Also: Bars in Krakow
Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Kraków for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Kraków for grown-ups.
Mercy Brown in Kraków is the city's most editorial speakeasy: unmarked door on Straszewskiego, candlelit cellar, classic cocktails and Polish whiskey.
DrinkOld Fashioned with Polish whiskey
FoodBar snacks
TipWalk-up policy: ring the bell and ask for the table. Closed Monday and Tuesday; opens Wednesday through Saturday from 19:00.
Alchemia on Kraków's Plac Nowy in Kazimierz has run candle-lit, antique-furniture rooms since 1999. Order the polish vodka shots. At ul. Estery 5.
DrinkPolish vodka shots
FoodBar snacks
TipFive rooms across two floors; the back-room piano is the better seat after 22:00.
Singer on Kraków's Plac Nowy in Kazimierz, named for the sewing-machine tables that double as bar tops, runs the late-night Kazimierz drinking room.
DrinkMulled wine
FoodBar snacks
TipCash only. The mulled wine is the autumn order; absinthe shots after midnight.
Wódka Cafe Bar in Kraków keeps 100+ Polish vodkas behind the bar and pours flights of four for 30 zl. Counter seating, small Polish snack carte.
Drink100+ Polish vodka shots
FoodTapas-sized Polish snacks
TipThe four-shot tasting flight at 30 zl is the order; the apple-cinnamon flavoured pour is the easy entry.
Weźże Krafta in Kraków's Kazimierz on Dajwór pours 25 Polish craft taps and serves wood-fired Neapolitan pizza. Order the polish craft ipa. At ul. Dajwór 16.
DrinkPolish craft IPA
FoodSnacks
TipWood-fired pizzas to share; the outdoor seating in the Tytano courtyard runs in summer.
Multi Qlti Tap Bar on Kraków's Szewska pours 18 rotating Polish craft taps and runs a pizza counter through the night. Open until 02:00 weekends.
DrinkPolish craft sour
FoodPizza counter
TipHalf-pints to mix-and-match; the pizza window runs the cheap-and-cheerful food backup.
House of Beer on Kraków's Świętego Tomasza pours 25 rotating Polish craft taps. Order the polish ipa flight. At ul. Świętego Tomasza 35. Booking recommended.
DrinkPolish IPA flight
FoodSnacks
TipA four-glass flight at 25 zl is the way to taste through; the back-cellar room is quieter.
Viva la Pinta on Kraków's Floriańska is the dedicated taproom of Browar Pinta, the Polish craft brewery that started the country's IPA wave in 2011. 14.
DrinkPinta brewery's seasonal releases
FoodSnacks
TipThe seasonal Pinta cards rotate weekly; the IPA is the brewery's defining beer.
Barka in Kraków is the riverside-barge bar moored on the Vistula at the Kazimierz-Podgórze footbridge. Order the polish craft beer. At ul. Podgórska 16.
DrinkPolish craft beer
FoodBurgers and grilled snacks
TipOpen summer only, roughly May to September. Cash and card; queues form at sunset.
Movida on Kraków's Mikołajska in the Old Town runs a refined cocktail and plate room: Polish Mules with Wyborowa, Polish and Mediterranean food.
DrinkPolish Mule with Wyborowa
FoodPolish, burgers, Italian and Mexican plates
TipWalk-in; open daily 16:00-03:00. Cocktails and plate menu through the night.
Absynt on Kraków's Miodowa in Kazimierz pours 20 absinthes the traditional drip-and-sugar-cube way in a Belle Epoque room. Live music on Thursdays.
DrinkAbsinthe drip
FoodBar snacks
TipThe traditional absinthe drip with sugar cube is the order; open daily from 10:00 to past midnight.
Harris Piano Jazz Bar in Kraków's Rynek Główny cellar has run live jazz nightly since 1996. Whiskey-heavy bar, candle-lit cellar, free entry on weeknights.
DrinkWhiskey old fashioned
FoodBar snacks
TipLive jazz nightly from 21:30; weekend slots fill by 22:00. Reservation by phone.
Piwnica pod Baranami on Kraków's Rynek Główny is the cabaret cellar that ran the city's literary-cabaret scene since 1956. Order the polish vodka.
DrinkPolish vodka
FoodBar snacks
TipSaturday cabaret nights need booking ahead. The cellar room is also open as a regular bar most weeknights.
Guided tour · 1h 30m
Dive into Kazimierz’s vibrant street-food scene! Discover local flavors, trendy bites, and hidden gems as you explore this creative district.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Savor the flavors of Poland on a 4-hour food tasting tour of Krakow. Learn about the local food culture, and hear fascinating stories about the Polish relationship to ...
Guided tour · 4 hours
Go on a journey through the vodka culture of Poland on a 3.5-hour tasting tour in Krakow, and visit 3-4 different shot bars to taste 6-7 different types of vodka. Hear...