Natu Rest & Wine
Restaurants 25 August 2014 0
***CLOSED*** My wife and I found ourselves on Chłodna one evening and decided to sit outside, taking in the vanilla sky. Natu seemed perfect for our ends: a nice, busy terrace and a good spot for people watching and earwigging on tourists. The waitress beelined towards us immediately so... Read more
It’s been a while since I was in Der Elefant and, in all honesty, I didn’t think it’d be returning anytime soon – not because I disliked my last couple of visits the other year, but simply because of the wealth of better restaurants in Warsaw. The thing is,... Read more
Not even the world’s biggest Jesus draws the tourists to Świebodzin county – and they don’t know what they’re missing… The Insider discovers Poland’s best kept secret. (By Alex Webber | Photos Ed Wight) That Tesco over there is a piece of history – go on, have guess when... Read more
My story with Muu Muu goes thus: visited last summer, probably about a week after they opened, and enjoyed it so much I went back there a few hours later, only this time with the Mrs. By the time we’d settled the bill we were both in agreement that... Read more
Not sure what to expect turning up at the 70th Warsaw Derby, the Insider finds thrills, spills and high couture. Standing in the VIP section overlooking the course, we gaze down on a sea of color and finery, marveling at the flow of confident Darcy-esque gents and the magnificently... Read more
Our earwigging bar spy returns with more tall tales of expat woe overheard in the bars and clubs of the capital city… “Years ago I was working for a five star hotel in Warsaw – one of the big, famous chains. We’d decided to upgrade the TVs from the... Read more
Thirty one years old, the Warsaw branch of the Hash House Harriers is a bona fide ex-pat institution. We learn more about their heritage and tradition… People I never expected to meet in Warsaw, part one: a witch doctor. And not just any witch doctor but The Witch Doctor.... Read more
When the drink menus look like they are carved in stone, try ordering off the menu. Here are five places we love to chat n sip with the bartender. Leniviec (Poznańska 7) There were natural suspicions when Leniviec made the transition from coffee to cocktails, but whose laughing now?... Read more
We stroll down Oleandrów; a small, colorful shop catches the eye. It’s a diamond in the rough. Inside, glow-in-the-dark frisbees hang neatly on the walls. We have just entered Latający Obiekt, a Frisbee pub, probably the first in Poland, let alone the city. “I like Frisbee, I like beer.... Read more
Tapas Gastrobar
Restaurants 7 August 2014 0
Warsaw has a serious problem: it likes Spanish food, but it can’t bloody make it. Think about it: how many Spanish restaurants have launched over the years? How many have promised much but then failed to deliver? Offhand I can think of a dozen that opened then folded, but... Read more
Interview: Mural Artist Kamila Lipka
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