Browar Watra
Beer brewed on site, a big restaurant with a garden and Polish cooking. The kitchen stays open late, with music at weekends. Same family as Pstrąg Górski.
A local guide to Zakopane
Places we go to ourselves: the best beer, breakfasts, regional and Italian food, shops and sights. Each with the distance and walking time from Giewont View 16.
Interactive map
Everything within walking distance
Tap a place to see its distance from the apartment and get directions. Zoom with the buttons, two fingers, or Ctrl and the mouse wheel.
Food & beer
Where to eat in Zakopane
A short list from your host. Browar Watra and Pstrąg Górski are the same company, so the beer is just as good in both.
Pstrąg Górski Browar Rzemieślniczy
From the same company as Browar Watra: their own craft beer and a big dining room right on lower Krupówki. A good first-evening spot.
Góralski Browar
A top-floor restaurant with the Tatras right behind the glass. Highlander interiors, Polish dishes and burgers. Ask for a window table.
Cristina Ristorante & Pizzeria
Pizza, pasta and risotto on plac Niepodległości, a few steps from Krupówki. For when you need a break from mountain food.
Stek Chałupa
A Krupówki classic: steaks and hearty regional dishes in a timber chalet, often with live music.
STRH Bistro Art Cafe
The best breakfast on lower Krupówki. Stay on for coffee, a beer or a glass of wine on the terrace with a view.
Bąkowo Zohylina Wyźnio
Regional cooking in a timber inn hidden in a courtyard off Piłsudskiego. Highlander folk band in the evenings.
Valleys & trails
The Tatras start round the corner
The nearest valleys are a walk or a short drive from the apartment. They are all in the Tatra National Park, so you buy a ticket at the entrance.
Dolina Strążyska
An easy walk of about an hour to Polana Strążyska, right beneath the north face of Giewont. The Siklawica waterfall is a few minutes further on.
Dolina Białego
A narrow gorge with a stream, footbridges and old mine adits. Its entrance is closest to the centre, so it suits half a day or a first evening.
Sarnia Skałka
A rocky viewpoint above Zakopane between the Biały and Strążyska valleys, with the closest view of Giewont. About 1.5 hours up.
Dolina Kościeliska
A wide valley with caves, sheep grazing in the glades and the Hala Ornak mountain hut. A minibus from the station takes about 15 minutes to Kiry.
Sights, skiing & mountains
What to see nearby
Krupówki
Zakopane’s main pedestrian street: restaurants, shops and the highlander market. The lower end is a short walk away.
Gubałówka – kolej
The funicular up Gubałówka and the most famous Tatra panorama. Walking trails and a toboggan at the top.
Plac zabaw przy Równi Krupowej
A big playground with a view of Giewont, right by the green Równia Krupowa.
Aqua Park Zakopane
Indoor and outdoor pools, slides and saunas. Perfect for a rainy day.
Wielka Krokiew
The legendary ski jump. Take the chairlift to the top of the in-run and see Zakopane through a jumper’s eyes.
Nosal Ski Center
The closest ski area, good for beginners and families. Ski school and rental on site.
Kuźnice – kolej na Kasprowy Wierch
The lower station of the Kasprowy Wierch cable car (1,987 m) and the start of High Tatra trails. Buy tickets online.
Shopping & transport
Everyday essentials
By train from Kraków you get off about 400 m from the apartment. By car, you park free in the gated car park by the building.
Żabka
Bread, drinks and basics. Open daily 6:00–23:00, shorter hours on Sundays.
Netto
A large supermarket with parking, next to the station. Best for a full stock-up.
Dworzec PKP i PKS
Trains from Kraków and minibuses into the Tatras, including Kuźnice, Palenica and Kościeliska Valley. A few minutes’ walk with luggage.
Area photo credits and licences
Photos of the area, valleys and sights come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under their authors’ licences.
- 2024 Zakopane Krupówki, 1.jpg · Cybularny · CC0
- Panorama Tatr z Gubałówki.jpg · Daro998 at Polish Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zakopane Wielka Krokiew dron (1).jpg · Kapitel · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nosal i widok na Tatry.jpg · Qvidemus · CC BY 3.0
- 2011 Kolej linowa na Kasprowy Wierch (2).JPG · Kapsuglan · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020 Aquapark Zakopane, 1.jpg · Cybularny · CC0
- ZakopaneIMG 1772.JPG · Zarazbedzieciemno · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Równia Krupowa z widokiem na Giewont i dom handlowy Granit, Zakopane.JPG · Michał Obrochta · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dolina Strążyska 03.JPG · SkyMaja · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020 Dolina Białego, 1.jpg · Cybularny · CC0
- 2011-06 Tatry - Dolina Kościeliska (3).jpg · Marek Mróz · CC BY 4.0
- Sarnia Skała DK25.jpg · Jerzy Opioła · CC BY-SA 4.0