The 10 Best Restaurants In Łódź

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Peggy Lee

Łódź, situated near the river Lodka, is mainly known for having been a prosperous industrial town during the 19th century. Nowadays, the city bases its economy on the tertiary sector and the old industrial areas and buildings have been spruced up to accommodate cultural festivals and events as well as the growing influx of visitors. If you are looking for a good place to eat during your trip, here’s our guide to 10 of the best restaurants in Łódź.

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1. U Milscha

Cafe, Restaurant, Polish, European, Russian

This beautiful villa was built by a beer merchant in the 1870s. It changed hands many times before becoming a restaurant. The interior is elegant and old-fashioned, with chandeliers, painted ceilings and neoclassical-style columns embedded in the walls. Their menu includes a mix of Polish, European and Russian dishes. Their signature dishes are ox tongue with caramel sauce and duck breast with cherry, balsamic vinegar and chocolate sauce. They host a tango evening every Wednesday night and they organize mystery nights where the guests have to guess the reason behind the disappearance of Łódź’s industrial families in the 19th century.

2. Anatewka

Restaurant, Israeli, Polish, European, Mediterranean

Anatewka in Łódź | © Sicherlich / WikiCommons
© Sicherlich / WikiCommons
This restaurant offers the chance to taste some fabulous Jewish cuisine. The menu includes options such as Jewish-style salmon and traditional chicken broth, as well as several herring-based dishes. There are also some regional specialties on offer, such as the Łódź’s beet salad. They host live music every night with a fiddler in one room and a pianist in another. The place has a quaint decor with dark-wooden beams, portraits on the walls and a 19th century piano.

3. Soplicowo

Restaurant, Polish, European

Monets Garden - Water Lillies, Pond and Bridge
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This restaurant‘s special feature is that during the summer months you can sit outside in your own individual gazebo to eat your lunch or dinner. The garden is decorated with colored lights and there’s a little bridge over a pond full of goldfish. There’s a wide variety of dishes to choose from and they range in price, so there’s something for everyone. Most dishes are meat or fish based but they also do soups and salads. Their cuisine includes both European and Polish elements. The menu features many traditional recipes such as Pierogi, boiled dough pockets with fillings, and Bigos, a dish made of sauerkraut, meat and mushrooms.

4. Restauracja Montenegro

Restaurant, Healthy

Baklava
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Montenegro restaurant is extremely popular with the locals and specializes in Balkan cuisine. They attach great importance to the meat – mainly pork and lamb – and the way it is cooked. They offer some traditional dishes such as minced meat fingers or baklava, a cake made with walnuts. The restaurant is small but cozy and the walls are decorated with friezes of Balkan-style white castles embedded into rock cliffs. Here everyone is made to feel welcome and the portions are generous.

5. Drukarnia Skład Wina & Chleba

Restaurant, European, Vegetarian

Off Piotrkowska Łódź
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This trendy restaurant is located in an old red-brick building that used to be a printer’s workshop. It is very popular with the young local crowd. They bake their own bread from home-made dough which is definitely worth trying. Their menu is international, including pasta dishes, curry dishes, and burgers with homemade buns. The restaurant is also part winery so here you can taste and buy quality wine from all over the world. If you’re looking for somewhere relaxed and informal in the center of town, this is the place for you.

6. Restauracja Marcello

Restaurant, Italian

CALALUNA s.a.s. di GARAU MARCELLO & C Milano
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Marcello Restaurant was created by a famous Polish chef, Magda Gessler. Here, they specialize in Italian and seafood dishes. The pasta and pizzas are homemade and they are very popular with the locals, and the delicious prawn risotto is particularly popular. The charming decor features wood tables painted in white, little lamps scattered around the spacious room and green plants decorating the tables.

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