The roof garden of the University of Warsaw Library, looking over the Vistula

Area guide · Warsaw

Powiśle: Our Favourites

Rozbrat 20’s star, the Copernicus Science Centre, the University Library garden and the Vistula Boulevards.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Powiśle: the back story

    Powiśle·In depth

    The riverside district below the escarpment: Rozbrat 20’s star, the Copernicus Science Centre, the University Library garden and Elektrownia Powiśle.

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What to see and do

  1. On the river

    Copernicus Science Centre

    Powiśle·Science centre

    The science centre and planetarium on the Vistula embankment.

    Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20, WarsawExplore View on map

  2. Above the library

    University of Warsaw Library roof garden

    Powiśle·Roof garden

    One of the largest roof gardens in Europe, with views of the Vistula, above the University Library in Powiśle.

    Dobra 56/66, WarsawExplore View on map

  3. Riverside

    Vistula Boulevards

    Powiśle·Park

    The river promenade below the Old Town and Powiśle, with summer bars on barges.

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Where to eat

  1. One MICHELIN Star

    Rozbrat 20

    Powiśle·Restaurant

    Modern cooking on Rozbrat, on the Powiśle slopes below Ujazdowski Castle. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    ul. Rozbrat 20, 00-447 WarsawExplore View on map

  2. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Bez Gwiazdek

    Powiśle·Restaurant

    Modern cooking on Wiślana, in Powiśle.

    ul. Wiślana 8, 00-317 WarsawExplore View on map

  3. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Rozdział

    Powiśle·Restaurant

    Modern cooking at the Sava Boutique Hotel, on the Vistula embankment.

    Sava Boutique Hotel, ul. Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 43, 00-347 WarsawExplore View on map

  4. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Tuna

    Powiśle·Restaurant

    Fish and seafood on Elektryczna, entered from Tamka, in Powiśle.

    ul. Elektryczna 2 (entrance via ul. Tamka), 00-346 WarsawExplore View on map

  5. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Murena

    Powiśle·Restaurant

    Seafood on Solec, in Powiśle.

    Solec 46, 00-384 WarsawExplore View on map

Shopping

  1. A former power station

    Elektrownia Powiśle

    Powiśle·Shopping and food hall

    Shops, Polish brands and a food hall in the restored Powiśle power station.

    Dobra 42, WarsawExplore View on map

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