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• Krakow's first vegetarian restaurant...is Asian...

I know all of Krakow's veggie places and have been a frequent visitor to most of them for about two years now - "Pod norenami" is my first recommendation to anyone, even though it's not all-vegan and not polish at all. I have been eating there ever since they opened and quite a few things have changed since then, usually for the better, which is a reason on its own to come back. This is Krakow's only veggie restaurant worth mentioning - which means that you can walk in, take a seat, order food, enjoy it, pay, and walk out satisfied - in this order and without ever having to leave your table and charming company. If you wonder what's so special about that, give any of the other places listed a try. But now for the naggy part: - The menu tries hard to cram everything in that allows for soy sauce, tofu, or coconut milk. It's a hotchpotch of Japanese, Thai, Chinese, and Korean dishes (recently they even offered samosas) - with Polish pies for dessert. It's not the common watering-down of foreign foods to adapt to the (only moderately tolerant) polish palate found in most sino-vietnamese restaurants in the city, actually it's fairly close to the "real" things, but it sure could use some focus and thereby gain in availablity, affordability, and freshness - mesmerize some instead of trying to somehow please all. - The sushi, although an essential part architecturally and menu-wise, is edible, but mediocre (especially when judged in the light of the owner's somewhat pretentious self-marketing as an Asia expert). There is much better (yes, vegan) sushi available in town. - Requests for modification of the dishes are hardly ever accepted. - The waitresses seem to care more about being polite and friendly (which they always are) than well-informed about the stuff they offer. - Only about half of the menu is vegan (which is still quite a lot due to the wide choice). - The "separées" are gone, which took up a lot of space, but allowed for a much more intimate dinning experience. ...but despite all that you, your company, and palate will have a good time going there. Updated from previous review on Monday September 09, 2013