You may know Relax already: in fact, if you’re a coffee aficionado, then that’s probably a given. A cult meeting point amid the concrete and graffiti of Złota, it’s long been viewed as somewhere quite special. Likewise, it’s also been viewed as somewhere quite small. Prayer No. 1: “Couldn’t... Read more
Expanding to cover a new location up on Wilcza, the second branch of the Relax success story feels like an updated upgrade on the original downtown. Characterized by structured simplicity, it’s a venue that maximizes space and light. Never overly complex, clean lines of vision are interrupted only by... Read more
Having ditched their old, pokey address off Pl. Zbawiciela for (slightly) larger surrounds on Elektoralna, the curious location of the new operation has done little to dent their popularity: at all hours, find tables inside this fashionably sparse / frayed set of rooms occupied by cool-looking designer types gabbling... Read more
Home to the Polish AeroPress and Polish Brewers Cup champions, few cafes in the country nail the quality of their coffee in quite the same way as Forum. Having ditched their old pokey address off Pl. Zbawiciela for (slightly) larger surrounds on Elektoralna, the curiously detached nature of their... Read more
With more people than ever working from home, a growing number of bars and cafes are catering to this expanding demographic… Campus Google ul. Ząbkowska 33C, website The Campus Cafe is accessible to all but requires registration – a simple (and free) process that can be done in a... Read more
Now in their ninth year of business, any Hall of Fame just wouldn’t feel complete without the inclusion of this evergreen institution. Jacketed in chipboard panels and retro posters, the buzz about Relaks has lasted so long as to become ingrained in their DNA. Relaks ul. Puławska 48, open... Read more
Warsaw’s always had a sweet tooth, the difference being that it’s only in the past few years that it’s really embraced desserts as something to be placed on a pretty little pedestal and treated with awe. El Krepel does just that, presenting a range of elegant temptations lined up... Read more
Luxury desserts, pralines and tarts served inside an ivy clad building in a leafy post-industrial complex off Burakowska. The contemporary style is reflected by an interior that’s modern, pared down and richly bathed in sloping sunlight. Though it’s the gleaming confections that generally earn the plaudits, the sorbets are... Read more
Its proximity to the uni keeps the student headcount high, with the intellectual (“OMG, I need to get that essay finished!”) atmosphere given added oomph by the stacks of books that line the wall (buy ’em for ten zlots a kilo). There’s certainly as much typing as there is... Read more