Zakopane has a huge number of restaurants (they are called taverns), cafes, bars. There are also several good supermarkets, grocery stores, where tourists who live in apartments buy everything they need.
Tourists say that the only place in Zakopane where you can taste authentic Guralsk cuisine is Bakowo Zalylina restaurant. There you can taste Grzan beer (warm beer with raspberry syrup) and Grzan wine (heated wine with spices). We also recommend tasting Mud Pitny (honey wine with cloves) and traditional Gural tea (regular tea with lemon, where you should add 40 grams of pure alcohol).
The peculiarity of catering in Zakopane is that even the best restaurants include in their menu both very expensive and cheap dishes (which are not inferior in taste).
Affordable restaurants in Zakopane are typically located near ski lifts, catering to skiers looking to recharge after a day on the slopes.
Restaurant prices in Zakopane remain relatively reasonable. A full dinner with a glass of the excellent local beer “Żywiec” and dessert will cost around 30–40 PLN per person. Budget eateries like “milk bars” (bar mleczny) often offer great deals — a set menu with soup, main course, and a drink for approximately 40 PLN. Dishes like goulash or sausages are usually a bit more expensive, while meat with side dishes costs around 40–50 PLN.
The best cafe in Zakopane recognized cocktail bar Zakopanski on Krupowki Street. Note that the prices in Zakopane cafes are even more attractive than in restaurants, which does not affect the quality and taste of the offered dishes.
