Guidebook for Gdańsk
Food Scene
they serve the best coffee, sandwiches etc. just at our doorstep :)
7 preporuka/e lokalaca
Cafe Factotum
8/10 Świętego Duchathey serve the best coffee, sandwiches etc. just at our doorstep :)
Bistro Kös
9 Piwnayou get reasonable budget (generous!) tasty food :-)
A la française
24 Spichrzowahealthy and delicious French restaurant, budget friendly, driven by a friendly chef!
Cafe Lamus
8 Lawendowabest ambiance bar in 3 city!
Kubicki
5 Wartkahigh class restaurant with Polish kitchen
low prices- delicious potatoes based plates - Polish kitchen basics :)
44 preporuka/e lokalaca
Pyra Bar Gdańsk
6 Garbarylow prices- delicious potatoes based plates - Polish kitchen basics :)
Pierogarnia u Dzika
59 PiwnaSpecialized in traditional Polish dumplings: pierogi!
Mito Sushi
91 SzerokaTotally surprising design of the place and delicious sushi!
Pikawa
14 PiwnaDelicious coffee, tea and cakes just around the corner of our flat!
Best bakery in surroundings and town- try Polish bakery specialities :-)
23 preporuka/e lokalaca
Pellowski Piekarnia Cukiernia
82 Podwale StaromiejskieBest bakery in surroundings and town- try Polish bakery specialities :-)
Vegan coffee and cakes! Just at the very cool cartier of Gdańsk called Wrzeszcz. Located in the street with other cool places to eat at and relax. One of the biggest shopping centers 5 minutes walk from.
28 preporuka/e lokalaca
Fukafe
22 WajdelotyVegan coffee and cakes! Just at the very cool cartier of Gdańsk called Wrzeszcz. Located in the street with other cool places to eat at and relax. One of the biggest shopping centers 5 minutes walk from.
Avocado Vegan Bistro
25 WajdelotyVegan bistro- full of colourful and tastefull dishes!
Cukiernia Sowa
13 DługaBest cakes in town!
Lee's Chinese
20 KartuskaBest chineese resto in Gdańsk! Place is rather small but cozy:-)
It is a great place to have a sweet breakfast or dessert with a coffee, vegan or gluten free as well!
Big choice of coffee and flavoured tea.
Great place just next to our apartment :)
Café Mother and Daughter
44 Świętego DuchaIt is a great place to have a sweet breakfast or dessert with a coffee, vegan or gluten free as well!
Big choice of coffee and flavoured tea.
Great place just next to our apartment :)
Piwna 27
27 PiwnaChic, top restaurant., just next to Mariacki Church and our flat.
Bohema ambiance just in the main promenade, delicious bistro food and alcohol drinks. Escape from Sopot turist mode.
26 preporuka/e lokalaca
Dwie Zmiany
31 Bohaterów Monte CassinoBohema ambiance just in the main promenade, delicious bistro food and alcohol drinks. Escape from Sopot turist mode.
Great ambiance and big plates in affordable budget. Reservations required.
23 preporuka/e lokalaca
Chleb i Wino Gdańsk
17 StągiewnaGreat ambiance and big plates in affordable budget. Reservations required.
Crowded, full of life two flours restaurant with live music on weekend evenings. Surprising menu! Reservations required.
43 preporuka/e lokalaca
AïOLI inspired by Gdańsk
6 PartyzantówCrowded, full of life two flours restaurant with live music on weekend evenings. Surprising menu! Reservations required.
77 Sushi
30 Długie PobrzeżeGreat sushi with great views on Motława river!
freshly made pasta with great additions! take away or eat at the small place.
8 preporuka/e lokalaca
Pasta House
9 Lawendowafreshly made pasta with great additions! take away or eat at the small place.
Restauracja Sapore
27 Tkackagreat breakfasts just at our doorstep!
RIVER CRUISE by Chleb i Wino
80 Stągiewnarivercruisegdansk.com
delicious cakes, without sugar and gluten as well! coffee,tea and great outside terrasse in the summer season.
25 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kawiarnia Retro
5 Piwnadelicious cakes, without sugar and gluten as well! coffee,tea and great outside terrasse in the summer season.
W Starym Kadrze
2 Lawendowawonderful coffee place with selection of cakes!
natural ice-cream from master of Poland, surprising selection and guaranteed satisfaction!
17 preporuka/e lokalaca
Paulo Gelateria - lodziarnia mistrza Polski
96 Podwale Staromiejskienatural ice-cream from master of Poland, surprising selection and guaranteed satisfaction!
Shopping
Any shopping envy for the season? You'll find here the biggest shopping mall around the city center.
Or simply taste few sweet pralines at Sowa confectionery :]
10min by walk
112 preporuka/e lokalaca
Madison trgovački centar
10 RajskaAny shopping envy for the season? You'll find here the biggest shopping mall around the city center.
Or simply taste few sweet pralines at Sowa confectionery :]
10min by walk
All of the cosmetics and hygienic products including perfumes in good prices.
15 preporuka/e lokalaca
Drogeria Rossmann
13 Grobla IAll of the cosmetics and hygienic products including perfumes in good prices.
Folkloric ceramics from all over Poland. Polish cratfwork. Great quality souvenirs and usefull stuff.
Cepelia Polska Sztuka i Rękodzieło Sp. z o.o.
47 DługaFolkloric ceramics from all over Poland. Polish cratfwork. Great quality souvenirs and usefull stuff.
The best market with local vegetables, fruits, (uncovered market) meat, fish, bakeries (covered part of market - inside of the building level -1).
49 preporuka/e lokalaca
Hala Targowa
1 Plac DominikańskiThe best market with local vegetables, fruits, (uncovered market) meat, fish, bakeries (covered part of market - inside of the building level -1).
by Insomnia
3 PańskaCotton made minimalist fashion for women and men.
You can find here selection of Polish design in clothes, jewelery etc. Perfect for souvenirs! 3 minutes walk from the flat:-)
COLORAT
5 Grobla IYou can find here selection of Polish design in clothes, jewelery etc. Perfect for souvenirs! 3 minutes walk from the flat:-)
Brand new shopping mall, with big choice if designers shops and popular brands. Full of restaurants and service. Nice architectural experience and totally new perspective on Old Town.
61 preporuka/e lokalaca
Forum Gdansk
7 Targ SiennyBrand new shopping mall, with big choice if designers shops and popular brands. Full of restaurants and service. Nice architectural experience and totally new perspective on Old Town.
Firmin Księgarnia Artystyczna
2 Lawendowabest book shop in Town, great selection and advice.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mix of fantastic / steam punk / electric ambiance with super cozy attic!
Enjoy electro-indie playlist with fresh draft beer :]
Mind the tree while entering...
54 preporuka/e lokalaca
Café Joseph K.
1 PiwnaMix of fantastic / steam punk / electric ambiance with super cozy attic!
Enjoy electro-indie playlist with fresh draft beer :]
Mind the tree while entering...
Stunning cocktails in this underground place (old basement).
Feel free to also try their own cakes and muffins if they are not all gone :]
34 preporuka/e lokalaca
Flisak '76
9 ChlebnickaStunning cocktails in this underground place (old basement).
Feel free to also try their own cakes and muffins if they are not all gone :]
You can spend a rainy afternoon in here just after eating at other cozy places in Wajdeloty Street.
32 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kurhaus
6 AldonyYou can spend a rainy afternoon in here just after eating at other cozy places in Wajdeloty Street.
Sister bar of Cafe Lamus- opened only in the late evening and night. You might be dancing there as well :-)
Best bar in town, with drinks and Polish beer from small breweries.
36 preporuka/e lokalaca
Lawendowa 8
8 LawendowaSister bar of Cafe Lamus- opened only in the late evening and night. You might be dancing there as well :-)
Best bar in town, with drinks and Polish beer from small breweries.
Dark atmosphere in american prohibition style, this is the perfect spot to savour surprising beverages quietly :)
9 preporuka/e lokalaca
Craft Cocktails - Cocktail Bar
56 SzerokaDark atmosphere in american prohibition style, this is the perfect spot to savour surprising beverages quietly :)
Parks & Nature
It has the longest wooden pier in Europe and Sopot is a place to see as well!
Simply take the train next to our flat :)
22 preporuka/e lokalaca
Sopot Beach
2 Aleja Franciszka MamuszkiIt has the longest wooden pier in Europe and Sopot is a place to see as well!
Simply take the train next to our flat :)
Birds reservoir and great wide white sand beach..
It is accessible in summer by water tram directly from old town.
6 preporuka/e lokalaca
Sobieszewo
Birds reservoir and great wide white sand beach..
It is accessible in summer by water tram directly from old town.
Plaża s.c.
Long a wide white sand beach of Stogi
Long beach with it's charming wooden pier.
Perfect for a relaxing walk in summer or in winter when totally covered of ice!
10 preporuka/e lokalaca
Plaża Przymorze
Long beach with it's charming wooden pier.
Perfect for a relaxing walk in summer or in winter when totally covered of ice!
Walk among the remaining of old bastion fortifications.
The place to be for a bike tour with a picnic :)
14 preporuka/e lokalaca
Zubr Bastion
Grodza KamiennaWalk among the remaining of old bastion fortifications.
The place to be for a bike tour with a picnic :)
Longest wooden pier in Europe in the end of main promenade of Sopot. Perfect idea for half day trip!
297 preporuka/e lokalaca
Luka u Sopotu
2 Plac ZdrojowyLongest wooden pier in Europe in the end of main promenade of Sopot. Perfect idea for half day trip!
Essentials
Local specialities like ham, cheese and non gluten products also! Perfect to shop for tasty breakfast :)
Klasztorne Smaki
1 Plac DominikańskiLocal specialities like ham, cheese and non gluten products also! Perfect to shop for tasty breakfast :)
Bogna Hair Design
18/19 SzerokaMy personal hair design place.
I highly recommend the hair massage ;)
Arts & Culture
Academy of Fine Arts
6 Targ WęglowyEnjoy the latest exhibitions!
Site where the "Solidarność" movement started.
Museum of the 2nd WW and fall of communism.
222 preporuka/e lokalaca
Europski centar solidarnosti
1 pI. SolidarnościSite where the "Solidarność" movement started.
Museum of the 2nd WW and fall of communism.
Museum about the history of Gdansk city during the second world war. Especially regarding events in the main post office.
Massive 2nd WW memorial in front of it.
16 preporuka/e lokalaca
Muzeum Poczty Polskiej w Gdańsku. Oddział Muzeum Gdańska
1 plac Obrońców Poczty PolskiejMuseum about the history of Gdansk city during the second world war. Especially regarding events in the main post office.
Massive 2nd WW memorial in front of it.
Museum of Gdansk City Hall.
Part of the museum if dedicated to 2nd World War daily life.
171 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kino Muzej | Muzej Drugog svjetskog rata u Gdańsku
1 plac Władysława BartoszewskiegoMuseum of Gdansk City Hall.
Part of the museum if dedicated to 2nd World War daily life.
Nacionalni pomorski muzej
9-13 OłowiankaPolish marine museum... on a boat!
Nacionalni muzej, Gdańsk
1 ToruńskaNational Museum of Gdansk
Second World War museum.
The build architecture itself is a piece of art!
171 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kino Muzej | Muzej Drugog svjetskog rata u Gdańsku
1 plac Władysława BartoszewskiegoSecond World War museum.
The build architecture itself is a piece of art!
"Square Fort", historical military building by the river.
It's nice in summer to access it from the river thanks the water tram.
36 preporuka/e lokalaca
Tvrdava Wisłoujście
1 Stara Twierdza"Square Fort", historical military building by the river.
It's nice in summer to access it from the river thanks the water tram.
Light House, turned into a panoramic museum.
Great view over the shipyard, harbor and Westerplatte peninsula.
Also accessible by the water tram in summer!
24 preporuka/e lokalaca
Sjeverna luka svjetionik
6 PrzemysłowaLight House, turned into a panoramic museum.
Great view over the shipyard, harbor and Westerplatte peninsula.
Also accessible by the water tram in summer!
Memorial and historical place where took place the first battle starting 2nd WW...
Great outdoor walk around the peninsula.
Possibility to connect by water tram in summer.
107 preporuka/e lokalaca
Westerplatte
Memorial and historical place where took place the first battle starting 2nd WW...
Great outdoor walk around the peninsula.
Possibility to connect by water tram in summer.
Shakespeare Theater. Not only a great piece of architecture, the place holds international theater troops, ballets but also concerts (the main roof opens in summer during concerts!)
111 preporuka/e lokalaca
Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre
1 Wojciecha BogusławskiegoShakespeare Theater. Not only a great piece of architecture, the place holds international theater troops, ballets but also concerts (the main roof opens in summer during concerts!)
Getting Around
Gdańsk Main
Main train station.
National, international and local trains :)
Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport
200 ul. Juliusza SłowackiegoGdansk International Airport