Pod Temida, Poland

Pod Temida offers a step back in time to communist-era Poland - this is one of Krakow's enduring 'milk bars,' which once served as popular public cafeterias that offered cheap but nourishing fare. Expect authentic, no-nonsense Polish grub, like steamed potato dumplings and buckwheat groats in hearty, working-class portions, on platters that cost barely RM10 each.

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Polakowski @ Krakow

Busy Krakowiaks flock for lunch to self-service eateries like the nearly 120-year-old Polakowski, a purveyor of familiar Polish staples such as beetroot soup with sour cream, hard-boiled eggs and potatoes, and the city's speciality of breaded pork chop fried on lard.

Polakowski, Krakow, Poland.

Bona Book Cafe @ Krakow, Poland

Pop into this beautiful Polish book cafe, teeming with tomes to last a lifetime, and escape Krakow's crowds for awhile with a hot mug of mulled mead in hand, flavoured with lemon, raisins and almonds.

Pod Aniolami @ Krakow, Poland

Krakow's most intricately atmospheric restaurant is housed in an 18th-century building that teems with Gothic chambers & cellars, serving classical Polish cuisine, with highlights like smoked goose breast with cranberries, pickled pears & liqueur-macerated prunes, & suckling pig stuffed with pork ham, served with pearl buckwheat, baked apple & horseradish sauce. Complete your meal with country wholemeal bread & lard, & liqueurs in flavours like gooseberry, blackthorn or pine shoot. 

Pod Aniolami, Krakow, Poland.