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side mix modern flair and traditional furnishings to good effect. The rooms on the top
floor have wood-beamed ceilings. The chef in the hotel restaurant is French-trained
and serves up a mix of French and Polish specialties. You won't find this level of style
and comfort at this price anywhere else in Poland.
Piekary 25. & 056/663-44-00. Fax [phone]. www.petitefleur.pl. 16 units. 250 zl ($83/£45) double. AE, DC,
MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant. In room:TV, dataport, hair dryer.
Inexpensive
Hotel Retman Clean, quiet, family-run inn about a block away from the Old
Town square. Rooms are on the small side, but nicely finished with dark woods and
scrubbed clean. Unexpected amenities include in-room Wi-Fi. Skip the mediocre
breakfast unless you wake up starving.
Rabia^ska 15. & 056/657-44-60. Fax [phone]. www.hotelretman.pl. 15 units. 210 zl ($70/£40) double. AE,
DC, MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant. In room:TV, dataport.
WHERE TO DINE
Manekin Sweet and savory crepes offer a nice budget alternative to pizzas and
kabobs. The pancake with chicken, beans, and onions, topped with spicy tomato
sauce, is filling without going overboard. Service is friendly and efficient. In summer
you can eat on the terrace overlooking the Old Town Square.
Stary Rynek 16. & 056/621-05-04. Lunch and dinner items 9 zl-15 zl ($3-$5/£1.60-£2.80). No credit cards. Daily
11:30am-10pm.
Pizzeria Browarna Exceedingly popular pizza joint, with good, filling pies and
pasta dishes on offer. Friday and Saturday night finds the place crammed with teens
and students; at other times, families predominate. Not great for a romantic dinner
for two, but ideal for a quick, cheap bite on the run.
Mostowa 17. & 056/622-66-74. Lunch and dinner items 12 zl-15 zl ($4-$5/£2.20-£2.75). No credit cards. Daily
11:30am-10pm.
Pod Modrym Fartuchem This pleasant, traditional Polish inn is in a tiny
baroque-facaded house on a corner just off the New Town Square. All of the classic
Polish dishes, served in a refined but casual space. Sit outside near the square in nice
weather.
Rynek Nowomiejski 8. & 056/622-26-26. Lunch and dinner items 21 zl-27 zl ($7-$9/£3.70-£5). AE, DC, MC, V.
Daily 11:30am-10pm.
EXPLORING
To r u ^ is divided into a historic core and a modern city, comprising an Old Town
(Stare Miasto) and a New Town (Nowe Miasto), each having its own square and con-
nected to the other by the long Szeroka ul. You can easily take in the town in a cou-
ple of hours of leisurely walking. In addition to the sights below, be sure to stroll along
the river for a great view of the town walls (especially pretty at night) and stop by the
ruins of the former castle of the Teutonic Knights (ul. Predzamcze, between the Old
and New Towns).
The Old Town Hall (Ratusz Staromiejski) Right in the center of the Rynek
and the most impressive of a series of beautiful buildings that line the Old Town
Square. You can climb the 42m (130-ft.) tower for a view over the city and across the