Krakow for First-Timers — The Greatest Hits

Hamsa

Iconic kickoff — Buzzing hummus-and-mezze garden on Szeroka — best lunch in the Jewish Quarter.

Round market hall famous for zapiekanka — half-baguette open-faced pizzas late into the night.

Local produce, street food, buskers — easy solo wander or family morning.

Royal hilltop complex over the Vistula — state rooms, treasury and the dragon's den.

Starka

House-infused vodkas and pierogi flights — locals book the back garden.

Café Camelot

Folk-art-stuffed townhouse — apple cake, coffee and a slow afternoon.

Catch a repertory screening or a new release — works solo, on a date or with friends.