Survival mode
Warsaw seems to be pretty developed in matters of shopping with main European supermarket chains present. Groceries, shoes, jeans, fashion items know no shortage. How about something more local? Are there still some polish chains not bought by big fish?
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Biedronka. I don't know who owns it, but these are smaller grocery stores with a name that definitely sounds polish and translates as 'lady bug'. Biedronkas are not big in size or have a super wide choice of products, but they are all around the city. Remote districts and down town. Probably due to their reasonable size they fit almost anywhere.
Ok, cute little store, have you got coffee? Anything worth trying? Can you satisfy millions of Varsovians craving for coffee when they are short on time and go shopping to the nearest grocery store?
Looks like coffee offer here is not very rich to say the least. Definitely not a first priority. It is ok taking into consideration the size of the store. In case you are low on coffee and need it right away, there is some instant and ground coffee here. I even found a fun glass cup of coffee. Cream/milk additions to coffee are situated here also.
Biedronka will help you survive if you are slumming. That makes sense to me even though I expected to see more. Numerous offers and shops all around make us a bit spoiled. To sum it up, Biedronka wouldn't be my first choice when I got time and gas to drive extra 5-10 minutes to a bigger grocery store. However, it could help a student study through the night with some rough instant coffee.
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