Food Scene
Cafe ART of HOME
47 KolejowaGood breakfasts until 12 PM.
One of the best burger joints in Warsaw with a distinct sweet taste.
23 locals recommend
Bydlo I Powidlo
47 KolejowaOne 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.
9 locals recommend
Bella Napoli
47 KolejowaA 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).
10 locals recommend
Pełną Parą Dim Sum Bar
76 SiennaOne 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.
23 locals recommend
Leniviec
7 PoznańskaOne 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.
19 locals recommend
Mleczarnia Jerozolimska
83 SiennaA 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 HożaOne 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.
Tuk Tuk
17 MokotowskaGood thai food in a vibrant neighborhood.
Parę Osób
12 TarczyńskaA cute little coffee shop a 15-minute walk away!
Miss Kimchi
28 ŻelaznaA great Korean place.
Mąka i Woda
13a ChmielnaThe best pizza in town according to many. I like it too!
If you've never tried sushi without fish, make sure to visit Youmiko.
12 locals recommend
Youmiko Vegan Sushi
62 HożaIf you've never tried sushi without fish, make sure to visit Youmiko.
Heritage Shop & Wine
83 FiltrowaAuthentic Italian food.
Filtry Cafe
3 Juliana Ursyna NiemcewiczaGreat coffee and croissants.
SHOKU
30 KarolkowaAn up & coming Japanese fusion.
Kwadratowa
9 Mikołaja RejaThe best place in Warsaw to have a prosecco for breakfast. Also good flat whites.
Wi-Taj Usiądź Zjedz Porozmawiaj
4 plac KonstytucjiChocolate Cafe E.Wedel
8 SzpitalnaHave 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.
8 locals recommend
Karmnik
4 a PiwnaThe 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
10 locals recommend
Nancy Lee
44 GrochowskaA 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.
21 locals recommend
Znajomi Znajomych
58a WilczaSafe 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.
Falafel BEIRUT
2 Antonia Corazziegothe falafel winner of Warsaw
the biggest selection of actually tasty veggie burgers. Despite being their second location be prepared for long queues.
103 locals recommend
Krowarzywa
27 Marszałkowskathe 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.
67 locals recommend
Tel Aviv Urban Food
11 Poznańskaa great combination of a casual Middle-Eastern restaurant and a cosy evening bar.
Bibenda
10 NowogrodzkaLocal, seasonal food (good for sharing) and a casual but stylish bar.
Mojo Picón Tapas & Wine Bar
5 Burdzińskiegoif 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.
11 locals recommend
SOFRA cafe&restaurant
71 WilczaWhen 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.
62 locals recommend
THAISTY
4 plac BankowyCheerful 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 ZłotaWhen 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.
27 locals recommend
STOR
33 Tamkaa 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.
66 locals recommend
Charlotte Menora
7 PróżnaA large bakery/café/wine bar serving tasty Polish-Jewish specialities and pastries.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cuda Na Kiju
6 Nowy ŚwiatA 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.
43 locals recommend
Cafe Kulturalna
1 plac DefiladYou 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.
Mały Wojtek
BrackaMy 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 ChmielnaWhenever 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.
45 locals recommend
Nocny Market
3 TowarowaA 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.
16 locals recommend
Centrum Zarządzania Światem
26 Stefana OkrzeiIt's on the other side of the river but the M2 metro will take you there in under 15 minutes.
Bazar Klub
13 JagiellońskaAlso serves food until late at night.
W Oparach Absurdu. Pub
6 ZąbkowskaCheck out their Facebook page. The place has a bit of an underground feel to it and the concerts there reflect that well.
28 locals recommend
Hydrozagadka
22 11 ListopadaCheck 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.
19 locals recommend
NIEBO
21 Nowy ŚwiatAfter 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.
25 locals recommend
Resort. Klubo - kawiarnia
1 Bielańskaa 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.
23 locals recommend
Pardon, To Tu
14 Romana i Jana PodoskichCosy 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
69 locals recommend
Kraken Rum Bar
12 Poznańskawith 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
Oleandrówa 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
20 locals recommend
State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw
1 Kredytowaa 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
246 locals recommend
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
3 plac Stanisława MałachowskiegoThe 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.
108 locals recommend
Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
2 JazdówCentre 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.
371 locals recommend
The National Museum in Warsaw
3 al. JerozolimskiePolish 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.
72 locals recommend
Neon Museum
25 MińskaA 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.
15 locals recommend
Museum of the Communist Poland Era
28 Pięknaa 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.
35 locals recommend
Warsaw Fotoplastikon
51 al. Jerozolimskiehidden 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.
252 locals recommend
Copernicus Science Centre
20 Wybrzeże KościuszkowskieA huge science museum with plenty of interactive exhibits. Can get pretty crowded. Highly recommended if you're visiting with kids.
Getting Around
Rondo Daszyńskiego
rondo DaszyńskiegoThe closest metro station (M2).
Warszawa Ochota station
The airport train, S2, stops here.
Parks & Nature
Pole Mokotowskie station
Łazienki Park
1 AgrykolaSaxon Gardens
MarszałkowskaKrasiński Garden
Generała Władysława AndersaSkaryszewski Park named after Ignacy Jan Paderewski
aleja Jerzego WaszyngtonaStefan Żeromski Park
Essentials
A store downstairs which opens at 6 AM and closes at 10 PM every day.
9 locals recommend
Delikatesy Organic
45a KolejowaA 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.
468 locals recommend
Zlote Tarasy
59 ZłotaA 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
18 locals recommend
Mysia 3
3 Mysianot 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 Mokotowskatiny 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"
25 locals recommend
Mokotowska
Mokotowskalined with fancy boutiques and cafés, if you don't mind spending a little bit more on your "souvenirs"