Belvedere Restaurant Warsaw - Łazienki Park

Belvedere Restaurant Warsaw: chef Adam Komar’s classic Polish menu

Belvedere is a Warsaw restaurant in the New Orangery of the Royal Łazienki Park that mostly serves Polish favorites… but there’s nothing ordinary about the way chef Adam Komar prepares them with touches that turn everyday classics into gourmet treats. One of the items is herring with sour cream seasoned with onion, apple and celery, served with baby potatoes and dill. The Polish hors dʹœuvre platter comes with herring & baked potato as well as beef tartar and venison pâté with cranberry sauce. Amongst time-honored Polish dishes is Zrazy, similar to a French roulade, but with sliced meat rolled around a cottage cheese filling and smothered with tomato confiture. No Warsaw restaurant menu is complete without pierogis, which at Belvedere are plump Polish dumplings, stuffed with sauerkraut, mushrooms, duck, spinach, mountain ash-berries and Oszczypek cheese – a savory smoked cheese made from salted sheep’s milk (traditionally from the Tatra Mountains). Typical to every Warsaw restaurant are Polish soups, and Belvedere serves the best including tangy Żurek made with soured rye flour, smoked pork sausage, ham and egg with a generous dollop of sour cream. There’s also a Polish favorite called chłodnik - a cold Lithuanian soup made with cucumbers, young beets, radishes, kefir (kefir grain fermented milk which originated in North Caucasus) and thick sour cream. Homemade Polish food recipes are included on Komar’s menu; simple things like wild mushroom soup with noodles & cream.

Of the traditional entrees that have helped place Belvedere on the map of Warsaw’s best restaurants is: roasted trout seasoned with chives, butter and salsify cream (salsify is an edible flower of the sunflower family). There are fowl dishes like capon (a large castrated cockerel which is an Eastern European gastronomic delicacy valued for being juicier, more tender and fattier than a regular rooster/chicken/hen) stuffed in traditional style and served with cucumber salad & baby potatoes, as well as roast duck seasoned with marjoram and served with cranberry sauce & apricot Tarte Tatin (a French apricot upside-down cake). The most unusual item on Belvedere’s menu isn’t extraordinary due to it’s basic ingredients but due to the origins of the recipe, which came from the head chef of King Stanisław August Poniatowski (the last King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth who ruled from 1764-1795). It’s a simple yet elegant Belvedere special: beef tenderloin with boletus. Boletus, also known as “borowiki”, are considered some of the finest mushrooms in the world; in Italy they’re called porcino. It’s obvious why Belvedere is on the list of Warsaw best restaurants!

More reasons why Belvedere is one of the top restaurants in Warsaw Poland

Being featured on nearly every Warsaw city map as one of the most exclusive places to dine requires more than offering traditional dishes. The reputation of Belvedere’s excellence is to a large extent attributed to chef Komar and his “signature” menu with international fusion-style cuisine. The Asian influences are noticeable in starters like scallop tartar & halibut sashimi with ginger dressing; tuna steak with saffron miso, Wakame seaweed, white asparagus & tomato foam; as well as Komar’s baked ginger catfish served with vegetables, black sesame, potato puree and wasabi. Amongst the fusion restaurants Warsaw boasts, only a few chefs are skilled enough to “play” with well-known recipes so as to end up with distorted, yet appetizing, new creations. One example of  Komar’s talent is in a traditional Spanish soup he’s turned into “green gazpacho with goat’s milk ice cream”; another is a French classic with foie gras. Komar’s version serves up a foie gras trio - fried with almond foam, roasted with dark chocolate, and a terrine (coarsely chopped pâté) with caramelized apples. Other items on the signature menu include: shrimp, avocado and mango salad with lime sauce; grilled eggplant with spring vegetable ratatouille and tomato confiture; beef carpaccio with morel mushrooms; risotto with green asparagus and white truffle aroma; beef cheeks with Jus red wine reduction; as well as lamb dumplings with mint sauce & grilled watermelon.

Another reason why Belvedere is one of the top restaurants in Warsaw Poland is that the Royal Łazienki Park is an ideal setting for formal functions and weddings. Belvedere hosts sit-down diners for up to 140 guests in the “glazed pavilion” adjacent the main restaurant or in the Orangery itself, accommodating 120. It’s possible to arrange gazebos for small summer receptions, and for large functions, the central restaurant can accommodate about 500 guests by adding a network of transparent tents.

Warsaw best restaurants – Belvedere’s awards & accolades

Belvedere is the only Warsaw restaurant to receive the highest tribute of 4 Tempietti by the Accademia Italiana della Cucina. This accolade has been granted to only 180 of the finest gastronomic venues worldwide, therefore it’s not an exaggeration to state that Belvedere is one of the best restaurants in the city. It’s been recommended by the Michelin Warsaw Restaurant Guide for the past 5 years, and has been favorably reviewed by Warsaw tourist map & guide book editors around the world. There’s no question that critics, connoisseurs and guests, which include Fortune 500 companies such as BMW, ING Bank, Earnest & Young; ambassadors, diplomats and offices of heads of state, agree that the Orangery is an ideal atmosphere for banquets, parties and private dining. Belvedere Restaurant has been rated one of Warsaw’s most romantic places for sharing intimate meals in the lounge (a garden with tables & chairs on the grass), at the nearby Trou Madame Café that serves summertime gourmet salads, and a third venue operated by Belvedere in Łazienki park called the Amfiteatr Café – specializing in pancakes, waffles, ice-cream, & gourmet patisserie treats. Access to the Lounge Garden, Trou Madame Café, the Amfiteatr Café and the main Belvedere Restaurant in the Orangery, is from Parkowa Street.

Klub Cavallo in Łazienkowski Park – one of the best clubs in Warsaw

Private, discrete, elite: Klub Cavallo in Łazienkowski Park is one of the best clubs in Warsaw due to location, comfort and privileged service. It sets itself apart by offering a refined equestrian-like English atmosphere, designed for high-end business functions and private parties. Klub Cavallo is situated near Park Łazienkowski, but not at the Orangery. The address is 29 Listopada Street. Klub Cavallo accepts guests by appointment only.