Monciak waffle and fish stands

The Monciak waffle and fish stands are the line of promenade kiosks that feed Sopot through the summer. This is the resort's street food: gofry waffles piled with toppings, fish and chips, and grilled corn, sold cheap and eaten on the move. Named after Monciak, the local nickname for Monte Cassino, the stands are as much part of a Sopot evening as the walk to the pier.

The staples are gofry, the thick Polish waffles served hot with sweet toppings, fish and chips, and grilled corn on the cob. It is holiday food, quick and inexpensive, a few zloty a portion. Exact prices and what each kiosk is running change through the season, so read the boards in front of you rather than planning around a fixed list.

There is nothing to book and nowhere to sit down. You queue, you carry, you eat as you walk. The stands come alive in the evenings and stay open late in high season, when the promenade fills with families and holidaymakers. It is loud, cheerful and best treated as a snack between other things rather than a meal in itself.

Perfect for families with children, for a cheap bite on a stroll, and for anyone who wants a waffle on the way to the water. If you want to sit down instead, Cafe Ferber is close on the promenade, while Bulaj covers a proper fish dinner by the sea.

The stands sit along the promenade and the run of Monte Cassino, which leads straight down to the Sopot pier. They are a natural stop between the beach and the town. For the wider resort, see the Sopot guide.

The stands line Bohaterów Monte Cassino, the pedestrian street that runs straight from the railway station down to the pier and Spa Square, so the food and the evening stroll are the same trip. Gofry, the thick Polish waffles, are the confirmed staple along the run in summer, sold hot from stalls between the cafes and shops.

The street's landmark is hard to miss: the Crooked House (Krzywy Domek) at number 53, whose deliberately warped facade takes its cue from Jan Szancer's illustrations. The Monciak nickname is a shortening of the full name, which the street took after the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1945, having earlier been Morska and, under German rule, Seestrasse. For what each stall charges and what is open, check on the day.