Kraków
Clubs in Kraków come and go with the season, but Feniks, hiding in plain sight on the main square, is still largely unchanged from communist days. The red…
Must-see nightlife in Kraków
Kraków
Jovial pub that's great for catching live sports on TV or pub quizzes on Wednesdays. The taps feature beers from local brewery Browar Twigg, with…
Kraków
Handy spot to take a break and decompress after you've taken in the splendours of nearby St Mary's Basilica. Unwind over coffees and cakes in an interior…
Kraków
Old Port is a roomy, rummy pub with a distinct nautical theme, with maps, flags and ship-related kitsch adorning the walls. With some of the cheapest…
Kraków
Through the week, a chilled-out bar that’s perfect for a chat or to play a board game over one or more of their carefully selected craft beers. Come…
Kraków
Functioning as a coffee pit stop during the day and a relaxed bar at night, Betel is a great find just off Plac Szczepańska. The inside is modern and…
Kraków
Just off Plac Szczepańska is this deceptively large underground bar and club. With communist throwback memorabilia covering the walls, and tunes of the …
Kraków
With few seats inside, the main draw here is the cosy courtyard beer garden. Zakąski is often overlooked compared to the neighbouring establishments,…
Podgórze
Chic wine bars like Cawa are still a relative rarity in Podgórze. but here it is complete with post-industrial decor and spiffy waitstaff. Come for…
Kraków
This bright, modern cocktail bar has an inventive drinks menu that includes concoctions like the Bull Ride – a heady mix of bison-grass vodka, cinnamon…
Kraków
This is another one of those places full of communist nostalgia, but so real are the banners and mementos here that we almost started singing The…
Eastern Kraków
Unfussy cocktail bar best known for the quality and variety of its shot drinks. The interior is big enough for groups, and there are occasional disco and…
Kraków
Full of curious characters and cosy corners, this is one of the oldest bars in the Jewish Quarter. Check out the mismatched furniture and interesting wall…
Kraków
BaniaLuka is a handy spot to warm up your night-time adventures with some vodka shots. Charging just 4zł for almost any drink or shot – which come in a…
Kraków
This popular Old Town student bar serves a full range of drinks and stays open late. Good place to start off or finish up the night.
Podgórze
This tiny, family-run cafe is a handy for a stop on the walk to or from Schindler's Factory. While it's mainly a cafe offering coffee, drinks and lemonade…
Kraków
Belt out your favourites at this karaoke bar just off Plac Szczepańska. There's plenty of fun to be had even if you're not a crooner – take the…
Kraków
This local legend student club has been going strong since the 1960s, and the black-and-white photos of performances down through the years that are…
Kraków
This cafe and stand-up bar is famous for having the cheapest beer prices on the main square and as a haunt of artists: painters, poets, singers and actors…
Kraków
Kraków’s only laundromat cafe is the perfect place for a traveller in need of refreshment and clean clothes. Drop off your laundry for service or opt to…
Kraków
No bar crawl of Kraków would be complete without visiting one of its many shot bars, like Pijalnia. With other branches on Szewska, Floriańska and Plac…
Kraków
One of a very few gay-friendly clubs in Kraków, this Kazimierz bar and dance club has two rooms, one with electronic music, the other more popular disco…
Kraków
This Kazimierz disco is one of the few lesbian clubs in Kraków, though the oldies and disco nights draw a mixed crowd and everyone has a great time. Enter…
Kraków
With two dance floors, three bars, a chill-out room and top Polish and international DJs, Frantic is regularly packed with young, smartly dressed locals…
Kraków
The Pub under the Golden Pipes is an inviting cellar bar. It’s more sedate than most such places, better suited to conversation than listening to music,…
Kraków
Rock out almost any night of the week (from around 9.30pm) in this inviting, grungy bar. The place brings a post-industrial hipness to the Gothic cellar;…
Kraków
Underground bar and nightclub with a modern aspect: split levels, exposed steel frame lighting and a metallic bar. It only really gets going after…
Kraków
Scandinavian-inspired coffee joint on a quiet residential street that makes for a handy pop-in and pick-me-up. There are a couple of seats inside, and in…
Kraków
A legend in its own time, this nightlife giant entices revellers into its labyrinth of passageways, nooks and crannies. It specialises in presenting…
Podgórze
Chilled-out local boozer just over the Bernatek Footbridge from Kazimierz. Good selection of beers and an ideal spot to start or end a pub crawl.
Eastern Kraków
Cosy place with coffee, tea, shakes and cakes – and several cats – all within a stone's throw of Kraków's Main Station.
