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Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Gdańsk for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Gdańsk for grown-ups.
Flisak '76 in Gdańsk has run on Chlebnicka since 1976, a Tri-City cocktail-bar institution now under the third generation of the same family.
DrinkPolish-spirits classic cocktails
FoodSnacks
TipCloses 02:00 Friday and Saturday; reservations recommended after 22:00.
Mała Sztuka in Gdańsk runs a basement-cocktail room near the Green Gate, with the biggest rum collection in town. At ul. Powroźnicza 13. Booking recommended.
DrinkTiki cocktails on a 200-plus rum list
FoodNo food
TipAbout fifteen seats and a no-standing policy; arrive before 21:00 or expect to wait for a table to open.
Józef K. in Gdańsk is the Kafka-named Piwna Street cult bar, retro lamps and mismatched books on the walls. Order the strong spirits and herbal infusions.
DrinkStrong spirits and herbal infusions
FoodHome-baked cake
TipQuieter on weeknights; arrive after 18:00 for the candlelit version.
Gatsby Gdańsk works a 1920s Art Deco room near Mariacka, the only Tri-City bar with 30-year Macallan on the back wall. Reservations advised.
DrinkProhibition-era classics, 150+ whisky list
FoodBar snacks
TipBook the booth tables at the back; the bar runs through the centre.
Craft Cocktails Piwna in Gdańsk hides behind an almost-anonymous door on Piwna, a dark speakeasy room 1920s in look and bartending. At ul. Piwna 56.
DrinkHouse cocktails on local Polish spirits
FoodBar snacks
TipDoor has no signage; look for the small Piwna 56 plaque between two Old Town townhouses.
Bunkier in Gdańsk works a six-storey reinforced concrete shelter built by the Germans during the Second World War. Order the house cocktails, craft beer.
DrinkHouse cocktails, craft beer
FoodLate-night kitchen snacks
TipWeekend club hours are 17:00-05:00; weekday format closer to a bistro pub.
Brovarnia in Gdańsk works the bar half of the 17th-century granary brewery on Szafarnia. House-brewed Złoto Brovarni won gold at Concours de Lyon 2022.
DrinkZłoto Brovarni pils
FoodPolish brewpub classics
TipLast orders 22:30 in summer for the riverside terrace Standing room when busy.
Pub Browar Spółdzielczy in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the Tri-City flagship of the Co-operative Brewery from Puck on the Baltic coast. Twenty rotating taps.
DrinkCo-operative Brewery Puck taproom beers, 20 taps
FoodPub snacks
TipCellar pub, hidden behind the Garnizon development; follow Grunwaldzka and look for the door behind the offices.
Vrest in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz brews inside Stary Maneż, the restored 19th-century military riding hall now a concert venue. At ul. Słowackiego 23.
DrinkVrest house beers on five-glass tasting boards
FoodTapas, Turkish meze, Basque pintxos
TipHappy hour every day 12:00-15:00 halves the price of every house beer.
Browar PG4 in Gdańsk works the brewery-restaurant beside the central station, named for its Podwale Grodzkie address. At ul. Podwale Grodzkie 4.
DrinkPre-war Danzig recreations: Jopen, Krollinger
FoodPomeranian dishes
TipTasting flights of five 100ml pours cover the whole house list for around 30 $.
Cafe Ferber in Gdańsk anchors the Długa Street parade with all-day cafe service that flips into a cocktail bar after 18:00. At ul. Długa 77.
DrinkCoffee by day, cocktails after dark
FoodCakes and small plates
TipGround-floor bench by the front windows is the best people-watching seat on Długa.
Goldwasser in Gdańsk runs a bar in the 15th-century tenement on Długie Pobrzeże, named for the 22-carat gold-flake liqueur the city has bottled since 1598.
DrinkOriginal Danziger Goldwasser flight
FoodPolish snacks
TipOrder the Goldwasser flight, three pours including the 22-carat original.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Discover Poland’s brewing heritage in Gdansk’s cozy pubs. Enjoy a private tasting of regional and craft beers with snacks. Optional: extend your tasting with tradition...
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