Targ Sniadaniowy - Breakfast Market, Warsaw, Poland

This was my first time at the Breakfast Market, which is much more than just a breakfast market. This is a fresh take on an old concept in Poland, markets like this have existed here for centuries, but this is a hip version of the old Polish market that I grew up with. The salespeople no longer sneer and yell at the customers for touching things or standing too close or just existing.

There is a wonderful attention to detail, pleasing esthetics and high quality of food. Everything is freshly made and with mostly organic ingredients.

We got there early while some vendors were still setting up and it was not crowded, it does fill up nicely during the day.

These were wonderful, house smoked sausages.

Fish sandwiches, just like in Sweden!

Homemade breads.

Small kids were learning how to plant flowers.

Middle Eastern foods have become very popular in Poland.

Paellas in the making.

Indian food.

A clever coffee truck.

I'm not a fan of olives but these looked great.

Homemade juices.

This is a Sekacz cake (Sencatch), it loosely means "bark", it is very popular in Poland, Lithuania and Germany, with each country claiming responsibility for its origins. In Germany it is called baumkuchen. It is created by successive layers of batter being poured along the length of a rotating wooden pole or stainless-steel rod in front of a heart source. When cut it resembles a tree trunk. it is quite delicious.

Pulled pork sandwiches.

My mom got an omelet with avocado sandwich.

The pierogi lady was my choice for breakfast.

She had a huge variety of pierogi, Russian, beef, duck, goose, beet, cabbage and mushroom, buckwheat, fruit and veggies.

I enjoyed strawberry and cheese pierogi, which were warm, fresh and delicious. They came with a bit of sour cream. Yummy!

The baked goods looked wonderful, if I only had room in my stomach!

Off course, there were paczki! More on Polish paczki later.

A stand with wonderfully smelling smoked fish.

This was a great way to spend out morning. The market had the feel of those markets popping up in Brooklyn, the only difference was the language spoken.

Saturday, 8am-4pm - Al. Wojska Polskiego

Sunday, 10am-5pm - AK Granat, Mokotow

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