List of restaurant chains in Poland

This is a list of notable restaurant chains in Poland. A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., McDonald's in the U.S.) or franchising agreements. Typically, the restaurants within a chain are built to a standard format through architectural prototype development and offer a standard menu and/or services.

Major restaurant chains in Poland

Restaurant chain Type Founded
/ came to Poland 		Owned by Number
of stores 		Background
/ Notes
Bon Apetito Casual dining 2009 10 Polish, Greek and Italian cuisine. Mediterranean cuisine centered around seafood.
Ha Long Casual dining 2002 17 One of the biggest restaurants with Asian cuisine in Poland.
Da Grasso Casual dining 1996 Da Grasso Group 200 Italian cuisine, dominated by pizza dishes. The first Da Grasso pizzeria opened in the nineteen-ninetines, in Łódź.[1] In the second quartile of 2010, the pizzeria chain numbered over 200 restaurants in around 150 towns and cities around Poland, becoming the largest pizzeria chain in the country.[2][3]
Etno Cafè Coffeehouse 2014 17 Specialist in Ethiopian and Brazilian coffee. Coffee shops offer other non-alcoholic beverages and snacks (i.e. delicatessen sandwiches and gateaus).
Fabryka Pizzy Casual dining 2000 Sfinks Polska 12 Polish and Italian cuisine: season dishes, various varieties of pizza, soup, delicatessen rogal and spaghetti dishes.
Pizza Hut Casual dining 1992 Yum! Brands 150[4][5] The company is known for its Italian-American cuisine menu including pizza and pasta, as well as side dishes and desserts. The first Pizza Hut to open in Poland was in 1992, in the Marriott Hotel located in Wrocław. Thusly, the Polish branch of Pizza Hut holds its headquarters in Wrocław.
MaxiPizza Casual dining 2002 MaxiPizza S.A. 13 One of the biggest pizza restaurants in Poland, first opened in Kielce in 2002.
Chłopskie Jadło Casual dining 1995 Sfinks Polska 10 Polish folk cuisine, inter alia: regional dishes, soup, poultry and pork meat dishes.
Hard Rock Cafe Casual dining 2007 4
Sfinx Casual dining 1995 Sfinks Polska 100 Italian-American and Iranian cuisine, inter alia: numerous varieties of meze, soup, salads, couscous dishes, delicatessen hamburgers.
Sushi 77 Casual dining 2006 Premium Food Restaurants 10 Japanese cuisine, dominated by sushi dishes.
Telepizza Fast food 1992 Telepizza 123 Italian-American cuisine, dominated by pizza dishes.
A. Blikle Coffeehouse 1869 23 Coffeehouse chain specialising in ice cream, coffee, chocolates, gateaus, pączki, tarts and pastries. The A. Blikle coffeehouse chain operates in six major cities in Poland: Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Katowice, Gdynia, Częstochowa, Gdańsk, Kutno.
Coffeeshop Company Coffeehouse 2004 Schärf Group 4 Specialist in Espresso coffee from highland Arabica coffee beans. Apart from coffee, the coffeehouse also offers tea and snacks. Currently, the coffeehouse chain is located in three cities: Warsaw, Olsztyn and Rzeszów. All joints are found in shopping malls.
Cukiernia Sowa Coffeehouse 1946 150 Specialist in coffee. Apart from a vast variety of coffee, the pâtisseries' menu consists of inter alia: tea, chocolates, juices and non-alcoholic fruit cocktails.
Caffè Nero Coffeehouse 1997 56 Coffeehouse, dominated by coffee and tea. Apart from its beverages, the coffee shops offer pastries and panini sandwiches.
Carte d'Or Coffeehouse 2010 Unilever 57 Ice cream desserts, waffles, gateaus, fruit cocktails.
Costa Coffee Coffeehouse 1999 Whitbread 110 Coffee, hot chocolate, snacks, biscuits and chocolates.
E. Wedel Coffeehouse 1851 Lotte 27 Chocolates, pralines, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, wine and ice cream desserts.
Frankie's Coffeehouse 2012 10 The menu consists of Juices, delicatessen sandwiches, salads, coffee and tea.
Grycan Coffeehouse 1980 130 Specialist in chocolates and ice cream, offering its customers an abundant menu consisting of ice cream desserts in a palette of flavours, as well as fruit desserts, mousses, tea, juices, smoothies, ice cream and gateaus.
Krakowski Kredens Coffeehouse 2007 10 Delicatessen specialising in chocolates, gateaus, sandwiches as well as coffee and wine beverages. Since 2019 there are less and less stores.
Second Cup Coffeehouse 2016 Second Cup Coffee Co. 80 Canadian specialty coffee retailer. The menu consists of coffee, tea and smoothie beverages, as well as pastries and deli sandwiches.
So! Coffee Coffeehouse 2014 Lagardère Group 64 Coffeehouse dominated by a variety of coffee.
Starbucks Coffeehouse 2009 Starbucks Corporation 70 American coffee company and coffeehouse chain specialising in coffee, as well as offering its customers tea, juices, smoothies, deli sandwiches, gateaus, biscuits and yoghurts.
Tchibo Coffeehouse 1992 Tchibo GmbH 50 German chain of coffee retailers and cafés known for its weekly-changing range of other products.
Vincent Boulangerie Patisserie Coffeehouse 2008 12 Coffeehouse specialising in coffee beverages, gateaus, tarts, éclairs and macaroons.
Burger King Fast food 1992 Restaurant Brands International 47 Fast food restaurant chain, dominated by hamburgers.
Conieco. Fast food 1995 Kochlöffel 6 German fast-food restaurant chain. Its product range includes hamburgers, chicken, bratwurst, currywurst and french fries with their signature turquoise plastic fork resembling a cooking spoon.
Domino's Pizza Fast food 2011 Domino's Pizza, Inc. 65 An American pizza restaurant chain.
Dunkin' Donuts Fast food 1996, 2015 Dunkin' Brands 7 An American donut company and coffeehouse. Closed in late 2018[6]
KFC Fast food 1993 AmRest 210 An American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken.
McDonald's Fast food 1992 McDonald's 441[7] An American hamburger and fast food restaurant chain.
Mr Hamburger Fast food 1990 Mr Hamburger 15 A Polish fast food restaurant chain, specialising in hamburgers and zapiekanka dishes.[8][9][10]
North Fish Casual dining 1992 North Food 40 A casual dining restaurant chain specialising in fish and seafood dishes.
Pasibus Fast food 2013 26 A Polish hamburger restaurant chain both in stationary and mobile form (i.e. Pasibus truck and garden).
Salad Story Fast food 2007 Salad Story 32 Delicatessen sandwiches, salads and tortilla dishes.
Subway Fast food 1992 Subway IP Inc. 135 An American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads.
Zahir Kebab Fast food 2014 Zahir & Zahid Sp. z o.o. sp. k. 115[11] A Polish kebab shop owned by a company based in Łódź. The first place was opened in 2014 in Ostrów Wielkopolski.[12] Known mostly for doner kebab served in rolled tortilla or on the plate.
Berlin Döner Kebap Fast food 1998[13] Berlin Doner Kebap Sp. z o.o. 63[14] A fast food restaurant chain specialising in Turkish cuisine, dominated by a variety of falafel and kebab dishes.[15]
Thai Wok Fast food 2016 Thai Wok Sp. z o.o. 23 A Polish fast food restaurant chain specialising in Thai cuisine
Popeyes Fast Food 2023[16] Restaurant Brands International 4 An American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken.

See also

References

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