Milk bars offered affordable food and were once widespread in Poland but have struggled in recent years.
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Iconic Kraków milk bar closes
The milk bar, Żak, had been providing cheap, hearty, freshly made meals to locals for decades.
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Communist-era Warsaw milk bar forced to close in pandemic added to monuments register
Much of the art decorating its interior has survived intact since it was opened in the 1950s.
