In focus · Since 1850
Gallery
Our dishes and the karczma interior captured in frame, the authentic atmosphere of Podhale.
Podhale cuisine
Our dishes
The signature dishes of highlander cuisine, from kwaśnica simmered overnight, through grilled meats, to traditional pancakes and oscypek.
Atmosphere
Our restaurant
The wooden interior of the oldest karczma in Zakopane, the warmth of candles and the sound of a highlander band, that is U Wnuka.
The gallery of Karczma U Wnuka lets you see our interiors and dishes before you visit us in Zakopane. In the photographs you will find the atmospheric wooden rooms of the oldest regional inn in town and our most recognisable dishes of Podhale cooking. It is a good way to feel the mood of the place and to see that we rely on authenticity rather than on decoration.
Karczma U Wnuka stands at Kościeliska 8, in the heart of the old town of Zakopane, about 300 metres from Krupówki. Our interiors belong to a historic two storey house with a real past, where wooden beams, warm light and regional details create a mood that is hard to imitate. In the photographs you will see both the rooms where our guests eat and dishes such as kwaśnica, grilled oscypek, robbers' potato pancakes and robbers' troughs of meat.
Many guests look online for photographs of inns and restaurants in Zakopane in order to choose a place for a meal or for a celebration. Our gallery is meant to help with that decision by showing what a real highland inn in the centre of town looks like. If you are planning a family celebration, a company meeting or dinner for two, the photographs give a good idea of what to expect.
We invite you to look through the gallery and then to visit us on site, a few minutes on foot from Krupówki. No photograph can fully convey the smell of kwaśnica and the mood of a wooden inn, so the best way to get to know Karczma U Wnuka is simply to sit at our table in the heart of Zakopane.
We update the photographs in our gallery so that they show as closely as possible how the inn looks on ordinary days and on special occasions. You will find here both frames from the everyday life of the room and our best known dishes of Podhale cooking. If you are considering a visit or planning a celebration, the gallery will help you imagine the mood of the place, but the best way to know it remains a walk to us, into the middle of the old town of Zakopane, right next to Krupówki. We welcome you both for a spontaneous meal and for a celebration planned in advance, in a place that joins the authentic cooking of Podhale with history and with the mood of a real highland inn.
FAQ · Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
In the gallery you will see the interiors of a historic wooden inn and our flagship dishes of Podhale cooking, among them kwaśnica, grilled oscypek and robbers' potato pancakes. All the frames come from Karczma U Wnuka at Kościeliska 8 in Zakopane, they are real photographs of our rooms and plates, not illustrative images.
The inn occupies the first two storey house in Podhale, raised before 1850. The interiors are wooden beams, warm light and highland details gathered over generations. The photographs in the gallery convey well the mood you will find on site at Kościeliska 8.
Yes, every photograph in the gallery shows the real rooms and dishes of Karczma U Wnuka. We cook from scratch with local ingredients, so what you see in the pictures matches what reaches the table. We do not use illustrative pictures or stock photography.
Karczma U Wnuka is at Kościeliska 8 in Zakopane, in the historic heart of the town, about 300 metres from Krupówki. From the promenade you will reach us in two to three minutes on foot, heading towards the historic old town. Guests arriving by car will find parking by the inn.
Yes, before booking an event we will gladly show you the rooms on site. The gallery gives a first impression of the interiors, but when planning a christening, a birthday or a company meeting it is best to arrange a visit by phone and see the inn in person. We will then discuss the menu and the table arrangement together.
Come visit
Visit us in person
The gallery is just a taste. You will discover the real flavour of Podhale at a wooden table in the heart of Zakopane.