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The 12 Best Restaurants Right Now in Łódź, Poland’s New Culinary Hotspot
These restaurants helped turn a former industrial city into a dining destination
By Alesya Petrov | Nov. 24, 2025
If you are trying to figure out where to eat in Łódź, or you just Googled “best restaurants in Lodz” from a hotel room off Piotrkowska Street, this list is your cheat sheet.
Łódź is a post-industrial maze with a serious film pedigree, a long main drag lined with neon and street art, and a restaurant scene that feels like it has been built dish by dish over the last decade rather than handed down from some tourism board. You can sit down to updated Polish classics in vaulted cellars, chase pierogi with natural wine in Art Nouveau townhouses, or eat steak under rock-and-roll guitars before wandering back out into the brick canyons.
Luckily I’ve spent years combing the streets, and this is the list that has been tested and tested again. Here then are the best restaurants right now in Łódź.
Farina Bianco
Anatewka
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Embracing Łódź’s Jewish roots, Anatewka serves European-Jewish classics like gefilte fish and kreplach (dumplings with veal or goose). It’s as much a cultural experience as a culinary one, with décor that makes you feel transported in time.
Best for: Jewish and Polish dishes that come with a side of history
Bawełna
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At the entertainment hub Manufaktura, Bawełna serves Mediterranean-inspired dishes with a Polish twist, all set in a historic cotton mill. Dishes like tuna tartare and truffle pasta bring a taste of the Med to Łódź.
Best for: Crowd-pleasing Italian in the middle of Manufaktura with enough buzz to feel like an evening out
Restauracja Delight
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Within the Vienna House hotel, Delight lives up to its name with seasonal Polish cuisine. The menu features venison loin and plant-based dishes, each plated as if ready for their moment on your Insta feed.
Best for: Hotel dining that feels like an actual restaurant, not a lobby afterthought
Doki Gastrobar
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Doki brings a fresh approach to Łódź’s food scene with an industrial-chic ambiance. Known for its playful, street food-inspired menu, you’ll find everything from burgers to octopus, making it a fun departure from tradition.
Best for: Small plates, good drinks, and deciding you are not going to make that early train tomorrow
Farina Bianco
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Located at Manufaktura, this Italian-inspired restaurant does justice to its name with fresh pasta and seafood. The bustling atmosphere of Manufaktura complements the laid-back elegance of Farina Bianco’s dishes.
Best for: Pizza and pasta after a day on Piotrkowska when you are done walking but not done eating
Imber
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Imber is the place I send people when they want to understand what “Łódź-Jewish” cooking actually tastes like, not just read about it on a plaque. In a gateway off Piotrkowska, the kitchen leans into the city’s roots with things like herring tartare with gingerbread, lamb pierogi, pastrami stuffed into a local żulik roll, and zalewajka and kapuśniak thickened with prażoki instead of nostalgia. It feels less like a theme restaurant and more like someone finally decided to cook the city’s history the way locals actually eat.
Best for: A deep dive into Łódź-Jewish comfort food with a glass of something strong on the side
Klub Spadkobierców
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A restaurant that feels like stepping into an aristocratic past, Klub Spadkobierców blends Polish dishes with an upscale touch. It’s where you go to feel a little regal over a hearty, delicious meal.
Best for: Dinner in a faded palace that’s a local institution
Piwnica Łódzka
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This cozy spot brings traditional Polish fare into the 21st century. The chef’s take on local classics like zalewajka—a sour rye soup—and śledź pod pierzynką (herring “in a blanket”) makes Piwnica both nostalgic and exciting.
Best for: Modern takes on Polish classics in a stylish space
Powidok
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Powidok sits at plac Wolności looking straight down Piotrkowska, which means you eat with half the city framed in the windows. Chef Kamil Skrok runs a seasonal, author’s-menu kind of kitchen here—weekday lunches that pair soup and a main for sensible money, and an à la carte lineup that might include elegantly fussy plates, snacks built to share, and enough wine to turn “let’s just grab something light” into a full evening. Between the gallery vibe, the balcony garden, and the quiet hum of people who clearly planned their night around this meal, it is the rare restaurant that works just as well for a quick lunch as it does for a long dinner.
Best for: Seasonal, chef-driven Polish cooking with the best view in the city
Sartoria Ristorante e Pizzeria
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Sartoria is what happens when someone drops a serious Italian restaurant into the red-brick hulks of Fuzja and lets it glow. You get Neapolitan-style pizzas with the proper blistered cornicione, pastas that taste like someone actually salts the water, seafood and desserts coming out of an open kitchen led by chef Maciej Głuszak while the bar quietly works its way through the spritz canon. On a busy night, with the room humming and the ovens going full tilt, it feels like the most modern version of Łódź: post-industrial bones, Italian mood, nothing fussy.
Best for: Pizza and pasta in Fuzja when you want a night out that still feels casual
Quale Restaurant
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Located in a restored 19th-century villa, Quale combines Art Deco flair with a bold tasting menu that includes vichyssoise and wild boar. Chef Szymon Stach’s “chef of tomorrow” title from Gault&Millau hints at the culinary adventure awaiting here.
Best for: Long, quiet tasting menus when you want to see how serious Łódź fine dining can be
Whiskey in the Jar
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This rock-and-roll-inspired Polish gastropub specializes in burgers and premium cuts of meat and inventive cocktails. Located in the vibrant Manufaktura complex, Whiskey in the Jar is a great spot to kick off the night with hearty food and a whiskey cocktail or two.
Best for: Big steaks, loud rock, and a table of friends who are not counting cocktails
