Anyone been to Krakow?

[Colourmehappy26]

I’m going to Krakow next week, has anyone been and have any good recommendations for places to go or restaurants to eat?

I keep coming across lots of very touristy restaurants online which I’m trying to avoid!

Just me and DP, no DC.

Thanks

Bump!

Not yet, hopefully in February so watching with interest!

You can't not do the Auschwitz and Berkinau (sp) trips. Incredibly humbling
The salt mines are apparently amazing - we didn't do them when we went as budget was tight.

Lots of restaurants round the main square.

If I remeber rightly, there's a little kebab shop next to an Irish bar which does incredible kebabs. But possible we just had too many drinks at the Irish bar so anything would be good.

We went to momento resto.
Wd also went to art [email protected]. Fabulous.

Definitely visit the salt mines

Krakow is wonderful . We visited a restaurant just off the centre called Diana which had the best food and the prices were great. Trip to Aushwitz is very humbling and an absolute must and the Schindler museum for more insight .

Went in early June and absolutely loved it, would return. We stayed in the Jewish quarter and there were a good few restaurants in the square there that were good, Hamsa and Restaurant Baster included.

Theres a fab jazz bar on the square in a basement www.myguidekrakow.com/nightlife/harris-piano-jazz-bar it feels like old New York.

Hope to go next year so following for tips

DC went on a choir tour and sang in the chapel in the salt mines - they said they were absolutely amazing.

Yes to the Salt Mines. Wear comfy shoes as its a lot of walking.

Don’t miss the salt mines, they are amazing.

Salt Mines
Lost Souls Alley (if you dare)
Piano bar in main square

Krakow was incredible. Yes, go to the salt mines, go to oskar schindlers factory which is a very respectful museum to Oskars Jews and the invasion of Kraków, walk around the Walwal castle and see the fire breathing dragon. Visit the gates of the city and look up the legend of the bugeler who plays from the tower. Drink Tyskie beer, eat perogie and beef slips and incredible Beetroot. Pay for a guided tour of auschwitz and birkenau because you must hear this history from a professional, it is overwhelming.

Krakow is fabulous, there are some great restaurants in the Jewish quarter tho I can’t remember any names sorry! Every restaurant I ate in was great and the people are so welcoming.

Yes to Salt Mines and Jewish Quarter. Check out the cathedral in the main square, absolutely stunning. On one of the side streets you'll find a milk bar (I want to say it was called Tomasz), which serves incredible, traditional Polish food at very reasonable prices. Milk bars were part of the old Communist regime and subsidised by the state to ensure people were well fed etc. You must try pierogi at least once a day.

Watching as we're going in April and looking for some recommendations too. Friend of mine is out there now and says it's amazing!

apart from the Salt Museum all others can be visited by foot so no need to worry about using public transport
from the airport take Uber to your hotel, Airbnb hosts often offer overpriced pickupa

Things worth visiting:
1/ Salt Museum in Wieliczka - take train from the main Train station then 5 min walk
2/ Schindler's Museum - my son watched the film on the way there
3/ Go to Mariacki Church and climb the tower for best view of Krakow
4/ Do the round walk in park called Planty to admire various buildings, churches and University
5/ There's also a museum under the main square showing medieval and pre medieval history of town
6/ Visit Smok Wawelski - the dragon next to the castle and visit the castle itself
7/ mnk.pl/exhibitions/lempicka - very good exhibition now on

Places to eat - recent recommendations given to my son who visited 2 weeks ago, by friends who live in Krakow

Best pierogi, not far from Shindler’s Museum – go there for lunch www.facebook.com/tbilisuripierogarnia/ 11am-6pm
Other restaurants ear Shindler’s museum:
www.facebook.com/wietnamkrk/ - Vietnamese 13:00 - 22:00
www.facebook.com/LuktungKrk/ - Indonesian 16:00 - 22:00

Breakfast
Ukrainian bookshop/cafe called Nic at ul. Sławkowska 28
www.facebook.com/Slawkowska28/
Cheder - ul. Józefa 36, Kraków, Poland www.facebook.com/cheder.krakow/ opens at 8 am
Augustiańska 5, 31-064 Kraków, Poland www.rannyptaszek.pl/
opens at 8am

Other with pierogi and good food in general: www.podaniolami.pl/ - near Rynek (that big square in the centre) 13:00 – 23:00 may need reservation but my son just walked in for lunch there
www.morskieoko.krakow.pl/ - also 5 min from the Rynek 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Pizza and Italian food - trattoriacyklop.pl

ICE CREAM
www.facebook.com/tiffany.krakow/
www.facebook.com/LodyStarowislna
www.facebook.com/Emilkrecilody

Wine bars
More upmarket wine bar (no cider ) but cocktails are £4-5, beer up to £3
www.facebook.com/galileoloungebar/ - open till midnight
szklanki.ontap.pl/ - open till 1am – cocktail bar
www.facebook.com/winometal/ - wine bar opens till 11pm

Kazimierz – food
nolio.pl/menu/menu-w-restauracji/ - Italian, open till 10 or 11pm
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g274772-d3825056-Reviews-Hamsa_Hummus_Happiness_Israeli_Restobar-Krakow_Lesser_Poland_Province_Southern_Po.html - Israeli food open till 10pm

www.facebook.com/karakter.restauracja/ - till 10 pm – mix menu
www.euskadi.pl/ - north Spanish/basque food , till 10PM
www.facebook.com/Ramen-People-%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB-124454768955359/ RAMEN
zakladkabistro.pl/ - french

Lots of cafes with beer and cakes but oldest and proper old style Viennese style coffee, cakes and food too jamamichalika.pl , I remember having some amazing boeuf stroganoff there

Oh it's beautiful! Have a wonderful time. The places we went to dished out shots of house vodka for free with meals. A few years ago now. I have a 2YO also so city breaks are a distant dream

Agree re Auschwitz, something I feel people must see to understand. A very sobering and moving experience.

Hamsa is amazing!

There's also a great cafe called Cheder.

Wow thank you everyone for taking the time to reply, some really helpful suggestions! We’re definitely doing Auschwitz, undecided about salt mines but can see lots have recommended!

Love jazz so thanks @EachandEveryone !

We’re staying in the Jewish quarter and there do seem to be lots of good restaurants there.

Thank you for this really great list! I’ll look up all these places to eat definitely.

@Colourmehappy26 Kazimierz is the old Jewish quarter where you staying and some places on my list are in that area

Re the salt mines, you have to go down a LOT of steps so need to be good on your feet, you get to come up in a lift though.

The castle is lovely, and the main square I believe has shops underground.

Great thanks, I’ll make a note of them