Slotted inside what was once Café 6/12, Zorza embellishes the venue’s ascetic PRL style with licks of art deco: it’s an unlikely marriage that manages to work. But with even the sun sweating this summer, do your pecking, picking, sipping and supping on an outdoor terrace set-up that encourages... Read more
MOD Donuts
Restaurants 27 September 2015 0
A place full of everlasting love for the humble donut. Inspired by their travels to New York, owners Kamila and Patrycja have filled a hole in the market by creating a cool spot that’s committed to natural ingredients and the artisan process. Those glistening technicolors you see are down... Read more
Przepis
Restaurants 15 September 2015 0
An unassuming entrance opens up to reveal an intriguing interior that’s heavy on distressed wood surfaces and a color palette of hot pink and battlecruiser grey. And then there’s the artwork – definitely a conversation starter on a slow date. Dubbing themselves as a ‘gastro café’, the food has... Read more
City SAM
Restaurants 14 September 2015 0
The ground floor of the Cosmopolitan needed something special, and it’s got it in the shape of City SAM. Already immensely successful in the Powiśle district, the new downtown venture features a fantastic range of health-minded food and drinks not to mention shelves of snacks and salads already packed... Read more
OSiR’s manifesto declares it a ‘cycle culture’ café, which means incoming guests should brace for all kinds of bike related props in this urban, raw and ready hideout. Beyond the cycling propaganda, there’s much to recommend: rare find beers, street-style hot dogs, and a cool, tranquil crowd that livens... Read more
A Parisian-style bookstore full of steps and wobbles, nooks and alcoves. All agree there’s something special here: maybe it’s the book selection – varied, esoteric and at once compelling. Or maybe it’s the atmosphere, such that browsers anchor themselves on the sofas to lose an afternoon with their nose... Read more
SAM
Restaurants 2 July 2015 0
A central, communal table is flanked by smaller satellite tables for parties of two to four while perky seasonal blooms and potted herbs lend a spark of freshness. Co-owner Małgorzata Kusina-Doran is a fine-bread connoisseur, honing her skills at a bread-making course chaired by Raymond Blanc. SAM ul. Lipowa... Read more
Nabo
Going OutRestaurants 30 June 2015 0
The décor is, we’re told, typical Danish cafe – bold open windows, simple lines, high shelves filled with books and games on the table. But what is Danish food? There’s Old Danish on the menu: meatballs and open face sandwiches with meat and fish in various textural configurations and... Read more
Prosta Historia
Going OutRestaurants 28 June 2015 0
Informal looking with its clean white finishes and stripped wood floors, it’s an ideal spot for a lazy weekend – few places in Warsaw feel so naturally continental. That becomes especially true each summer when the outdoor furniture is rolled out and the Friday night DJ enters the fray... Read more
Is there anything better than sitting in a café, book in hand, while spring sunshine pours through the windows? We go to Państwo to do just that, an echoy, cavernous café with a young, lively crowd that’s keen on scholastic events and political causes. Never does it feel too... Read more
Interview: Mural Artist Kamila Lipka
Features Mar 24, 2023
