Stołówka Gdańska — Restaurant in Gdansk

We tried several milk bars in Gdansk and this one was the best. The staff was friendly and helpful to us even though we don’t speak Polish. We liked that their specials changed daily which allowed us to easily order and try different meals each day. The food was great and we especially loved the soups. These are VERY filling meals so bring an appetite. Cost was 26PLN for main dish+potatoes+cabbage salad+beets+soup! Kompot was 4PLN extra. We used Google Translate to snap a picture of the menu on the wall and let it tell us what it said. At that point, you could just point at the menu when ordering if you needed to. Because the locals like this place, the line can get quite long at times, but it moves...

I love this place. It's like eating at your grandmother. It's more like a local community restaurant. The menu changes daily consisting of 2 homemade vegetable soups and 3 different main courses for only PLN 23,- together. The fresh soups are simply delicious. The main courses are plain traditional Polish dishes, but they taste great. The menu is in Polish, but the super friendly staff will help you out. You don't go here for the "hospitality" atmosphere, but for a good meal and your daily portion of vitamines. Absolute recommendation. Many locals go there to...

Self-service restaurant frequented by locals. The menu includes a soup (choice of two types) and a second course, which is either a meat dish or a dessert. All menus come with fruit tea (kompot in Polish). The price is 26 zloty, which is very reasonable.

However, the chicken soup did not contain any chicken and was not very tasty. Later, a Polish woman told me that it is normal in Poland to serve chicken soup without chicken pieces.

There is also a toilet and more tables available in the basement, and at busy times you may need to wait in a queue to...