Please forgive me as I'm way behind on my reviews and this one dates back to March 2018, and was our first night in Warsaw, Poland. Our colleagues, translator and guide, was from Poland, but no Warsaw. So we happen upon Zapiecek, and we're not disappointed. It was an almost 11pm when we decided it was time to find some food on this work trip and first time to Poland. So I wanted something of local taste. So my colleague suggested the pierogi. Now forgive me for not remembering the fillings, or the sauce, but the memories of just enjoying the flavors is still with me that I tried to find similar taste here in the States and have not found a place yet. From what I remember the staff were friendly and the setting was quiet and comfortable. So I do have fond memories of dining at Zapiecek, and would go again. So enjoy... read more

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Ambiance: Traditional Polish restaurant in a very trendy/happening area of Warsaw featuring classic Polish dishes, wine/beer, cocktails, and dessert! We loved our dinner here! First time having authentic fried pierogis - wow! I highly recommend ordering the 9 piece assortment of pierogis or dumplings. I enjoyed their version of beef stew (great for dipping the side of bread!). Affordable prices, very friendly and fast service. I loved the house red wine, it paired great with our meal. Walking distance to many popular and fun bars, lounges, restaurants, and more. A gem that we stumbled upon - highly recommend if you are in Warsaw! read more

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The female staff who served us was rude. The wait time to be seated was long. The ambience was nice, cozy. The food we had was delicious. I cannot forgive the female staff who rolled her eyes and was impatient with us when we were placing our orders. Poor customer service. read more

Zapiecek! I didn't realize this was a Polish chain restaurant until hours later of walking around Warsaw, but it is very good Polish food at very good prices! I also noticed real local Poles were eating here too, so its legit. The staff were friendly enough and spoke English efficiently. The interior is a little traditional and little silly with the art and old photos, but its delightful and clean. 36PLN/$8.57 Mixed Pierogi Plate...so good! The variety was awesome! Some better than others, but still all yummy. I love the meat, spinach, and mushroom the best. Be sure to get them fried instead of boiled, the hot crispy texture greatly improves the deliciousness of Pierogis! I also paid an extra 2PLN/$.45 for extra herbs, yum! 15PLN/$3.50 Mug of Sour Rye soup...I don't know how to describe, but it was savory and delicious soup! 14PLN/$3.33 Mixed Salad & Pickles...two kinds of kraut and 3 little pickles, gotta get my vegetables! I highly recommend visiting Poland, you get so much for your American dollar! This was a great meal for only $15.40ish! Also in Poland, taxes are already included in the price, and tipping is not required! Though I always tipped a 8PLN/$2 or more if service was good, as it was here. read more

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Chain restaurant in Warsaw for Polish food. Think Olive Garden but Polish. Food was good. The pork knuckle was very flavorful and moist. It came with good sauerkraut. The kielbasa and soup was delicious as well. Inside is very busy and hectic. The decor is very charming and cute. Our server was running all over and could not seem to catch a break. It was hard to grab her attention. read more

We decided to stop here on our recent trip to Poland. We were hungry after a long flight and it was cold. Even though it was a chain, everyone was very welcoming and patient in explaining the different dishes. I was really happy to find multiple vegetarian dishes here. The food was delicious and the hot mulled cider was one of the best. Service and ambience was great! This was one of our favorite places on our trip. Highly recommend it. read more

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Many people associate Polish food with pirogues and Zapiecek specializes in them. Whether you want sweet or savory with meat they have. My pirogues had a not too heavy shell and contain substantial fillings. I ordered the mushroom sauce which added a pleasant finish. There was a line to get in and it was not a tourist line which is a good thing in my book. Fun ambiance inside where it has a quirky decor. read more

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The best deep fried pierogi sampler I've ever had! Great ambiance and friendly staff. Delish beers read more

Zapiecek - The best deep fried pierogi sampler I've ever had! - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

The pierogis comes in a grandma portion, which means they come in a pot of nine dumplings. There are sweet, savory, and fried dumplings. Decided to get the mix version instead of having nine of the same dumpling. The kompot juice was delicious and complements all pierogis. read more

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Always a must visit when I'm in Warsaw. I don't eat pierogis my entire trip until we go to Zapiecek. They have a ton of locations, some more convenient then others. We always visit the ones with outside seating cause of our 2 small ones, it's normally small spaces inside the locations. The food is always amazing and consistent. Definitely worth a visit if you're near one! read more

Zapiecek - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

Despite this is a chain restaurant with five (or more) locations all within a few minutes walk in the old town and new town, this place was recommended by Yelp, TripAdvisor, Rick Steves, and a few local tour guides. So we had to try it. We came here twice, both times have lines outside. Both times the wait was worth it. They serve traditional Polish food, especially known for pierogi. In addition to the boiled and panfried pierogi, we also tried the beet root broth with beef pierogi since it was Xmas time. The broth was surprisingly refreshing and the dumplings quite filling. The meat dishes are excellent as well. All well stewed with heavy flavors (saucy taste) and hearty sides (potato, bread or fries). Polish traditional food tend to be salty due to the heavy sauces and strong flavor, even the pierogi are a bit salty for me though i'm a low sodium person. We especially liked their winter specialty drinks - the mulled wine, warming fruit fusion and kompot drink - simply delightful on a winter's night. It is somewhat of a tourist scene but there are locals too. The food and drinks are awesome and that's all it matters. read more

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This place is simply delicious and a must visit if you are in Warsaw. Wonderful service! read more

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This place is very touristy but I still got a recommendation to stop by here for some traditional polish food. I got the assortment perogies and the sausages. Both were hot out of the oven. Unfortunately, this place doesn't offer sides as I only really wanted 1 sausage but had to get the entree dish. I think the mushrooms perogies were the best in my opinion. They were super flavorful. I got the combination to try the different stuffings, but would go back again for just the mushroom ones. read more

Zapiecek - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

In Warsaw a couple of weeks ago and was set on having pierogis, aka the "Polish national dish." Came across this small restaurant which served them, and popped in. Ordered nine pierogis of three different flavors (the "Russian" which is basically cheese, cabbage and mushroom, and blueberry). My favorite one was the cabbage and mushroom. You can also choose your sauce to accompany it, so I chose cranberry- super tart, but worked well with all three of the pierogi flavors. Wasn't until later that I realized that it's a chain restaurant, as I found another one situated just around the corner near the Royal Castle. Call it rather a tourist trap, but all the same, it was decent food at a decent price (about 28-30 zloty) and a great way to start off the time in Poland. read more

Zapiecek - Pierogis (Russian, cabbage and mushroom, blueberry). - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

Let me start by saying I approached this restaurant with trepidation. My tour guide called it "Polish McDonalds" but it was anything but. First of all the atmosphere was homey and cute. We were seated inside as all the outside tables were taken. The servers were friendly and knowledgeable. They offered helpful suggestions to a table full of jet lagged foodies from the states. Our group tried a variety of their famous Pierogis with bacon, potato pancake, spare ribs, and sour rye soup. Everything was tasty with huge helpings which could be easily shared. Sangria hit the spot with our meal! We moved on to Vodka and liqueur tasting to end the night. I would recommend this restaurant as there seems to be one on every corner and from my experience, it has good polish food at a reasonable price ... and no there's nothing fast food about it. read more

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Great food and nice atmosphere. The staff brings the food out quickly. The only down side is seating...tight seats.

Omgosh....when you want to go to peirogi heaven, this is the place!!! Absolutely delicious....every thing I ate. Wait staff made excellent recommendations. I've been "peirogi 'ING my way thru Poland and these are hands-down the best! read more

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I would have given it a ZERO if I could. First of all the drink was undrinkably sweet, Zurek was too salty and the recommended potato pancake was overly salty as well. At least with the drink, I tried to ask if they could add water to dilute it (at least to a drinkable state). Secondly, the restaurant manager was extremely rude, ignorant and argued that their drink was fine and there was nothing wrong with it. And this was their standard. If this was their standard, I can accept it. But unfortunately, it was undrinkable to me.The fact that the manager refused to accept my opinion that the drink was undrinkable sweet to me was beyond rude and disrespectful (especially to a paying customer). Not once anyone came to check in and asked if the way was ok. Never come here if you could. read more

Truly Touristy , truly excellent. Near our hotel . Had a line out the door all the time. Waited a few minutes for a seat. The food was great. Had 8 kinds of pirogies, all excellent with the best sour cream I've ever eaten. Potato pancakes with mushroom sauce. Wow! Interesting space , cool drinks ( Fruity Sangria) read more

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Fabulous authentic Polish food - which is surprisingly rare in Warsaw. Crowded but with locals. Prices are reasonable and the overall ambiance casual. read more

This is a must-go spot when in Warsaw! There are sooo many different options of pierogies -- from dessert to meats and fried or steamed. Prices are very reasonable and staff was very attentive and willing to help when it came to the menu. read more

Zapiecek - Pierogies - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

The food was so tasty and we loved the staff - they were so friendly. omg the pork schnitzel portion was HUGE and made for a great lunch the next day! Totally recommend this place! read more

Wild selection of my favorite but time consuming dish - pierogi. Large variety of fillings from fruit to cheese, cabbage, mushrooms and meats. Made to order and delivered in no time. Great job! read more

Love this little shop. Waited in line outside for about 20 minutes, very much worth it. Pirogies (dumplings) did not disappoint and the sour rye was delicious too. read more

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It was like getting invited to your Polish friend's grandmother's house for dinner. The service was friendly, with detailed English Menu. All the servers wore traditional Polish costumes, and the interior was clean, bright, and cheery. The food was delicious and the prices were very reasonable. A great choice! read more

Zapiecek - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

Very nice place to eat cheap and delicious pierogis! We ordered the potato ones and the blueberry ones with sweet cream and it was really. Despite the service that was really cold and the sangria that was really expensive, everything was perfect! We paid 60zl for two plates and one drink read more

Zapiecek - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

A chain, and somewhat touristy, with the costumes, but solidly good traditional Polish food. I did see a good amount of older locals here, which is always a good sign. The servers spoke decent English, and was able to recommend some things. I had the sour rye soup with sausage and egg, and some pierogi with beef and "champignon" (mushroom). It was the best pierogi I had after 10 days in Poland, aside from this avant garde place in Poznan. Bathrooms: Clean and functional. read more

This is such a cute place! They give you a warm welcoming and the wait is not long! This was my first time having dumplings and it was very tasty!! Would definitely come again next time I'm in Warsaw! I had the fried dumplings with meat and mushrooms I also had the hibiscus tea! read more

Zapiecek - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

Typical and famous restaurant, visiting it is almost mandatory if you are in the capital. Very close to the famous Nowy Swiat Street. Large variety of polish dumplings (pierogi) which you can ask fried or boiled. In the menu you can also find other typical meals as meat or soup. Waitresses are dress up like old regional polish lady's, so just eating there it's a good show!! read more

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I know that this is a chain--they have people handing out flyers all over town--but they serve a damn good chicken noodle soup. Not too salty, lots of noodles, total yum. With an extra serving of bread (good brown sourdoughy type slices), it made for a filling lunch, and the price was less than 12 PLN. Note that they do not serve tap water, so you're in for at least another 6 PLN if you want something basic to drink. Still, among all of the tourist traps, it could be much worse! read more

Zapiecek - Restorative and economical meal of chicken soup! - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

For a beginner who hasn't had pierogis before, this restaurant was amazing! While it is a chain restaurant, it still holds a very authentic atmosphere that I really appreciated. There is one wall that is made of entirely books, and another area that is a play area for children with a tv that has cartoons, and other areas of the restaurant that was decorated with books on the window sill. I had no idea what to order but luckily there is an option to choose individual pierogis. You must order a minimum of 9 pierogis if you decide to order individual ones; I ordered the meat one, the one with cheese and spinach, the one with mushroom and cheese, and let the waitress order the rest. It was wonderful because I had the chance to taste a variety at a very low cost. My total ended up only being $10 USD. Great price for great variety! read more

Fantastic dumplings. Actially, the best I Have ever had, and this is my fifth time in Poland and tenth in eastern europe. There was a Line outside, well worth the wait. The mulled wine is also great. read more

We walked all day and on the way back to our car we happened across this place someone had recommended. Well of course we ate here. We did have to wait for a table at this packed place, but I had to run back to the car to feed the meter so the timing worked out pretty well. They sat us in our own separate little area which worked out great with squiggly kids. We ordered quite a few traditional items. Some of which the kids liked and others they dismissed. I personally enjoyed most of what we ordered. The food was quick and brought out as it was made. That was a good thing since we wouldn't have had room on the table for everything at once. The wait staff was friendly, but seemed to be crazy busy so not overly friendly. They did have an English menu. When we left there was still a line of people waiting to get in. That seems to be the norm here and I can see why. read more

Definitely favorite place in Warsaw. You can see them making he food in the kitchen, a full menu in English with pictures. Eating here every day, and every time I visit Warsaw. Polish food, with a really large variety of Pierogi, and great service. This is a traditional-like setting. read more

Zapiecek - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

Tried to get a seat for 1 on a Saturday afternoon and the young blonde hostess said they had no table for 1 available at that time. At least a 20 minute wait. In the meantime, other people with 2 or more were getting seated almost immediately. So the whole 'no table available is a load of c---. So I decide to ask if I can order it to take away. The same hostess could not be bothered. Just says 'yes' (then nothing... I think I heard crickets...) Long story short, I bypassed the hostess and speak to a waitress, who finally took my order and about 10 minutes later my order came in 2 plastic bags. One container the pierogies and the other contained their version of chicken noodle soup. I got back to my hotel (Bristol) and found that they had not given me a napkin nor soup spoon nor fork. Luckily the hotel had real spoons in my room, so I used that to eat my lunch. Oh and they also didn't give me the gravy that was supposed to come with the pierogies. The food: The (boiled) pierogies were bland. I had ordered 9 pieces with Russian Pierogies and Meat Pierogies. The chicken noodle soup was not bad. I enjoyed that more. I found out later this place was a chain restaurant (from my perspective, it's the Polish version of Denny's). I can't believe the concierge at the Hotel Bristol would recommend this place to their clientele! The concierge redeemed themselves though that night when they recommended the Kameralna. More expensive, but worth it. They actually have great food, great service and no tourists! Trifecta. read more

As someone that grew up in New Jersey, I consider myself a pierogi expert....except that this holds practically no weight compared to someone actually from Poland. Fair enough, but the restaurant seemed crowded enough with locals that I got a good feeling about the place. The sour rye soup was exactly the kind of thing but it was unlike anything I've tried before so it's hard to describe in any other word other than "dobsza". Imagine having rye bread made into soup and you're 10% there. But what really wow-ed me, to the point that I'd seriously consider franchising this place just to selfishly obtain one dish for myself, was the Blueberry pierogis in sweet cream served on a hot iron skillet.... made my mouth blue so I looked like I was choking. In reality, I was like drunk on blueberry goodness like that kid from Willy Wonka. And unfortunately, my cute waitress didn't give me mouth to mouth. read more

The restaurant had a nice, albeit small, sitting area outside. The food was great. We mixed 9 different fried dumplings - the spinach, cheese and sweet dumplings were great. The beet and mushroom soups were delightful. My currant virgin margarita was absolutely delicious (I would go back for just the refreshing cold drink). The service was fine as well. read more

Bland and dry pirogies. Tourist trap.. with waitresses stressing tip was not included. read more

Zapiecek - Polish Near Me - Warsaw, MZ

This is a must do for travelers. My family of four had a small wait to get a table but worth it. We had a variety of foods and shared the huge portions. The food was absolutely delicious and the wait staff was very attentive. We will definitely come back again the next time we are in Warsaw. read more

Went there on a Wednesday afternoon, and the place was packed. Ok, no problem, I still got a seat right away when one of the table left. I sat there chilling my heels for 10 minutes before one of the waitresses came to give me the menu. Sat there for another 10 minutes until someone came to take the order. I sat right at the entrance and the hot air was blowing right on me, so I asked to switch with another table that has left and was told they will switch me as soon as they clean it. Waited for another 10 minutes and someone else came and they were directed to the table I wanted to switch to, which means I get to sit right under the very hot air for another 10 minutes before someone else leave and I can switch seats. Only after I switch seat did one of the waitress turn down the hot air (bless you). So, total of 40 mins of just waiting and being uncomfortable before the food was brought out. I was so hungry the food should taste good, but it doesn't. I ordered the regular, simple potato pierogi, something that they shouldn't messed up; what I got was plain, thick and dry potato pierogi. I left 4 and a half pieces of total 9 pieces, for a hungry person that's not a good sign. I think frozen pierogi would have tasted better. I get that they're a chain restaurant, and it was busy so the waitresses were swamp, but I was actually neglected as they were more focused on other guests. That, and the amount of limited tables (only 8 tables or so), it was so cramped people had to wait outside for tables. Not going to come back. read more