Best Polish in Greenpoint
The best Polish food in Greenpoint, Brooklyn for 2026: Karczma's kielbasa, Pierozek's Bib Gourmand pierogi, old-school milk bars, bakeries, and delis. Ranked.
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- 1Greenpoint · $$ · Greenpoint Av (G) · 136 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A wood-beamed Polish tavern on Greenpoint Avenue that has been packing in locals since 2007, with waitstaff in folk dress and platters built for a table of four. The menu runs the whole canon: pierogi, potato pancakes, grilled kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, and a bigos that tastes like somebody's grandmother is still supervising.
It earns the top spot because it is the neighborhood's default Polish table, the room The Infatuation points to for the best pierogi in Greenpoint and the kielbasa you did not have to grill yourself.
Order The sampling plate with grilled kielbasa and hunter's stew (bigos)
Go with three or four people and order the sampling plate so you cover pierogi, kielbasa, and hunter's stew in one pass; weekend prime time means a wait.
- 2Greenpoint · $$ · Nassau Av (G) · 592 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A small Manhattan Avenue shop from Alexandra Siwiec and Radek Kucharski that hand-folds roughly 2,000 pierogi a day, built on the model of a Polish bar mleczny. It is the only Polish restaurant in the United States with a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
It sits at number two because a Michelin nod for a Greenpoint pierogi shop is a national first, and the dumplings themselves are the argument.
Order Ruskie pierogi with caramelized onions and garlic-dill sour cream
Split an order of Ruskie and an order of sauerkraut-mushroom, and do not wave off the garlic-dill sour cream sauce.
- 3Greenpoint · $$ · Greenpoint Av (G) · 853 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
The old Christina's space, reopened in May 2025 by Karczma owner Slawek Letowski as a modern Polish dining room with a 40-bottle Polish and European wine list and live jazz on Sundays. The kitchen updates the classics: duck-stuffed pierogi, mini zucchini pancakes with smoked salmon, zurek, and white borscht.
It ranks third because it is Greenpoint's succession story done right, a 30-year Polish address kept Polish by the neighborhood's most trusted restaurateur instead of flipped into something else.
Order Duck-stuffed pierogi
Come on a Sunday evening for the live jazz and start with the zucchini pancakes before the duck pierogi.
- 4Greenpoint · $ · Nassau Av (G) · 118 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A cafeteria-style Polish canteen on Nassau Avenue that the Prusaczyk family has run since 1993, milk bar in spirit with the steam table doing the talking. Cutlets, soups, and naleśniki move fast, and it is cash only.
It lands at four because it is the last of the true steam-table Greenpoint canteens, the one locals name when they talk about what the neighborhood used to taste like.
Order Naleśniki (cheese blintzes) with applesauce
Bring cash, get there well before the 8pm close, and finish with the naleśniki and applesauce.
- 5Greenpoint · $ · Nassau Av (G) · 68A Newel St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A family-run, women-owned Polish lunchroom on Newel Street that has been ladling soup since 1997, with murals on the walls and wood tables that have not moved in decades. Counter service, big portions, and pierogi that BK Magazine once scored a perfect five across every reviewer.
It earns fifth because the cooking has stayed this consistent for almost thirty years, with a sour pickle soup and butter-and-onion pierogi that still anchor the block.
Order Sour pickle soup (zupa ogórkowa) and butter-and-onion pierogi
Get the pork chop cutlet plate with creamed cucumbers and horseradish beets, and add a cup of sour pickle soup no matter what else you order.
- 6Greenpoint · $ · Nassau Av (G) · 207 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A Polish bakery on Norman Avenue that has been pulling rye bread and pastries from its ovens since 1993. The cases run deep: jabłecznik, makowiec, pączki, babka, and a country rye that regulars treat as a weekly staple.
It takes sixth because every Polish neighborhood needs its bakery, and Syrena has been Greenpoint's for more than three decades.
Order Pączki and a loaf of country rye
Go in the morning for pączki at their freshest and pick up a loaf of country rye on the way out.
- 7Greenpoint · $ · Nassau Av (G) · 160 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222Map ↗verified 6w ago
A small Polish deli and market on Nassau Avenue where the pierogi are made in house and the soups change daily. Reviewers call it one of the last true Polish delis left in the area, and the smoked kielbasa case backs the claim.
It ranks seventh because it is the take-home counterpart to the sit-down spots, selling pierogi by the dozen that hold their own against any kitchen on this list.
Order Homemade sauerkraut-mushroom pierogi by the dozen
Buy the sauerkraut-mushroom pierogi by the dozen for your freezer and ask what soup they made that morning.
- 8Greenpoint · $ · Nassau Av (G) · 190 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222Map ↗verified 6w ago
The bakery near McGolrick Park formerly known as Northside Bakery, rebranded but still turning out fresh pierogi, chicken cutlet plates, and stuffed cabbage every day. Żurek hits the counter on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the line runs bilingual in Polish and English.
It closes the list because a twice-weekly żurek schedule and daily fresh pierogi are the kind of routine only a real neighborhood Polish bakery keeps, even if the press has not caught up with the new name yet.
Order Żurek on a Wednesday or Saturday, plus potato-and-cheese pierogi
Time your visit for a Wednesday or Saturday when the żurek is on, and get there before the lunch rush clears the cutlet plates.