Restaurant in Gdańsk, Poland
Michelin value, global kitchen, easy booking.
A Michelin Bib Gourmand winner at Gdańsk's most accessible price point, Hewelke operates inside a converted brewery with a vaulted brick ceiling and a kitchen that moves confidently between pan-Asian and global references. Chef Alyona Orel's Peking duck is the dish Michelin singles out, and the planet-named cocktail programme rewards a return visit on its own terms.
Hewelke earns its 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand at the single-euro price tier, making it one of the most direct value calls in Gdańsk. If you want technically considered modern cooking with global range in a space that has actual character, book it. Come back a second time for the cocktail menu alone.
The setting does most of the work before the food arrives. A vaulted brick ceiling and exposed steel support columns mark the building's past life as a brewery, while occasional neon accents pull the space into the present. It reads as genuinely considered rather than assembled from a renovation checklist. The atmosphere rewards a slower pace: arrive early enough to take in the room before it fills, ideally on a weekday evening when the energy is present but not overwhelming.
The kitchen under chef Alyona Orel works with global influences, with pan-Asian elements running through the menu alongside broader international references. The Peking duck is specifically noted by Michelin as a standout and is the dish to anchor a first visit around. Tom kha appears as another pan-Asian marker, suggesting the menu moves between Southeast and East Asian reference points with some confidence. On a second visit, use the Peking duck as a baseline and work outward toward whatever the kitchen is doing with other proteins or vegetables — the Bib Gourmand distinction implies consistent execution rather than one-off performance, so the menu depth is there to reward repeat visits. A third visit is worth dedicating to the cocktail programme: each drink is named after a planet, a direct nod to the restaurant's namesake Johannes Hevelius, the Gdańsk astronomer and brewer. That's a detail worth exploring properly rather than rushing through alongside a meal.
Hewelke operates as a bakery by day and a restaurant in the evening, so the experience you're booking is specifically the dinner service. A weekday evening in the early sitting gives you the room at its most navigable. Weekend evenings will be busier given the Bib Gourmand recognition, which has a way of driving foot traffic to accessible-price venues faster than a full Michelin star does. If you're planning a multi-visit approach, spacing visits across seasons is worth considering: the kitchen's global range suggests a menu that likely rotates with ingredient availability, though specific seasonal details are not confirmed in the venue record. Poland's dining calendar tends to shift meaningfully between the amber autumn months and the leaner winter period, so a late-summer and a winter visit would likely give you the widest spread of the menu's range. For context on what the wider Gdańsk dining scene looks like across price tiers and formats, see our full Gdańsk restaurants guide.
Hewelke is at Jana Kilińskiego 7, 80-452 Gdańsk. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means walk-in attempts are more viable than at higher-starred venues, but given the Bib Gourmand profile, an advance reservation for weekend evenings is the safer approach. No booking phone or website is listed in the venue record; check current reservation channels directly. The price tier sits at single-euro, putting it at the accessible end of the Gdańsk dining market. For broader context on where to stay or what else to do during your visit, see our full Gdańsk hotels guide, our full Gdańsk bars guide, and our full Gdańsk experiences guide.
Elsewhere in Poland, Michelin-recognised modern cooking at a similar accessible price point includes hub.praga in Warsaw and Muga in Poznań. For a higher-commitment Michelin experience in Poland, Bottiglieria 1881 Restaurant in Kraków is the benchmark. Closer to Gdańsk, 1911 Restaurant in Sopot is worth considering if you're spending time on the Tricity coast. For modern cuisine at a global scale, Frantzén in Stockholm represents the upper register of what the format can achieve.
Within Gdańsk itself, other restaurants worth cross-referencing include Eliksir, Fino, Mercato, Niesztuka, and Ritz. See also our full Gdańsk wineries guide and Acquario in Wrocław for further regional reference. If you're travelling through the mountains, Giewont in Kościelisko is a useful benchmark for Polish regional cooking at the other end of the country. For Dubai-based context on how global modern cuisine formats travel, FZN by Björn Frantzén is worth a look.
Quick reference: Jana Kilińskiego 7, Gdańsk · Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 · € · 4.6/5 (638 Google reviews) · Booking difficulty: Easy · Evening restaurant service (bakery by day)
Yes, clearly. A Michelin Bib Gourmand at the single-euro price tier is exactly what the award is designed to flag: good cooking that doesn't require a difficult financial commitment. At this price point in Gdańsk, you're getting a more considered kitchen than most alternatives in the category.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so last-minute reservations are more viable here than at Gdańsk's higher-starred venues. That said, Bib Gourmand recognition tends to drive consistent demand at accessible-price restaurants, so for a weekend evening, booking a few days ahead is worth the effort. Weekday evenings should be more flexible.
It works for a low-key celebration where the priority is interesting food and atmosphere over formality or price signal. The converted brewery setting with its brick vaulting and neon accents gives the room enough presence for an occasion dinner. If you need something with more ceremony or a higher price point to mark the moment, Mercato at €€€ or Villa at €€€ would be the Gdańsk alternatives to consider.
Tasting menu availability is not confirmed in the venue record. The Michelin Bib Gourmand description focuses on à la carte-style dishes including Peking duck and tom kha, which suggests the format may be primarily à la carte. Verify directly when booking.
Bar seating specifics are not confirmed in the venue record. Given the brewery conversion layout with a vaulted ceiling and the noted cocktail programme, counter or bar seating is plausible, but check at the time of booking. The planet-named cocktails are worth ordering regardless of where you sit.
The single-euro price tier and accessible booking difficulty make it a practical solo option. The atmosphere of a former brewery with a lively evening service suits solo diners who want environment and interesting food without a high per-head spend. If bar seating is available, that would be the natural solo position.
Seat count is not listed in the venue record. The converted brewery format suggests the room has reasonable capacity, but for groups of six or more, contacting the venue directly to confirm availability and any group booking requirements is advisable. No phone is listed in the current record; check the venue's current contact channels.
For a step up in price and formality, Mercato (€€€, Modern Cuisine) and Villa (€€€, Modern French) are the natural comparisons. For a similar price tier with a different cuisine profile, Piwna47 (€€, Mediterranean) is worth considering. For Polish traditional cooking at €€, Tygle is the local benchmark. If budget is the primary driver, Hewelke's Bib Gourmand at single-euro remains the strongest value argument in the Gdańsk modern cuisine category.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hewelke | Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025); Gdańsk’s famous brewer and astronomer Johannes Hevelius lends a variant of his surname to this trendy spot situated in, appropriately enough, a former brewery. The stylish décor includes a vaulted brick ceiling, exposed steel support columns and the odd flash of neon. A bakery by day, in the evening it becomes a restaurant where the cooking adopts global influences, including pan-Asian elements ranging from tom kha to the rightly popular Peking duck. In a nod to Hevelius, the cocktails are named after the planets. | € | — |
| Arco by Paco Pérez | Michelin 1 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Mercato | €€€ | — | |
| Tygle | €€ | — | |
| Villa | €€€ | — | |
| Piwna47 | €€ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
The venue database doesn't confirm a dedicated dining bar, but Hewelke's booking difficulty is rated Easy, which suggests walk-in access to the main space is viable on quieter evenings. The setting — a converted brewery with a vaulted brick ceiling and neon accents — is more suited to casual solo or paired dining than a traditional bar-counter format. If a specific bar seat matters to you, call ahead on the day.
It works for a low-key celebration, particularly if the occasion calls for something interesting rather than formal. A 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand at the single-euro price tier means you get a credentialed kitchen without the cover-charge pressure of a starred room. The converted brewery space — vaulted brick, exposed steel, flashes of neon — reads as atmospheric rather than ceremonial, so it's better for a birthday dinner with friends than an anniversary requiring white-tablecloth formality.
Yes. Easy booking difficulty and a relaxed, converted-brewery setting make Hewelke one of the more comfortable solo options in Gdańsk. At the single-euro price tier with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, you can order ambitiously without the bill becoming an event. The global menu — including pan-Asian dishes and a Peking duck that draws repeat visitors — gives a solo diner enough range to work through meaningfully.
At the single-euro price tier with a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand, Hewelke is one of the clearest value arguments in Gdańsk. You're getting a kitchen under chef Alyona Orel that draws on global influences — pan-Asian through to broader international references — in a space that costs more to replicate than the menu pricing would suggest. For the price bracket, the credential-to-cost ratio is hard to beat in this city.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so a few days' notice is typically sufficient for weekday evenings. Weekends or peak summer dates in Gdańsk's tourist season warrant booking a week out to be safe. Walk-in attempts are more viable here than at higher-starred venues, but the Bib Gourmand recognition has widened the audience, so don't assume a table is always available.
The venue data doesn't confirm a dedicated tasting menu format, so it would be misleading to give a verdict on one. What is confirmed is a kitchen that works across global influences — including pan-Asian dishes and Peking duck — at the single-euro price tier with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition. If an à la carte format with range suits you, the value case is strong regardless of whether a set menu exists.
Within Gdańsk, Piwna47 and Mercato are the most direct comparisons for dinner-focused modern cooking. Tygle and Villa offer different formats if the brewery-space atmosphere isn't what you need. Arco by Paco Pérez sits at a higher price point and a different ambition level — relevant if you're weighing Hewelke's Bib Gourmand value against a starred experience in the same city visit.
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