13 cocktail bar places in Kraków we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kraków | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Kraków drinks late, and its bar map splits between the cellars of the Old Town and the courtyards of Kazimierz. Mercy Brown near ul. Straszewskiego runs the serious cocktail end, while Alchemia and Singer on ul. Estery hold down the candle-lit Kazimierz scene. For atmosphere over mixing, Piwnica pod Baranami and Harris Piano Jazz Bar sit right on Rynek Główny, the main square.
Mercy Brown ★ 4.8
ul. Straszewskiego 28, 31-110 Kraków
Mercy Brown in Kraków is the city's most editorial speakeasy: unmarked door on Straszewskiego, candlelit cellar, classic cocktails and Polish whiskey.
Alchemia ★ 4.7
ul. Estery 5, 31-056 Kraków
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.
Singer ★ 4.5
ul. Estery 20, 31-056 Kraków
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.
Wódka Cafe Bar ★ 4.4
ul. Mikołajska 5, 31-027 Kraków
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.
Weźże Krafta ★ 4.6
ul. Dajwór 16, 31-052 Kraków
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.
Multi Qlti Tap Bar ★ 4.3
ul. Szewska 21, 31-009 Kraków
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.
House of Beer ★ 4.3
ul. Świętego Tomasza 35, 31-027 Kraków
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.
Viva la Pinta ★ 4.2
ul. Floriańska 13, 31-019 Kraków
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.
Barka ★ 4.1
ul. Podgórska 16, 31-068 Kraków
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.
Movida ★ 4.1
stare-miasto · ul. Mikołajska 9, 31-027 Kraków
Movida on Kraków's Mikołajska in the Old Town runs a refined cocktail and plate room: Polish Mules with Wyborowa, Polish and Mediterranean food.
Absynt ★ 4.0
kazimierz · ul. Miodowa 28, 31-055 Kraków
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.
Harris Piano Jazz Bar ★ 4.5
Rynek Główny 28, 31-010 Kraków
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.
Piwnica pod Baranami ★ 4.7
Rynek Główny 27, 31-010 Kraków
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.