{"id":5948,"date":"2015-05-11T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T05:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2015-05-09T15:58:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T15:58:02","slug":"polish-lody-in-wroclaw-the-best-ice-cream-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/polish-lody-in-wroclaw-the-best-ice-cream-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Polish Lody’ in Wroclaw: The Best Ice Cream in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The long lines at “Polish Lody” in Wroclaw. [Photo courtesy of behindorangecurtain<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

The last two summers I spent in Wroclaw, I found one of the best kept secrets not only in Poland but all of central Europe. \u00a0It is a small ice cream parlor with huge lines in Wroclaw named simply, “Polish Lody<\/a>” (pl. Bema 3\/1B).\u00a0 I started queuing for\u00a0ice cream before lunch, sometimes\u00a030 minutes before it opened at 10am–and I wasn’t the only one. \u00a0Long lines throughout the day are the norm for Polish Lody, and for good reason.<\/p>\n

The homemade, no artificial color or flavor, all-natural ice cream at Polish Lody is what everyone should be doing at one point during their summer. \u00a0It can go toe-to-toe with any place in Europe, even the best Italian gelaterias. \u00a0But it’s more unique\u00a0than gelato. \u00a0(After all, it is quite proudly\u00a0Polish<\/em> lody. \u00a0For a Polish language\u00a0take on it and other ice cream places in Wroclaw, see here<\/a>.) \u00a0The natural ice cream is smooth and melts slowly but surely,\u00a0a testament of the quality of ingredients and the proper storage temperature.<\/p>\n

The standard set of flavors are chocolate, a strawberry sorbet (which is somewhat different in texture and style than the rest), sesame (with crushed sesame seeds), and the now legendary\u00a0cream, along with up to two other daily flavors. \u00a0Polish Lody has surprised me with a (pre-lunch) salted caramel or cinnamon or Snickers. \u00a0The shop is quite new, and sits conveniently in Bema Square, walking distance to Wroclaw Rynek.<\/p>\n

If the lines are simply too long and you want to kill some time before it dies down (which it won’t), head to the nearby Bema Caf\u00e9<\/a>, a modern cafe with a small, local bottled beer selection, homemade cakes, and Wroclaw’s best AeroPress coffee.<\/p>\n

Here’s a Polish language look at Polish Lody: \u00a0