Polish Pub's in London

According to the Daily Mail in London, Poles are set to have their own university in West London - so it is fitting that the Polish community should also have its own pub.

The pub's name Belvedere will welcome its first regulars next month, serving specialities such as Zubrowka vodka and placki ziemniaczane (potato fritter).

And its name will resonate with Poles. Not only is Belvedere a well known vodka but it is also the name of the Presidential palace in Warsaw where the composer Chopin performed.

The pub is being launched by leisure chain Laurel, and is thought to be the first Polish pub opened by a major UK operator - following the hundreds of Polish-themed bars and restaurants that have sprung up in Britain since the former communist state joined the EU in 2004.

News of its opening comes after an announcement that a university in the Polish city of Lodz is launching an annexe in London.

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