Area guide
Praga: the back story
The right bank: hub.praga’s star, Koneser and the Polish Vodka Museum, the Praga Museum, the zoo and the Żabiński Villa, and Saska Kępa.
Praga, across the Vistula, kept many of its pre-war tenements. Today it is Koneser and Ząbkowska, the Praga Museum of Warsaw on Targowa, the zoo with the Żabiński Villa, and, to the south, Saska Kępa.
Sights
Koneser and the Polish Vodka Museum, the Praga Museum of Warsaw and the zoo.
Eating
hub.praga holds One MICHELIN Star; Koneser Grill, Blisko Bar and AHAAN hold the Bib Gourmand.
Cross the river on metro line M2, which runs under the Vistula.
Staying
Moxy Warsaw Praga.
Our advice: dinner at hub.praga, then a walk along Ząbkowska.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Praga: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro and tram stops
- Środkowa 01Tram500 m6 min walk
- Warszawa WschodniaRail550 m7 min walk
- Czynszowa 01Tram600 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Royal Castle2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Old Town Market Place2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 12 min
- POLIN3.7 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Palace of Culture3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Royal Łazienki4.5 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Wilanów Palace10 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 34 min
- Warsaw Chopin Airport11 kmCar or taxi 36 min
Main railway stations
- Warszawa Wschodnia550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Warszawa Centralna4.2 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
Location
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