I keep coming back to Kregliccy's Opasły Tom PiW run by chef Agata Wojda. Given her uncunny palate, and imagination, I keep being very positively surprised by her. At this time, I believe that only Jacek Grochowina from the newly opened Nolita can match her impecable taste buds, leaving Amaro, Okrasa or Sowa behind. Her recent amazing ideas such as the cream of selery with white chocolate and the Bursztyn cheese, or the lentil soup on smoked ribs with pepper sausage, or the cod with roasted vegetables and the bacalhau just continue to blow me away. I highly recommend it.
October 24, 2011:
I have heard a lot about this new place. Mostly about the chef Agata Wojda, who has worked before at another Kregliccy restaurant - Absinth (which no longer exists, and specialized in the French cuisine). It is a cosy place with a huge tradition dating back to 1960s (Ksiegarnia Literacka), but mostly as a bookstore / cafe. It still looks a bit like it with a small bookstore in the front with a few tables. In a back, there is a bunch of smaller tables with a view of an open kitchen. It definitely is a low-profile, business casual place (but with white table linen). I have ordered pumpkin cream soup with sliced oscypek cheese and dill, and a duck leg confit served on a bed of the black currant sauce with baked potato tart topped with sheep cheese. Without a doubt, this was one of the best pumpkin cream soups I have ever eaten. No lumps, perfect cream, mild pumpkin taste, with a perfect addition of the cheese, floating on top. The duck confit was served on a black currant sauce with 4 wild berries, a thin slice of potato had a melted slice of cheese on top of it, with a a few leaves of spinach and other greens. The duck was perfect; very tender, going very well with the black currant sauce. I am not a huge fan of potatoes, but a combination served was really good. At this point, (as you can tell) I was really impressed and happy. So, I decided to order a dessert: a pear in chocolate cake with pear sorbet on a side. It was simply awesome. I did not have wine as I was there for lunch, but the selection looked promising, yet somewhat limited. Service was professional and swift (which is such a rarity nowadays). I will definitely be back there.
