Entertainment in Poznań
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Atmosfera
If you’re on the run from the Foreign Legion, or just trying to escape the hordes in the Stary Rynek, you could do worse than head for this hidden-away café in tiny ul Mokra. The décor is a faded blue showcase of floral wreaths and abstract art, just worn enough to give it character. To become even more unfindable, head to the upstairs room.
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Czarna Owca
Calling your pub the ‘Black Sheep’ hardly encourages good behaviour, so sipping a quiet pint is seldom on the agenda here. When you’ve finished boozing in the dark, intimate bar, join the herd on the downstairs dance floor for DJs playing house, pop, rock, Latin or retro sounds, depending on the night.
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Lizard King
Simultaneously happening and laid-back, this venue is easily located by the big guitar on its outside wall. Friendly crowds sit drinking and eating in the split-level space, casting the occasional glance at the lizard over the bar. There’s live music most nights, usually from 9pm, including rock, jazz and blues.
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Proletaryat
Bright red communist-nostalgia bar with an array of socialist-era gear on the walls, including military insignia, portraits of Brezhnev and Marx, and the obligatory bust of Lenin in the window. Play ‘spot the communist leader’ while sipping a boutique beer from the Czarnków Brewery.
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Bodega
On a street populated with cafés, Bodega’s sleek modern lines stand out. The geometrically sharp interior is composed of mellow chocolate and gold tones, with candles on the tables, and chatting locals enjoying the relaxed vibe. Good coffee is accompanied by snacks and sweet temptations.
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Nargila Klub
If you don’t know what a narghile is, one look at the generic Turkish-Arabic décor here should give you a clue. Whether you call it a sheesha, hookah, hubble-bubble or water pipe, you can bung in some flavoured tobacco and puff away on the snug cushions and carpets.
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Philharmonic Hall
This musical institution holds concerts at least weekly, performed by the house symphony orchestra, often featuring visiting artists. Poznań also has Poland’s best boys’ choir, the Poznańskie Słowiki (Poznań Nightingales), who can be heard here.
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Teatr Biuro Podróży
At the more avant-garde end of the scale, the Travel Agency Theatre is an innovative theatre group that has gained international acclaim for its spectacular new work and imaginative rejigging of the classics. The theatre has no fixed venue (contact the group for location info).
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Johnny Rocker
This super-smooth basement venue with a curvy bar is crammed with happy drinkers sitting cabaret-style in front of a stage that features live blues, jazz or rock acts every weekend. If the sounds are overwhelming, you can always retreat to the stylish ‘red room’.
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Blue Note Jazz Club
As well as the Dubliner, Balzac and Bogota pubs, the Centrum Kultury Zamek is also home to the Blue Note Jazz Club, a major live jazz spot and occasional dance club, which holds regular concerts and jam sessions by local groups and occasional big-name gigs.
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Charyzma
No overbearing personality here, just an intelligent, low-key sense of cool and some well-chosen, left-field music, covering various bases from emo to blues. Believe it or not, the club occasionally runs tango courses on Monday, complete with Argentinian wine.
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Teatr Wielki
The usual stage for opera, ballet and various visiting performances. The annual Verdi festival in October is a particular highlight, and you should also look out for productions by the renowned Polski Teatr Tańca dance group.
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Alter Ego
The basement of the Powszechna bookshop conceals an intriguing narrow bar with a lively dance-music policy. Look closely at the portholes separating the seating booths, and you may find something alive within their depths…
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Czerwony Fortepian
This smart bar-restaurant and jazz joint takes its name from an antique red piano, played by an array of visiting guest artists. A place for upscale aficionados who know their swing from their skiffle.
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Deep
One for the townies, this underground den is a hotbed of sportswear, short skirts and bumpin’ black music. Deep is the kind of place that is good for rowdy nights out with your mates.
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Teatr Polski
The Polish Theatre is Poznań’s main repertory stage, with a sound reputation and plenty of classics such as Chekhov and Kafka on the programme, alongside newer Polish works.
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Room 55
This well-placed bar, bang on the Rynek, features mellow red chairs and banquettes, with a mezzanine area for observing the beautiful people below. There’s also a food menu.
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Piwnica 21
On busy weekend nights this brick basement bar is packed with music fans taking in DJs, or classic live pub gigs in a jazz-blues vein, helped on by table football and draft stout.
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Centrum Kultury Zamek
Active cultural hub located in the Kaiserhaus, hosting cinema, art and music events.
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