If the lockdown was something of a death sentence for the restaurant scene, it’s telling that the few places that are opening are serving the cuisine people want: and in this city’s case, then yes, that means vegan.

The Botanist, though, is something a little more. Okay, so we’re now accustomed to plant-friendly venues that look better than a student squat, but even by these modern standards this spot goes the extra yard.

Dark and sophisticated, the manner of this very restaurant is reflected by a drinks card involving high-end cocktails and a client base that’s young, fresh and pretty – in fact, even tennis ace Agnieszka Radwańska visited not long back. You should as well, for doing so means the trial of such dishes as jackfruit tacos or Poke bowls of watermelon and mango with lashings of sriracha. If this is what post-lockdown dining means, then we very much approve.

The Botanist
ul. Ordynacka 13, thebotanist.pl