Attached to Szczawnica's reconstructed Victorian pump room, Café Helenka is a handsome, light-filled establishment with a broad terrace for warm-weather lingering. The menu offers pastas, salads and quiches alongside a smattering of Polish standards, and the cakes, coffee and ice cream are excellent. Vegetarian options are broader than elsewhere in town.
Café Helenka
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