delicatessen

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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, a strong...

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...

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...

SAM Żoliborz

Restaurants 2 July 2016 0

If you’re wondering why SAM have become such a dominant culinary force then find your questions answered in their Żoliborz branch. Mistakes and missteps are unheard of here, instead choose from a health conscious menu containing influences of Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean. The highly informal surrounds include a...

A Cut Above. The complete guide to good meat.

Partner news 15 June 2016 0

Mariusz Hańczewski of the Czerwona Krowa butchery talks about the importance of introducing top quality meat to your diet… Photos by Remigiusz GRUDZIEŃ Where do you get your meat from? We use a few different small breeders with all of our suppliers’ placing an emphasis on quality over quantity. Cultivating...