Chef Mateusz Sarnowski opens his AMATOR restaurant with the embodiment of endearment and warmth. ‘Amator’ refers to a friend or lover, and he wanted this to be a description of the people who dined there. To create the space, he tapped his friend and another Polish native, Adam Wiercinski, founder of the wiercinski-studio to design the space.

Wierciński optimized the entire compact space by transforming it into three sections: a cafe, a restaurant, and a venue that would host private events. In the daytime, the kitchen would serve up breakfast and lunch. In the evenings, it is turned into a warm space where private candlelit dinners are served up. The dishes are based on seasonal vegetables and the chef’s favorite: an omelet.

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