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Cafés in Stare Miasto & Nowe Miasto

Freta and Nowomiejska in the rebuilt New Town, palaces and early espresso on Miodowa, and a specialty bar on Piwna.

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The Old Town was founded in the 13th century, but almost nothing in it predates 1945. German forces largely destroyed it during the war; most of the rebuilding took place between 1947 and 1951, with Bernardo Bellotto's 18th-century views of the city as key references, and the quarter was inaugurated on 22 July 1953.1 UNESCO put it on the World Heritage list in 1980.1

North of the walls lies Nowe Miasto (the New Town), strung along Freta, a street first recorded in 1427.2 Cafés in both quarters keep to a handful of streets: Freta and Nowomiejska in the New Town, Piwna and the Market Square inside the walls, Długa and Miodowa toward Plac Bankowy, and Mariensztat below the escarpment.

Local tip: Coming from Ratusz Arsenał, stop at Miodowa 23 first: KaWarszawA and Wazaap open at 08:00 on weekdays, before most of the Old Town.3

At a glance

28Cafés listed
12With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: KaWarszawA, from 08:00 (Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Same Fusy, until 23:00 (Mon–Fri 13:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–23:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (18%), open late (14%), outdoor seating (14%).

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Coffee chains in Stare Miasto & Nowe Miasto

Getting to the Old Town

The closest metro station is Ratusz Arsenał on line M1, under Plac Bankowy; it opened in 2001 and is the nearest stop to both the Old Town and the Royal Castle.3 Mon Nom and Oki Doki share Długa 6, and Miodowa Cafe at Senatorska 13/15 stays open until 21:00 at weekends.

The Royal Castle was shelled in September 1939 and blown up in 1944. The decision to rebuild it came on 20 January 1971, the work ran until 1984, and it was paid for by public donations, which reached 500 million złoty by May 1975.4

Freta and Nowomiejska

Freta was the New Town's commercial street, lined with shops, taverns and workshops. Destroyed in 1944, it was rebuilt in 1950–1955 in a style recalling the late 18th century.2 E.T.A. Hoffmann lived at no. 5 in 1804–1806, and since December 2014 the house has held a museum of Maria Skłodowska-Curie.2

To Lubię at Freta 8 is open daily 09:00–22:00, Czytadło is at 20/24, and Bella Kafeteria shares 34/36 with Mija Matcha, a takeaway counter. Round the corner, Nowomiejska 10 holds two cafés: Kawiarnia Nowomiejska, open daily 10:00–22:00, and Same Fusy, which opens at 13:00 on weekdays and 12:00 at weekends and closes at 23:00.

Piwna, the Market Square and Miodowa

Inside the walls, Kawiarnia Patio at Piwna 40/42 is the specialty bar, with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables, open from 08:30 on weekdays. Keks has tables on the Market Square itself, at Rynek Starego Miasta 1/3/5/7; the square's four sides are named after Ignacy Zakrzewski, Hugo Kołłątaj, Jan Dekert and Franciszek Barss.1

Miodowa takes its name from bakers from Toruń who settled there in the 16th century, and it was repaved with granite in 2018, with copies of the 1904 street lamps.5 Karol Wedel opened a confectioner's shop on Miodowa in 1851 and served drinking chocolate there with his wife, Karolina.6 Today KaWarszawA and Wazaap, both at Miodowa 23, open at 08:00 on weekdays, among the earliest starts in the area.

Mariensztat and the evening

Below the escarpment, Mariensztat was built in 1948–1949 as a post-war housing estate around a small market square, and it opened on 22 July 1949 together with the W–Z route.7 Mariensztat Coffee at Garbarska 3 has outdoor tables and opens at 10:00 on weekdays and 11:00 at weekends.

For the evening, Mon Nom at Długa 6 serves brunch and stays open until 22:00 on weekdays and 23:00 at weekends. Same Fusy, Kawiarnia Nowomiejska and To Lubię keep going until 22:00 or later every day.

Sources

  1. Warsaw Old Town, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Ulica Freta w Warszawie, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
  3. Ratusz Arsenał metro station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Royal Castle, Warsaw, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Ulica Miodowa w Warszawie, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
  6. The company's history, E. Wedel, accessed October 2026
  7. Mariensztat, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
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Stare Miasto & Nowe Miasto cafés: questions

When was Warsaw's Old Town rebuilt?

Most of Warsaw's Old Town was rebuilt between 1947 and 1951, after German forces largely destroyed it in World War II, with Bernardo Bellotto's 18th-century views of the city as key references. The quarter was inaugurated on 22 July 1953 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. The Royal Castle followed later, rebuilt from 1971 to 1984 with public donations.

Which cafés in Warsaw's Old Town are open late?

Same Fusy at Nowomiejska 10 closes at 23:00 every day, and Kawiarnia Nowomiejska at the same address and To Lubię at Freta 8 close at 22:00. Mon Nom at Długa 6 serves until 22:00 on weekdays and 23:00 at weekends. Miodowa Cafe at Senatorska 13/15 stays open until 21:00 at weekends.

What is the nearest metro station to Warsaw's Old Town?

Ratusz Arsenał on metro line M1, under Plac Bankowy, is the closest station to Warsaw's Old Town and the Royal Castle. It opened in 2001. On the walk in, KaWarszawA and Wazaap at Miodowa 23 open at 08:00 on weekdays, and Mon Nom and Oki Doki share Długa 6.

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