BagelMama

Address:
  ul. Podbrzezie 2

Telephone:
   +48 (12) 431 19 42

Webpage:
   http://www.bagelmama.com/

Email:
   cooking@bagelmama.com

Additional information:
   vegetarian food

A complete change from the norm in terms of places to eat - Bagelmama is the ONLY place that does bagels in Poland. It's easily found, it's opposite the Tempel Synagogue.

If you're a fan of the legend that is John McEnroe, this is the place to come to try the "John McEnroe sandwich" - more later on Mac and his food habits.
The Polish version of the bagel is called "obwarzanki" and is found from street sellers all around Krakow, the bread being baked in the shape of a ring. But that's way to basic when compared to the bagels at BagelMama, here, you get the works. The bagels come in different flavours - plain, onion, garlic, sesame, poppy, whole wheat and cinnamon raisin, all of them very tasty.
You can have them without any frills or you can choose from a whole host of extra ingredients, smoked salmon, humus, brie or mozzarella cheese are just but a few of the tasty extras you can order.
If that's not your scene, there's a full "Tex-Mex" menu on offer, burritos with chicken, chilli con-carne or a vegetarian option. Mild to extra spicy for the brave. Side orders include guacamole and tortilla chips as well as salads.
As well as that, there's home made soups and deserts available - you're unlikely to see lime and ginger cheesecake anywhere else in Krakow. Back to McEnroe, the owner of BagelMama does the catering for NBC at the French Open tennis tournament, where one J P McEnroe eats what is known at BagelMama as the John McEnroe sandwich: turkey breast, melted Swiss cheese, Dijon mustard, mayo dressing and lettuce and tomato. You can try to eat this with Mr. McEnroe at the French Open (VIP passes required), or just come here.
For those in an apartment who want to chill out and fancy a bagel, BagelMama operates a home delivery service.
BagelMama is hard to pigeonhole, North American visitors tend to think of it as "something we get at home" (see the comments and excellent www.savethedeli.com for the "natives" endorsement of BagelMama), European visitors tend to be curious but the last word has to go to an Israeli tourist, "This is just like my father's kitchen!" And it probably is.