Aquarius · Bulwar Czerwieński 81, below Wawel
A 100-minute evening at the Aquarius restaurant on Bulwar Czerwieński: several courses with a glass of wine, Wawel lit up across the boulevard, and a 30-minute cruise on the Vistula. Pick it when you want dinner and the river in one booking, with no planning in between.
You meet at Aquarius, Bulwar Czerwieński 81, the boulevard right below Wawel Hill where most of the Kraków cruises moor. The restaurant looks straight up at the castle, and guests who arrive early like a drink on the terrace first. A host and stewards look after the table, and there is free Wi-Fi.
The listing calls it a 3-course dinner of Polish and international dishes, and the current menu goes past that. It opens with a board of selected cheeses and a glass of dry wine, then a mini beef tartare on crostini with capers and truffle mayonnaise, a tomato cream soup with basil, salmon in a lemon sauce with wild broccoli and jasmine rice, and a vanilla panna cotta with black currant mousse. Coffee and tea come with it. The listing marks this as the actual offer, so the dishes can change.
On the water: 30 minutes, of the 100 in total. The listing puts the cruise after dinner, and some guests had it between courses, so go with what the staff suggest on the night. Included: the dinner, a glass of wine or a soft drink, coffee and tea, and the cruise. Not included: extra drinks, which you can buy. If the river is the main event for you, add a full hour on another evening.
Below Wawel Hill. Come a little early for a drink on the terrace if the weather is kind.
The welcome board of selected cheeses with a glass of dry wine.
Beef tartare on crostini, tomato soup, salmon with jasmine rice, then panna cotta, per the current menu.
On the Vistula below Wawel, with the lit city around you. The listing places it after dinner.
Coffee or tea to finish, and you are on the boulevard, a short walk from the Old Town.
★★★★★What a memorable evening . Weather was beautiful , arrived early had a drink on the terrace overlooking the castle . Could not fault the service . Wonderful meal and a lovely trip down the Vistula river . [...] Would highly recommend this experience . Very relaxed and chilled evening . Just what we wanted after a busy day .
★★★★★Lovely dinner followed by a beautiful cruise. Well-organized and worth it.
★★★★★A lovely evening on the Vistula River. Our first evening of our trip in Krakow and a perfect way to start. The restaurant on the river is beautiful [...] And the food is excellent! More like a 5 course meal with the cheese and beef tartare courses.. [...] Highly recommend this, great value for money!
★★★★★Amazing menu, fantastic cruise and an overall lovely experience we would do again
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100 minutes in all, per the listing, of which a 30-minute sightseeing cruise on the Vistula. The rest is dinner at the Aquarius restaurant.
At Aquarius, Bulwar Czerwieński 81, on the boulevard below Wawel Hill.
The current menu lists a cheese board with a glass of dry wine, a mini beef tartare, tomato cream soup, salmon in lemon sauce with jasmine rice, and panna cotta. Coffee and tea are included; the dishes can change.
One glass of wine or a soft drink, plus coffee and tea. Additional drinks are for sale at your own expense.
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Three courses and a glass of wine on a restaurant boat below Wawel, with a 30-minute cruise.
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