The food was, on the whole, better than expected. If you want traditional fare, try the beetroot soup followed by pierogi ruskie (dumplings filled with cheese). These looked a little anaemic but were quite tasty.
One night I was given roast vegetables served with black rice which wasn't great and I did succumb to breaded Camembert one night and a pizza another.
Hamsa was a great find; an Israeli restaurant in a courtyard with the quote "Make Hummus Not War". It was lovely to find this quiet oasis in the Jewish Quarter, something that would have been hard to imagine 75 years ago. Here we enjoyed a selection of dips, falafel, cheese, grains and olives served with pitta bread followed by Shakshuka (eggs baked in a spicy tomato and pepper sauce).
After a visit to Auschwitz we all felt in need of something to lift our spirits and found a wonderful cake and coffee stop, Ciastkarnia, supported by tourists and locals alike.
The word on the street is to try the food on the street. Cheap and tasty zapiekanka is an open crispy toasted bagel with melted cheese and mushrooms traditionally although other toppings are available.
Many tourists go to drink in Kraków and vodka, invented in Poland, flows freely. There are hundreds of flavours to choose from. "Nostrovia!"
