At last! A“Mediterranean” meal in Krakow

Last weekend we made a great discovery whilst celebrating my Polish wife’s birthday with a couple of medically orientated friends who recently offered me encouragement after I accidentally decapitated a bell pepper with my teeth.

The four of us descended on a Kazimierz brasserie and were pleasantly surprised by one of their main courses. It consisted of one large plate, amply covered by stuffed salmon, mussels, grilled sardines, crevettes, crayfish, butterfish fillets, grilled octopus, squid, prawns etc. It was designed for 2 people but managed to fill all of us to a comfortable level.

We whooshed this down with a few bottles of well-chilled vinho verde, the greenish young wine made from grapes harvested on the Portuguese banks of the river Duero. The whole thing was an al fresco delight and temperatures between May and September would normally be very warm during a visit by a Krakow stag group! The service was also fantastic and our empty glasses were refilled almost before they hit the table.

We started with grilled prawns and deep fried whitebait. The main dish was accompanied by boiled baby potatoes and rice and a salad, then followed by an assortment of chocolate desserts plus crème brulee. This was an amazing night out which cost about 20 GBP per person. My recommendation is absolutely clear: do try this restaurant!

My guess is that the whole main course might be enlarged for 4 people and then there would definitely be no room for starters. Maybe a baguette and some aioli. Nothing more is needed.

The menu also provides an extensive list of meat, poultry and vegetarian dishes which all deserve individual praise.

Its address is: La Brasserie, Ul. Gasowa 4, Krakow and it’s close to Ul. Starowislna and Pl Wolnica (5 minutes walk)