Tawerna Mestwin

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The speciality here is Kashubian regional cooking from the northwest of Poland, and dishes such as potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage rolls, fish soup and fried herring are as close to home cooking as you'll get in a restaurant. The interior is done out like a traditional farm cottage and the exposed beams and dark-green walls make for a cosy atmosphere.


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1. National Maritime Museum

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This is a sprawling exhibition covering Gdańsk's role as a Baltic seaport through the centuries. The headquarters, the multimillion-euro Maritime Cultural…

2. Sołdek Museum Ship

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The SS Sołdek is a museum ship moored in front of the granaries. Once you’re on board and past the fairly dull introductory video, you can test the limits…

3. Żuraw

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Part of the National Maritime Museum, the oh-so conspicuous Gdańsk Crane soars above the busy waterfront. Built in the mid-15th century as part of the…

4. Gate of the Holy Spirit

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Blocking the river end of ul Św Ducha, this hefty Gothic gate is the least grand of Gdańsk's medieval gates.

5. St Mary's Gate

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One of the grandest gates on the Gdańsk waterfront, the St Mary's Gate dates to the 15th century.

6. Royal Chapel

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Squeezed between two houses just to the north of St Mary’s Church, and completely overshadowed by its massive neighbour, the small Royal Chapel is the…

7. St Nicholas' Church

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Erected by the Dominican order on its arrival from Kraków in 1227, this is one of Gdańsk’s oldest places of Christian worship and it feels that way inside…

8. Ulica Mariacka

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The most atmospheric of all Gdańsk's streets and one of Poland’s most photogenic lanes is this length of cobbles between the waterfront St Mary’s Gate and…