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#MUSEUM

All the pretty neons!

Neons are an expensive version of the billboard – some of the oldest ones have been around for decades. Sadly, they are beginning to disappear from Warsaw’s cityscape. The people behind the Neon Museum have managed to salvage historical neons from the garbage heap of history and created a unique collection (the only other museum of this kind is in Las Vegas). Visit the post-industrial Soho Factory building to see some of the most beautiful specimen! And be sure to check out their giftshop, too.
And if you get hungry, head to one of Warsaw’s most expensive restaurants in building 46 (look for the neon WARSZAWA WSCHODNIA, or Eastern Station Warsaw) in time to get lunch of the day (soup, entree and dessert) for a mere 20 złoty!
Where: Muzeum Neonów (Neon Museum), building 55 in Soho Factory, ul.Mińska 25Map: click to open
When: 12-5 PM Wednesday-Saturday, 12-4PM on Sundays
How much: the museum is run by a non-profit organization, so donations instead of admission fees!
Details: click here
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#FOOD

Everything but chicken breast

Feel like trying something different than pierogi, but still 100% Polish? Head for “Piąta ćwiartka” inside Kubicki Arcades of the Royal Castle to try some of the best viscera (i.e. animal parts you would not normally consider eating) out there. The fancy interiors call for equally fancy cuisine; menu includes veal brain, cow tongue, chicken liver and the famous tripe soup, all deliciously prepared to leave you with the task of pondering over the ambiguity of the Polish saying “through the stomach to the heart” (i.e. feed someone well to win them over). Check out the menu in the “Details” link below!
Where: Piąta ćwiartka (The Fifth Quarter) in Kubicki Arcades, entrance from Bugaj and Grodzka Street as well as through the Castle
Map: click to open
When: 12-5 PM, closed Mondays
How much: dishes 25 PLN and up
Details: click here
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#FOOD

Milk Bar 2.0

If you’ve already been to our free walking tour, you know that milk bars are those mysterious and exciting eateries where time stopped around 20-30 years ago. Still, they’re becoming more and more popular and on the wave of ‘milk bar revival’ some of them are reopened in a formula that combines the best of what they used to be and what they may be now. That’s what we called milk bars 2.0:) The ultimate example is Prasowy, a bar that has worked since 1954 in Marszałkowska St. It was closed a couple of years ago but now has come back with modern (but still vintage) interior design, complimentary wifi and toilet (something you can’t even think of in most milk bars!) and same low prices (tomato soup at 1.5 zł, anyone?:) The present form of Prasowy is a result of a battle fought by city activists who managed to convince the authorities to keep the place a milk bar instead of renting it to banks or chain shops. So don’t be surprised to see pensioners sitting next to hipsters with their macs just next to each other.
And if you don’t like the food as much as the atmosphere, head next door to Delikatesy Esencja at Marszałkowska 8 for one of the city’s best lunch offers (23 zł includes soup, main course and dessert!)
Where: Bar Prasowy, ul. Marszałkowska 10/16
Map: click to open
When: Mon-Fri: 09am-8pm, Sat-Sun: 11am-7pm
How much: mains around 10pln, soups around 4
Details: click here

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Wednesday is for foodies! We suggest four different venues… And a cool museum!