Franciszek Trześniewski (; died 1939) was an early 20th-century Polish gourmand and cook. Born in

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, at that time belonging to Western Galicia (Austro-Hungarian Monarchy), he is notable for the restaurant-bar he opened in

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in 1902, shortly before

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. His spécialité de la maison were

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es made of fresh, local dark bread cut into the typical rectangle-form with various spreads. After his death the bar was run by his daughter, Maria Trześniewska, who sold it in 1978. Nowadays the ''Trześniewski'' restaurant at

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1, in Vienna, is considered one of the best in town and is one of only three restaurants of the city centre advertised by the official municipal website. In all, there are 8 outlets in the city, each selling more than 20 various types of sandwiches, along with a ''Pfiff'' of

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(a small glass, 1/8 L) or Vodka. The official motto of the company is ''Unspeakably good sandwiches'', a reference to the Polish name of the founder, which is said to be unpronounceable to most German speakers.

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