Na Sushi
Restaurants 17 April 2018 0
Sleek, dark and dominated by a lush picture of a breathtaking waterfall, at Na Sushi a smart crowd join forces around a horseshoe-shaped bar to click chopsticks over a top pedigree menu high on enticements: eel rolls with marinated pumpkin and sriracha wrapped in torched yellowtail and lime; spicy... Read more
Gabriel de Garcia & Sakana
Restaurants 10 January 2018 0
Just when sushi in Warsaw was becoming boring, along comes Gabriel de Garcia with a head full of ideas. Having worked under some of the planet’s top chefs (Juan Maria Arzak, Quiqe Dacosta), de Garcia has sought to bring his experiences together to hone a menu that fuses Spanish... Read more
No blog for three weeks!? Sorry, it’s called being busy! Not too busy, however, to forget to take pics of the places I’ve visited – below, the highs (and lows) of those past missing weeks: Considerably more casual than their other ventures, the new Le Cedre Lounge has made a... Read more
Youmiko Vegan Sushi
Restaurants 18 August 2017 0
Well-established in Kraków, Youmiko enter Warsaw’s vegan sushi market hot on the heels of Edamame nearby. There’s definitely more of a hipster, ‘urban guerrilla’ feel to Youmiko, but the sushi is every bit a success. Often better than ‘the real thing’. Youmiko Vegan Sushi ul. Hoża 62 Read more
Silk & Spicy Francuska 49
Restaurants 5 August 2017 0
Having achieved success on the left side of Warsaw, Silk & Spicy have crossed the Wisla to open a new venture on the fringe of Saka Kepa. Following precisely the same formula, anticipate a slick black / gold design and a menu that strives to represent Thai and Japanese... Read more
Fat Buddha
Restaurants 24 July 2017 0
A massive project from the same people behind The View: as such, expect a glittery crowd and lux interiors that are polished, sensual and primed for high living. Reports suggest a faultless Japanese menu that extends beyond sushi: full report coming soon! Fat Buddha ul. Mazowiecka 2/4 Read more
When Youmiko opened their Warsaw op in February, 2016, it was to widespread acclaim. Everyone – no exception – loved it. Thing is, this is Warsaw: it doesn’t take long for restaurants to get comfortable and sit on their laurels. But it’s not what you do in the first... Read more
Kago Sushi
Restaurants 10 February 2017 0
Compensating for the rank commercialism of Hala Koszyki are ventures such as Kago, a place of such merit that its worth battling through the crowds. A side project from the team behind the acclaimed Izumi, portioning here is strict and skimpy but the precision, attention to detail and flavors... Read more
Wabu: remember them? Originally opened on Krucza, the place rose to prominence for premium sushi the like of which Warsaw had not tasted before. Inexplicably, just as word was spreading about their brilliance, they closed. The city despaired. As it turns out, this was a temporary measure and now,... Read more
Wabu
Restaurants 27 October 2016 1
Sushi becomes a heaven’s gate spiritual experience in Wabu with the evening passing in a blur of beautiful compositions, of silky slithers of fish crowned with expert pinches of this, and little brush strokes of that. That’s all elevated even further by deliciously upscale interiors befitting of the Spire... Read more