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Inside Stara Karczma: timber ceiling beams, a brick arch above a door, lamps on a post and carved chairs

Elbląg · Traugutta 48

StaraKarczmaWarmian cooking under timber beams — karmuszka, farszynki and pierogi made in house

Daily from 12 noon

Red brick, oak beams and a fireplace. Regional dishes from Warmia and Masuria, chicken broth with our own noodles, cakes from our own bakery and a menu that changes with the season every month.

4.5 · 2,680 Google reviews

Menu of the month

What the kitchen is cooking this month

Once a month the chefs put together a short seasonal card. Right now — pumpkin, zander and apple.

October

Seasonal card · 2026

  • Toasts with pumpkin pesto

    29 zł

    walnuts, rocket, pear balsamic cream, spianata salami, fried egg, pecorino

  • Pumpkin cream soup

    26 zł

    roast pumpkin, coconut milk, honey, cinnamon; garlic crouton and popcorn

  • Beetroot gnocchi

    54 zł

    pumpkin sauce with coconut milk and white wine, spinach, tomatoes, salami piccante, Bursztyn cheese

  • Zander roasted in bacon

    74 zł

    on mushroom barley risotto with white wine, blanched spinach, cherry tomato

  • Basque cheesecake

    32 zł

    with pumpkin-cinnamon honey syrup

  • Apple sour

    36 zł

    bourbon 40 ml, fresh apple, cinnamon, a hint of caramel

  • Pumpkin spice coffee

    29 zł

    with house pumpkin-spice sauce and cinnamon

A little Warmian glossary

Karmuszka? Plince? Farszynki?

Some dishes on our menu have regional names. Tap one and we’ll tell you what lands on your plate.

Guest photo: Karmuszka

soup

Karmuszka

A thick goulash soup, a regional dish of Warmia and Masuria. Served with a crispy crouton.

26 zł

Menu

The full menu with prices

Copied from the restaurant’s menu. The wheat ear marks a regional dish, the leaf a vegetarian one.

Starters

  • Plince z pomoćkąregional dish

    36 zł

    crispy potato pancakes layered with smoked pork, with soft cheese and chives

  • Szare kluskiregional dish

    26 zł

    on soft cheese with sour cream, bacon crisps, chives

  • Chicken livers

    32 zł

    on wheat-rye bread, rocket, plum sauce, onion jam, smoked cheese

  • Classic beef tartare

    52 zł

    with pickles and country bread

  • Toasts with herb cheesevegetarian

    29 zł

    radish, cucumber, roast tomato, rocket in carrot-top pesto

Salads

  • Caesar salad

    54 zł

    romaine, Bursztyn cheese, croutons, tomatoes, bacon, chicken, anchovy-garlic dressing

  • Chef’s saladvegetarian

    45 zł

    Greek-style: capers, sun-dried tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, croutons, pickled onion, vinaigrette, feta-style cheese

Soups

  • Karmuszkaregional dish

    26 zł

    regional goulash soup from Warmia and Masuria, with a crispy crouton (300 ml)

  • Old-Polish żur

    25 zł

    on our own sourdough starter, with egg, white sausage and mash (300 ml)

  • Beet-leaf soupvegetarian

    25 zł

    young beet leaves and stems, poached egg, fried onion, mash

  • Chicken broth

    22 zł

    hen and vegetable broth with our homemade egg noodles (300 ml)

Mains

  • Warmian farszynkiregional dish

    45 zł

    on porcini sauce, with seasonal vegetables (2 pcs)

  • Kartacze with venisonregional dish

    56 zł

    pan-fried in butter, with glazed carrots, on hunter’s sauce

  • Warmian potato pancakeregional dish

    52 zł

    with tomato pork goulash and sour cream

  • Masurian pork neck steakregional dish

    52 zł

    marinated in mustard and plums, grilled vegetables, new potatoes

  • Pork knuckle

    79 zł

    new potatoes in their skins, cabbage with tomatoes, mustard and horseradish

  • Chef’s pork cutlet

    56 zł

    mash, cabbage with tomatoes, fried egg

  • Chicken de volaille

    57 zł

    carrot purée, mash, carrots and peas, pork crackling

  • Duck breast

    69 zł

    potato dumplings fried with spinach, cherry sauce, glazed carrots

  • Pork tenderloin

    59 zł

    on mash, seasonal vegetables, dark demi-glace

  • Sous-vide chicken breast

    52 zł

    with herbs, butter-fried potato dumplings, sun-dried tomato sauce, salad

  • Cabbage roll

    45 zł

    in roast-tomato sauce, mash, seasonal vegetables

  • Pulled pork burger

    59 zł

    brioche bun, cheddar, bacon, pickle, onion jam, house BBQ, fries

  • Breaded cod

    74 zł

    fries, sauerkraut salad, tartare sauce

  • Oven-roasted salmon

    79 zł

    grilled new potatoes, leaves with crunchy vegetables, vinaigrette

Pierogi & pasta

Our cooks make the pierogi by hand, in house.

  • Duck pierogi

    45 zł

    fried in butter, with cherry sauce (5 pcs)

  • Country pierogi

    34 zł

    potato and bacon, crackling, sour cream, tomatoes (6 pcs)

  • Potato dumplings / with chickenvegetarian

    36 / 45 zł

    sun-dried tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, spinach, rocket, Bursztyn cheese

  • Spaghetti carbonara

    48 zł

    the original: yolks, pecorino, guanciale, cracked pepper

  • Tagliatelle with pork tenderloin

    59 zł

    carrot-top pesto, cherry tomatoes, spinach, Bursztyn cheese, herbs

For kids

  • Tomato soup

    22 zł

    with homemade noodles and a little cream (200 ml)

  • Potato pancakesvegetarian

    24 zł

    with sour cream and sugar (5 pcs)

  • Chicken drumsticks

    32 zł

    with fries, ketchup and cucumber salad

  • Spaghetti bolognese

    31 zł

    pork ragù on pelati tomatoes, with Bursztyn cheese

Desserts

We bake our own cakes — also to order.

  • Homemade apple pievegetarian

    31 zł

    with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and icing sugar

  • Meringuevegetarian

    31 zł

    mascarpone cream, fruit coulis, seasonal fruit

  • Pancakesvegetarian

    31 zł

    with mascarpone cream, fruit coulis and fruit

  • Ice-cream sundaevegetarian

    31 zł

    flavours of your choice, whipped cream, a biscuit

Drinks

A selection — the full list of wines, vodkas and whiskies is in the restaurant.

  • Kormoran lager / fresh / dark

    19 zł

    beer from the Olsztyn brewery, 500 ml bottle

  • Specjal on tap

    13 / 17 zł

    300 ml / 500 ml

  • Masurian mead (trójniak)

    15 zł

    125 ml

  • House wine

    15 / 45 zł

    dry white or red, 125 ml glass / 500 ml carafe

  • Kvass

    19 zł

    rye and barley malt (330 ml)

  • Freshly squeezed juice

    21 zł

    orange, grapefruit or both (250 ml)

  • Lemonade

    19 zł

    citrus, with fruit and ice (350 ml)

  • Loose-leaf tea pot

    14 zł

    choice of blends (300 ml)

  • Cappuccino / white coffee

    16 zł

    150 ml

  • Alcohol-free Hugo / Aperol Spritz

    32 / 38 zł

    for drivers

Prices from the menu on the restaurant’s website (October 2026). Allergens — please ask our staff; the full list is in the restaurant.

From the plate

This is lunch at Stara Karczma

Real photos of our dishes, taken by guests.

  • A red goulash soup with sour cream and parsley in a deep plate
    Karmuszka soup26 zł
  • Pierogi with crackling, sour cream and tomatoes on a garden table, a glass of beer beside
    Country pierogi34 zł
  • Fried duck pierogi with a dark cherry sauce
    Duck pierogi45 zł
  • Two golden kartacze dumplings with glazed carrots on sauce
    Venison kartacze56 zł
  • A potato pancake with pork goulash, sour cream and herbs
    Warmian potato pancake52 zł
  • Roast pork knuckle on a board with mustard and horseradish
    Pork knuckle79 zł
  • Sour rye soup with half an egg in a ceramic bowl
    Old-Polish żur25 zł
  • Meringue with mascarpone cream, fruit and coulis on a long plate
    Meringue31 zł

Parties

Birthdays, christenings, communions, weddings

Two rooms — an intimate one by the fireplace and a banquet hall — for 15 to 105 guests. Ready-made menu packages, our own pastry chef for cakes and sweet tables, and our manager plans the day with you.

  • Birthdays & name days
  • Christenings
  • First Communions
  • Weddings & wedding lunches
  • 18th birthdays
  • Company & Christmas parties
  • Romantic dinner
  • Funeral receptions

Menu packages

  • 2.5 hoccasion lunch
  • 5 hparty
  • 8 hparty with dancing
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What guests say

“A place you want to come back to”

  • We ordered żurek and karmuszka soup, plus Warmian farszynki. Everything was very good (…). Very friendly staff. A great tavern atmosphere. Highly recommended.

    — Joa K.

  • The pork neck she recommended was spot on! Delicious broth with homemade noodles. The Warmian farszynki were very good too.

    — Dawid N.

  • The homemade pasta melted in the mouth and the broth was superb. The potato dumplings deserve special praise. Everything on the plate went together perfectly.

    — Dawid W.

4.5 · 2,680 Google reviews · Google Maps reviews, translated

Inside

Brick, beams and a fire in the hearth

A red-brick building on Traugutta street; inside, a timber ceiling, arched windows and a fireplace that guests love in autumn.

  • The fireplace corner: armchair, standard lamp, an accordion on the brick wall and an arched window
  • The red-brick Stara Karczma building with its covered entrance
  • A room with a timber ceiling and a dresser in warm light
  • An arched window in a brick recess at the end of a corridor
  • Carved wooden entrance doors in the brick façade

Visit

Traugutta 48, Elbląg

ul. Romualda Traugutta 48, 82-300 Elbląg, Poland

The red-brick building on Traugutta street. For a weekend lunch or a bigger group, book a table by phone.

  • Fireplace room
  • Two party rooms
  • Eat in & takeaway
  • Delivery
  • Kids’ menu
  • Our own cakes

A table for tonight or Sunday?

532 406 555

The restaurant answers every day during opening hours. Parties and weddings — our manager:

Manager: 668 504 999

Opening hours

Daily from 12 noon

  • Monday12 pm–9 pm
  • Tuesday12 pm–9 pm
  • Wednesday12 pm–9 pm
  • Thursday12 pm–9 pm
  • Friday12 pm–10 pm
  • Saturday12 pm–10 pm
  • Sunday12 pm–9 pm

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