Port Richmond eats: Krakus Market
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With a few miniature shopping carts by the door and faded photos of the motherland lining the windows, Krakus Market seems like something from a mid-'90s film set in Krakow. The neon overhead lights illuminate aisles packed with Polish groceries. There are colorful cans of wiejska, a country-style sausage; pasztet, a pork pate; canned and cured fish, juices, teas and a mind-blowing candy selection. There's a newsstand's worth of Polish magazines and newspapers, ranging from socialist papers printed in red and black to psychedelic horoscope rags; along with shelves of Polish beauty supplies. Head to the back of the store for fridges stocked with grab-and-go flats of pierogies, plastic quarts of bigos, a hunters' stew of kielbasa and cabbage; and zupa jarzynowa, a vegetable soup featuring beans, Brussels sprouts and kohlrabi. Near the checkout counter, there's a small diner that serves hearty Polish plates served with some of the cheapest beers around.
Recommended dishes: Juniper-smoked sausage, pork pate, bigos
3150 Richmond St. • 215-426-4336 • krakusmarket.com hours: Tue.-Thu., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
