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Top food to try in Warsaw

6 dishes to eat in Warsaw, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Pierogi

Pierogi
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Filled dumplings — ruskie, meat, cabbage and mushroom, or seasonal fruit.

2. Żurek

Żurek
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Sour rye soup with sausage and egg, sometimes served in a bread bowl.

3. Bigos

Bigos
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Hunter's stew of sauerkraut, fresh cabbage and several meats, improved by reheating.

4. Pączki

Pączki
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Filled doughnuts, eaten in quantity on Fat Thursday before Lent.

5. Zapiekanka

Zapiekanka
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An open half-baguette with mushrooms and cheese, grilled and sauced.

6. Polish vodka

Polish vodka
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Rye and potato vodkas, plus flavoured ones like żubrówka with bison grass.

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