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  • How Much Does Sopot’s Bar Przystań Make a Year? You will be shocked!

    How Much Does Sopot’s Bar Przystań Make a Year? You will be shocked!

    Forget tech startups and luxury hotels. Apparently, the real money in Sopot is hiding inside a bowl of fish soup.

    For over 30 years, Bar Przystań has been feeding hungry locals and tourists on Sopot’s beachfront. Long queues, mountains of fried fish and enough chips to feed a small country. But nobody expected the numbers to be quite this ridiculous.

    According to Forbes, the family-run restaurant generated a staggering 37.7 million PLN in revenue in 2025, with 16.6 million PLN in net profit.

    Yes, that’s profit. After expenses.

    275,000 Bowls of Soup. Seriously.

    The figures are almost as outrageous as the queues outside.

    In just one year, Bar Przystań reportedly sold:

    • 275,000 portions of Fisherman’s Soup
    • 150,000 portions of fries
    • 40 tonnes of Atlantic cod

    The restaurant can accommodate around 525 customers at once, with orders typically served within 15 minutes.

    That’s not just a beach bar. That’s a fish-powered money machine.

    From Humble Beach Bar to Millions

    Behind the success are the Kaniewski and Juszczakiewicz families, who have spent more than three decades building the business in the same beachfront location.

    Now run by the second generation, including Damian Kaniewski and Łukasz Juszczakiewicz, Bar Przystań has become one of Sopot’s most remarkable family-business success stories.

    No fancy international expansion. No celebrity chef empire. Just one location, a seriously efficient operation and a lot of hungry people. Just check the queues…

    The 3City Daily Verdict

    While half of Sopot is busy complaining about restaurant prices, Bar Przystań is quietly generating millions from fish soup, cod and chips.

    16.6 million PLN in annual profit. From a beach bar.

    Suddenly, that queue outside looks a little different.

    And somewhere in Sopot, a restaurant owner is seriously reconsidering their menu.

    Maybe we should all stop chasing the next big business idea and start selling fish soup.

  • NICPOŃ Gdańsk: Good Coffee, Bad Behaviour, Zero Snobbery

    NICPOŃ Gdańsk: Good Coffee, Bad Behaviour, Zero Snobbery

    He barely drank coffee. Now he’s running NICPOŃ in Gdańsk’s Letnica, breaking coffee rules and proving that a little trouble can taste pretty damn good.

    Before NICPOŃ, who was Maciej?

    I started in hospitality in 2017. A friend persuaded me to try specialty coffee. Ironically, I barely drank coffee and couldn’t distinguish a cappuccino from a flat white! A year later, I was head barista.

    What pushed you to open your own place?

    My girlfriend encouraged me enormously. She still helps with paperwork and the café. The reality check? Great coffee doesn’t automatically pay the bills!

    Why choose Letnica?

    I wanted specialty coffee outside Gdańsk’s obvious hotspots. Somewhere neighbours could enjoy great coffee without travelling downtown.

    NICPOŃ means troublemaker. Are you one?

    A little! I like doing things differently. We wanted a playful name that makes people smile.

    What annoys you about coffee culture?

    Snobbery! Drink whatever makes you happy. Espresso, sweet latte, caramel syrup. There’s no correct way to enjoy coffee.

    Your autumn menu favourite?

    Banana Bread Latte! I created it because I love warm banana bread. Our Maple Orange Latte combines maple syrup, orange, cardamom and smoked salt.

    A beginner, flat-white addict and coffee geek walk in. What are you serving?

    A pour-over for the beginner, a flat white for the addict, and experimental Vietnamese coffee macerated with lavender for the geek.

    Strangest coffee you’ve tasted?

    That Vietnamese coffee! Blueberries, cinnamon bun and lavender. Incredible. Specialty instant coffee, though? Maybe we’ve taken convenience too far.

    What’s the reality behind running NICPOŃ?

    Invoices, repairs, endless responsibilities and very few days off. It’s mentally exhausting. But regulars remembering me, smiling and sharing my latte art make everything worthwhile.

    What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve ever done?

    As a child, I wandered off in Toruń and disappeared! Police got involved. Teenagers eventually helped reunite me with my family. My crying grandmother rewarded them with ice-cream money. She still reminds me about it!

    Maciej takes his coffee seriously, but thankfully not himself. At NICPOŃ, there’s room for coffee geeks, caramel syrup lovers and everyone in between. He’s building something personal in Letnica, one cup and one familiar face at a time. And considering he once had the police searching for him as a runaway kid in Toruń, perhaps the name was always meant to be. Once a little troublemaker, always a Nicpoń. At least now everyone knows where to find him.

  • Detroit Pizza Gdańsk: Inside the 3City Daily Story

    Detroit Pizza Gdańsk: Inside the 3City Daily Story

    Forget white tablecloths, fancy speeches and people telling you how pizza should be eaten. At Banda Pizza in Gdańsk, it’s all about good dough, big flavours and doing things their own way. We get behind the scenes to discover what makes this pizza-loving crew tick, why great pizza is never quite as simple as it looks and how a little attitude can make all the difference.

    KAROL, WHY DETROIT PIZZA IN GDAŃSK?

    We were bored of seeing Neapolitan pizza everywhere. Detroit-style looked completely different, and in 2025 there was only one place serving it in Poland. We wanted to bring something fresh.

    SO WHAT DOES BANDA ACTUALLY MEAN?

    A gang of friends. We’ve always had lots of people around us, so we wanted somewhere everyone could meet, eat and hang out.

    Photo by Adalat Naghiyev

    KAROL, DID EMINEM REALLY SEND YOU TO DETROIT?

    Pretty much! I’ve loved Detroit since I was a kid, probably because of Eminem. I travelled there to learn how the real pizza is made. I also visited Chicago, where Robert Maleski from Milly’s Pizza in the Pan taught me so much. I came home and changed almost everything about our recipes.

    WHY MOVE TO SZEROKA?

    Our first place was tiny and takeaway- only. We needed a bigger kitchen and somewhere people could sit, grab a drink and enjoy the whole American atmosphere.

    YOU’RE MARRIED AND RUN A PIZZERIA. RECIPE FOR ROMANCE OR MURDER?

    Definitely murder! Anyone who says otherwise is lying. Ania has a full-time job, so I’m practically living at the pizzeria. But she’s always involved in ideas, events and planning.

    Photo by Adalat Naghiyev

    WHAT SHOULD A DETROIT PIZZA VIRGIN ORDER?

    Our classic Detroit. Pepperoni, a little spice and sweetness from hot honey. And those crispy, caramelised cheese edges! They’re the best part, especially with our homemade sauces.

    HOW MUCH OF DETROIT IS ACTUALLY INSIDE BANDA?

    A lot! Detroit loves cars, sport and music, and we’ve brought that atmosphere here. I still miss the city’s Art Deco architecture and the Riverwalk, where you can look across to Canada.

    WHAT’S BEEN YOUR MOST SURREAL PIZZA MOMENT?

    The President of Poland visiting us in August! That was crazy. We were honoured he chose to try our pizza.

    Photo by Adalat Naghiyev

    DO YOU EVER STOP TALKING ABOUT PIZZA AT HOME?

    We try! Sometimes we escape Gdańsk with the kids and make a rule not to check the restaurant. Luckily, we have a great team. Then we can talk about our next trip and, most importantly, our children.

    Photo by Adalat Naghiyev

    FINAL QUESTION. WHAT DOES YOUR PARTNER DO THAT DRIVES YOU ABSOLUTELY CRAZY?

    Karol: Ania makes plans for us without checking when I’m working. Then we have to cancel everything! Ania: He leaves the kitchen looking like a disaster. But his cooking is so delicious, I usually forgive him.