Poland has everything: beautiful coastal beaches and sand dunes, glacier-carved lake districts, splendid forests, old and new mountains (including the only table-like mountains in Europe!), even a desert. In Poland, you can see Europe’s biggest shifting sand dunes, walk through a labyrinth carved out in stone, and come across a bison in the last primary forest in Europe.

Vegan Tours

Poland Tour

On this tour, your time will be split between the country’s political capital and largest city, Warsaw, and its intellectual and cultural capital, Krakow.

The vegan restaurant scene in Poland’s cities is under the radar. Supposedly, the reason there are so many vegan restaurants in Warsaw is because when a contest was held to name the best burger, a vegan burger won! After that, vegan eateries began popping up everywhere. Actually, our hotel has 15 vegan places within the 15-minute walk, and the options in Krakow are not far behind. Poland is a country with an incredible ancient and modern history, and a wealth of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Let’s visit before the secret is out!

Vegan Poland

How vegan friendly is Poland?

Since meat and dairy weren’t always easily accessible in Poland there is an abundance of traditional vegan dishes with a variety of different vegan dishes across the country. More importantly, almost half of the population have a very low meat consumption, which leads to vegan products being easily available. Veganism is well understood and accepted in Poland, which means that you do not have to waste time explaining your dietry requirements. In fact Poland has the highest rate of fruit and vegetable consumption in the whole of Europe.

Vegan restaurants and cafes

Poland is a vegan hot spot, with Warsaw named the third most vegan-friendly city in the world. Be aware also that Kraków, Wrocław, and Poznań have even more vegan establishments in proportion to their population than the capital.

Vegan food shopping

Venturing out to the local markets you are going to be able to find tofu, a variety of vegan milks from the Alpro brand including soy, oat, almond, coconut and hazelnut. You can try Dark Nutters, a vegan version of Nutella.

Fermented foods are very popular in Poland. The main ones are ogórki kiszone(pickled cucumbers) and kapusta kiszona (sauerkraut). These foods are fermented naturally in brine, with no vinegar added. Great probiotic food. Ogórki małosolne is a seasonal variety of small cucumbers fermented for a short period of time, available mainly in springtime. Fermented rye is used to produce a traditional wholemeal bread and a sour soup called żurek. Borsch is a traditional soup made with fermented beetroot juice. Poppy seeds are used in many desserts.

There are fruit and veg stalls in the streeet. You can find wild mushrooms and forest fruits such as blueberries and cranberries.

A number of specialist food firms are making their products as meat-like as possible. One company, Bezmięsny (Meatless), describes itself as a “vegan butcher”, offering a range of sausages, bacon and the like. The now supply their products to the supermarket chain Auchan.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

Wildlife

Poland is famous for several wild animals including wild bear, European wolf, European bison, white stork, roe deer, European elk, wild hedgehog, white-tailed eagle, and polish fox.

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