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
$$stare-miastoMon-Fri 13:00 to last guest, Sat-Sun 12:00 to last guest
Harris Piano Jazz Bar on Kraków's Rynek Główny is the cellar room under the Main Square running live concerts every single night since 1997 and headlining.
Tip: Free entry to the jam sessions on Mon and Wed from 21:30; ticketed concerts most other nights from 21:00. Steps down off the square.
Piec Art Acoustic Jazz Club ★ 4.5
$$stare-miastoDaily 18:00-02:00
Piec Art on ul. Szewska in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the vaulted-brick acoustic jazz cellar opened in the 1990s, with live concerts most weeknights.
Tip: Arrive 19:30 for a candlelit table near the piano; sets usually start 21:00. The room favours acoustic over amplification.
Alchemia ★ 4.5
$$kazimierzDaily 09:00-04:00, basement shows from 20:00
Alchemia on the corner of Plac Nowy in Kraków's Kazimierz is the candlelit cellar bar running since 1999, with a stone-walled basement booking improvised.
Tip: Upstairs is daily walk-in for a drink; the basement concert room ticks in around 20:00 for concerts, check the programme on the website.
Klub Piękny Pies ★ 4.2
$$kazimierzMon-Wed 16:00-02:00, Thu 15:00-02:00, Fri 15:00-05:00, Sat 14:00-05:00, Sun 14:00-02:00
Klub Piękny Pies on Plac Wolnica in Kraków's Kazimierz is the bohemian indie bar and concert room that traces back through św. Jana, Sławkowska and Bożego.
Tip: Weekend concerts from 20:00 in the back room; ground-floor bar is the easier walk-in. The smoking courtyard is the meeting spot.