The thing I like about L’enfant Terrible is it’s effortless ability to make diners feel comfortable. Chef Michał Bryś has a look that suggests he’s just swaggered back from a rock concert, and that feeling is given extra substance by an interior that looks upscale but casual: plenty of... Read more
Pushed to name a favorite restaurant, and I often am, the answer is always the same: Nolita. There’s something about it I find magical – the immaculate service, the careful design and the lingering atmosphere of class and grace. Combined together, these are factors that conspire to create an... Read more
Ever since opening four years back, Atelier Amaro has come to be regarded as a point of pilgrimage to which diners flock to worship at the temple of Amaro. This is not an exaggeration. Awarded what was then Poland’s first Michelin star in 2013, Atelier Amaro is so much... Read more
Senses A spectacular experience from start to finish: begin by walking through a flame-lit tunnel, and then conclude the night with an edible cigar – a grand tobacco flavored pastry infused with whisky and cinnamon. In between that, our night goes something like this: beetroot bread with a teat... Read more
Opasły Tom
Restaurants 23 January 2016 0
Sneaked off a lively street, guests duck down into a chain of two narrow-ish chambers that, whilst not exactly casual, feel comfortable and familiar. Agata Wojda’s cooking is sublime, and on our latest trip include a gentle goose confit rested on pumpkin puree and prune sauce and a smoked... Read more
Elixir by Dom Wódki
Restaurants 24 October 2015 0
The dashing interior causes you to stop, look and touch. On one side, a gleaming bar with twinkling bottles, and on the other, a smart series of rooms whose ash-colored tones are punctuated with dashes of copper. The menu has a traditional heart yet a contemporary style, and includes... Read more
Back to Nolita for me this week, my first time since they came away as the big winner of our Best Of Warsaw awards at the start of the year. The result was everything I expected: perfect. The Place: Just stepping inside Nolita gives me a buzz – there’s... Read more
I do like unexpected surprises, and they don’t get more pleasant than this: a phone call from a friend requiring urgent help to bump up his expense account. “I’m really sorry to have to ask this,” went the conversation, “but I’d really appreciate it if you joined me for... Read more
Amber Room at the Sobański Palace
Restaurants 26 June 2015 0
The Amber Room is, indeed, a bit of a treasure. You know all the chefs we bang on about in this mag? Bottom line, the good ones came through via this kitchen. But this is more than a training ground for future stars, it’s a place that remains on... Read more
Concept 13
Restaurants 26 June 2015 0
You’d expect a rooftop meal at Poland’s ultimate luxury department store to cost the earth, but that’s not the case. The zł. 50 lunch deal allows Joe Public to enjoy the considerable skills of Dariusz Barański. That he manages to create different pieces of art each and every afternoon... Read more
