Wawel

Great people, excellent Polish treats and sandwiches.

I’ve only tasted their donuts, but goddamn, they are amazing. Not overly sweet, soft inside, and fried to perfection on the outside. Top of the list when looking for some sweet comfort food.

Went specifically to try out the doughnuts because of all the rave reviews, but I gotta say I was a bit disappointed. We only tried a couple of the doughnuts (options: cream filled, chocolate cream filled, raspberry filled, cherry filled, or plain). The filling was pretty sparse, and they were a bit tougher on the outside than a «typical» doughnut from your neighbourhood’s Tim Horton’s.
But service was super friendly, there
was fresh bread loaves, and a very nice display of other desserts that I would be interested in trying. Price for the doughnuts was fair ($ 1.50 each) and maybe that’s reason enough to at least try them out in order to support a local shop.

We have been getting their donuts for many years and ohhhhh aren’t they the most delicious donuts in town… Only maybe not add good as Krispy Kreme. Quality ingredients are easy to notice

The thing I like the most there is the makowiec, the poppy seed strudel. They do it so well that I often end up eating the whole roll… Their coffee is good and they have many other East-​European delicacies such as their famous paczki (jam-​filled donut).

Damn these are the best polish doughnuts i’ve had! This place is right on Sherbrooke, easy to get to. They also have seats near windows for people watching, as well as outdoor seating too. Many delicious and beautiful baked goods– and very generous with the amount of meat in their delicious sandwiches! Good coffee, warm and friendly– what more could you ask for?!

Although I haven’t experienced much of their selection, I can speak to the quality of their sandwiches. Thick, meaty, and they were open to allowing me 2 – 3 types of meats, requiring more time/​effort, for the same price. Staff were short worded but nice. Definitely worthwhile if you need a sandwich. (See photos)

Pour des Ponkis (beignes polonais (délicieusement sucrés et fourrés de confiture de fruits ou des babas, c’est définitivement l’endroit où je vais

My review is not about the food, rather the treatment my wife got from the miserable woman working there. She was 7 months pregnant, shopping for pastries with her mother when she had to use the restroom, as any pregnant woman has to do frequently. The clerk actually told her the restroom was for personnel only and to go somewhere else! I was blown away that someone could be that ignorant and doubly so that it was a woman being an ahole to someone pregnant. We haven’t frequented the shop since, even thought the ponkies are delicious.

so i just came back from a quick visit to montreal where my mom and i stumbled on this bakery. we are from the ukraine so our food is very similar to polish. on the flight in we were lamenting the disintegration of a the russian rumball in russian bakeries and pining for the perfect rumball from the days of yore. well, apparently it has immigrated to montreal and taken up residence in wawel. great choloate, enough nuts, the perfect soft consistency. this thing was damn near perfect and had me perusing plateau real estate so i could be closer to my new love. it also didn’t hurt that the place is clean, adorable and the staff super nice in several languages. btw i wish Unilocal had an ugh button for ppl who degrade a rating for a special spot bc the owners don’t open for breakfast.

Wawel is a really great bakery. They are famous for their excellent Polish style doughnut. This is a beautiful doughnut; the dough is freshly made, sumptuously buttery and perfectly yeasty with several delicious fillings. The crème is luscious and the fruit is sweet. These doughnuts will have you at first sight.
They’ve also got an excellent and extensive selection of imported Polish staples and foodstuffs such as chocolates, sweets, cheeses, juices and many many various condiments as well! Have you ever tried Polish mayonnaise? It is absolutely the best mayo you’ll ever spread on your sandwich. Mmm and Polish spicy mustard is a great addition to your pantry as well. Order a sandwich with a sharp beautiful Polish cheese, some tomatoes, salad and some of these condiments with perhaps a pickle and you’re set to go.
Wawel as has an amazing frozen section where you’ll find the most incredible pierogies and blintzes. You can even ask them to prepare them for you with a little sour crème and sautéed onion.
Welcome to Kraków and enjoy the delicious treats!

Fantastic doughnuts, saturated in this lovely oily sheen, for $ 1.15 each. Sandwiches are pretty good too – nothing special, but cheap-​ish, infinitely customizable, and filling. Staff are good people – not knock-​your-​socks-​off sweethearts, but no complaints. What really keeps them from a higher rating is the fact that they don’t open early enough for an early breakfast. It would be a good opportunity, what with that huge apartment building up above.

I never had polish pastry before (ponki as it were). All my friends here told me this was a really good place, so I went.
At first, I was only expecting a bakery shop, but they had more alternatives to baked goods, such as a meat case, from which I did not order… it was 9am after all. However, I did order the ponki. If you aren’t familiar with ponki, it is essentially a filled doughnut, perhaps cooked differently like in a polish style i guess, but basically the same as a doughnut. They had multiple variations, like cream or chocolate filled, and apricot or plum filled. We got a 6 pack for ~$ 4.50. I gotta say it was pretty good. They had about 3 chairs inside the restaurant and about 6 chairs outside the restaurant, and the staff of two were nice and helpful.
They also had perogies, which I’ll probably go back and try. I think i’d frequent this place if I lived in that Monkland/​Sherbrooke — NDG area.