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The 10th-Anniversary Stadium built in 1955 was the pride of Polish communism, the principal venue for the Party and state festivities. In 1989 it was turned into the most popular bazaar in Poland: the kingdom of illegal goods, pirated records of Michael Jackson and cheap cigarettes from Russia. A lot of sellers were from the East – and many of them were from Vietnam. Lots of Vietnamese people fleeing the communist regime automatically thought of Poland as a country of the Solidarity and Pope John Paul II. It’s said that the greatest Vietnamese film director sells socks there and you can find also many professors, actors and other people of culture. You can also find there a taste of real Vietnam – many little bars with typical Vietnamese food. Eating in this kind of places is getting more and more popular and it’s posh to have an own secret place where you can buy typical Vietnamese sweets or seafood in the Stadium . Especially now when it seems these are the last years of the bazaar. In 2012 there will be the New and Real National Stadium built for to the UEFA European Football Championship in Poland. One of those Vietnamese bars has moved from the Stadium to the centre. Everything except the place is the same. The food tastes exactly like in the Stadium. We recommend especially soups which are really big. The owner is still the same Vietnamese family and their Polish is still not possible to understand:) Details about this spot (Show on map)
Toan Pho | Snacks, Restaurants (Vietnamese) | Soup PLN 14.00
Chmielna 5/7 | Sródmiescie
Mon – Fri 09:30 – 23:00, Sat – Sun 10:00 – 22:00
“their Polish is still not possible to understand”… this “joke” is made every time i eat at this wonderful place by nearly everyone around me. each time one of the employees speaks Polish you can hear half the room snickering to themselves. grow up.