What to Eat in Krakow: A Food Guide

What to eat in Krakow

• Obwarzanek

  Chewy street-cart ring bread (~PLN3) — an ubiquitous Kraków snack.

• Zapiekanka

  Open-face baguette with mushrooms and cheese — Plac Nowy in Kazimierz.

• Oscypek

  Smoked mountain-sheep cheese from the Tatras, grilled with cranberry sauce.

What to drink

Tap water is safe. Vodka is national; Kazimierz has a strong craft-beer and cocktail scene.

Dining etiquette and practicalities

• Tip 10% at sit-down restaurants.

• Milk bars (bar mleczny) — Bar Pod Temidą and Milkbar Tomasza are legendary.

Where to eat in Krakow

• Stare Miasto (Old Town)

  Rynek Główny + Cloth Hall + St Mary's + Wawel — Hotel Copernicus, Bonerowski Palace, Grand Hotel, Stary Hotel.

• Kazimierz (Jewish Quarter)

  Plac Nowy + Schindler's Factory + 6 synagogues — Metropolitan Boutique, Rubinstein Residence, Hotel Kazimierz.

• Podgórze

  Former WWII ghetto + MOCAK contemporary art + Ghetto Heroes Square — Qubus Kraków, Novotel Centrum.

• Nowa Huta

  Stalinist planned socialist city 6 km east — Communism-era architecture tours.