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Review: Gourmet by Café de la Poste

Features Restaurants 14 July 2021 0

The French Connection Inspired by the French concept of “pour vivre heureux, vivons caches” (“if you want to live happily, live hidden), Café de la Poste first opened in 2013 in the quaint back corner of Stary Bielany. Launched by Tatiana Fremond and her late husband, it stripped away... Read more

A French Revelation!

Features Restaurants Reviews 27 June 2021 0

Vibe La Buvette sits like a hidden gem nestled on a charming street that radiates off Stara Ochota’s Pl. Narutowicza. Tree-lined and looking like a cloned version of a picturesque arrondissement of Paris, it’s a pleasure to sit on the terrace, a feeling more akin to a cruise up... Read more

Notes: Mięsny

Blog 31 August 2019 0

What’s not to like about a butcher, deli and bistro all rolled into one meaty treat. Set down a leafy side street in posh Saska Kępa, this Saska Keeper presents a handful of wooden tables inside a monochrome-floored, white-tiled interior adorned with an azure-colored neon and graphic illustrative wall... Read more

GarMasz

Restaurants 26 November 2018 0

Combining the functions of a store, butchery and, above all, a restaurant, GarMasz is the creation of Piotr Pielichowski, a cook best-known for his appearances on the Polish edition of Master Chef. A keen promoter of natural ingredients and fancy delicacies, his restaurant is stunning in every respect: three... Read more

Kram

Shopping 6 May 2018 0

Housed in the DeFabryka development, Kram taps into Warsaw’s growing mania for artisan produce to present posh, made-on-the-day bread, fresh fruit and veg from local farms, as well as assorted goodies and pre-packaged items from acclaimed firms such as Rude Health, Cherry Tree, Mleczna Droga, gifatron.com etc. Covering every... Read more

Mięsny

Restaurants Shopping 25 March 2018 0

Joining the dots between butcher, deli and bistro, Mięsny presents a smattering of wooden tables inside a monochrome floored, white tiled interior adorned with graphic illustrative wall art depicting tasty farmyard animals. Views look onto a busy butcher’s counter while the menu is a short rundown of carnivorous pleasures:... Read more

Mojo Picon

Restaurants 12 February 2017 0

From modest beginnings Mojo Picon have kept growing: the new location on Prosta does exactly what the previous mini-sized version did and enhanced it. Specializing in Hispanic cuisine, especially that of the Canary Islands, Picon’s specific strengths include a broad Spanish wine selection, some brilliant tapas and peerless paella. Mojo... Read more

Heritage Koszyki

Going Out 19 December 2016 0

Nowhere else in recent years has divided opinion as much as the revamped Hala Koszyki. Yet despite accusations of being sterile, soulless and contrived, it has scored successes, and Heritage is among them. Aside from shelves filled with assorted Italian goods and groceries, find a small menu, Want to... Read more

The Crazy Butcher

Shopping 14 November 2016 0

Grzegorz Kwapniewski, better known as ‘Warsaw’s celebrity butcher’, has a new store in town, that being a corner unit in Hala Koszyki. Named by chefs across town as their principal source of meat, Kwapniewski’s offer includes Polish Red Angus, long-seasoned, marbled beef, not to mention veal, lamb, poultry and... Read more

Andersa’s Food Co-op

Features 16 September 2016 0

Warsaw is going green – but at what cost? A large one, as it happens. Though farmers’ markets and organic stores have caught on like wildfire, prices remain lavishly inflated. Created as an alternative to these, the Dobrze Food Co-op aims to ‘widen access to healthy, seasonal food’ while... Read more