The Big Market Question
FeaturesInsider News 18 January 2023 0
News that the outdoor Hala Gwardii market (not to be confused with the Hala Gwardii hall) will be ‘revitalized’ has dominated local headlines recently, and in the process sparked a furious backlash from city campaigners. Fearing that the market will become unaffordable to all but a select few, activists... Read more
A Baker’s Dozen!
FeaturesRestaurants 12 May 2020 0
In a city now bristling with independent bakeries, we pick out twelve of our faves both big and small. Aromat Various locations, facebook “Good bread needs good flour,” says Mathieu, one half of the mother / son duo that founded Aromat back in 2014. Sourcing theirs from a... Read more
Bravo Stamm!
Insider News 15 June 2019 0
Warsaw remembers the undisputed king of Polish boxing… Coinciding with the 66th anniversary of his greatest triumph, mid-May saw the unveiling of a statue honoring ‘the father of Polish boxing’, Feliks Stamm. Cast in bronze, the 2.6-meter figure has been positioned in the park outside Hala Mirowska, just steps... Read more
Nestled beneath Ed Red lies Targowy, a long, shadowy bar that’s low on design thrills but high on merit. Occupied simply by high tables and a bar composed of colored, plastic crates, what it lacks in bling it makes up for with quality. Find decent cocktails, a thoughtful selection... Read more
Prowl Hala Mirowska to discover the intriguing world of Foto-Larson (first floor). Warsaw’s No. 1 home for all things analogue, this labor of love is run by a bona fide obsessive with an intimate knowledge of all the cameras and contraptions that he has on offer. Beautiful in every... Read more
Brasil On The Plate
Restaurants 13 November 2017 0
Already established as a cult legend around the summer food markets of Warsaw, Brasil On The Plate finally have a permanent year-round home in the recently activated Hala Gwardii. Though no more than a glorified stall, Wagner and Dora’s grilled meat skewers have come to be regarded as one... Read more
Hala Gwardii
Restaurants 11 October 2017 0
Taking its cue from the market places of Lisbon and Marseilles, Hala Gwardii aims to reprise its former pre-war role as the city’s best-known food market. To do so, CBR Events – the building’s operator – have recruited the great (and even greater) of Warsaw’s gastro scene: set around... Read more
With Women’s Day here, the Insider takes a look at the story behind the legendary flower market found at Hala Mirowska… By Stuart Dowell | Photographs by Ed Wight It’s about 6 p.m. on 8 March and you’ve been busy all day penning multi-million złoty contracts, ducking for cover... Read more
