Guidebook for Wrocław
Food Scene
Baszta
3 Wojciecha CybulskiegoGreat vegetarian food in a medieval tower
Great burgers :) Awesome lemonade but ask for NO ice!
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Soczewka Kitchen
20 RynekGreat burgers :) Awesome lemonade but ask for NO ice!
If it's sunny head here and eat outside in the garden
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Bułka z Masłem
8A Pawła WłodkowicaIf it's sunny head here and eat outside in the garden
There are still some milk bars left in Wroclaw, the most famous is Mis but Mewa and Jacek i Agatka are also good choices
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Bar mleczny Miś
48 KuźniczaThere are still some milk bars left in Wroclaw, the most famous is Mis but Mewa and Jacek i Agatka are also good choices
The perfect mix... craft beer + burgers + home fries. The shrimp and cheese balls are also yummy
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pasibus
11 ŚwidnickaThe perfect mix... craft beer + burgers + home fries. The shrimp and cheese balls are also yummy
A franchise bakery. While there are much better bakeries in Wro this is just around the corner.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Piekarnia Hert
93 Generała Romualda TrauguttaA franchise bakery. While there are much better bakeries in Wro this is just around the corner.
Excellent ramen soups, kinda expensive (a large 1 L soup is 30zl) but damn is it good! It is always crowded so you may have to wait.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Panda Ramen
17/18 BiałoskórniczaExcellent ramen soups, kinda expensive (a large 1 L soup is 30zl) but damn is it good! It is always crowded so you may have to wait.
Piec Na Szewskiej
44 SzewskaAwesome pizza.
Do you want typical Polish pierogies? My favorite are pierogi ruskie served with sour cream.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pierogarnia Stary Młyn
26 RynekDo you want typical Polish pierogies? My favorite are pierogi ruskie served with sour cream.
A bistro/drink bar/restuarant, excellent tapas, good english muffin sandwiches (try the pulled pork), and really good burgers.
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Karavan Bar
40 Świętego AntoniegoA bistro/drink bar/restuarant, excellent tapas, good english muffin sandwiches (try the pulled pork), and really good burgers.
KRASNOLÓD
10 Komuny ParyskiejHands down the best ice cream in Wroclaw
Shopping
Awesome 19th century market hall overflowing with excellent produce. I go here to buy rare veggies or flowers. There are two cheap restaurants here (like 10zl for a typical Polish meal) and the bar Targowa is located outside offering decent food and 12 craft beers on tap (but downstairs! the patio bar only serves mediocre stuff).
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Wrocław Market Hall
17 PiaskowaAwesome 19th century market hall overflowing with excellent produce. I go here to buy rare veggies or flowers. There are two cheap restaurants here (like 10zl for a typical Polish meal) and the bar Targowa is located outside offering decent food and 12 craft beers on tap (but downstairs! the patio bar only serves mediocre stuff).
On the bottom floor you'll find the supermarket and laundry as well as a number of fast food joints.
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Galería Dominikańska
3 plac DominikańskiOn the bottom floor you'll find the supermarket and laundry as well as a number of fast food joints.
Drinks & Nightlife
Panczo foodtruck (check em out on Facebook) parks here, they serve some of the best Texmex I've ever eaten (try the Big Ass Burrito). Other foodtrucks frequently park here, there's also a bar that hosts lots of concerts here. During the winter this place is closed and Panczo opened up a kitchen in 4hops.
Plac Społeczny Przestrzeń Kreatywna
17 MazowieckaPanczo foodtruck (check em out on Facebook) parks here, they serve some of the best Texmex I've ever eaten (try the Big Ass Burrito). Other foodtrucks frequently park here, there's also a bar that hosts lots of concerts here. During the winter this place is closed and Panczo opened up a kitchen in 4hops.
Beer lovers unite! If you havent heard about the explosion of Polish microbrewers you are in for a shock. I am a huge beer lover and can honestly say the scene is better than in the US. 25 beers on tap from local breweries, my favorite are Pinta and Ale Browar
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kontynuacja
17 Ofiar OświęcimskichBeer lovers unite! If you havent heard about the explosion of Polish microbrewers you are in for a shock. I am a huge beer lover and can honestly say the scene is better than in the US. 25 beers on tap from local breweries, my favorite are Pinta and Ale Browar
Wroclaw has a couple of excellent brewers (Widawa, Doctor Brew, Profesja), but Stu Mostow has a bar and restaurant on site. I would personally recommend going to the Widawa brewery as they have better beer and an extremely good restaurant but it's far away from the city (20 km). It's an hour bike ride or 30 min by car.
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Browar Stu Mostow - Brewery
2 Jana DługoszaWroclaw has a couple of excellent brewers (Widawa, Doctor Brew, Profesja), but Stu Mostow has a bar and restaurant on site. I would personally recommend going to the Widawa brewery as they have better beer and an extremely good restaurant but it's far away from the city (20 km). It's an hour bike ride or 30 min by car.
Great place to chill out, there are barges with restaurants and bars but most people bring their own alcohol and sit on the grass (remember though drinking alcohol in public is illegal in PL).
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Słodowa Island
Great place to chill out, there are barges with restaurants and bars but most people bring their own alcohol and sit on the grass (remember though drinking alcohol in public is illegal in PL).
Nice gastropub with 12 microbrews on tap (plus lots of bottled beers) offering delicious salads and wraps such as with boar or deer meat. They sell lots of cold meats so you can stock up on various delicacies.
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Szynkarnia
15 Świętego AntoniegoNice gastropub with 12 microbrews on tap (plus lots of bottled beers) offering delicious salads and wraps such as with boar or deer meat. They sell lots of cold meats so you can stock up on various delicacies.
More a dive bar than anything else with a communist flare (try the Capitalist Bigos) but it serves cheap beer, cheap vodka, and cheap but very good food.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
SETKA Wrocław
50 Kazimierza WielkiegoMore a dive bar than anything else with a communist flare (try the Capitalist Bigos) but it serves cheap beer, cheap vodka, and cheap but very good food.
Shots? Shots! Nothing but shots for 5zl :) Excellent place to start the night and there's always a crowd!
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Czupito
8 RuskaShots? Shots! Nothing but shots for 5zl :) Excellent place to start the night and there's always a crowd!
My absolute favorite brewery just opened their own bar with 12 of their beers on tap. You must try Rowing Jack, a super IPA, Crazy Mike, a double IPA, and Sweet Cow, a sweet milk stout.
AleBrowar Wroclaw
27 Pawła WłodkowicaMy absolute favorite brewery just opened their own bar with 12 of their beers on tap. You must try Rowing Jack, a super IPA, Crazy Mike, a double IPA, and Sweet Cow, a sweet milk stout.
4Hops
46 Ofiar OświęcimskichWait... craft beer AND some of the best tex-mex food from the Panczo food truck? Go there NOW.
Parks & Nature
If you visit the Centennial Hall and Zoo, take a walk through Szczytnicki Park. Not far from the Hall is a 15th century wooden church. Cross Mickiewicza and follow the remnants of the old Odra river and find a number of interesting monuments. There is a decent pizzeria at the corner of Rozyczkiego and Kopernika.
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Parque Szczytnicki
If you visit the Centennial Hall and Zoo, take a walk through Szczytnicki Park. Not far from the Hall is a 15th century wooden church. Cross Mickiewicza and follow the remnants of the old Odra river and find a number of interesting monuments. There is a decent pizzeria at the corner of Rozyczkiego and Kopernika.
Sightseeing
You can climb to the top of the bell tower (300 steps?) for a magnificent view of the city center (better than the Sky Tower observation deck!). Less people than the bell tower at the main cathedral (Katedra Jana Chrzciciela) as there's no elevator.
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St Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic parish
1 Świętej ElżbietyYou can climb to the top of the bell tower (300 steps?) for a magnificent view of the city center (better than the Sky Tower observation deck!). Less people than the bell tower at the main cathedral (Katedra Jana Chrzciciela) as there's no elevator.
Nice place to sit down and relax
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
bulwar Xawerego Dunikowskiego
bulwar Xawerego DunikowskiegoNice place to sit down and relax
Rent a kajak or motorboat here and visit Wroclaw from the Odra river. I really recommend it! If you want to take the kajak or boat out to the center you are allowed to use the lock system, which is a huge highlight in of itself :) Ask the people renting out the equipment, it costs like 7,52 PLN (no joke) for them to open the lock for you.
Passenger Shipping - Ships Wroclaw
1 WróblewskiegoRent a kajak or motorboat here and visit Wroclaw from the Odra river. I really recommend it! If you want to take the kajak or boat out to the center you are allowed to use the lock system, which is a huge highlight in of itself :) Ask the people renting out the equipment, it costs like 7,52 PLN (no joke) for them to open the lock for you.
Absolutely rent a kajak and kayak around the city. You can also check out the other rental place by the zoo which also rents motorboats!!!
Zatoka Gondoli
Absolutely rent a kajak and kayak around the city. You can also check out the other rental place by the zoo which also rents motorboats!!!
If you like urban exploring, rent a city bike and get lost checking out the old city port, go all the way to the absolute end as that's where the cool stuff is. Then bike along the Odra river to the east until you get to Jednosci Naradowej street and head back. You'll get a feel of the REAL Wroclaw when biking through the Nadodrze district, a mix of renovated and devastated 150-year old buildings (Spielberg filmed Bridge of Spies here as it was the only place in Europe that is reminiscant of WWII, those little holes you'll see in buildings are actual bullet holes from the war) as well as communist and modern apartment blocs. You'll also see an eclectic mix of people - drunks, thugs, hipsters, the elderly, Polish families... as well as communist-style stores alongside trendy bistros. Please be very careful here, particularly at night.
Port Miejski
If you like urban exploring, rent a city bike and get lost checking out the old city port, go all the way to the absolute end as that's where the cool stuff is. Then bike along the Odra river to the east until you get to Jednosci Naradowej street and head back. You'll get a feel of the REAL Wroclaw when biking through the Nadodrze district, a mix of renovated and devastated 150-year old buildings (Spielberg filmed Bridge of Spies here as it was the only place in Europe that is reminiscant of WWII, those little holes you'll see in buildings are actual bullet holes from the war) as well as communist and modern apartment blocs. You'll also see an eclectic mix of people - drunks, thugs, hipsters, the elderly, Polish families... as well as communist-style stores alongside trendy bistros. Please be very careful here, particularly at night.
A street packed with restaurants, bars, and sex shops under the main railway lines street (nice rumble every couple of minutes). If you are tired of the crowds in the Rynek or want a 100% local dive-bar feel just come over here for a drink, bite to eat, or laugh. The Arkady shopping mall is located just behind the railway line.
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Nasypowa
NasypowaA street packed with restaurants, bars, and sex shops under the main railway lines street (nice rumble every couple of minutes). If you are tired of the crowds in the Rynek or want a 100% local dive-bar feel just come over here for a drink, bite to eat, or laugh. The Arkady shopping mall is located just behind the railway line.
Wroclaw was once surrounded by huge walls and a moat. The walls are long gone (a fragment remains in the underground pedestrian tunnel from the Promenada Staromiejska to Galeria Dominkanska shopping mall). I really recommend taking a walk around the entire moat until you reach the opposite end at Ulica Ruska.
promenada Staromiejska
Promenada StaromiejskaWroclaw was once surrounded by huge walls and a moat. The walls are long gone (a fragment remains in the underground pedestrian tunnel from the Promenada Staromiejska to Galeria Dominkanska shopping mall). I really recommend taking a walk around the entire moat until you reach the opposite end at Ulica Ruska.
Entertainment & Activities
A cool "aerial adventure" park, or zip line park that frequently has good deals on Groupon. Take the 1, 2, 4, or 10 tram headed to Biskupin. At the loop, grab a kid's lunch (cause it's cheap) at the restaurant Olszewskiego 128 (the owner is a Masterchef winner), located on top of the Hewea supermarket. The reception for Wyspa Przygody is located in the parking lot before crossing the bridge. You should also see some Soviet fighter jets parked across the street. After zip lining, take a walk around the island. To the west is an abandoned pre-war amphitheater and to the south a lock system for barges. Before heading back home, take a short walk to the end of Braci Gierymski street, there's a 100 year old bridge/dam there and it's great place to sit down and relax.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Island Adventures Opatowicka
153 Braci GierymskichA cool "aerial adventure" park, or zip line park that frequently has good deals on Groupon. Take the 1, 2, 4, or 10 tram headed to Biskupin. At the loop, grab a kid's lunch (cause it's cheap) at the restaurant Olszewskiego 128 (the owner is a Masterchef winner), located on top of the Hewea supermarket. The reception for Wyspa Przygody is located in the parking lot before crossing the bridge. You should also see some Soviet fighter jets parked across the street. After zip lining, take a walk around the island. To the west is an abandoned pre-war amphitheater and to the south a lock system for barges. Before heading back home, take a short walk to the end of Braci Gierymski street, there's a 100 year old bridge/dam there and it's great place to sit down and relax.
Arts & Culture
A former WWII air-raid shelter, it was converted into a modern art museum and by that I mean the bad type of modern art. But it's a good place for a laugh, I recommend coming here after a couple of beers or a joint!
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Wroclaw
2 plac StrzegomskiA former WWII air-raid shelter, it was converted into a modern art museum and by that I mean the bad type of modern art. But it's a good place for a laugh, I recommend coming here after a couple of beers or a joint!