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shop<br />
the city<br />
Take home a souvenir<br />
Pick up beautiful wood<br />
carvings, amber jewellery,<br />
hand-painted ceramics<br />
and other traditional<br />
items at Sukkience, also<br />
known as the Cloth Hall,<br />
a traditional trading area<br />
where travelling merchants<br />
used to congregate to ply<br />
their wares. A stroll along<br />
Florianska Street is another<br />
great way to browse local<br />
produce, including Polish<br />
culinary delicacies like<br />
mountain cheese and<br />
pickled cucumbers. Kacper<br />
Ryx Historical Shop in the<br />
Hipolit House Museum<br />
stocks a selection of local<br />
arts and crafts as well as<br />
vintage items.<br />
Shopping malls<br />
One of the largest malls<br />
in Kraków is Galerie<br />
Krakówska, which is<br />
located just off Main<br />
Market Square. There’s<br />
also Galeria Kazimierz,<br />
which has bookshops and<br />
cafés, as well as a<br />
cinema.<br />
Local<br />
boutiques<br />
There is a<br />
growing<br />
independent<br />
fashion scene<br />
in Kraków, where<br />
edgy boutiques such as<br />
Pan Tu Nie Stal offer the<br />
latest in hipster wear.<br />
Pasaz 13 stocks highend<br />
labels, while Boogie<br />
Flowear sells boho items<br />
at budget prices. On<br />
weekends, browse the<br />
flea stall stands at Hala<br />
Targowa market, which<br />
has all sorts for sale; from<br />
vintage postcards and<br />
second-hand books to<br />
clothes to furniture and the<br />
odd decent painting.<br />
DINE OUT<br />
MILKBAR TOMASZA<br />
Bar mleczny, or milk<br />
bars, are a Polish<br />
tradition dating back<br />
to 1896 when workers<br />
in socialist post-war<br />
Poland relied on<br />
these governmentsubsidised<br />
cafés for<br />
affordable hot meals.<br />
The revamped interior<br />
at Milkbar Tomasza<br />
has made it touristfriendly<br />
for local dishes<br />
at great prices.<br />
STARKA<br />
Cosy with candlelight,<br />
this is home-cooked<br />
Polish food at its best. It’s<br />
open until late and gets<br />
busy on weekends.<br />
AMARYLLIS<br />
Recommended in the<br />
2017 Michelin guide,<br />
Amaryllis continues to<br />
attract discerning diners<br />
with food that combines<br />
Polish culinary traditions<br />
with the latest trends and<br />
techniques to create dishes<br />
like the pear and fennel<br />
infused Baltic salmon.<br />
Itinerary add-ons<br />
High on a hilltop overlooking the city, Wawel<br />
Royal Castle was the royal seat for centuries in<br />
Poland and is now one of the country’s premier<br />
museums. Many tourists in Kraków pay a visit to<br />
Oskar Schindler’s factory, which featured in the<br />
movie Schindler’s List and is now a museum where<br />
visitors can explore life in Kraków during WWII.<br />
Lastly, leafy, peaceful and picturesque Planty<br />
Park is where the locals go to wander. The park<br />
comprises eight separate gardens that merge to<br />
create a circular walking route dotted with cafés<br />
serving aromatic coffee.<br />
70 worldtravellermagazine.com
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