Mokotów

Large residential district with the Sunday Breakfast Market and access to Łazienki Park. Safe and local but less English spoken. Limited nightlife - need to travel to the center.

Warsaw's largest district - residential with apartment blocks and green spaces where locals live. The Sunday Breakfast Market attracts people from across the city with international street food and artisan goods. Puławska Street has Polish restaurants, microbreweries, and wine bars that get busy on weekends. More Polish spoken than English - service can be slower if you don't speak the language, but prices are lower and it's authentic. Close to Łazienki Park, which has peacocks, a palace, and summer Chopin concerts. Safe with good lighting and a family atmosphere - people raising kids and walking dogs. Limited tourist infrastructure and not much late-night activity. Good if you want local life but means using the metro to reach central nightlife.