4 Best Restaurants in Gdansk, The Baltic Coast and Pomerania
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Because the parts of the Tri-City (Gda?sk, Sopot, and Gdynia) are linked by good public transit, it's quite easy to dine in any of the three regardless of where you are staying.
Czerwone Drzwi
Behind the red door (that's what "Czerwone Drzwi" means in Polish) is an elegant but cozy café-cum-restaurant, a favorite with Gdańsk's fashionable people and tourists (particularly those not traveling on a budget). The decor resembles a slightly cluttered but pleasant bourgeois home. The menu changes with the seasons, but its strength is always a reliable offering of local dishes, such as żurek and pierogi, as well as veal escalopes.
Pod Łososiem
"The Salmon" is certainly the most famous restaurant in Gdańsk, with a long-standing reputation. Very old-fashioned, it is memorable for its elegant baroque-era dining rooms, well-oiled maître d', attentive service, and perfectly correct seafood (the menu also extends to game and fowl dishes). Try the salmon or smoked eel to start, followed by flounder or grilled trout. You may want to try the famous Goldwasser vodka—after all, this is its original source.
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Tawerna
A scale-model sailing ship outside leads you into a series of wood-paneled dining rooms overlooking the Motława Canal. This is a pleasant place to linger over lunch or dinner. Tawerna's fresh trout is always reliable, but ask the polite, multilingual waitstaff about the fish of the day. The only complaints most diners have regard the price of the meal. Be aware, though, that this is a very touristy spot.