Restaurant in Białowieża
Kartoszka
A café-restaurant on the main street serving Podlaskie potato dishes and coffee all day.
Reviewed and updated July 2026
Podlaskie food at Kartoszka
Kartoszka leans into the cooking of the Podlaskie region rather than a generic Polish menu. Expect potato-based dishes such as babka ziemniaczana with soured cream, kopytka and kartacze, the meat-filled potato dumplings the area is known for, plus regional pierogi.
A café and restaurant in one
The venue works as both a coffee stop and a sit-down meal, pouring fresh coffee through the day alongside its regional plates. That makes it a handy midday break on the main street.
Where Kartoszka is in Białowieża
It sits on Generała Waszkiewicza Street, the main road through the village, so it is easy to reach on foot between sights. Confirm opening hours directly, as they vary by season.
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More to explore in Białowieża
National Park
Bialowieza National Park
A fragment of primeval lowland forest, never logged in its core, protecting Europe's largest wild population of bison.
Nature
European Bison Show Reserve
A managed enclosure west of the village where you can reliably see European bison along with wolves, lynx and elk.
Attraction
Palace Park (Park Pałacowy)
Landscaped grounds around the site of the tsars' burned hunting palace, now the setting for the national park museum.
Museum
Nature and Forest Museum (Muzeum Przyrodniczo-Leśne)
The national park's natural-history museum in Palace Park, with forest dioramas and a viewing tower.
Attraction
Białowieża Handcars (Draisines)
Hand-powered railway trolleys that visitors pedal along a disused line running towards Białowieża, passing through forest and meadow. Groups power the cars themselves, making it a hands-on activity for families.
Attraction
Orthodox Church of St Nicholas
A tsarist-era Orthodox church holding a rare glazed-ceramic iconostasis, unusual in Poland.