Restaurant “Der Elefant”

Der Elefant, at the junction of Marszalkowska and Elektoralna very close to Plac Bankowy, has been around for a long time, according to the note on the menu since 1990. In the history of Warsaw restaurants, anything that’s been serving food in the same place for that long is part of a very exclusive club. …

The best sushi in Warsaw

No more sitting on the fence. I’m just going to come straight out and award the prize. If you want the best sushi in Warsaw you go to Sakana. They have three in Warsaw of which we can personally vouch for two – Moliera and Burakowska – the other is way down south in Kabaty. …

Coldplay, Warsaw, 19 Sept 2012

Last Wednesday we had a family outing to the National Stadium here in Warsaw to see the Coldplay concert. Why they chose Wednesday for a gig that finished at 11pm I don’t know, especially as they must have expected a few nine year olds who have school the next day :-/ We were not entirely …

Warsaw restaurant review – Butchery & Wine

Firstly, apologies for butchering the logo but they don’t make it easy to advertise the place. You can see all the proper images on their website here – http://www.butcheryandwine.pl/en/ Before I go any further, there are three rules for eating at this place: You like meat Someone else is paying You have made a reservation I …

Fish & Chips po polsku

Some time ago I heard this story about a place in Warsaw where you could get proper fish & chips. It has been going around in my head ever since and to be honest I started to think it was all just a dream, a hallucination brought on by so many years separated from my national delicacy a bit like the mirage of an oasis in the desert. Not so……..

Rewriting history

Following on from Piłsudski, his WWI exploits and his huge erection. For anyone with an interest in the history of the second World War, particularly those who ended up the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, the new series on BBC2 “World War Two: Behind Closed Doors” promises to make statements that have not really …