The Best Restaurants In The Podgorze Area Of Krakow, Poland

Just across the Father Bernatek footbridge resides the delicate Zakladka, a restaurant with an undeniable passion for food. Zakladka specializes in French cuisine, all made with fresh Polish ingredients. This is matched by a dazzling worldwide wine list and a simple atmosphere chosen by the chef and owner himself, Rafal Targosz. This allows for the focus to be on the delicious dishes themselves.

A rustic den hidden on Serkowskiego street, Ogniem i Mieczem is a 17th-century Polish tavern with original flair. Across the street from the petite park of Floriana Nowackiego, the restaurant has its own little garden. In this garden everything from the haystack to the last pile of wood is carefully arranged to keep the authentic tavern atmosphere. Indoors, every corner is made from timber: the galleries, walls, floor and naturally, the long tables. The fire is made in a traditional clay chimney, which keeps the warmth in during the winter.

Galicja Po Kolei is a railway-themed restaurant that celebrates the lines that once connected western and eastern Europe, from Austria to Ukraine. The interior is dedicated to the Galician railroad and encompasses a large picture of Budapest station. The decor plays on train paraphernalia. The cuisine is naturally regional, but includes an impressive array of dishes from all countries the railway used to pass through. These include Austria, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic.