Krakow doesn’t have the most diverse dining scene on the planet, with so many of the world’s great cuisines woefully under-represented. So does it really need another Italian - pretty much the one culinary niche, aside from Polish, the city has covered? The question is irrelevant since last year we got one anyway. The fact that Carlito has survived, even flourished, in the face of the existing competition indicates one of two things. Either Cracovians are incredibly conservative in their eating habits (pizza and pasta representing the bold frontiers of their gastronomic galaxy), or Carlito is doing something right. The restaurant can certainly boast prime assets in its location on Florianska street, a rooftop terrace and an interior brimming with trattorial touches, but how about the food? I tried the duck and pear salad, the marinated chicken pizza and the papardelle with veal in lemon sauce on successive visits and was highly impressed with all three. The prices are extremely reasonable and the polite and efficient staff are surely future contenders for Krakow Post’s “Waiter/Waitress of the Month” award. The final verdict: head Carlito’s way.

4 / 5

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