Charlotte Chleb i Wino

Charlotte Chleb i Wino is a French-leaning bakery and wine bar in the Four Denominations District, a few minutes from the Market Square. The name means bread and wine, and that sums up the day: fresh baking and coffee in the morning, wine and small plates as it gets dark. Tables in the Pasaz Pokoyhof passage make it a reliable stop at almost any hour.

Baking is the backbone. Expect croissants and other viennoiserie from the oven, tartines built on good bread, and all-day breakfast plates with eggs, cheeses and spreads. Later the focus shifts to wine by the glass with lighter dishes to match. Menus move with the season, so treat the excerpt as a guide to the style rather than a fixed list.

The mood is a Paris cafe transplanted to a Polish square: casual, unhurried and good for lingering. The terrace is the prize in warm weather, when breakfast can run long over coffee and people-watching. Inside is snug and works year round.

A strong choice for a slow breakfast, a mid-morning coffee, or a first glass of wine before dinner. It suits couples and solo travellers as much as friends, and it is handy for anyone basing their day on the Old Town.

Charlotte sits on ulica Swietego Antoniego in the Four Denominations District, a few minutes' walk from the Market Square, the Old Town Hall and the hunt for the city's bronze dwarfs. For a lighter coffee stop elsewhere in the centre, try Etno Cafe. Plan the rest of your day with the Wroclaw guide.

The Wrocław branch sits at ul. Świętego Antoniego 2/4, inside the Pokoyhof Passage, and is one arm of a small group that also runs cafes in Warsaw and Kraków. The kitchen leans French, so alongside the viennoiserie you will find dishes such as Croque Madame and creme brulee.

The signature breakfast is a basket of house bread served with homemade jam, chocolate, salted caramel or Charlotte honey. As the day turns, cheese and cured meat platters come out to pair with the wine list. Hours run late towards the weekend, though it is worth confirming current times and any bookings through Charlotte's own channels.