Kubuś Piekarenka can split opinion. Detractors point to the occasional indifference of the staff, the elongated waiting times and, most of all, a vibe that can feel almost too intensely fashionable – to fit in, it helps if you have 10k followers on Insta. That said, what else can you expect from a place that’s become one of the hottest meeting spots of 2023?

Raved about by kingmakers such as Noizz, it’s an address that typifies the direction that Warsaw has gone in – capturing the zeitgeist, this breakfast / lunch / café / bakery crossover looks fashionably ad-hoc with bare, distressed walls decorated with fleeting bits of wall art. In such confines, join the urban activists and influencers to order crispy breads piled with gooey regional cheese or delicious creamy scrambled eggs with oyster mushrooms. Drip coffee and freshly-baked goodies add to the pluses.