Cocktail barBohemian bar$$$Mon 10:00-04:00, Tue-Sun 09:00-04:00
Alchemia on Kraków's Plac Nowy in Kazimierz has run candle-lit, antique-furniture rooms since 1999. Order the polish vodka shots. At ul. Estery 5.
Signature drink: Polish vodka shots
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Five rooms across two floors; the back-room piano is the better seat after 22:00.
Cocktail barBohemian bar$$$Mon-Sun 11:00-24:00
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.
Signature drink: Mulled wine
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Cash only. The mulled wine is the autumn order; absinthe shots after midnight.
Cocktail barVodka bar$$$Mon-Thu 15:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 13:00-03:00, Sun 13:00-02:00
Wódka Cafe Bar in Kraków keeps 100+ Polish vodkas behind the bar and pours flights of four for 30 zl. Counter seating, small Polish snack carte.
Signature drink: 100+ Polish vodka shots
Food: Tapas-sized Polish snacks
Tip: The four-shot tasting flight at 30 zl is the order; the apple-cinnamon flavoured pour is the easy entry.
Cocktail barCraft beer multitap$$$Mon 15:00-23:00, Tue-Wed 15:00-24:00, Thu 15:00-01:00, Fri 15:00-02:00, Sat 13:00-02:00, Sun 13:00-23:00
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.
Signature drink: Polish craft IPA
Food: Snacks
Tip: Wood-fired pizzas to share; the outdoor seating in the Tytano courtyard runs in summer.
Cocktail barCraft beer multitap$$$
Multi Qlti Tap Bar on Kraków's Szewska pours 18 rotating Polish craft taps and runs a pizza counter through the night. Open until 02:00 weekends.
Signature drink: Polish craft sour
Food: Pizza counter
Tip: Half-pints to mix-and-match; the pizza window runs the cheap-and-cheerful food backup.
Cocktail barCraft beer multitap$$$
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.
Signature drink: Polish IPA flight
Food: Snacks
Tip: A four-glass flight at 25 zl is the way to taste through; the back-cellar room is quieter.