Świdnicka Cellar
South facade of the Old Town Hall with the entrance to the restaurant | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1273 |
| Headquarters | Rynek Ratusz 1, , |
The Świdnicka Cellar (Polish: Piwnica Świdnicka, [pivˈɲit͡sa ɕfidˈɲit͡ska], German: Schweidnitzer Keller) is a restaurant based in the medieval cellars of the Old Town Hall in Wrocław, Poland. It was established in 1273, within medieval Poland.
The name comes from the nearby city of Świdnica, from which dark strong beer was delivered to the restaurant in the Middle Ages. Świdnica was a renowned brewing centre, and its beer was served in restaurants called "Świdnicka Cellars," which existed in large cities such as Kraków (Piwnica Świdnicka w Krakowie), Toruń, and Wrocław, the last of which still operates to this day.
Above the entrance to the Świdnicka Cellar there is a sculpture by Christian Behrens depicting a drunken reveler with a jug and a mug of beer and his furious wife with a shoe in her hand to punish him.