by day and a lively bar on weekend nights. On chilly evenings try their warming up winter drinks with rum and flavoured vodkas. Lovely views of the Opera House from the terrace.
Cosy music bar with a great vinyl collection, jazz concerts in the week and a resident dog. Try the foccacias along with a good selection of beer. A Synagogue and Jewish restaurants in the area of Plac Grzybowski.
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Pardon, To Tu
14 Romana i Jana Podoskich
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Cosy music bar with a great vinyl collection, jazz concerts in the week and a resident dog. Try the foccacias along with a good selection of beer. A Synagogue and Jewish restaurants in the area of Plac Grzybowski.
with the neighbouring Beirut music/hummus bar Kraken offers very tasty fish and seafood tapas, beers and cocktails and gets very busy in the evenings
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Kraken Rum Bar
12 Poznańska
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with the neighbouring Beirut music/hummus bar Kraken offers very tasty fish and seafood tapas, beers and cocktails and gets very busy in the evenings
a few small good bars and a chip shop round the corner on this slightly forgotten little street just off busy Marszałkowska
Oleandrów
Oleandrów
a few small good bars and a chip shop round the corner on this slightly forgotten little street just off busy Marszałkowska

Arts & Culture

a very contemporary museum of Polish folk art with a pretty café and a souvernir shop
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Staatliches Ethnographisches Museum in Warschau
1 Kredytowa
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a very contemporary museum of Polish folk art with a pretty café and a souvernir shop
The most popular art gallery with temporary exhibitions, free on Thursdays
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Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
3 plac Stanisława Małachowskiego
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The most popular art gallery with temporary exhibitions, free on Thursdays
Centre of Modern Art in located in the Ujazdowski Castle. Bookshop, café, restaurant and a cinema on site and gorgeous views of the river from the back terrace.
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Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Schloss Ujazdowski
2 Jazdów
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Centre of Modern Art in located in the Ujazdowski Castle. Bookshop, café, restaurant and a cinema on site and gorgeous views of the river from the back terrace.
Polish classics and always a high quality temporary exhibition on at the National Museum.
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Nationalmuseum Warschau
3 al. Jerozolimskie
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Polish classics and always a high quality temporary exhibition on at the National Museum.
A very atmospheric warehouse where old Polish neon signs from the communist era get a second life. Located in a post-industrial factory complex Soho Factory on the Eastern side of the river, with a restaurant, boutique shop and a gallery on site. Double check opening days/times.
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Neon Museum
25 Mińska
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A very atmospheric warehouse where old Polish neon signs from the communist era get a second life. Located in a post-industrial factory complex Soho Factory on the Eastern side of the river, with a restaurant, boutique shop and a gallery on site. Double check opening days/times.
a tiny museum of all things communist: a recreated typical Soviet-era flat, an old style milk-bar.. Gimmicky but informative and with a sentimental feel (for some!) Good to combine with a visit to the Neon Museum next door.
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Muzeum Czar PRL
28 Piękna
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a tiny museum of all things communist: a recreated typical Soviet-era flat, an old style milk-bar.. Gimmicky but informative and with a sentimental feel (for some!) Good to combine with a visit to the Neon Museum next door.
hidden in an inner courtyard just off the busy Aleje Jerozolimskie is this tiny gallery-museum with a rotating kaiser-panorama showing stetoscopic images of pre-war Warsaw as well as themed temporary exhibitions.
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Fotoplastikon
51 al. Jerozolimskie
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hidden in an inner courtyard just off the busy Aleje Jerozolimskie is this tiny gallery-museum with a rotating kaiser-panorama showing stetoscopic images of pre-war Warsaw as well as themed temporary exhibitions.
A huge science museum with plenty of interactive exhibits. Can get pretty crowded. Highly recommended if you're visiting with kids.
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Wissenschaftszentrum Kopernikus
20 Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie
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A huge science museum with plenty of interactive exhibits. Can get pretty crowded. Highly recommended if you're visiting with kids.

Getting Around

The closest metro station (M2).
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Rondo Daszyńskiego
rondo Daszyńskiego
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The closest metro station (M2).
The airport train, S2, stops here.
Warszawa Ochota station
The airport train, S2, stops here.

Parks & Nature

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Pole Mokotowskie station
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Łazienki-Park
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Sächsischer Garten
Marszałkowska
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Krasiński-Garten
Generała Władysława Andersa
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Skaryszewski-Park benannt nach Ignacy Jan Paderewski
aleja Jerzego Waszyngtona
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Park Stefan Żeromskiego
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Essentials

A store downstairs which opens at 6 AM and closes at 10 PM every day.
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Delikatesy Organic
45a Kolejowa
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A store downstairs which opens at 6 AM and closes at 10 PM every day.

Shopping

A shopping mall not far from the apartment. Definitely nothing to file among the favorites, but it gets the job done when you need something and don't know where to look for it.
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Złote Tarasy
59 Złota
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A shopping mall not far from the apartment. Definitely nothing to file among the favorites, but it gets the job done when you need something and don't know where to look for it.
not too big and a little fancy, house decor, books and clothes and jewellery by young Polish designers
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Mysia 3
3 Mysia
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not too big and a little fancy, house decor, books and clothes and jewellery by young Polish designers
tiny independent bookstore specializing in photography and modernist architecture. Great for unsual souvernirs from Warsaw.
Sklep Wielobranżowy Bęc Zmiana
65 Mokotowska
tiny independent bookstore specializing in photography and modernist architecture. Great for unsual souvernirs from Warsaw.
lined with fancy boutiques and cafés, if you don't mind spending a little bit more on your "souvenirs"
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Mokotowska
Mokotowska
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lined with fancy boutiques and cafés, if you don't mind spending a little bit more on your "souvenirs"