‘We count on employees of local offices. But we also hope that we will attract everybody who appreciates good taste and attractive prices,’ says Ewelina Melaniuk from ‘Wytwórnia’.
Homely atmosphere with the rattle of rails
‘Wytwórnia’ is situated in the railway embankment, near the intersection of Bogusławskiego and Świdnicka. There is a very homely atmosphere inside it. Old tables and chairs are in excellent condition and add much beauty to the place; in addition, the owners managed to match and arrange them into pairs. You can also see swings suspended near two windows. There will certainly be customers willing to sit on unusual chairs to drink coffee or beer. The menu looks interesting – it will be divided into the daily menu, in which lunches and dinners will be served, and the evening menu, in which we will find delicious snacks and dishes that ideally match a glass of wine or beer.Although guests of all restaurants and pubs at Bogusławskiego have to get used to the noise caused by trains passing by, most of them assure that these sounds are not disturbing to them – on the contrary, they make this place even more charming.
Street like market square
Many people admit that there is something magical about Bogusławskiego, although this charm is difficult to define. The fact that a few dozen pubs, bars, restaurants and other establishments are grouped beside one another here is certainly exceptional. Even though they occupy the same areas, they are completely different. And it is also extremely important that prices are cheaper than in the Old Town. The street is located close to a number of big cultural institutions – the Polski Theatre, the Capitol Music Theatre and the Lower Silesian Film Centre, so it is easy to come across true artistic souls in the afternoon here. 
The most popular area is the fragment of Bogusławskiego near Capitol. When the weather is fine, it is hard to find any free table there in the afternoons and evenings, in spite of a large choice of places. Other fragments of Bogusławskiego were not so attractive, so the city intends to create a mechanism that would allow a wave of favourable changes to spread. ‘We act step by step’, says Tomasz Stefanicki from the Economic Development Office of the City Council of Wroclaw. ‘This year we have focused on the Świdnicka-Zielińskiego section. The most important changes include permission to open outdoor dining zones, improvement of lighting and replacement of roadway and pavement surfaces. That’s already completed. Now we’re connecting both parts of the 'embankment' with a pedestrian crossing at Świdnicka.
New public space
The results are already visible. ‘A year ago we had five vacant premises on the Świdnicka-Zielińskiego section, today there are only two,’ adds Stefanicki. ‘We have still a lot of work to do before the embankment becomes a really friendly public space, but this is our primary goal.’
