piątek, 29 lipca 2011
Familia de Manard: Blueberry Pierogi's
Familia de Manard: Blueberry Pierogi's: "Thursday we spent a busy afternoon making delicious blueberry pierogi's. Caitlin has been talking them up since I first met her so it was n..."
sobota, 16 lipca 2011
Finding Breakfast in Warsaw
.... can be a challenge.
So, here are some tips to get you started (disclaimer: not EVERY breakfast place is listed below.. just a few!):
1. Cafe Bar Szpilka
There have been differing opinions of Szpilka, located on Plac Trzech Krzyzy in Warsaw's city center. At the beginning of their existence (way before I was in Warsaw) it was THE place to be and everyone was psyched because it was one of the first places to be open 24 hours a day (they break for cleaning - i hope!- between 6 and 7am). The menu is fairly basic and won't whisk you away to wonderland at first bite, but I do love their breakfasts and the fact that we can go when we wake up as many other places in Warsaw start serving breakfast at noon on the weekends (?!?!?!?).
Here, you'll find: French toast, Eggs with bacon/sausage, Omelettes, Eggs with veggies and a red pepper/sundried tomato mixture that is amazing. You always get served warm rolls with garlic-herbed butter and they are usually one of the first places in Warsaw to set up their outside tables.. as SOON as it gets warm. Check them out, let me know what you think :)
2. Jeffs
My husband likes it. My friends are okay with it. I think it's awful. Terrible. Ick.
They have 2 Warsaw locations - one in Galeria Mokotow which holds the mall opening hours and one in Pole Mokotowskie (I tried to find their opening hours at this location but their website is crap too and lacks the information). They have a 'basic american breakfast menu' but their bacon is crap, the sausage is usually undercooked and the hashbrowns might as well be from McDonalds. Plus, you choose if you want butter or maple syrup with pancakes (which you get charged extra for!).
3. Amadera
Right on Chmielna, Amadera serves up a breakfast buffet for 45zl. Monday - Friday from 7 and Sat/Sun from 8am. I have never been here, so if anyone has any knowledge of the place - let me know!
4. Hard Rock Cafe
Just found out this morning that Hard Rock does breakfast. It's located in Zloty Terasy, right in the city center. They open daily at 9am and serve breakfast until 12. I love Hard Rock because it saved me from the dire lack of Caesar Salads in Poland's capital.
***Now, there is also the option of MG Eats on Chmielna (which I can't find a website for at the moment). My friend Monica introduced me to Magda Gessler's latest feat in the world of restauranteurs and - it's a hit. Their Caesar is the best around!***
5. Cafe 6/12
Another place I haven't been - it's so close to Szpilka that I suppose I'll end up there if I can't get a table at Szpilka someday. Travelocity Reviews say that foreigners tend to approve of the breakfast here - with a lot of smoothie options and decent omelettes :)
Most of the major hotels plus a few restaurants offer brunch on the weekends but I haven't found one that costs less than 100zl per person (about 30 bucks). Since american / english / irish style breakfast hasn't caught on too well in Warsaw, I haven't been overly impressed with the brunches. Most of them are mostly -unch and less br-. I would die for a place that goes wild with belgian waffles, decent french toast and good fruit, but alas, I'll keep waiting :)
Wishing you some good eatin' Warsaw!!
Caity
So, here are some tips to get you started (disclaimer: not EVERY breakfast place is listed below.. just a few!):
1. Cafe Bar Szpilka
There have been differing opinions of Szpilka, located on Plac Trzech Krzyzy in Warsaw's city center. At the beginning of their existence (way before I was in Warsaw) it was THE place to be and everyone was psyched because it was one of the first places to be open 24 hours a day (they break for cleaning - i hope!- between 6 and 7am). The menu is fairly basic and won't whisk you away to wonderland at first bite, but I do love their breakfasts and the fact that we can go when we wake up as many other places in Warsaw start serving breakfast at noon on the weekends (?!?!?!?).
Here, you'll find: French toast, Eggs with bacon/sausage, Omelettes, Eggs with veggies and a red pepper/sundried tomato mixture that is amazing. You always get served warm rolls with garlic-herbed butter and they are usually one of the first places in Warsaw to set up their outside tables.. as SOON as it gets warm. Check them out, let me know what you think :)
2. Jeffs
My husband likes it. My friends are okay with it. I think it's awful. Terrible. Ick.
They have 2 Warsaw locations - one in Galeria Mokotow which holds the mall opening hours and one in Pole Mokotowskie (I tried to find their opening hours at this location but their website is crap too and lacks the information). They have a 'basic american breakfast menu' but their bacon is crap, the sausage is usually undercooked and the hashbrowns might as well be from McDonalds. Plus, you choose if you want butter or maple syrup with pancakes (which you get charged extra for!).
3. Amadera
Right on Chmielna, Amadera serves up a breakfast buffet for 45zl. Monday - Friday from 7 and Sat/Sun from 8am. I have never been here, so if anyone has any knowledge of the place - let me know!
4. Hard Rock Cafe
Just found out this morning that Hard Rock does breakfast. It's located in Zloty Terasy, right in the city center. They open daily at 9am and serve breakfast until 12. I love Hard Rock because it saved me from the dire lack of Caesar Salads in Poland's capital.
***Now, there is also the option of MG Eats on Chmielna (which I can't find a website for at the moment). My friend Monica introduced me to Magda Gessler's latest feat in the world of restauranteurs and - it's a hit. Their Caesar is the best around!***
5. Cafe 6/12
Another place I haven't been - it's so close to Szpilka that I suppose I'll end up there if I can't get a table at Szpilka someday. Travelocity Reviews say that foreigners tend to approve of the breakfast here - with a lot of smoothie options and decent omelettes :)
Most of the major hotels plus a few restaurants offer brunch on the weekends but I haven't found one that costs less than 100zl per person (about 30 bucks). Since american / english / irish style breakfast hasn't caught on too well in Warsaw, I haven't been overly impressed with the brunches. Most of them are mostly -unch and less br-. I would die for a place that goes wild with belgian waffles, decent french toast and good fruit, but alas, I'll keep waiting :)
Wishing you some good eatin' Warsaw!!
Caity
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