African Food in Krakow: Injera, Jollof and Where to Eat Them

Krakow's African food scene is small, which is exactly why a list helps: two Ethiopian restaurants that serve everything on injera, and a Nigerian kitchen named after its best dish. All three are independent restaurants, not chains.

This is a first look. The facts below come from the restaurants' own websites and their Google listings, checked on 27 October 2026. We have not eaten at them for this guide yet, so there are no scores; we will visit, order and score them like every other place on this site, and update this page.

How to order Ethiopian food

Ethiopian dishes arrive together on one large round of injera, a sour, spongy flatbread, with more rolled up on the side. You tear a piece and use it to pick up the food, traditionally with your right hand. Wot means stew: doro wot is chicken, misir wot red lentils. Tibs is meat sautéed or seared, kitfo is minced beef with spiced butter, and shiro is a smooth chickpea stew. Because many Ethiopians keep fasting days without animal products, the vegan side of the menu is large and properly cooked, not an afterthought. Order a combination platter to try several dishes at once.

Three places to eat

Ge'ez Ethiopian Restaurant

Traditional Ethiopian cooking on Na Zjeździe in Podgórze, a few minutes from Rynek Podgórski. Everything comes on injera, the sour, spongy flatbread you tear and use instead of cutlery, with meat dishes and a vegetarian and vegan side of the menu. The restaurant also does the Ethiopian coffee ceremony and pours African wines. It is the highest rated of the three on Google, with more than a thousand reviews.

• Where: ul. Na Zjeździe 11, Podgórze
• When: Tue to Thu 15:00 to 22:00, Fri 14:00 to 22:00, Sat 13:00 to 22:00, Sun 13:00 to 21:00, closed Mon
• Google rating: 4.9 from 1,132 reviews
• Contact: website · +48 739 450 770 · Google Maps

Hours from Google, checked 27 October 2026. Not reviewed by us yet.

Abyssinia Ethiopian & African Restaurant

The most detailed menu of the three, and the easiest to plan around: meat dishes such as doro wot, chicken slow-cooked with onion, spices and a boiled egg (45 zł), kitfo (60 zł) and shekla tibs on a hot pan (65 zł), and sixteen vegan dishes, from misir wot red lentils (40 zł) to shiro chickpea stew (45 zł). Shared platters start at 50 zł for a one-person vegan combo and 75 zł for a meat combo, and there is Ethiopian coffee from a jebena pot (15 zł) and tej, the Ethiopian honey wine (alcoholic, 11%). Groups of eight or more are asked to call ahead.

• Where: ul. Stefana Batorego 1, a short walk north-west of the Old Town
• When: Tue to Thu 16:00 to 21:00, Fri 16:00 to 22:00, Sat and Sun 15:00 to 22:00, closed Mon
• Google rating: 4.8 from 340 reviews
• Contact: website · +48 512 540 600 · Google Maps

Hours and prices from the restaurant's own website, checked 27 October 2026. Not reviewed by us yet.

Just Jollof & More

A Nigerian kitchen on Krowoderska, a short walk north of the Old Town, that names itself after the dish to order: jollof rice, the tomato and pepper rice cooked across West Africa. Grilled fish and meat platters fill out the menu, and it also caters events. It is the only one of the three open on Mondays.

• Where: ul. Krowoderska 46, north of the Old Town
• When: Mon to Sat 13:00 to 21:00, Sun 15:00 to 20:00
• Google rating: 4.6 from 799 reviews
• Contact: website · +48 577 915 355 · Google Maps

Hours from Google, checked 27 October 2026. Not reviewed by us yet.

Jollof, plantain and the rest of West Africa

Jollof rice is rice cooked in a tomato, pepper and onion base until it soaks up the colour, eaten across West Africa and the subject of a long, friendly argument about whose version is best. It usually comes with grilled or fried meat or fish and fried plantain. If you have never tried it, a jollof plate with grilled chicken is the place to start.

Cooking at home

For ingredients, Nududu Afro/Asian market on al. 29 Listopada 36 sells African and Asian groceries. If you are after more spice and shared plates, our guides to Indian, Georgian and Middle Eastern food in Krakow cover the kitchens next door.

Questions people actually ask

Is there Ethiopian food in Krakow?

Yes, two restaurants: Ge'ez Ethiopian Restaurant on ul. Na Zjeździe 11 in Podgórze and Abyssinia on ul. Stefana Batorego 1, north-west of the Old Town. Both serve their dishes on injera, the Ethiopian flatbread, and both close on Mondays.

Where can I eat African food in Krakow?

Ethiopian at Ge'ez in Podgórze and Abyssinia on Batorego, and Nigerian at Just Jollof & More on Krowoderska, whose signature dish is jollof rice.

Is Ethiopian food good for vegans?

Very. Abyssinia lists sixteen vegan dishes, including misir wot lentils and shiro chickpea stew, and a vegan combo platter from 50 zł. Ge'ez also has vegetarian and vegan dishes on its menu.

Which African restaurant in Krakow is open on Mondays?

Just Jollof & More, from 13:00 to 21:00. Ge'ez and Abyssinia are both closed on Mondays.

Where can I buy African ingredients in Krakow?

Nududu Afro/Asian market on al. 29 Listopada 36 sells African and Asian groceries.