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Numerous sidewalk cafes line Rynek
Glowny (Grand Square) as well as other streets and squares of
Krakow's central Old Town historical district.
Krakow's
coffee houses
Cafes
– or
coffee-houses if you like, kawiarnia in Polish – are to the residents of Krakow
what pubs are to Londoners and diners to New
Yorkers. In Krakow
a meeting over a cup of coffee
is the most popular social occasion. It usually
entails at least an hour-long chat, argument, or
negotiations, be it between fresh acquaintances,
old friends, lovers, enemies or business
partners.
Coffee
shops – Krakow's tradition and reality
First coffee houses opened in
Krakow in the mid-18th century.
Besides
coffee today's Krakow cafes usually serve their customers all sorts of
beverages, from tea to soft drinks to liquors and wine. Desserts
such as cakes and ice creams always feature prominently in the menu of every
coffee shop in Krakow. Usually they also may feed you on a light
meal – be it toasts, crepes or scrambled eggs. And some cafes
provide choice of dishes that may be the envy of a demanding
restaurant chef.
Sipping
coffee
in Krakow
Most Poles seem hooked on strong coffee and they
cannot carry on without a cup a day, or two or
more. Many still brew it the Polish way by
putting a spoonful or two of ground coffee into a
glass and filling the vessel up with boiling
water. Some do so even in Krakow though it is
held rather barbarian in the city enamored of
espresso. In its penchant for good coffee Krakow
resembles Vienna, close both geographically and
historically, and it may well rival the Austrian
capital in the saturation with cafés, some
century-old and museum-like, some brand-new and
trendy.
Espresso
– with
milk or without – remains the favorite potion of Krakow coffee
drinkers, yet cappuccino has
also numerous devotees. Latte and the rest aren't very
popular with the city residents but few coffee shops may shun
them and many cafes in Krakow take pride in elaborate coffee
concoctions on their menus.
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Krakow
Beverages
Everybody’s thirst to be satisfied.
Krakow
Restaurants
Krakow is Poland’s mecca of
gourmets thanks to its many excellent
restaurants.
How
to find good
restaurants in Krakow
Krakow
Clubs
There is no shortage of places to drink,
eat, and stay merry late into the night in
Krakow.
Eating
the Krakow Way
It is hearty indeed.
Hotels
in Krakow
Shopping
in Krakow
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