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HIGH STREETS IN WARSAW | DISCOVER THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH STREETS IN WARSAW

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Karolina Kunciak Associate Director, A&T Retail, CBRE

“Warsaw is home to many small, private local businesses that offer modern and innovative

since the pandemic. More and more kitchens are rented in the Dark Kitchen concept, where several catering concepts can operate in one large premises. This means concept owners save money and customers have more choice at affordable prices. New high-standard buildings, with good access to parking spaces and heavy pedestrian traffic, are attractive locations for restaurants. The surroundings are also an important aspect - greenery and easy access by public transport. The idea of a 15-minute city and mixed-use projects additionally facilitate the development of the catering industry on Warsaw’s high streets.”

culinary propositions. The plate offer has become a fashionable trend, enabling customers to taste various dishes in the company of friends. This solution is gaining popularity, especially in places such as Plac Pięciu Rogów, where the dynamic exchange of tenants brings fresh and creative gastronomic concepts. Streets such as Nowy Świat and the area around the Old Town are home to a variety of culinary offerings that attract both tourists and residents of the capital. Warsaw’s gastronomic offer is rich, and after the pandemic we are observing its significant growth and reconstruction. New players on the market include both chain restaurants and unique, private concepts, including many proposals from Ukraine. It is also worth noting that new Western catering concepts have also started to enter Poland and are looking for places to develop their business in these locations. The latest trend in the catering industry is the maximum use of the premises 24 hours a day, combining the concept of breakfast, lunch and evening. This is how the establishments make money from morning until late at night. Interest in canteens in office buildings also increased after the downtime caused by the pandemic. More and more employees are returning to offices, and employers are starting to notice the need for canteens in workplaces.

Online deliveries have also become a revolution in the gastronomy industry and have become more popular