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Local dishes to try in Gdańsk

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   Pierogi

   Boiled or fried dumplings with fillings from potato-and-cheese to sauerkraut-and-mushroom, meat, or sweet fruit — topped with butter and caramelised onions. Poland's iconic must-try.

   📍 Polish dumplings
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   Herring (Śledź)

   Baltic herring cured in oil or cream and served with onions and sour cream — a classic appetiser in this maritime port city.

   📍 Coastal classic
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   Żurek

   A tangy fermented-rye soup with sausage, bacon and a hard-boiled egg, sometimes served inside a bread bowl. Perfect on a cool Baltic day.

   📍 Sour rye soup
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   Bigos

   A rich sauerkraut stew slow-cooked with several meats and sausage — hearty comfort food that tastes even better the next day.

   📍 Hunter's stew
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   Fresh Baltic Fish

   Thanks to its coastal setting, Gdańsk serves fresh cod, salmon and smoked mackerel at waterfront restaurants and markets all along the Motława.

   📍 Straight from the sea
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   Goldwasser

   Gdańsk's signature herbal liqueur, floating with flakes of genuine 22-karat gold leaf — produced in the city since the 16th century and the classic local souvenir.

   📍 Gold-flake liqueur

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   Długi Targ & Długa Street

   The Old Town's main pedestrian promenade, lined with pastel merchant houses and running from the Golden Gate to the Green Gate along the historic Royal Route.

   📍 Heart of the Old Town
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   St. Mary's Church

   One of the largest brick churches on earth, home to a 500-year-old astronomical clock. Climb 400+ steps up the tower for sweeping views over the whole city.

   📍 World's largest brick church
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   Neptune's Fountain

   The 17th-century bronze fountain in front of Artus Court is Gdańsk's most iconic symbol and an essential photo stop on Długi Targ.

   📍 City symbol
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   Gdańsk Crane (Żuraw)

   Once the largest port crane in medieval Europe, this wooden landmark on the Motława is now part of the Maritime Museum, where you can see its giant treadwheels up close.

   📍 Medieval port crane
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   Mariacka Street & Amber Museum

   The city's most picturesque street, packed with amber jewellers and running from St. Mary's Gate to the basilica. Pair it with the Amber Museum to learn about 'Baltic gold'.

   📍 Baltic gold
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   European Solidarity Centre

   A striking modern museum at the Gdańsk shipyard telling the story of the Solidarity movement that helped bring down communism in Eastern Europe.

   📍 Birthplace of Solidarity
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   Museum of WWII & Westerplatte

   A world-class museum on the Second World War, paired with the Westerplatte peninsula where Germany opened its invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939.

   📍 Where WWII began
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   Oliwa Cathedral

   In the Oliwa district, this cathedral houses an 18th-century organ with nearly 8,000 pipes and mechanical angels that move and blow trumpets during its short organ recitals.

   📍 Historic pipe organ