Polish Food Guide

In this book, you’ll find a selection of Poland’s most popular and widely loved dishes and drinks. We also highlight selected regional specialities that are easy to find as you travel — mostly inspired by the regions Edita explored herself, with a full list of all the regions we cover included below — along with important food traditions celebrated throughout the year. You’ll learn about everyday eating habits, commonly used ingredients and the kinds of meals you’re likely to come across — whether in a local milk bar or at a holiday table. Throughout the book, Edita also shares her reflections and experiences with the food she encountered while travelling. We also offer ideas for the best food souvenirs to bring home to loved ones and, of course, our recommendations for places to enjoy Polish cuisine across the country.

It isn’t an exhaustive guide to every corner of Polish cuisine, but it’s everything you need to have a wholesome, meaningful experience of the country through food. We hope it helps you discover just how much there is to enjoy.

Polish Food Guide is nominated for the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2025 in category Eastern European.

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Restaurant recommendation: Bydgoszcz, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poznań, Toruń, Tricity, Upper Silesia, Warszawa, Wrocław.

Regional food information: Kujawy (Kuyavia), Lubelszczyzna, Małopolska (Lesser Poland), Mazowsze (Mazovia), Podkarpacie (Subcarpathia), Podlasie (Podlachia), Pomorze (Pomerania), Śląsk (Silesia), Wielkopolska (Greater Poland).