Prozak 2.0 ★ 4.4
$$stare-miastoWed 22:30-04:00, Thu 22:30-05:00, Fri 22:30-06:00, Sat 22:30-07:00, closed Sun-Tue
Prozak 2.0 in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the labyrinthine techno club tucked under Plac Dominikański with a Funktion One rig and four rooms running residents.
Tip: Door from 22:30 Wed-Sat; queue thickens after midnight. The deepest basement room runs hardest after 02:00.
Mash Room ★ 4.1
$$kazimierzMon-Wed 15:00-23:00, Thu 15:00-24:00, Fri 14:00-02:00, Sat 12:00-02:00, Sun 12:00-22:00
Mash Room on Plac Wolnica in Kraków's Kazimierz is the graffiti-painted Kazimierz club with a sprawling outdoor beer garden upstairs and a basement techno.
Tip: Beer garden is the early sit; basement opens late Fri-Sat with ticketed lineups. Heaters on the courtyard for cold months.
Klub Re ★ 4.3
$$stare-miastoConcert nights door from 19:00, club nights to 04:00
Klub Re on ul. św. Krzyża in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the small Old Town concert club known for booking touring indie, electronica and hip-hop acts.
Tip: The summer garden is free entry; ticketed shows in the indoor room. Concerts often sell out, book through klubre.pl.
Forty Kleparz ★ 4.1
$$kleparzThu 18:00-04:00, Fri-Sat 20:00-04:00, closed Mon-Wed and Sun
Forty Kleparz north of the Old Town in Kraków is the 19th-century Habsburg fort reborn as a 500-capacity music club, with concerts, DJ nights and open-air.
Tip: Closed Mon-Wed; check the eventim listings for the Thursday-Saturday programme. The summer stage opens June through September.
Klub Studio ★ 4.2
$$stare-miastoMon-Sat 12:00-24:00, Sun 18:00-24:00, concert door varies
Klub Studio on the AGH student campus in Kraków is the 1,500-capacity Polish concert hall booking Jack White, Fat Freddy's Drop and Gogol Bordello through.
Tip: Doors usually 90 minutes before showtime; balcony seats are the easier sightline. Closest tram is Czarna Wieś or Miasteczko Studenckie AGH.
Harris Piano Jazz Bar ★ 4.6
$$stare-miastoMon-Fri 13:00 to last guest, Sat-Sun 12:00 to last guest
Harris Piano Jazz Bar on Kraków's Rynek Główny is the cellar room under the Main Square running live concerts every single night since 1997 and headlining.
Tip: Free entry to the jam sessions on Mon and Wed from 21:30; ticketed concerts most other nights from 21:00. Steps down off the square.