Many restaurants claim to specialize in fish and seafood, but truly earning the title of specialist is a completely different story. It is no coincidence that Martim is the only restaurant in Wrocław recognized by the MICHELIN Guide specifically for wild fish and seafood.
Our journey with fish began long before our doors ever opened, but the definitive turning point came during an official Michelin seminar. When a room full of restaurateurs and chefs was asked which fish they served most often, the room answered in unison with one name: halibut. It was an immediate wake-up call. We realized the entire city was trapped in a loop, serving the exact same monotonous fish. We knew right then that we had to disrupt the status quo. After all, why blend in with everyone else? And why assume our guests want to visit different restaurants just to eat another version of the exact same dish?
Today’s seafood market is rife with false claims, with farmed fish routinely passed off as wild-caught. We refuse to have any part in that deception. To safeguard our guests and protect our integrity, we built our own direct fresh-fish supply chain.
By working directly with Portuguese fishermen, we cut out traditional middlemen entirely. Beyond fresh fish, we maintain an elite, strictly vetted circle of suppliers whom we test regularly to ensure they meet our exacting standards. When it comes to fresh fish, however, we rely entirely on ourselves.
Because of this, we categorically refuse to purchase standard commercial species—such as sea bream, meagre, pike-perch, sea bass, salmon, turbot, and halibut. The vast majority come from industrial fish farms with unverified origins, which can be profoundly detrimental to human health. The sole exception we ever make is the trout from Zielenica—a dedicated team whose ponds we personally visited, thoroughly inspected, and came to trust completely. We stand behind their quality and proudly feature their trout on our menu.
In every other case, we accept nothing less than the uncompromising excellence of genuinely wild catches. By taking complete ownership of our supply chain, we bring species to Wrocław you will not find anywhere else: shark, skate wing, grouper, black scabbardfish, swordfish, grey triggerfish, sea snails, goose barnacles (percebes), and carabineiros prawns. We deliver an unprecedented level of ocean freshness right to the banks of the Odra River that no one else can replicate. That is what being an authentic seafood restaurant truly means—and why dining with us is a singular culinary experience.
