Restaurant in Warsaw, Poland
Residential Counter Restraint
Być Może on Bagatela 14 is an accessible, easy-to-book Warsaw dining room that suits the curious explorer more than the diner who needs confirmed credentials before committing. Booking is rated Easy, the central location is practical, and the counter experience — if available — is likely where the meal gains the most texture. Worth pairing with a more documented Warsaw table on the same trip.
Być Może sits at Bagatela 14 in Warsaw's Śródmieście district, a neighbourhood that draws a self-selecting crowd of food-focused diners who already know what they're looking for. The venue's name translates as "Perhaps" — an understated signal that fits the broader Warsaw dining culture, where ambition is often worn quietly. With the venue's database record sparse on pricing and awards data, the honest framing here is: this is a place to approach with curiosity rather than certainty, and the exploratory diner is precisely who will get the most from it.
The address on Bagatela puts it within easy reach of the Łazienki Park end of central Warsaw, making it a practical choice after an afternoon in that part of the city. If you're building an evening around the area, Rozbrat 20 and alewino are the nearest credible alternatives in the modern Polish and Modern European bracket, and both carry more publicly documented track records at this stage. That context matters when you're deciding where to anchor a meal.
Warsaw's more considered dining rooms have increasingly structured their space to make bar or counter seating a genuine option rather than an afterthought. If Być Może follows the pattern common to this tier of Warsaw restaurant , intimate room, chef-visible kitchen, deliberate service pacing , then counter or bar seating is likely where the meal gains the most texture. Watching the kitchen in real time adds a layer to the experience that table seating in a fuller room rarely replicates. Solo diners and couples who want to engage with the food rather than simply receive it should prioritise counter positions if the format is available. For a comparable counter-forward experience in Warsaw, NUTA and hub.praga both offer well-documented kitchen-facing seating arrangements that give you a useful point of comparison.
Booking difficulty here is rated Easy, which means you are unlikely to need more than a few days' notice even in high season. That positions Być Może differently from Warsaw's harder-to-access tables , a practical advantage if you're planning a trip with some flexibility. Warsaw's dining calendar tends to sharpen in late spring and early autumn, when the city draws more international visitors and local restaurant-goers are most active. If you're visiting now or in the coming weeks, booking a week ahead should be sufficient, though confirming directly with the venue is the safe move given that hours and booking methods are not publicly confirmed in the current record.
For context on what Warsaw's more demanding reservation windows look like, Baken and hub.praga both require more forward planning, particularly for weekend evenings. Być Może's accessible booking window is a genuine differentiator for spontaneous or last-minute visits.
The explorer diner , someone who travels specifically to eat well and uses each meal to take the measure of a city's food culture , is the right fit here. Być Może is not the obvious first call for a diner who needs a fully documented, award-stamped guarantee before committing. It makes more sense as part of a Warsaw eating itinerary that already includes a confirmed anchor , say, a booked table at Rozbrat 20 or a reservation at Bez Gwiazdek , with Być Może filling a second meal slot where you're open to discovery.
Warsaw's restaurant scene rewards this kind of itinerary-building. The city's dining culture has developed quickly, and venues without major international recognition often deliver more interesting meals than their profile suggests. For deeper context on where Być Może fits within that, see our full Warsaw restaurants guide, which maps the city's current dining tier more comprehensively. If you're extending your Poland trip, Bottiglieria 1881 in Kraków and Arco by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk offer useful benchmarks for what Poland's most credentialed tables currently look like. For everything else around your Warsaw visit, our Warsaw hotels guide, bars guide, and experiences guide cover the full picture.
Book Być Może if you're the kind of diner who finds real value in a meal that hasn't been fully mapped yet , and if you're willing to treat the absence of confirmed data as part of the point rather than a reason to hold back. The Bagatela address is accessible, booking is easy, and Warsaw's dining culture at this level tends to reward the curious. If you need certainty before committing, spend your evening at NUTA or hub.praga instead , both carry more verifiable track records. But if the premise of "perhaps" sounds like your kind of evening in Warsaw, it probably is.
Counter or bar seating is the right call if the format is available , it typically adds the most engagement at this type of Warsaw dining room, where kitchen visibility changes the pace of the meal. Confirm directly with the venue when booking, as seating configurations are not publicly documented. If counter dining is a priority and you want a guaranteed format, NUTA has a well-documented counter setup worth considering alongside.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so a few days' lead time should be sufficient for most visits, including weekends. That said, Warsaw's busier dining windows , late spring and early autumn , can tighten availability across the board. One week ahead is a safe buffer. Unlike harder-to-access Warsaw tables such as hub.praga, Być Może does not require the kind of advance planning that forces you to commit weeks out.
Specific menu items are not confirmed in the current venue record, so ordering recommendations cannot be made accurately here. As a general principle for this tier of Warsaw dining, seasonal dishes and anything that reflects the kitchen's current focus tend to be the strongest choices. Ask the team directly when you arrive , at a room of this scale, staff are usually well-placed to guide the order. For a venue where the menu is publicly documented, alewino offers a clearer pre-visit picture.
No dress code is confirmed for Być Może. Warsaw's mid-to-upper dining tier typically runs smart casual , put-together but not formal. If you're coming from a day of sightseeing around Łazienki Park, a quick change to something neat is enough. Compared to more formally coded rooms elsewhere in Poland, Warsaw's dining scene is generally relaxed on dress expectations at this price level.
Seat count is not confirmed in the current record, which makes it difficult to advise on group bookings with confidence. Contact the venue directly to confirm capacity and whether private or semi-private arrangements are possible. For larger groups needing confirmed space in Warsaw, Rozbrat 20 has a more documented floor plan and is worth a parallel inquiry.
No specific dietary policy is confirmed in the current record. Contact the venue directly before booking if dietary restrictions are a factor , for a room of this type, the kitchen is usually able to adapt, but assumptions should not be made without confirmation. If you need a venue with a publicly stated approach to dietary flexibility, alewino is worth a parallel inquiry given its documented format.
Yes, particularly if counter or bar seating is available. Solo dining at a room of this scale , intimate, city-centre, accessible , works well when the seating format allows engagement with the kitchen. Warsaw is generally a comfortable city for solo restaurant dining, and Być Może's easy booking window means there is no pressure to plan far in advance. NUTA is the closest documented alternative for solo counter dining in Warsaw if you want a confirmed setup.
The venue's name means "Perhaps" in Polish , an appropriate frame for a first visit, given that confirmed details on menu, pricing, and format are limited in the public record. Go with an open approach, book a few days ahead, and treat it as part of a broader Warsaw eating itinerary rather than your single anchor meal. For first-timers building a Warsaw dining plan from scratch, our full Warsaw restaurants guide is the most useful starting point.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Być Może | Easy | — | ||
| Rozbrat 20 | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| alewino | Modern Polish, Traditional Cuisine | Unknown | — | |
| Bez Gwiazdek | Modern Polish, Modern Cuisine | Unknown | — | |
| Butchery & Wine | Bistro, Meats and Grills | Unknown | — | |
| hub.praga | Modern Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
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