Bar mleczny
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A bar mleczny (literally translated as "milk bar" from
History
The first milk bar, called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska," was established in 1896 in Warsaw by Stanisław Dłużewski, a member of the Polish landed gentry.[2][3] Although the typical bar mleczny had a menu based on dairy items, these establishments generally served other, non-dairy traditional Polish dishes as well.
The commercial success of the first milk bars encouraged other businessmen to copy this type of restaurant. As Poland regained its independence after World War I, milk bars appeared across most of the country. They offered relatively cheap but nourishing food, and thus achieved even more prominence during the economic depression of the 1930s and World War II.[4]
After the fall of the Nazi regime, Poland became a communist state in the Eastern Bloc. Contrary to official propaganda, the majority of the population was poor, and even moderately-priced restaurants were derided as "capitalist". During the post-war years, most restaurants were nationalized and then closed down by the communist authorities.
In 1959, the concept was copied by Communist Yugoslavia, with the first mlečni restoran in Belgrade "Atina" opened on September 10.[5]
In the mid-1960s, milk bars were common as a means of offering cheap meals to people working in companies that had no official
The prevalent idea at that time was to provide all people with cheap meals at the place of their employment.[1] At times, the price of the meals served in the workplace canteens was included in a worker's salary.[clarification needed] However, there was also a large number of people working in smaller firms that had no canteen at their disposal. Because of this, during the tenure of Władysław Gomułka, the authorities created a network of small self-service eateries.[citation needed] The meals, subsidized by the state, were cheap and easily available to anyone.
Apart from raw or processed dairy products, milk bars also served egg (
In the early 2010s, milk bars began to make a comeback. They became small, inexpensive restaurants that took advantage of
See also
References
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- ^ Kakissis, Joanna (December 1, 2016). "Poles Return To A Taste Of Their Communist Past: Cheap Milk Bars". NPR.
Dairy farmer Stanisław Dłużewski opened the first one, Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska, in Warsaw in 1896, selling cheap milk and egg-based meals.
- ^ "Milk Bars – A Taste of Poland". Culture.pl.
- ^ a b c Nierenberg, Amelia (April 21, 2020). "In Poland, Communist-Era Restaurants Are Perfect for the Moment". The New York Times.
- ^ "Отворен млечни ресторан »Атина« у Београду". Borba (in Serbian). 1959-09-11. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Pyzik, Agata (2014-06-26). "Milk Bars: the Polish face of gentrification?". Architectural Review. Archived from the original on 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ^ Majek, Renata (2015-11-12). "Dofinansowanie do baru mlecznego". biznes.gazetaprawna.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.