Restaurant in Warsaw

Epoka

A two-Michelin-star restaurant beside the Hotel Europejski, rebuilding historic Polish court recipes from old cookbooks into a modern tasting menu. Reserve well ahead.

Reviewed and updated July 2026

Epoka is one of Warsaw's most ambitious kitchens, listed in the Michelin Guide. It sits within the Raffles Europejski hotel on the Royal Route in the centre. The idea behind the cooking is unusual. The kitchen rebuilds historic Polish court recipes from old cookbooks and reworks them into a modern tasting menu, so a meal here is a tour through the country's culinary past. For the wider city, see the Warsaw guide.

Epoka's historic Polish tasting menu

Expect a set tasting menu built around historic Polish recipes reinterpreted with modern technique. Dishes are researched from old sources and rebuilt for a contemporary table, so the through-line is Polish tradition rather than one fixed cuisine. This is a long, considered meal rather than a quick dinner, paced across many courses. Because the format and the produce change with the season, the venue's own channels are the place to check the current menu, sittings and price.

The dining room by Hotel Europejski

The room is formal and calm, in step with an ambitious fine-dining kitchen and a setting on the Royal Route. Service is attentive and the pace is slow by design. Plan to give the evening over to the table rather than fit it around other things.

Who a two-star dinner suits

Epoka is for a special occasion and for anyone interested in where Polish cooking came from. It rewards curiosity and time at the table, so it suits couples marking something or food-minded travellers happy to sit through a full tasting menu. Its location on the Royal Route means you can pair the meal with a stay at the landmark Raffles Europejski it sits within, or a walk down the Krakowskie Przedmiescie boulevard beforehand.

Finding Epoka by Hotel Europejski

The restaurant stands at the centre of the city, steps from the Royal Route and its landmarks. For another benchmark kitchen, Nolita works Polish produce into precise modern menus over in Srodmiescie, and you could end a big night with a cocktail at Woda Ognista off Plac Zbawiciela.

Good to know

Tables are limited and demand is high, so reserve well ahead. Confirm the tasting menu, sitting times and price through the restaurant's official channels.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Tables are limited and demand is high, so reserve well ahead. Confirm the tasting menu, sitting times and price through the restaurant's official channels.

The kitchen rebuilds historic Polish court recipes from old cookbooks and reworks them into a modern tasting menu, so a meal here is a tour through the country's culinary past. It is a long, considered meal paced across many courses.

A special occasion and anyone interested in where Polish cooking came from. It rewards curiosity and time at the table, suiting couples marking something or food-minded travellers happy to sit through a full tasting menu.

It sits within the Raffles Europejski hotel on the Royal Route in the centre, so you can pair the meal with a walk down the Krakowskie Przedmiescie boulevard. For another benchmark kitchen, Nolita works Polish produce into precise modern menus in Srodmiescie.

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