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Quick guide to eating at a nostalgic Polish milk bar

Quick guide to eating at a nostalgic Polish milk bar

Milk bar has a totally variegated meaning in variegated parts of the world. In Australia, milk bar refers to a local unstipulated store; in the UK, it could refer to a snack bar that sells dairy products. In Poland, milk bar refers to cafeterias offering dairy-based dishes and has a long history since WWI, as well as throughout the communist era. Today, locals visit it for quick and unseemly everyday meals.

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What can you expect from a Polish milk bar?

Man eating in a Polish Milk bar

Step in the restaurant, you will see a big menu workbench (all in Polish) and underneath it, stands an wrestling cashier. No one escapes facing an angry Polish cashier who speaks no English and that is moreover one of the biggest charms of dining in a Polish milk bar.

You can’t really spend too much time pondering what to order considering that is how the system is like in here – everything goes pretty fast. 

Kitchen in a milk bar

You can count on milk bars for unseemly and traditional Polish food. But untied from the obvious, it is important to moreover know that it is fully self-served. Without your order, there should be a slum in the wall connecting the kitchen for you to pick up your food, scrutinizingly immediately without you make your payment. 

Without knowing, searching for a milk bar quickly became an instinct to satisfy my stomach.

How to order without speaking Polish?

I don’t know if it makes sense for someone who doesn’t speak Polish to requite this piece of advice: just read off the menu. That’s if you are venturesome unbearable and not a picky eater!

Or you could do some homework (by reading wares like this one), here are some of the words that are hands recognisable for English speakers and moreover famous dishes you can’t miss in a Polish milk bar.

What to order in a Polish milk bar?

Pierogi

Regarded as the Polish national dish, the dumplings could be stuffed with anything from savoury to sweet! 

Most worldwide savoury fillings are meat (pierogi z mięsem), potato and cheese (pierogi ruskie), sauerkraut and mushroom (pierogi z kapusta i grzybami). Many of these pierogi are topped off with caramelized onion. 

On the other hand, sweet fillings are usually with seasonal fruits but I have moreover tasted chocolate filling – which I wouldn’t undeniability myself a fan.

Price: 8 – 15 złoty

Kotlet Schabowy

Kotlet Schabowy

The pork chop cutlet that is considered a staple in the milk bar – it is often served with a generous portion of potatoes (kotlet schabowy z ziemniakami) or salad on the side. 

Price: 16 – 22 złoty

– Żurek

Zurek

You may be familiar with a trencher of unexceptionable beetroot soup tabbed borscht that is served wideness Eastern Europe countries. Żurek, is the Polish white borscht soup that is perfect for warming up your winter days. The soup typically consists of smoked meat, egg and with sour rye as the wiring – which gives it a tangy taste. An unforgettable dish once you have tried it.

Tip! If you are starving for a hot trencher of soup while in Poland, squint out for the word ‘zupy’ on menus which ways ‘soup’. That word sounded too cute so it was easy to remember.

Price: 5 – 6 złoty

Bigos

Bigos

Often translated as the Polish Hunter’s Stew, bigos is a traditional Polish dish that is easy for a foreign palate. You can find various smoked meat and mushrooms covered with heaps of sauerkraut. This dish is hands made at home with variegated versions for every household and it is often made days surpassing serving. 

Price: 7 – 8 złoty

– Kompot

A captivating non-alcoholic traditional fruit drink in the region – sometimes with a soupcon of spices for spare flavours. The drink is made by humid versicolor fruits such as berries, apples, cherries etc with water and sugar or other sweeteners. Can be served hot or unprepossessed depending on the season and restaurant.

Price: 2 – 3 złoty

Where to find milk bars in Poland?

Google Maps served me well in Poland. So what you need to do when you’re hungry, lost or freezing in Poland is to seek warmth by searching for ‘bar mleczny’ on Google Maps. The milk bars are usually located in the town centre which is often a reasonable travelling loftiness for travellers.

Milk bar in Warsaw:
Rusałka
Floriańska 14, 00-001 Warszawa, Poland
Google Maps

Milk bar in Poznan:
Schaboszczak od Dziadka
Szkolna 7, 61-636 Poznań, Poland
Google Maps

Milk bar in Krakow:
Bar mleczny Żak
Królewska 84, 30-081 Kraków, Poland
Google Maps

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