Warsaw Food Tour: 12 Tastings of Polish Classics

Six stops food tour: pierogi, sausages, vodka & more with rich history in 3 hours

A three-hour food tour of Warsaw with a live English guide covering six stops where you taste 12 Polish dishes and drinks — sour rye soup, pierogi, gołąbki, sausages, quince liqueur, pure vodka, E. Wedel chocolate, pączki doughnuts, artisanal bread, kompot and more. The guide shares stories about Warsaw's past and present between tastings, and you receive an interactive map of the city afterward. Minimum age 18.

Step-by-step itinerary

Warsaw Foodie Tour and City Stories

• Introduction at Plac Pięciu Rogów
• Visit traditional Milk Bar for pierogi
• Sample pierogi, placki, and sausages
• Taste quince-infused vodka and pure vodka shot
• Discuss postwar reconstruction on Winnie the Pooh street
• Learn about World War II impact on Warsaw
• Visit E.Wedel store and taste Ptasie Mleczko
• Taste traditional pączki at Blikle bakery

The Experience

Three hours is enough time to move through six spots without rushing, tasting your way through Polish food that most visitors never find on their own. You start at Plac Pięciu Rogów, the central meeting point, then head to a traditional milk bar — the kind of place that has served homemade dishes in a communist-era setting for decades — where you taste pierogi for the first time. The main restaurant stop comes next, where you sit down to pierogi again (a different kind), placki ziemniaczane (potato pancakes), and grilled sausages. Water comes with this meal. Between the food stops, the guide walks you through the neighborhoods and talks about what you're seeing: the postwar reconstruction of Warsaw, the streets named after Winnie the Pooh, the weight of World War II on the city's shape today.

The vodka stop happens at a shot bar where you taste a smooth quince-infused liqueur first, then a shot of pure vodka chased with lemon if you want the full experience. After that comes E. Wedel, the chocolate brand that has been iconic in Poland since the 1930s — you step inside the flagship store and taste Ptasie Mleczko, the treat Poles have been eating for nearly a century. The final stop is Blikle, a bakery from the 1860s famous for pączki, the traditional doughnuts that Poles eat by the millions on Fat Thursday alone. You also get artisanal bread with salted butter and kompot, a traditional fruit drink, woven into the stops along the way. Twelve tastings add up to a full three-course meal, so the guide's advice to come hungry and skip dinner afterward is not a joke.

At the end, you walk away with an interactive map of must-visit spots in Warsaw — places you can return to on your own, now knowing what to order and why it matters. The guide is live and speaks English throughout.

What’s included

• Twelve tastings across three stops — pierogi, sour rye soup, gołąbki (stuffed cabbage rolls), Silesian roulade, placki ziemniaczane (potato pancakes), grilled sausages, artisanal bread with salted butter, quince-infused vodka liqueur, pure vodka, E. Wedel Ptasie Mleczko chocolate, pączki doughnuts from Blikle bakery, and kompot (traditional fruit drink).
• water with the main meal.
• a live English-speaking guide throughout.
• an interactive map of Warsaw's must-visit food spots to use after the tour.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Foodie Tours

Is this one for you?The tour starts at Plac Pięciu Rogów in central Warsaw, so you don't need a car or need to navigate to an unfamiliar neighborhood — the guide meets you at a landmark you can reach by public transport or on foot from most hotels. If you're staying in the city without transportation, this is how you taste the food locals eat without spending the day figuring out which milk bar to trust or which vodka bar is real.

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Top questions

What exactly are pierogi and why do we taste them twice on this tour?

Pierogi are Poland's most iconic national dish — a dumpling filled with potato and cheese, meat, or fruit, then boiled and often fried. You taste them at two different stops because the milk bar and the main restaurant each prepare them differently, showing how the same dish varies across Warsaw's food culture.

Is the vodka tasting just straight shots, or do we try something else first?

You start with a quince-infused vodka liqueur, which is smooth and actually tasty. If you want the traditional Polish experience, you can also do a shot of pure vodka chased with a slice of lemon, but the liqueur comes first so it's not a shock.

What is Ptasie Mleczko and where do we taste it?

Ptasie Mleczko is E. Wedel's legendary chocolate treat — a chocolate-covered wafer and cream confection that has been a beloved Polish snack since the 1930s. You taste it inside E. Wedel's iconic flagship store in Warsaw, where the guide explains the brand's history.

How much walking is involved between the six food stops?

The tour moves between neighborhoods on foot, with the guide stopping to talk about Warsaw's history and architecture along the way. The walking is built into the three-hour timeframe and is suitable for all physical fitness levels.

Do I need to arrange my own way to the starting point, or is transport included?

You meet at Plac Pięciu Rogów, a central location in Warsaw. Public transportation options are available nearby if you're staying elsewhere in the city or arriving by train or airport.

What is kompot and when do we drink it?

Kompot is a traditional Polish fruit drink made by simmering fruit with sugar and water. It comes as one of the tastings woven into the stops along the tour, giving you a taste of everyday Polish beverages alongside the more formal dishes.