- Gdynia was home port to the famous Polish transatlantic liners including Stefan Batory, M.S. Batory, M.S. Piłsudski. Rresidents of Gdynia and people living in the vicinity often constituted the hard core of chefs who were responsible for pleasing the tastes of emigrants, tourists and VIPs travelling on board.
- Fish Market in the complex of City Shopping Malls used to attract residents of Trójmiasto and tourists from entire Poland. Apart from traditional Baltic fish it also offered first in Poland far sea and ocean fish caught by among others trawlers owned by Dalmor, including the renowned and controversial Kargulena.
- Our present Kebab or Kebap used to be called Gyrros from Greek still in the 90's. Gdynia marked out expansion routes of fast food places in Poland, with roasted slices of mutton and poultry.
- Most famous place serving game in Gdynia used to be Restauracja Myśliwska in Portowa Street, regrettably for all enthusiasts of roasted boar or haunch of venison it does not exist anymore.
- First fish fast food in Poland was opened in Gdynia. Now, a Norwegian chain of fish fast foods is beginning its expansion to Poland with one of its places located in Świętojańska Street.
- It was in Gdynia where the first and up to now only one Uzbek restaurant was opened. "Navruz" was still operating in 2008 and apart from its original cuisine was also famous for the unique interior design created by Uzbek artists.
- At the times of socialist realism Gdynia was probably the biggest coffee roasting place in Europe. Information about fresh coffee being transported to the port used to reach residents of Gdynia together with the smell of freshly roasted coffee beans roasted on heated home pans.
