Cocktail barBrewpub and music venue$$$Sun 12:00-21:00
Vrest in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz brews inside Stary Maneż, the restored 19th-century military riding hall now a concert venue. At ul. Słowackiego 23.
Signature drink: Vrest house beers on five-glass tasting boards
Food: Tapas, Turkish meze, Basque pintxos
Tip: Happy hour every day 12:00-15:00 halves the price of every house beer.
Cocktail barBrewpub$$$Mon-Thu 13:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-01:00; Sun 13:00-22:00
Browar PG4 in Gdańsk works the brewery-restaurant beside the central station, named for its Podwale Grodzkie address. At ul. Podwale Grodzkie 4.
Signature drink: Pre-war Danzig recreations: Jopen, Krollinger
Food: Pomeranian dishes
Tip: Tasting flights of five 100ml pours cover the whole house list for around 30 $.
Cocktail barAll-day cafe-bar$$$
Cafe Ferber in Gdańsk anchors the Długa Street parade with all-day cafe service that flips into a cocktail bar after 18:00. At ul. Długa 77.
Signature drink: Coffee by day, cocktails after dark
Food: Cakes and small plates
Tip: Ground-floor bench by the front windows is the best people-watching seat on Długa.
Cocktail barHeritage liqueur bar$$$Mon-Thu 12:00-22:00; Fri-Sun 09:00-22:00
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.
Signature drink: Original Danziger Goldwasser flight
Food: Polish snacks
Tip: Order the Goldwasser flight, three pours including the 22-carat original.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$Mon-Thu 18:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00; Sun 18:00-01:00
Flisak '76 in Gdańsk has run on Chlebnicka since 1976, a Tri-City cocktail-bar institution now under the third generation of the same family.
Signature drink: Polish-spirits classic cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Closes 02:00 Friday and Saturday; reservations recommended after 22:00.
Cocktail barTiki and rum bar$$$Mon-Thu 17:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00; Sun 16:00-24:00
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.
Signature drink: Tiki cocktails on a 200-plus rum list
Food: No food
Tip: About fifteen seats and a no-standing policy; arrive before 21:00 or expect to wait for a table to open.