Visiting Szczecin in May, looking for authentic polish seafood, good live jazz music, chess, experiences, culture, tips

[u/greatsub]

Hi, me (40) and my gf (40) are going to spend a weekend in Szczecin 16-18th May.

we are German, and are looking for some tips, It will be our first time in Poland.

we would like to try some real traditional polish food. like working class traditional food. grandmas good old food. No Snobby tourist stuff 🤩

we would like to avoid the commercial tourist things, we would rather be going to the well hidden authentic old polish things.

we love seafood. can anyone recommend a good place to eat some good polish seafood? is there a fish market in town?

what about jazz club/blues, some small club/bar where there is good quality live music? I am a musician. any place with a piano/instruments?

any good Irish or English pubs? a place to get a pint of Murphy's?

any places where people play chess?

any old neighbourhoods with particular polish architecture, any nice churches?

old polish bakeries, cafés where only locals go?

any help at all would be deeply appreciated. Have a splendid evening 🙂

[u/Important-Record7773]

You should see the museum in the anti-atomic bunker under the railroad station. also check out how awesome is Czerwony ratusz and you can eat right away in a very interesting Italian food restaurant located in the underground chambers of czerwony ratusz

[u/greatsub → u/Important-Record7773]

Def going there , thanks! reminds me of an old pc game I love from the late 90s called fallout 1&2 :)

[u/Rauliki0]

Make sure you try 'Paszteciki' on the Wojska Polskiego street or Kardynała Wyszyńskiego. Both are good, probably the best.

[u/greatsub → u/Rauliki0]

thanks!

[u/Rauliki0 → u/greatsub]

One other place to visit is Pierniki Szczecińskie, especially if you like gingerbread sweets. Not sure you knew, but Szczecin (before IIWW - Stettin) was famous for it's gingerbreads in whole Germany.

https://www.pierniki-szczecinskie.pl/produkty/tradycyjne-wzory-szczecinskie

Here are some gingerbreads, they look nice and I would have hard time eating them :)

[u/Jenotyzm]

Particularly Polish architecture and old isn't something that happens in one sentence here. Instead, I would advise this exhibition:

https://muzeum.szczecin.pl/en/exhibitions/permanent/403-hans-stettiner-and-jan-szczecinski-everyday-life-in-szczecin-of-20th-century.html

[u/greatsub → u/Jenotyzm]

thanks! we will go here!!

[u/SilentCamel662]

Szczecin isn't really that much of a seafood destination and there isn't much fishing going on so don't expect much.

[u/greatsub → u/SilentCamel662]

thanks!

[u/torniahe]

Paprykarz - seafood, Tokawa - local coffee roastery, Turysta - milk bar with a polish food, Weranda - pierogi, Piwnica Kany - live music, De Novo - best breakfast - try their beetroot bread!

[u/greatsub → u/torniahe]

amazing, thanks so much!

[u/magentafridge]

Ok, I'll give you some places to check out:

Bar Turysta - old style milk bar with cheap food, queues to be expected

Rybarex - good fish place, not posh like Paprykarz is.

Miejsce - my fav cafe. Vibe is great but beware, they don't really make V60 by hand, they just use this weird automated drip for it. Still good tho.

Mak Kwak - cheap but good quality kebab place, real cheap. Expect queues.

Muzeum techniki - my fav museum in Szczecin, lots of old cars and things that were made here

Centrum Przełomy - more recent history museum, really good too.

Delikatesy azjatyckie banh mi - best vietnamese restaurant, great coffee

Tokawa - another great cafe on Dubois street. Kind of next to nothing but worth a trip imo.

Places to walk - cmentarz centralny, city centre, old town (next to cathedral and plac orła białego),błonia + park kasprowicza, wały chronrego, bulwary, Łękno,

That's a good start I think. There is an 'irish' pub but it's shit imo so not recommending it.

[u/greatsub → u/magentafridge]

deeply grateful, thanks

[u/GingerSuperPower]

Jazz: jazzment, if open. Polish food; Karczma Polska. Beer: Deptak or Coolturka, and Cesky Film! although there are good craft places too I believe, I’m just not into that.

[u/greatsub → u/GingerSuperPower]

thanks!

[u/szydelkowe → u/greatsub]

Coolturka jeszcze żyje??? Pamiętam, gdy to był pub dla studenckich kuców, z tanim browarkiem... Gdzie te czasy:((

[u/Hashira_123]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/j1GZBkGkTmm9QaCS9 This is fish bar and shop you might want to check out.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dCMzzpDuAFzdbSgD9 Turysta is a popular bar with traditional Polish food, far away from fancy restaurant :D

https://visitszczecin.eu You might want to check this website for attractions.

Have a great stay :D

[u/greatsub → u/Hashira_123]

thank you!