Zapiecek (pierogi)

Zapiecek is a Polish restaurant chain specialising in pierogi, with several branches in and around Warsaw's Old Town, including addresses on Swietojanska, Freta and Podwale streets, and further outlets on Nowy Swiat and Krakowskie Przedmiescie. One Old Town branch takes its name from the nearby street called Zapiecek, itself rebuilt after wartime destruction with its pre-war facade and cellars restored. The restaurants are fitted in a rustic style, with wooden furniture and hanging kitchen implements. The menu centres on pierogi with more than twenty fillings, savoury and sweet, boiled or fried, alongside soups, cutlets and pancakes; some branches operate a street window for takeaway. Hours typically run from midday to around 10pm, with the kitchen closing before the dining room, though this varies by branch. Prices sit in the middle of the range for Warsaw. The chain is long established in the Old Town, though its founding date could not be verified.