My “want to go” list just gets bigger and bigger. Living in Berlin doesn’t give so much options for road trips, compared to the rest of the country. I had Wroclaw for so long on my list, I think that together with Aarhus and Madrid, it is the longest there. Having friends over, was the perfect opportunity for a road trip, except that the weather in August was behaving as if it is early April. Hope dies last, and 4 hours later we arrived, in what seemed to be perfect summer temperature and holiday feeling. Until we woke up the next day to 14 degrees, and massive rain. Still we had great time.

My friend was in charge of the food spots, and I was in charge of the sightseeing spots. I got most of the information from two blogs My Wanderlust and Wroclaw Guide . After reading things here, which were explained in details I was so hyped about visiting Wroclaw.

We arrived around late afternoon. The accommodation was right on the New Square (Nowy Targ Square). The location was great, the apartment well not so much. Even if it is just 2 of you you are sleeping in a “wardrobe”. But for a short trip we didn’t mind.
We started the stroll saying “WOW” to everything: the sky, the colorful old square, the masses of people and the festival happening. Our first stop was the Swidnicka Piwnica, type of a Rathaus Keller or a restaurant under the City Council building. Even though the restaurant dates back to 1237 year, the dishes were modern. All fine but we’ve seen better days. We continued strolling through the market stalls, which were mostly beer, cheese plates, meat and bread, and all of that in circles, but it was great vibe.

The night continued towards The Four Temple District, which is full of places to hang out during day and night. The most popular being the places in the Ruska 46 Yard, Recepcja with great beer choice, but also Ale Bowar. During the day we stopped at Oto coffee bar, and not only was their latte art the best, their cups were too.
In the Ruska 46 yard there are the neon lights from all over the city. I would say it is the most famous photo spot in the city.
We thought of continuing towards the Central Station and all the bars there, since those are the party areas, but I guess the drive was saying go to bed.

The next morning the first thing in mind was going to the Market Hall, which was a minute walking distance from our flat. On the way spotted Swedish pastries in Stockholm Baggeri. Then we were on the original route tasting sweet and sour crepes, fruits and coffee at cafe Targowa, the most famous specialty coffee at the market. The road led us through the old butcher street,Jatki, which now is transformed into arts and crafts area. We ended up to the original cause of our Wroclaw coming, the Chleboteka Bakery. The blueberry pie was amazing. There were other cool stuff as well, but if you compare that the price of a stuffed croissant equals the price of two meals at a “milk bar”, you get the idea that it is a bit more towards the western price range.

As we were walking around the canal and towards the Central Station area, we realized that the city must be super nice when it is not raining, that the busy area in this region is because of all the malls, and that wen it started raining we accidentally had a warm meal at a “milk bar” called Pink Cow. Simple but homey dishes, and I think they are something super typical for Poland because I’ve seen them in other cities as well. Great option if you want comfort and on a budget meal.
And when it started pouring we poured as well. Beer.
One of the most visited places was the Spiż – Microbrewery and Restaurant offering traditional dishes and sourdough bread, we spent quite some time here, and once we’ve noticed it is nowhere near stopping it was a homebound time.

I was still optimistic that we will get the chance to see the so called alternative area of Wroclaw – Nadodrze, which used to be a no go area but now through the years is the home of graffitti and alternative scene. Once we stepped out we only managed half way there, luckily there was a pizza place Oliwa i Ogień  and the next 2 hours was all about pizza, the one with wild boar mortadella was super worth it.
Then the next optimistic moment was going to the Tumski Island in order to see the light man, lightning the area, but oh no no, this didn’t happen, because we were super cold. The sights were super scenic everywhere and the more we were outside the more my wish to come back here on a good weather.
Even thoug small there are so many things to be done outdoors, under the bridge that connects the old part with the Tumski Area and Nadodrze is the Slodowa island, the only place in Wroclaw where alcohol can be consumed in public, and also if you continue a bit more to the north there all the beach bars in the city. Sounds like a next summers’ idea.

Luckily the night ended in full bloom, as we went bar hopping and went through the institution Pijalnija wodki i piwa and few more places of that kind – drinkeries. All the clubs were also in the same line so we got a glimpse of the city’S nightlife.

The plans for our final morning were going to the other side of the city in order to explore the Japanese Gardens, Centinental hall, the WuWa area and the Dabie area, but we just managed to get by Bolt to cafe Paloma, and then walk 100 metres to Mloda Polska Bistro, another of our big reasons why we decided to come to Wroclaw and not to another city in Poland.

I found about Mloda Polska recently, as the head chef was chosen as the best upcoming chefs. So we went there and everything was amazing. meaning you should go too. But book first. The beetroot soup, the green beans with eggs, fish dishes everything was great. ore places like this around the area are definitively needed. And that was our finale.

We packed and sat back because we couldn’t stand more food or drinks or walking around, museums could have been an option, but we didn’t feel like going to one. We even were done counting the city dwarfs, but Wroclaw definitively is calling our name for a new summer visit.