Yet another food blog

The oldest restaurant located in the main square - Hawełka - has opened a new place last winter in the renovated Czeczotka palace on the corner of Wislna and Sw. Anny (also basically in the main square).

It is (obviously) a very touristy place, and the prices are somewhat higher than elsewhere, but the place is very nice, cosy and relaxing; the constant draft must be really great in the hot summer days, but lst Sunday, when we visited it, it was like +18 outside, and we felt a bit cold there.

The service was okayish, I ordered 'breakfast Czeczotka' (30zl). I liked their black pudding, and the breakfast was quite tasty, though probably not really worth its money, especially considering the (included in the breakfast) cold tastless liquid they called coffee

Overall, there are much better places for a breakfast around, but this one should be great to chill out with a cocktail in the summer - great location, a view on the Main Market square, cozy chairs, and not too crouded with the tourists - I'll be certainly visiting them again.

  Restauracja Hawełka

Pałac Czeczotka

Św. Anny 2 /  Wiślna 1
11:00-22:00

 

 

Polskie Smaki is quite a cheap place serving the Polish food. Despite being bar mleczny-like, their food is great. It's also self-service, so no much to tell about it

I usually order zurek...

 

 

 ...and pierogi, which are their local speciality (14zl). There are usually at least 3 types of very tasty pierogi, mostly with meat filling.

They are also the winners of the annual Krakow pierogi festival

 

Central location, good food, higly recommended

Polskie Smaki

ul. Sw. Tomasza 5

 

Marchewka z Groszkiem, located in Mostowa street between plac Wolnica and Kładka Ojca Bernatka bridge, is known and very popular among the locals.

So I was going to eat something, and was just passing plac Wolnica when I remembered I've heard of this place and decided to drop by for a lunch.

It was crowded with locals - and you'd know exactly what to expect in this kind of an establishment - traditional Polish food.

And what can be more iconic for a Polish lunch than żurek and schabowy? That was obviously what I've ordered right away

The waitress was nice and my order was served quickly

Żurek with sausage (9.50zl) wasn't exactly what I hoped for, but okayish

Schabowy with mashed potatoes and stewed cabbage (19.50zl) - schabowy itself was good, but the mashed potatoes were just awful, more like a starch paste. meh

 

Considering the place popularity I would suggest that I've probably ordered "the wrong" things and I think will come again one day to try something else.

But at the moment I wouldn't really recommend Marchewka z Groszkiem

Marchewka z Groszkiem

ul. Mostowa 2

 

Restaurant "Pod Nosem" on Kanonicza street is located pretty much in the shade of Wawel castle in the very center of Krakow.

It leans on the expensive (but fortunately not pretentious) side, has a small menu (which is a promising feature) and tables outside with the view of the castle.

Despite being located in the center, Kanonicza is not as flooded with tourists as the neighboring Grodzka street, and is a nice location to have a dinner.

So, let's go

The waitress was very nice, we didn't have to wait long for our orders.

Sorry for the photos quality ;) I also don't remember the exact prices, and they seem to have a different menu on their site

 

* Some pâte with bread and butter as a starter(free)

* Soup with chanterelles - tasty and good, with some sour cream (around 25zl)

 

* Pork cheeks with mashed potatoes and fried cabbage (around 45zl)

 

* Cod filet with groats and crayfish sauce (around 50zl)

 

* Aperol spritz (26zl)

* Water (16zl)

 

Overall: Great location, good, tasty food, nice service, highly recommended (for the price)

 

Pod Nosem

Kanonicza 22