Milk Bar Pod Barbakanem
Milk Bar Pod Barbakanem
Milk Bar Pod Barbakanem (Mostowa, Warsaw) – despite its name, a “milk bar” in Warsaw serves traditional Polish meals at budget prices. In such restaurants, you can feel the atmosphere of communist Warsaw. Milk bars were originally created in the sixties to serve cheap meals for the working class. They attract mostly students and senior citizens because of the low prices (a two-course meal may cost only 10.00 zł).
Latawiec
Latawiec
Latawiec (Armii Ludowej 12, Warsaw) – this restaurant serves mainly breakfast and lunch food – ranging from an English breakfast, to traditional Polish meals (hams, cheese, marmalade and bread), and scrambled egg dishes. A local crowd often comes here, including hipsters from nearby Zbawiciela Square.
Kawiarnia Kafka
Kawiarnia Kafka
Kawiarnia Kafka (Oboźna 3, Warsaw) – located between Warsaw University and its library, this restaurant is great for breakfast and lunch — serving sandwiches, soups, pastas, salads, and breakfast foods like pancakes, French toast, and yogurt with muesli & fruits. The presence of books throughout the restaurant’s shelves gives diners the impression this is an extension of the university library.
Enoteka Polska
Enoteka Polska
Enoteka Polska (ul. Dluga 23/25, Warsaw) – this wine bar gets high marks from international visitors because of its reasonable prices for the fine wines served here (many of which are French, Italian, German and Spanish). Along with the wines (which can be bought by the bottle and taken home), the food served here includes mushroom risotto, chicken breast (in gorgonzola with spinach), filleto di manzo, and tagliatelle with chanterelles and cherry tomatoes.
Charlotte / Chleb I Wino
Charlotte / Chleb I Wino
Charlotte / Chleb I Wino (Aleja Wyzwolenia 18, Warsaw) — this has already become very popular. Enjoy the smell of fresh-baked bread and taste of Parisian bakery in the center of Warsaw. They have a great choice of delicious sandwiches. You can sit outside, at the tine sip a glass of wine (including those from France) and admire the picturesque view of Zbawiciela Square.
Butchery & Wine
Butchery & Wine
Butchery & Wine (Zurawia 22, Warsaw) – reviewed by Michelin, this trendy restaurant, which draws in a business crowd, uses locally-sourced ingredients to prepare a variety of meat dishes – from chateaubriand, to rib eye steak, rack of lamb, and bavette steak. Diners can also opt for USA, Spanish, German, and Irish beef. Patrons who have eaten here regularly consistently give the steaks here a very good rating, along with the wines served here (albeit a bit pricey). For these reasons, one is advised to make a reservation before attempting to dine here.
Burger Kitchen
Burger Kitchen
Burger Kitchen (Widok 8, Warsaw) – this is an upscale American burger restaurant with industrial-like décor reminiscent of the “Shake Shack” eateries in America. The burgers are top-notch, if a bit small, which leaves room for sides like its crunchy skin-on French fries, and dessert items like cheesecake.o.
METRO / BUS / TRAMS /
METRO / BUS / TRAMS
METRO / BUS / TRAMS / – like other major cities, Warsaw’s public transportation system uses the same ticketing system (operated by the City Transportation Board / Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego/ZTM). Tickets are sold at Ruch and Relay newsstands, hotels, post offices, metro stations and various general stores – look for a sign saying ‘Sprzedaży Biletów ZTM’. A map of the city’s transit system can be found here:
http://www.ztm.waw.pl/?c=198&l=2
A jednorazowy bilet (single-journey ticket) costs 4.40zł (2.20 zł / reduced — seniors). There is also the 30-day personal ticket– 110 zł (standard), 98 zł (Varsovian Card), 55 zł (reduced), 49 zł (Young Varsovian Card); and the 90-day personal ticket – 280 zł (standard), 250 zł (Varsovian Card), 140 zł (reduced), 125 zł (Young Varsovian Card)
Notes on tram service: Tram lines are numbered from 1 to 79. Numbers 1-39 include basic connections. Tram lines with numbers from 40 to 49 run at specific times of day or week (e.g. during traffic peak hours). Trams with other numbers are operated on special or substitute lines. In case of unanticipated service interruptions (breakdown/failure) or planned works, the tram traffic may be suspended and substitute means of transport made available. Substitute buses are marked with the letter “Z” or “Z” along with a number, e.g. “Z-2”.
Notes on bus service: Standard bus lines are numbered from 100 to 399. The range 300-399 includes seasonal lines which are activated at specific times of days of week. These buses stop at all stops. Lines 400-599 are bus fast lines with fewer stops. Lines numbered 400-499 run at selected times of day or week. Lines marked with the letter “E” along with a number, e.g. “E-4” are express lines which enable smooth travel between remote districts and the centre of the city (Śródmieście). These lines service only selected stops, therefore it is worth checking the map of a given line first.
Zone lines are numbered 700-899, out of which the range 800-899 includes seasonal lines. Selected and marked stops located along their routes constitute border stops – the ones marking borders of ticket zones. Night lines buses are marked with the letter “N” followed by a number, e.g. “N11”. Selected night lines are, at the same time, zone lines– their routes run across Zone 1 and 2. On an occasional basis special bus or tram lines numbered 900-999 are activated, or cemetery lines marked with the letter “C”, followed by numbers, e.g. “C25”.
Notes on Metro train service: The metro line connects the district of Bielany with Ursynów, via Śródmieście. Metro runs based on approximate hours from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. On Friday and Saturday nights metro runs until 3 a.m. with a stable 15 minute frequency. In case of unanticipated service interruptions (e.g. breakdown) or planned works the metro service may be suspended, and substitute means of public transport made available. Substitute buses or trams are marked with a pictogram or the letter “Z”.
TAXI
TAXI
TAXI – taxis in Warsaw (which are usually easy to spot by the large numbers illustrated on their side doors) start at 8 ZŁ, and typically charge 1.80 ZŁ per kilometer. Taxi companies that visitors can call include:
City Taxi: +48 228 488 888
Express Taxi: +48 221 9663
Gold Taxi: +48 221 9688
Grosik Taxi: +48 226 464 646
Glob Cab Taxi: +48 221 9668
Partner Taxi: +48 221 9669
Super Taxi: 48 221 9622
Taxi Plus: +48 221 9621
Volfra Taxi: +48 221 9625
CAR RENTALS
ALQUILER DE COCHES
CAR RENTALS – the following car rental agencies operate in Warsaw:
Alamo: +48 226 069 202
Avis: +48 22 650 48 72
Dollar Car Hire: +48 668 663 377
Europcar: +48 22 6502564
Hertz: +48 226 211 360
National: +48 228 864 071
Sixt: +48 22 511 15 55
