Local Cuisine Part III: The Milkbar

I emerged from the mines quite hungry, so I directed my steps towards an establishment that had been recommended to me by several people: Bar Mleczny Targowy - the Targowy milk bar.

What sounds like a reference to A Clockwork Orange, actually is one of several remaining milk bars from communist Poland, in which workers could get affordable, government-funded meals. From what I saw today, they are now frequented by students, retirees, young families, and frugal backpackers.

The eatery is a no-frills, simple establishment with a traditional, home-cooked menu, no English spoken at all. The ladies working there could be described as austere grannies with a determined, 'no nonsense' air about them.

I managed to order some Borscht with beans and Ukrainian pancakes - quite a filling meal for only €4.Baca lagi