Location: Platynowa 11, 00-808 Warszawa, Poland
Year of Inscription: 2023
Venue Type: Karczma / Shack / Traditional / Family-Run
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| EBG Rating: | 7.6/10 |
| Choice/ Quality of Drinks | ❤️❤️ A broad, if shallow range of pale lagers on tap with a broader and somehow still shallow range of pale lagers and radlers in the fridge. Perfunctory alternatives (liqueurs, vodka, etc) available. |
| Style/ Décor | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ A shack isolated around the train tracks and modern urban sprawl. Interior is traditional rustic ‘Karczma’ style with country heritage decorated around wooden fitting and niches. |
| Atmosphere/ Character | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Extremely unusual for Warsaw let alone the downtown, a throwback with an elderly operation. There’s something special about the fact this is such a survivor whether you happen to like the decoration or the beers. True local life, and not all old crusties either, with the beer garden attracting younger people in the known. |
| Amenities/ Events | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Food, snacks, shop, outdoor seating |
| Value For Money | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Excellent value for money for central Warsaw, even bearing in mind basic wares. |
| Description | A true survivor, the owners of the glass towers overshadowing this tiny old survivor shack probably see it every day and dream of nuking it from orbit. This itself makes it a charming venue, even a cult one. There is nothing on the approach except an extremely unprepossessing cabin, but on entry you will see what the fuss is about. This old-timer pub has an elderly owner, local legend, Karczma style rustic interior and churns out tap lager and Polish pub food (Sausage, Pierogi, etc) for pennies. Attracting a young crowd for the value and the beer garden, and old crusties for a taste of the land that time forgot, this is not going to be everyone’s cup of tea to say the least, but it is authentic, and in a time where authenticity is bleeding out of the universe, it is one to treasure for its simple charms and forgive its trespasses. (Added April 2023) EDIT – Already there are rumours about an imminent closure and transfer of ownership. Very worrying if true. |
