KRAKOW STATE GASTRONOMIC ESTABLISHMENTS: RESTAURANTS, MILK BARS, CONFECTIONERY SHOPS

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• Publication Date: April 27, 1954
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Krakow St'tt?,e Gast.?oromLc b;ntabli.?,hnent~-: Nerta ant r,
Milk Baru, Canteen= Go;?r~r.7 ^rerr Sh-;
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2. -Until 1953, nlo"es' canteens came finder the jurisdiction of the welfare
and iocial D
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s of the fa ctoriesaarorkshops In which they were located.
They did not fall under the Gastronomic Establishments.
is Krakow there are few privat, restaurants cafe housef anti
shops. I have never heard of al r ? confectionery
privately operated ni ht cl
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There are no
privately owned milk bar'gr.th@t;.,f Waif 9 g .
(`1h_ t,E,-t 'milk bar' is relatively
new. I heard it in 1950 for the first time.)
4. "Krakav's Gastronomic Establishments-KZG Bestaurr,ntr-. hestaurany.!, are divided
into three categories. There i.~ a conf?iderab a uy`rerence between Category I
and category 11 restaurants, as regards both pricer; and appearance. Category
I restaurants have,'hj `able cloths and flow,-r- on the tables food is served
frr silver t?1yc, find service ids proapt and ilea r~ .r,. Category restaurantE
also have table cloths, usually checkered: food i= rved'on the plates, and
a rsiee is poor. Tables are generally overcrowded Category III restaurants
resemble old-time inns. Tables do not lave cloth , lur -.h 'is serves: `rom noon
until 13 P.m., and. service is below any ~;o;iceiveble standard. It is . problem
to get a waiter qt all. Other minor dif"ferences, such as presence o ashtrays,
salt (pepper never appears; it i so scarce in Yol.nsd, that it would d:-.appear
immediately from t,.;e. , table), menus, and theI degree of upkeep of the re=tau_ant
depends on individual management. The manager controls the atmosphere of hir
place by hi" own care or carelessness. I know of very few, restaurants with
check rooms for coat -t, etc. Generally, restaurant.-3 which also serve as night
cli s,I or which are used for concerts, have) cloak roams. otherwise, coats are
huY% on wall :cancers. (or, in Cat gory II orI ;iii , on E;csne kinds of hooks).
5. "The following are C-al',j:gory I re tauran: s
W$rszawianka; r?'irst K %Y Street, opposi.ty S zczepa.nski ..sacs. A very
pleasant and nice place; on the first floor these is a
dance hall; during the sunnier tables are set outside,
facing the garden. There is a c` ;ak room.'
mites .e ? narmeelicka Street. this is a very nice restaurant.
Wierzyneek: t?:ain bia.rket Place, between r cka 'and Grodzka Streets. It
ccc?n?ies the ground and first floors. On the first floc-,
are ,tevere.l rooms including R r~-ct.w.,rant, and. a large room
I for btills. It is a very nlcl r,.iace. it his a cloak room.
Havel v"; i'- the Mein Market, on the ride % tetwee l Szevnha and
t,1:+ka 6treet9.- i`his in ' r?-teurant and a coa-
certhrll. It. irk a large establishment, waiich may have
~t fiance hell, but I never s au zt:, rt?her?? was a staircase
e>di nF; somewhere). It has I ;s cloak roan.
~!+?L__?:nkr ~~; rt Gzczepanska Street facing ?;?.lunty' the'nnrt oz Krakow's
the entire: city /7.:., c-1. This place used
to be very elegant. Now it;'i,s Creur,esatod largely by young
p:app]',.. nobody of import;ence '-;car gue.., there. 1 do not
kt:ou 'how it ].oo}: ~ Inside.
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tar 'r,+ -tat.
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Warszawiruaka.
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he in. td?ir'.:c t. I r;o not, know if there
It is a tyre ry(.tht? club which ha.: a
band, and st)y open until a.m., r;omn-
s a skill, '-)lea :ant;, place, Similar to
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Grrnd Hots..:: on the corner of Sv Tamasza =ndldlaWsko ska Streets. The
Rpatauxant and hotel entrances are on Aawskovska 5txeet,
and the dence hall and cloak r own are entered frm' Tcimasza
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Opros .te J. :,lowacki Theatre, aI t Sw llucha Street, ,n Szczepanska
?treet. (F'hernda .a e]4? but1 ... do not remember
restaurant) it, used-,for+.,eohchrtr and dancing. It
It,is pleasant. and the service is prompt and poll
its name). Thils
has a cloak room.
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Hotel Frapcu,ski:`ibis Is a restaurant. I have ever been there.
shop opposite Uciecha, where food is sold.
Name unknown. un 1.11 aai.tts place on a segme t. from -!-i c 7 Lomi!nik%nska Street..
(It is a on !:onlin1.kaneha .treet th:1r .l?,P.intr., ol>;ce, 1 do
not recall lthe name: it may have been .;vuiec.. I ahn not altogether
rare that it is a Category i riace, though I think th" it is.. it
is a large establishment, :i was there only once.
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I Note: of the above restaurants, at least' four Warszawianka, i'enfks.. d7rand Hotel',
and Teatralni , are aigltt clubs as well 14-15~ re taurrnto7.
6. "The following are the few Category }i,restaur
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There ..pre three betweeti,uiTtla and Bohaterow .tstli:ngrads (formerl starav
1s]np Street.) otreets. The one at the corner these two streets' was opened
in 1953. ;pother one in located in the orposi side of the street, beyond the
Ucieehs Movie House. I do not know about the thi' d one... There 1s4a confectioner's
Lotnicz,4: at the Small Market (Maly Dyne
Cigant:
1? was planned
the planners, that
,a marble staircase
place was mis-
d.oors were broken;
band. it was intended to be one of the nicest places in Nova huts,
but the type of clientele attracted precluded its) being c? first-II
Class establishment.
there was such a mixture of people that one could
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in Nova Huta. This large eats iisbment ie new.
with great taste, but the fact, !was overlooked by
it was to (serve the workers of Nova Huty.. It has
with nice columns .rhich support the ceiling. The
treated by the public almost ?iLm ediately. Glass
'/. 'here are tve) Category :.i restaurants located between ~clak and the vegeteble
market at Llurn otreet., one on the left and one on the right handl side of the
street._ the old timers (called 'reactionary society' by the CottDUunists) gr ther
there / either at one of both of there placer Van they ucm to gather at F:niks
in thePa::t. .,''ter a few fights staged by the Secret . olice at Fenikr, olc: timers
have been re_tuctant to go there. .:c preuciit, vec. 19 :,o ."...^.n; ,! U'B age^.t.^ fr ..
quest Feniics, that'no;one feels safe any longer. sinilar situation exists at
,a1'r ;:cvi ,nl < ad leatralna. It is unwise to talk about anything which is 'critical'
at the- and ore never overhears an interesting conver,saton.; reonle ?iulst
whin-p-. i, their tables, taking no chances.
r., i .:vice and ti nninm-ren triurants.: Service in xne. plu'ceo is efficient and. po11 V-1,
in others not., r? , ai tern are probably paid montfl,+l,y ~a-1 , and 1t does not pe..y
then to ac, nn', of their way. .n additional l.ll,p In. udded to each check for'con-
rurnrti on', h F 1. ?.?het,he_r thry.t percentage goes try the waiter, I do not know (nor
do I know an aver. relsalary for a r_st.tuiant employee is,. Lipping is not
practi ".-'1 , hece..u -e money is scn.rce. No waiter would take offense, it tipped, but
there has been 'social ncopacanda' against tinpi ng, to the effect that recei nt
of a tin h+uai)iates an individual.
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9. `lduni: tlcation papers: I never, saw policemen asking for papers in any
of these restaurants; and i never saw, or heard of, police stopping any-
one entering a restaurant.
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10. "Morale: Since restrictions are many, the morale of the public is poor.
People seem deep in their own thoughts, and they vaisper together when
discuusing business operations or technical matters. 0fficiil business
is usually transacted at the,bax,,
11. "Dress: People, generally speaking,. are decently dressed; ii;body is to
rake as yet. Sport jackets and sport overcoats are very popular because
they are, cheaper than other clothing.. In summr:r, women wear straw sandals
or can-as shoes. There are very few people elegantly dressed,
12. "Cost of Food' in Restau:ants:' Almost all?rest, ,.rants have ucsa.re, but after
3 p.m. about half the dishes are no longer available. So?ca11~:d 'popular
dinners' are served between 1 nd 3 p.m., alld tre cheaper tray ti in carte
dishes. There are also 'business lunches', (similar to 'popul, dinners'),
but I do not know about their price.
13. '.thy estimates of prices in restaurants are necessarily sppriximate, because
and bc,76ch; and for a modest supper, for two, with a quart of Vodka, we paid
50 zi. h.t Wierzynek.
when diril.g o?--t. in a Category I restaurant
1!+. "In a?: -Trarag_ Category II re, aurant the prices are approxanately as follows:
Pork chop, venet.ble, potatoes 11.45 to 13.00 zl,
Sc'ar` 1.50 to 3.00 zl.
Compcten (depending of kind off compote and 2.00 zl. in summer, up to
season of the year) 6.00 zl. in winter
Tea, with lemon 3.00 zl.
15. "Night Clubs: Most night clubs are located in the center of the city.
Dancing and food are available at night clubs; all of them have a rest-
aurant (in thm inle'"room, or another one.)
16. "Costs:. '1:o enter a 1i8ht club,,, one must purchase an adm:1 Sion ticket for
20 cr 30 z?.,, with which one orders food and drink. If the bill is more
than the edmi_ssicn, the difference is paid to the waiter. This method was
introju__ed, I think, to eliminate the guests who were apt to spend the whole
ev::nung .v r one cup of coffee or a bottle of beer. (Nigh; clubs are always
"11-1, T 'obably because there are so few of th-= in Krakow.) Night club prices
are very high. The expenditure of 1200 zl. in an evening would not be ex-
cet-Avc. For that amount, one could have a very good tine? (My knowledge
of night club prices is approximate, as is api knovl4;,>..ge of restaurant prices).
A -ry mone-t rveninp, at a night club costs 200 z1. At T:'atralna, two serv-
r gym:, two jellos, two quarts of vodka, and i'our orangeades with ice,
cot ai, i:-t :'ou zl. Considering that fact that th', director of a large factory
2000 zl. a month, and that the average white collar worker makes
bf..; n fiL' and 1200 zl. U month, it is easy to see why the attitude of most
1. s not one of exuberaneel.
17. ' r Lower,2 :rscy be. bought in night clubs from a well-known flower-vendor. This
nut.:: t;.' -::a+ to h.Lv4 ';cme sort of a monopoly for vending flowers in all the night
c?it:..! , i t ii di' m.tall and slender. I vin rememter no other detAJ Ir,, ex-
ct pl. ti~s1, my friends havoc told me that he is a Uy3 agent. Rose,.t cost 10 or
15 -1, e.pi In winter, one small flower coats 15 zl.
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18. '=tertaJ', nt; in night clubs, the band plays freer about 7 p.m. (earlier
in winter to i n.:?r. or even 5 a.m. Occasionally the band will. ntny longer
if auerts ,Are wil?inp, to ray for the band's extra time. If not, the guests
mnv rtay after the bran has left, if they so desire.
10. 'Dresr:emnlryveer an,' gu,entr: ,;aiters ore dressed. in black, with black ties.
They veer white .+arkets over their block suit'-. (There are come waitresses,
but very fe in right c~iubs. In restaurants there are more). Guestr dress
In bunineor, rusts. There is no such thing, now, as evening dr.;-r.. or black
tie. In the first niece, neonle cannot afford it, r.nc~ if the,, r.nuld they
uosl.d st?111 not drer,s form,l.ly. It f- not done, and would clra ? considerable
attention.. One does not even dress for the theater. Cr opera. :ithi.n the
calm ^f inforrrpl ctresnl, which ':s the accented thing, even the color of one'
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