Jama Michalika on Kraków's Floriańska opened in 1895 as Cukiernia Lwowska. From 1905 hosted the Zielony Balonik cabaret; the Mloda Polska meeting room.
Tip: The hot chocolate is the order. The art-nouveau rooms at the back are the photograph; the terrace is the daytime spot.
Address: ul. Floriańska 45, 31-019 Kraków
Cafe Szafé on Kraków's Felicjanek is the bohemian living-room cafe west of the Planty: mismatched chairs, daily cakes, third-wave filter on the menu since 2007.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: The carrot cake is the dish. Quietest before 11:00 if you want a workspace.
Karma on Kraków's Krupnicza is a third-wave cafe with a roastery in Nowa Huta. Filter, flat white, vegan brunch, a back garden in summer that the laptop crowd takes.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: Closes 19:00 weekdays, 17:00 weekends. Cash and card. Brunch served until 14:00.
Cafe Mleczarnia in Kraków's Kazimierz is the old courtyard cafe behind the Tempel Synagogue: wooden chairs, hot apple cake, a leafy garden hidden from Meiselsa.
Signature drink: Cafe au lait
Tip: The hidden courtyard is the table to take. Closes 23:00 weekdays, midnight Friday and Saturday.
Wesoła Cafe east of Kraków's Old Town runs third-wave coffee in a Rakowicka villa with Coffee Proficiency beans on pour-over and espresso, plus all-day brunch.
Signature drink: Pour-over coffee
Tip: Pour-over and espresso brewed alongside monthly guest roasters. Light lunch menu of salads, soups and wraps.
Ranny Ptaszek in Kraków's Kazimierz opens at 07:30 with sourdough toast, eggs Benedict, V60 filter and a counter the early-morning runners and laptop crowd share.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Eggs Benedict the breakfast pick; the cinnamon bun runs out by 11:00.
Kawiarnia Naukowa on Jakuba in Kraków's Kazimierz is the academic cafe Maciek Tarnogórski runs with a bookshop and a roaster: third-wave coffee and quiet tables.
Signature drink: Espresso macchiato
Tip: Closes 20:00. The window-seat tables go first. Cash and card.
