15 Food Experiences in Poland to Build a Day Around

1.Polish Folk Show with All-You-Can-Eat Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,593 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $50Our pick

Spend an evening at Karczma Skansen Smaków beside Lake Kryspinów, enjoying Polish music, regional dancing, a three-course dinner, hot and cold buffets, and unlimited beer, wine, and soft drinks. You can join the dancers, stroll near the sandy beach, or travel by included bus from central Krakow. The show suits families, couples, and groups.

“The food was very good and there was a lot of it. The show was impressive and interactive. We enjoyed this very much”

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2.Krakow Food Tasting Tour with Delicious Poland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,032 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105Top rated

Start at 5:00 pm in Kazimierz with an English-speaking guide such as Magda, Piotr, or Konrad. Over three hours, visit several local eateries for 13 to 14 Polish tastings, two vodkas, craft beer, and a soft drink. Expect a filling evening of food, neighborhood stories, street snacks, and practical dining tips.

“Delicious way to sample lots of traditional polish foods in one evening! Our guide Piotr/ Peter was very informative and helpful. He even shared a document with recipes for many of the dishes we sampled. We went to restaurants that were not the typical tourist traps and had soooo much delicious foods. We highly recommend this tour for 3 hours of fun and eating and drinking in the Jewish district of Krakow.”

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3.Half-Day Polish Food Walking Tour with Guide and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 381 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $95

Spend 3 to 4 hours walking Warsaw’s Old Town with an English-speaking guide such as Cezary, Dominic, or Dorata. Taste more than 10 Polish foods at 3 to 5 restaurants, learn how dishes fit Poland’s history, sample several vodka shots, and take home a recipe booklet. Vegetarian options require advance notice.

“Louis was a wonderful guide. He said he just started doing this in the last few months but he was extremely knowledgeable. The food and drinks in the 5 places we went were all good. We let Louis know that we needed to walk slower than he was used to and he slowed down; we only had one other couple on the tour who were glad to walk slowly and talk. Rosa was on the tour as a trainee and she also gave us lots of information. Overall an excellent tour.”

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4.Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 285 reviews · 1h 30m · from $35Best value

Meet your English, French, or Italian-speaking guide at Saint Mary’s Church for a 90-minute walk through central Krakow. Taste obwarzanek, zapiekanka, pierogi, pickles, kiełbasa, highlander cheeses, sweets, and Polish alcohol, with a market visit and local food history along the way.

“We really enjoyed our food tour and learned loads about Kraków's food and history. Got to try loads of amazing food and see the city at the same time. Highly recommended!”

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5.Warsaw Food Tasting Tour with Delicious Poland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 277 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $101

Spend about 2.5 hours tasting 11 to 12 Polish foods and drinks at several Warsaw eateries. Guides such as Michal, Iga, Ewa, and Artur add personal stories, food traditions, and city history as you walk from the Copernicus Monument through Krakowskie Przedmiescie and Nowy Swiat. Come hungry: the portions can amount to a full dinner.

“Great experience and very informative. Michal was a great and knowledgeable tour guide. The food stops were wonderful.”

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6.Polish Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 216 reviews · 3h 30m · from $93

Meet by Sigmunt Column for a 210-minute walk through Warsaw’s historic centre, stopping at 3 to 5 local restaurants and cafés. A food guide such as Dorota, Arif, or Cezar leads you through 10 Polish dishes, vodka, and regional food traditions. Come ready to eat two meals, and expect history and city sights along the way.

“The personal touch of choosing the guides favorite Polish dishes and raking to his favorite restaurants that serve those dishes. Cesary was patient and kind and also very knowledegable about Warsaw/polish history.”

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7.Gdansk Food and Sightseeing Tour with Bart

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 187 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $94

Spend about three hours walking Gdansk with Bart, a friendly English-speaking guide who pairs Old Town sights with Polish food and drink. Visit family-run eateries, a PRL-style pub, and restaurants for at least 13 tastings, including charcuterie, pierogi, game, desserts, beer, and flavored vodka. The small group is capped at 12.

“Bart was a fantastic guide. So genuinely engaged in letting us know as much as possible about the history of Gdansk. A perfect match of history, culture and good food and drinks. We got a whole lot of great tips of restaurants and things to do and see during our stay. A perfectly spent friday evening. I can really recommend this guided tour!”

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8.Half-Day Krakow Food Tour in Old Town and Kazimierz

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $109

Spend about three and a half hours eating your way from St. Mary’s Basilica through Krakow’s Old Town to Kazimierz. Guides such as Julia, Jadzia, Amelia, Agata, and Martyna pair Polish dishes with local history, food traditions, and restaurant tips. Come hungry: the tastings can add up to a full meal.

“We were provided a great variety of food and all the food was great. Our guide was very interested in our having a good time and enjoying the food. There were more guests on the tour than was stated as the maximum. This detracted from the experience.”

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9.Food Tour of 10 Tastings with Pierogi, Vodka & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105

Walk from plac Nowy through Kazimierz and Krakow’s Old Town while tasting zapiekanka, żurek or beetroot soup, sausage, pierogi, bigos, oscypek, a rose-jam paczek, vodka and a secret dish. Choose a shared or private tour, with groups capped at 12 and guides such as Ilona, Hannah, or Ronnie.

“This food tour was the best thing I did in Kraków. The food was amazing, and Ilona was fantastic—super knowledgeable, funny, and made the whole experience unforgettable. Highly recommend!”

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10.Guided Vodka Tour with Food and Drink Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · from $87

Spend about 2.5 hours tasting seven clear and flavored vodkas, Polish tapas, and sweet and savory pierogi across several Old Town bars. Guides such as Maja, Magda, Natalia, Paulina, Anna, and Kacper bring vodka history and Polish drinking customs to life. Expect more drinking than dining, short walks, and a sociable evening.

“Kacper was very knowledgeable funny and kind. He really made our tour so much fun. My wife and I have been on a lot of tours in the US and Europe and this is by far one of if not the best we’ve been on and it’s really because of Kacper.”

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11.Krakow Food Tour by Foot: Polish Tastings in Old Town & Kazimierz

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $114

This three-hour evening food walk takes you from Mały Rynek through Krakow’s Old Town to Kazimierz. You’ll try oscypek, obwarzanek, soup, pierogi, potato pancakes, cake, beer, and Polish vodka while guides such as Alicja, Kasia, Marta, and Magdalena explain local food and culture. Groups are capped at 12, with private hotel pickup available.

“My tour guide Alicja was awesome. I booked very late in the afternoon for a night tour, she accommodated me perfectly. As I booked late it was just me on the tour, she took me to 4 stops, first starting with Pierogis. They had meat, potatoes & white cheese, cabbage & mushrooms, sweet ones with cheese and raspberry. My favourite was the potato and white cheese. Next she took me to a great underground bar which I returned to the next night, where we had Hot apple cider. It was my first time trying it, I wanted to immerse myself in Polish culture and this helped. It was really good…”

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12.Warsaw Traditional Food Tour with Adrian

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $94

Join Adrian for a three-hour evening walk through central Warsaw, stopping at five local eateries for 10 Polish dishes, craft beer, and vodka. Try pierogi, milk-bar fare, regional specialties, and old-fashioned pastries while learning about Polish food, customs, and Warsaw. The group is capped at 10 people and ends on Nowy Świat.

“Adrian was very accommodating and knowledgable about the different foods and origins. He had a good sense of humor and did much to make sure we were all having a good time.”

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13.Guided E-Scooter City Tour with Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 104 reviews · from $67

Cover far more of Krakow than you could on foot as your guide leads you by e-scooter through the Old Town, Podgórze, and Kazimierz. You’ll stop at Wawel Castle, Florian’s Gate, Heroes Square, and Plac Nowy, with tastings of oscypek, obwarzanek, ice cream, and other Polish favorites. English and Polish tours are limited to eight people.

“Marek was an amazing tour guide. He took us to see places we never would have visited. He had so much Knowledge of every place he took us & we had some delish treats. We were full by the end & would highly recommend this tour!!”

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14.6-Course Full Polish Food Tour with Vodka Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 98 reviews · from $70

Meet your English-speaking guide under the blue umbrella by St. Mary’s Basilica for a 2.5-hour walk through Krakow’s food culture. You’ll visit two restaurants, sample dishes such as pierogi, zurek, bigos, mountain cheese, and apple crumble, and taste four Polish vodkas. Guides including Dale, Alex, Kamil, and Wayne bring food, customs, and vodka history to life.

“setting and going to places we otherwise would have missed, and the stories and insights from the guide.”

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15.6-Course Full Polish Food & Vodka Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Meet at Rynek Główny at 7:30 pm for a two-and-a-half-hour walk through Krakow’s Old Town. Your English-speaking guide, often Dale, Aleks, or Kamil, leads you to local restaurants and bars for Polish soup, pierogi, bigos, smoked cheese, dessert, and four vodka tastings. Vegetarians can be accommodated with advance notice.

“Really good guides who explained all that is good about Polish food. Met some interesting people and had the chance to go in places one wouldn’t ordinarily go into and drink vodka. A warm glow was enjoyed by all.”

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