RESTAURANTS • CAFES • PUBS Restaurants, pubs and bars in Płock RESTAURANTS • CAFES • PUBS (selected)

All the information provided as at July 2010.

The Andorra restaurantThis is a family restaurant which has been in existence for a long time. The Head Chef recommends the pork hock, roast pork, oriental and Mediterranean dishes as well as bread and cakes – freshly-baked in the restaurant. The interior decor reflects the beauty of the mountains of Andorra and alludes to hunting and angling, which are the owners’ greatest passions.18 Mickiewicza Street • tel. 24 262 22 93www.andorraplock.pl ............................The Eksploracja Śródziemnomorska restaurantThis restaurant does an extensive dinner menu offering Mediterranean dishes, pastas, salads and pizzas. Moreover, the restaurant has a wide choice of seafood. The interior decor alludes to Italian trattorias. Twice a week, guests may also watch the Head Chef cook. There is a terrace next to the restaurant for those who enjoy eating in the fresh air. 28 Łukasiewicza Street • tel. 24 365 93 95www.exploracja.com ............................The Figaro restaurantSome of the chief assets of the Figaro restaurant and nightclub are the interior decor and pleasant atmosphere. The restaurant offers Polish and European cuisines. The Head Chef recommends, among other delicacies, the beef stroganoff and mushrooms.6A Dworcowa Street • tel. 24 264 39 11, 24 264 39 51www.amore-plock.pl/figaro/ ............................The Piast restaurantThis restaurant has been in existence for 15 years. There are two rooms in the restaurant; the bigger one has 6-person tables and the smaller one is ideal for social occasions. The menu offers mainly Polish cuisine, including hand-made noodles and freshly-baked cakes and pastries.14 Kobylińskiego Avenue • tel. 24 263 86 30www.piast.terazplock.pl ............................The Oberża pod Strzechą restaurantLocated on the route to the town of Lipno, just next to the four-star Czardasz Hotel, the restaurant serves regional dishes, which are often seasoned with herbs and made to secret family recipes. It specialises in soups, including tomato soup with hand-made noodles and soup made from fermented rye flour, served in a loaf of bread.62C Dobrzyńska Street • tel. 24 367 20 46www.oberzapodstrzecha.pl ...........................FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS Asia Express (Asian cuisine)144 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Wisła’ shopping centre), tel. 24 366 33 484127 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Mazovia’ shopping centre)tel. 24 367 86 18 • www.asiaexpress.plExpress Marche144 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Wisła’ shopping centre) Grand Kebab & Grand Cafe127 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Mazovia’ shopping centre)tel. 24 367 85 17 KFC127 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Mazovia’ shopping centre)tel. 24 367 85 61 www.galeria-mazovia.euMc Donald’s2A Piłsudskiego Street, tel. 24 267 71 29125 Wyszogrodzka Street, tel. 24 267 32 41www.mcdonalds.plSubway144 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Wisła’ shopping centre)tel. 24 363 33 93www.subway.comUnited Chicken144 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Wisła’ shopping centre)www.unitedchicken.pl l ............................

The Sakura restaurant (Japanese cuisine)The Sakura restaurant occupies a fifteenth-century building located in Płock Old Town. The Head Chef recommends, among other delicacies, the soya soup, salmon tartare, shrimps and sushi. In summer, there is a tea garden in front of the restaurant.8 Narutowicza Square • tel. 24 262 86 60www.sushisakura.pl ............................The Saj-gon restaurant (oriental cuisine)This restaurant offers a rich variety of Vietnamese cooking, including soups, meat, fish and vegetarian dishes, seafood and desserts.5 Bielska Street • tel. 24 268 51 409 Nowy Rynek Street • tel. 24 262 96 31 • www.saj-gon.pl ............................The Złoty Smok restaurant (oriental cuisine)Serving Vietnamese cuisine, the restaurant offers a wide choice of soups, meat, fish and vegetarian dishes, seafood and desserts.12 Grodzka Street • tel. 24 263 04 81 ............................The Zamkowa restaurant /’Dom Pod Trąbami’Located in the close vicinity of the Cathedral, the Zamkowa restaurant occupies the medieval basement of the historic ‘Dom pod Trąbami’ building, which is on the European Route of Brick Gothic. The Head Chef recommends the Old Polish, Italian and French dishes. The restaurant has a tea garden and eight rooms with capacities ranging from twenty to one hundred and twenty.1 Mostowa Street • tel. 24 262 08 87 www.zamkowaplock.pl ............................The Orange Box restaurantSituated in the same building as the ‘Przedwiośnie’ cinema, this restaurant serves breakfasts, dinners and suppers, including alcoholic beverages. It specialises, among other things, in grilled chicken in the teriyaki sauce and roast loin of pork. Besides, the Orange Box restaurant offers a wide choice of salads and seafood.5A Tumska Street • tel. 510 255 997 • www.orange-box.pl ............................The Tawerna pubThe Tawerna pub is located in the ‘Morka’ marina area. It serves both fish and meat dishes, pancakes, salads, desserts and alcoholic drinks. The pub has a capacity of sixty. Concerts of sea music are organised here in summer.10 Rybaki Street • tel. 785 18 77 11 ............................The Rybaki innThis 200-year-old building has always been an inn. Its past is connected with a wooden bridge which used to cross the River Vistula in Płock and formed a small part of the ancient Piast trade route. The Rybaki inn specialises in Polish cuisine.5/7 Mostowa Street • tel. 24 264 56 58www.zajazd-rybaki.plo.pl ............................The Hotel Płock restaurantThis cosy restaurant is a perfect place for both family and business meetings. The menu offers mainly Polish cuisine; one may even place an order for roast boar. The restaurant specialises in non-pasteurised beer, which is brewed in its small brewery, where such ingredients as Oligocene water, natural hops and Belgian malt are used. The Head Chef also recommends the roast pork hock and grilled sausage.38 Jachowicza Avenue • tel. 24 262 93 93www.hplock.plocman.pl ............................The Hotel Petrochemia restaurantThe air-conditioned room of this restaurant has a capacity of forty. The professional service and soft background music encourage both social gatherings and business meetings. The restaurant serves Polish and international cuisines. The Head Chef recommends the alcoholic beverages and aromatic coffee.33 3. Maja Street • tel. 24 365 60 02www.hotelpetrochemia.pl/restauracja.php ............................

PIZZA RESTAURANTSCorner39 Kolegialna Street, tel. 24 262 69 7427 Kwiatka Street, tel. 24 262 74 90www.corner.plock.plCorrida27 Dobrzyńska Street, tel. 24 268 73 283 Rembielińskiego Street, tel. 24 262 81 16www.corrida.terazplock.plDa Grasso9A Walecznych Street, tel. 24 263 43 875 Wyszogrodzka Street, tel. 24 264 01 01www.dagrasso.plDomino8 Rembielińskiego Street, tel. 24 268 45 25Galaktyka 19 Jachowicza Avenue, tel. 24 264 44 22 Gemini6 Grodzka Street, tel. 24 266 47 77Grande 6A Rembielińskiego Street, tel. 24 366 60 20www.pizza-plock.plKiller3 Grodzka Street, tel. 24 268 81 25, 24 268 92 00www.pizzakiller.plLaguna1 Staromiejska Street, tel. 24 366 69 79Mamma Mia 5 Grodzka Street, tel. 24 366 11 66www.pizza-mammamia.plNapoli14 Armii Krajowej Street, tel. 24 266 89 74Roma13 Grodzka Street, tel. 24 268 38 60,16 Czwartaków Street, tel. 24 366 32 42www.roma.terazplock.plTele Pizza5 Nowy Rynek Street, tel. 24 268 71 69www.telepizza.plTessa4 Grodzka Street, tel. 24 262 33 31www.tessa.terazplock.plSolo Pizza127 Wyszogrodzka Street (in the ‘Mazovia’ shopping centre)www.solopizza.pl ............................

Płock City Hall09-400 Płock, 1 Stary Rynek Streettel. 24 367 14 81tel./fax 24 367 14 83e-mail: promocja@plock.euwww.plock.eu

The photos were taken by Halina Płuciennik, Cezary Dzięcielski, Some of the photos come from the archives of the restaurants, pubs and bars.Translation by Michał Pankowski

Tourist Information Centre8 Stary Rynek Streettel. +48 24 367 19 44, fax +48 24 367 19 32e-mail: cit@plock.eu, www.itplock.pl

Polish Tourist Country-Lovers’ Association4 Tumska Streettel./fax +48 24 262 26 00, +48 24 262 84 00e-mail: pttk-plock@wp.pl, www.pttk-plock.pl

Płock Local Tourist Organisation8 Stary Rynek Street, tel./fax +48 24 364 99 90www.turystykaplock.eu

Restaurants,pubs and bars in

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BARS Bar Japa18 Nowy Rynek Street, tel. 24 264 78 79Bugi Sun3 Kościuszki Street, tel. 24 262 32 26Centrum nad WisłąRybaki Street, tel. 502 024 436 • www.centrumnadwisla.plExpress10 Tysiąclecia Street, tel. 24 262 10 98Krokiet6 1. Maja Street, tel. 24 366 99 99 • www.krokiet.euShisha12 Tumska Street, tel. 24 364 90 03 ............................PUBS AND CLUBS

Alibi12 Królewiecka Street, tel. 506 770 365www.alibiplock.pl Enklava1A Okrzei Street, tel. 24 262 60 50 • www.enklava.plEkstravaganza1D Narutowicza Square, tel. 24 264 64 24Grota8 Kwiatka Street, tel. 507 138 475Grodzki2 Grodzka Street, tel. 24 268 35 79Góral12 Królewiecka Street, tel. 501 028 055 Kino6 Grodzka Street, tel. 24 366 50 05 • www.klub-kino.plLisia Jama2 Kościuszki Street, tel. 24 262 34 51 • www.lisia.oplo.plRock 692 Narutowicza Square, tel. 24 268 35 28Rodeo 12 Królewiecka Street, tel. 24 364 98 18 1212C Królewiecka Street, tel. 24 264 12 0810,52 Narutowicza Square, tel. 24 264 72 92Stara Browarnia1 Narutowicza Square, tel. 24 264 64 24Vegas 4 Grodzka Street, tel. 606 984 630 • www.clubvegas.plZachęta/ Dom Muzyki5 Grodzka Street, tel. 609 716 066 ............................CAFES AND CAKE SHOPS

The Wiedeńska cake shop32 Sienkiewicza Street, tel. 24 268 34 57www.cukierniawiedenska.plThe Czarny Kot Music and Art Cafe 25 Stary Rynek Street, tel. 661 376 486Dolce Cafe23/25 Kwiatka Street, tel. 24 263 04 834 Czwartaków Street, tel. 24 262 78 834A Padlewskiego Street, tel. 24 262 51 27The Hortexim cake shop2 Synagogalna Street, tel. 24 365 94 605 Tumska Street The Trittico ice-cream shop127 Wyszogrodzka (in the ‘Mazovia’ shopping centre)tel. 517 787 976The Vis a Vis ice-cream shop4 Stary Rynek Street, tel. 24 366 58 78

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PŁOCK OLD TOWN

Art Deco restaurant

Salonik restaurant

Browar Tumski restaurant

Estera restaurant

Arturo trattoria

Presto trattoria

Karczma Pod Strzechą restaurant

La Petite pancake restaurant

Staromiejska restaurant

Hotel Tumski restaurant

Hotel Starzyński restaurant

Retro restaurant

Corner pizza restaurant

Killer pizza restaurant

Laguna pizza restaurant

Mammamia pizza restaurant

Roma pizza restaurant

Tessa pizza restaurantZłoty Smok restaurantTawerna pub

Klub Prawnika restaurant

Saj-gon restaurant

Piwiarnia restaurant

Sakura restaurant

Zamkowa restaurant

Orange Box restaurant

Rybaki inn

Gemini pizza restaurant

Czarny Kot cafeDolce Cafe cafe

Vis a Vis

Ice - cream shop

Wiedeńska cake shop

Hortexim cake shop

‘Ciuchcia Tumska’

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The Art Deco restaurantBoth culinary traditionalists and taste hunters are bound to enjoy eating in this restaurant. The duck in an orange and honey sauce, tenderloin in a boletus mushroom sauce and apple pie with vanilla ice-cream which are served here are really worth sampling. Also, the restaurant offers a wide choice of wines.17 Stary Rynek Street • tel. 24 268 57 51www.artdeco.plock.pl ............................The Salonik restaurantThe cosy Salonik restaurant is located next to the Art Deco restaurant. The Head Chef specialises in salads – liver salads and salmon salads, among other things – and traditional Polish and Italian dishes.19 Stary Rynek Street • tel. 24 268 57 51 ............................The Browar Tumski restaurant This restaurant specialises in non-pasteurised and unfiltered beer, which is brewed to centuries-old Bavarian recipes in the 350-year-old basement. The beer has won a prize in the ‘Birofilia’ competition. The Head Chef recommends the chicken breast with boletus mushrooms, Hungarian potato pancakes and Burgundy-style pork loins. The restaurant has a capacity of one hundred and forty. 13 Stary Rynek Street • tel. 24 268 69 39www.browartumski.pl ............................The Estera restaurantLocated in two restored tenement houses standing in the immediate vicinity of the City Hall, the Estera restaurant serves traditional Jewish and Polish cuisines. The Head Chef recommends the Sephardic-style carp, ‘kreplach’ and ‘Jankiel’ soup, among other delicacies.7 Stary Rynek Street • tel. 24 264 13 95www.estera-restauracja.pl ............................The Arturo trattoriaItalian in style, the Arturo trattoria is an ideal place for gourmets of healthy food and delicious wines. It specialises in pasta dishes, grilled fish and seafood. The ‘Giuliano’ Italian coffee is also served here. There is a spacious terrace in front of the trattoria.27 Stary Rynek Street • tel. 24 262 97 73www.trattoriaplock.pl ............................The Presto trattoriaPart of the big chain of the Presto Italian restaurants, this trattoria was the first to open outside the city of Łódź, which is where the chain has its seat. The Presto trattoria has some elements of a pizza restaurant as it serves traditional Italian dishes and pizzas baked in its original Italian coal oven. In summer, guests are given the opportunity to relax in the tea garden, which may prove to be vastly entertaining, especially during some musical events which take place in the Old Market Square. In the basement of the historic tenement house in which the trattoria is situated, there is a cosy room with a vaulted brick ceiling.6 Stary Rynek Street • tel. 24 367 69 67www.pizzeriapresto.pl ............................The Karczma Pod Strzechą restaurant This restaurant specialises in Polish cuisine. Apart from tripe and pork hock, one can sample white horseradish borscht, which is one of the Mazovian delicacies, roast duck and dumplings, which the restaurant is famous for. The interior of the restaurant resembles the one of an Old Polish cottage. There is a branch of the restaurant in the ‘Mazovia’ shopping centre.5 Grodzka Street • tel. 24 262 24 00www.karczma-podstrzecha.com.pl ............................

The La Petite pancake restaurantThe La Petite offers about 60 kinds of pancakes, including fruit, meat and vegetarian ones. Also, Mediterranean dishes and diverse salads are served here. There are three TV-sets in this restaurant, which is open 24 hours a day during such Płock events as the Audioriver Electronic Music Festival and Reggaeland Music Festival.18 Grodzka Street • tel. 24 264 42 02, 24 264 17 71www.nalesy.pl ............................The Staromiejska restaurantThis two-storey, air-conditioned restaurant is usually chosen by families and groups of friends. It serves both traditional Polish dishes and foreign cuisines. The interesting decor of the restaurant and the unique atmosphere are accompanied by free Wi-Fi Internet access.9 Grodzka Street • tel. 24 364 44 55www.staromiejskaplock.pl ............................The Hotel Tumski restaurantGourmets of Mediterranean and Polish cuisines cannot fail to visit this restaurant. Garnished with lemon essences, butter potatoes, herbs and slices of cheese, each of the dishes is a masterpiece of cooking produced under the expert supervision of the Head Chef. Also, the restaurant offers a wide choice of wines and other alcoholic beverages.9 Piekarska Street • tel. 24 262 90 60 www.hoteltumski.pl ............................The Hotel Starzyński restaurantIt specialises in beef tenderloin carpaccio, French onion soup, chateaubriand and wines. A good place for magnificent vistas of the River Vistula, the restaurant has a capacity of one hundred and sixty.1 Piekarska Street • tel. 24 262 40 61 www.starzynski.com.pl ............................The Retro restaurantThe interior decor of this cosy restaurant alludes to the 1930s. The menu offers both simple and elaborate dishes. Dumplings and pancakes are among the former, and the latter include lamb and shrimp dishes.31/33 Kwiatka Street • tel. 24 264 43 28 ............................The Klub Prawnika restaurantIts stylish interior decor, tasty dishes and proximity to the Old Marker Square are the chief assets of this restaurant. The Head Chef recommends, among other things, the grilled salmon fillet, loin of pork with plums and penne pasta in a cheese sauce. The restaurant offers a wide choice of wines.2 Staromiejska Street • tel. 24 264 84 67 ............................The Piwiarnia restaurantSituated in the former English Hotel, this restaurant

offers a vast variety of dishes, including dumplings,

pizzas, pastas, pancakes and soups. Also, it has a wide

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The picturesque Old Town is where the greatest number of restaurants can be found in Płock. The dishes which are served there are both tasty and diverse. Apart from the restaurants, there are also pizzerias, cafes and pubs in Płock Old Town.The menus at the restaurants offer mainly traditional Polish cuisine, with soup made from fermented rye flour, dumplings, borscht and pork chops with fried cabbage as the most popular dishes. Visiting the Old Town, one can also try Mediterranean, Asian and Jewish cuisines. While the Sakura restaurant serves traditional Japanese dishes, the Arturo restaurant offers Italian cooking. The La Petite restaurant specialises in pancakes. The Karczma pod Strzechą restaurant is famous for its dumplings. Moreover, this is where white horseradish borscht, which is one of the Mazovian delicacies, and Polish duck blood soup are served. Traditional Polish cuisine, including such dishes as pork hock and duck in an orange and honey sauce, can also be sampled in the Art Deco, Salonik and Staromiejska restaurants. Those who love Jewish cooking should go to the Estera restaurant and try the potato pudding called ‘kugel’, meat and broad bean paste called ‘mefarka’ and ‘kreplach’, i.e. small  noodles  or  dumplings  filled with ground  meat, mashed potatoes or another filling, boiled and served in chicken soup. Beer drinkers should visit the Browar Tumski restaurant, where non-pasteurised and unfiltered beer is brewed in its 350-year-old basement. The restaurants in the Tumski and Starzyński Hotels attract guests with their extensive menus and splendid views over the broad River Vistula. The greatest number of Płock clubs and pubs can be found in Grodzka Street and Narutowicza Square. One may listen to some live music in the Czarny Kot Music and Art Cafe, Rock 69 pub and Estera restaurant.

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