Atelier Amaro is without any doubt the most emblematic restaurant in Poland. You could even say, without running the risk of exaggerating, that it’s more than just a restaurant. It’s a point of reference, a temple for contemporary Polish cuisine.
Wojciech Modest Amaro, the first Polish chef to receive a Michelin star, keeps broadening his gastronomic horizons by making the greatest use of the delicious ingredients offered by his homeland, always respecting the seasons – which are not 4, but 52. Just like the weeks.
Amaro presents his country through authentic ingredients that recall fields, lakes, forests and seas. The menu shows a strong commitment in proving to the whole world that Poland is a melting pot of flavours: there’s a tasting menu divided into “moments”, simply defined by three main ingredients. The main themes are nature, biodiversity, reminiscence.
Wojciech Modest Amaro, 46 (photo from Loroch)
The tasting menu has nine (around 90 euros) or six “moments” (68 euros), while at lunchtime you can choose 3, 4, 5 or 6 “moments”, respectively for 34, 44, 50 and 54 euros. We chose the nine-course tasting menu, plus the opening
amuse-bouche and the
petit fours at the end. Overall, the experience lasted 3 hours. The ingredients were those of the 17th week of
Amaro’s calendar: the main colour was green, with creative, gastronomically surprising and technical dishes. They showed how the chef intended to blend all the elements that appear in nature in the same seasonal context. An extraordinary culinary journey, with three particularly significant moments.
Green asparagus – blackcurrant – pine: asparagus with pine gems and dried and grated goose. On the side, a cheese fondue with blackcurrant leaves. It’s a tribute to seasonality, a proof of respect for every ingredient in the recipe. The blackcurrant leaves are a nice surprise, a perfect match for the fondue.
Sturgeon – ants – dill flowers: smoked sturgeon, seasoned with a light mayonnaise, covered with thin slices of apple and black turnip and garnished with dill flowers, Polish wasabi and dried ants. The smoky aroma, so typical of Polish cuisine, the delicate fish and the naturalness of the ants make a perfect combination for this dish.
Asparagus, blackcurrant and pine
Sturgeon, ants, dill flowers
: duck breast, served with pear, beetroot, pistachio purée. Amaro perfectly combines nature, technique and creativity, awakening old memories, in my case memories from my childhood in the Polish countryside, recalled by the aroma of hay and duck meat, served with a strong flavoured jus.
A final note goes to the interesting choice of Polish alcoholic beverages: on top of a selection of wines, there’s also spirits, vodka and mead, presented in a range of possible matches. And we also report that Wojciech Modest Amaro will be among the protagonists of Terroir Warsaw Forum, on 27th and and 28th May, in the Polish capital.
Translated into English by Slawka G. Scarso
Atelier Amaro
Agrykola, 1
Warsaw, Poland
www.atelieramaro.pl
+48.22.6285747
Closed on Sunday. At lunchtime, open only on Thursday and Friday.
Tasting menus: 34 and 90 euros
