Must-see nightlife in Poland

  • Café Bunkier

    Bunkier Cafe

    Kraków

    The Bunkier is a wonderful cafe with an enormous glassed-in terrace tacked on to the Bunkier Sztuki, a cutting-edge gallery northwest of the Main Market…

  • Cheder

    Cheder

    Kraków

    Unlike most of the other Jewish-themed places in Kazimierz, this one aims to entertain and educate. Named after a traditional Hebrew school, the cafe…

  • 500px Photo ID: 111928875 - Cafe Camelot, one of the most famous cafes in Cracow with excellent food, and unusual drinks (like milk shake with figs and flax seeds). Based in old building with "fin de siecle" decor.

    Café Camelot

    Kraków

    For coffee and cake, try this genteel haven attached to a theatre of the same name and hidden around an obscure street corner in the Old Town. Its cosy…

  • Cafe Belg & Hostel

    The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland

    Inside a passage is Częstochowa's most interesting cafe. Choose from a huge range of carefully curated teas or opt for one of the excellent Polish…

  • Mercy Brown

    Kraków

    This hidden bar shows just how far word-of-mouth goes. It's not easy to find – nevertheless, it's so popular you need a reservation to get in. The allure…

  • E Wedel

    Warsaw

    The Austrian Wedel family set up their first Warsaw chocolate factory in this handsome building in 1865. Varsovians have been flocking here for the…

  • Graciarnia u Plastików

    Carpathian Mountains

    It's not surprising this student bar just off the Rynek retains an arty vibe – sculptors, painters and other members of the Artistic Arts Workshop have…

  • PiwPaw Beer Heaven

    Warsaw

    We'll leave it up to you how many merry evenings you spend here working your way through the nearly 80 on tap beers, plus over a hundred more bottled ones…

  • Łódź Kaliska

    Łódź

    With its open-door policy, this renowned pub/club attracts a broad cross-section of Łódź society. The unusual decor – stripped-back walls covered in…

  • Brovaria

    Poznań

    Brovaria has a lot of different aces up its sleeve. As well as being a hotel and restaurant, it is a microbrewery serving pilsner, honey, dark, wheat and…

  • Przystanek Dobra

    Małopolska

    A fabulous, affable old-style bar on the Mały Rynek. The wood walls and floors are decades old but the vibe is fresh. There's good craft brews on tap and…

  • W Oparach Absurdu

    Warsaw

    It's best to make a reservation if you want to be sure of getting a table at the eternally popular 'In the Fumes of Absurdity' bar. Old carpets and an…

  • Hevre

    Kraków

    After all of those tiny, cramped Kazimierz bars, spacious Hevre, occupying an enormous former Jewish prayer house, is a breath of fresh air. By day, Hevre…

  • Vinyl Cafe

    Wrocław

    This lovely, jumbled-together, bohemian-baiting little cafe sits on a nondescript side street north of the Rynek. Inside you'll find books, board games…

  • Gram

    Warsaw

    Play pinball and old-school arcade computer games at this cute, circus-themed bar where the beers go for a bargain 10zł. On your way up from the bigger…

  • Z Innej Beczki

    Łódź

    Tucked away unexpectedly to the side of the crumbling concrete facade of the YMCA, this mellow bar and tree-shaded beer garden feels like a secret…

  • Kawa na Ławę

    Małopolska

    Zamość's best coffee is served in this cheery and cosy cafe on the Rynek. Pass the time playing a board game, or trying some of the exquisite homemade…

  • Józef K

    Gdańsk

    Is it a bar or a junk shop? You decide as you relax with a cocktail or a glass of excellent Polish perry on one of the battered sofas, illuminated by an…

  • Klub SPATiF

    Warsaw

    In the mid-20th century, this club-bar in an elegant tenement building was a hang-out for Warsaw's arty and theatrical set. Revived, it has bounced back…

  • Dziórawy Kocioł

    Kraków

    Harry Potter fans should head to this quaint basement cafe hidden away on ul Grodzka. It's aptly decorated from tip to toe with magical memorabilia,…

  • Craft Beer Pub

    Małopolska

    An attractive and welcoming corner pub with exposed brick, black and white tile floors and big windows. The beer list is a treasure, as you'd expect from…

  • Same Fusy

    Warsaw

    This brick-vaulted basement offers a romantic, candle-lit atmosphere in which to enjoy some 120 different types and flavours of tea and infusions.

  • Centrum Zarządzania Światem

    Warsaw

    If the TV series Friends were to be reset in Warsaw, Centrum could double for Central Perk. Friends do gather in comfy chairs around low tables at this…

  • Kawiarnia Artystyczna Szarotka

    Carpathian Mountains

    This old-fashioned cafe and ice-cream parlour has been one of Muszyna's social hinges since 1963. It has fabulous ice-cream sundaes, homemade pies and…

  • Browar Warmia

    Warmia & Masuria

    Possibly the best place in Warmia for a relaxing drink, this purpose-built, 21st-century brewery by the river houses an uncluttered, view-rich pub where…

  • Flisak '76

    Gdańsk

    Around for over 40 years, this is Gdańsk's longest-established cocktail bar and still, according to many, the best. The funky retro interior complements…

  • Mleczarnia

    Mleczarnia

    Kraków

    Wins the prize for best little beer garden – located across the street from the cafe. Shady trees and blooming roses make this place tops for a sunny…

  • People in students pub Alchemia, Kazimierz, Krakau, Poland, Europe

    Alchemia

    Kraków

    This landmark Kazimierz cafe set the district's shabby-cool aesthetic of candlelit tables and a companionable gloom years ago and is still going strong…

  • Singer Café

    Singer Café

    Kraków

    A laidback hang-out of the Kazimierz cognoscenti, this relaxed cafe-bar’s moody candlelit interior is full of character. Alternatively, sit outside and…

  • Klubokawiarnia Mleczarnia

    Wrocław

    Hidden away in a courtyard in Wrocław's one-time Jewish neighbourhood, this riotously decorated bar is filled with salvaged bentwood chairs, scuffed…

  • Prochownia Żoliborz

    Warsaw

    Although this convivial cafe-bar is worth visiting year-round for its excellent coffee, craft beers and wines, it's really between mid-March to the end of…

  • BarStudio

    Warsaw

    Hit the dance floor at Warsaw's most entertaining venue, doubling as the lobby bar and cafe of Studio Teatr­ga­le­ria. Depending on the DJs, you could be…

  • Dojutra

    Wrocław

    This welcoming boho bar is good for meeting locals over an evening craft beer, or pushing on into the wee hours to the soundtrack of local DJs. If you're…

  • Między Nami

    Warsaw

    ‘Between Us’ attracts a trendy set with its designer furniture, cool art hanging on whitewashed walls, excellent drinks list and supremely friendly vibe.

  • Absurdalna

    Katowice

    Decked out in surreal art, lit by a galaxy of candy-coloured globes dangling from the ceiling and boasting 15-plus intriguing draught beers alongside a…

  • Galeria Sztuki

    Warsaw

    This cosy antique-style cafe-bar is a great place to rest your feet while exploring Praga. It serves some of the best coffee in town, along with delicious…

  • Spokój

    Kraków

    Trendy young Kraków residents populate this hidden retro bar. Surrounded by colourful '70s-style decor, mismatched furniture and a permeating orange hue,…

  • Meho Cafe

    Kraków

    A handful of tables are carefully arranged around a leafy oak tree in the Mehoffer House garden. In case of rain, you can sit inside the cosy cafe…

  • Cosmo

    Warsaw

    Not only is Cosmo one of Warsaw's most sophisticated and creative cocktail bars, it is also one that aims for sustainability with a minimal-waste policy…

  • Piwiarnia Warka

    Kraków

    This informal pub/restaurant perches on one of the busiest streets in Kraków, but its outdoor annex is sheltered enough to provide an ideal combination of…

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