Singer on ul. Estery in Kraków's Kazimierz is the candlelit corner bar built around old Singer sewing-machine tables that essentially set the template for the cracked-mirror Kazimierz aesthetic when it opened in the 1990s.
Tip: Daytime is for letters and coffee; the room fills up after 22:00 and runs to 06:00 Fri-Sat. The pavement tables are the summer perch.
Address: ul. Estery 20, 31-056 Kraków
Mleczarnia on ul. Meiselsa in Kraków's Kazimierz is the indoor-outdoor old-Jewish-living-room bar with sepia photos, doily lampshades and the leafy seasonal beer garden across the street that runs April to mid-October.
Tip: Beer garden opens April; in winter the wood-panelled inside room is the warmer perch. Cash is preferred at the garden bar.
Eszeweria on ul. Józefa in Kraków's Kazimierz is the dark-academia bar in a former Jewish dwelling, with brass candelabras, murky mirrors, incense-filled rooms and a leafy summer garden that runs to 02:00 daily.
Tip: The back garden is the summer pick; the inside salon is the better winter perch. Few tourists find the door, so the buzz stays local.
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 room that runs Friday and Saturday nights.
Tip: Beer garden is the early sit; basement opens late Fri-Sat with ticketed lineups. Heaters on the courtyard for cold months.
Mleczarnia on ul. Meiselsa in Kraków's Kazimierz is the indoor-outdoor old-Jewish-living-room bar with sepia photos, doily lampshades and the leafy seasonal beer garden across the street that runs April to mid-October.
Tip: Beer garden opens April; in winter the wood-panelled inside room is the warmer perch. Cash is preferred at the garden bar.
Eszeweria on ul. Józefa in Kraków's Kazimierz is the dark-academia bar in a former Jewish dwelling, with brass candelabras, murky mirrors, incense-filled rooms and a leafy summer garden that runs to 02:00 daily.
Tip: The back garden is the summer pick; the inside salon is the better winter perch. Few tourists find the door, so the buzz stays local.
Pijalnia Wódki i Piwa on ul. Floriańska in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the Soviet-themed shot-and-snack chain branch right off the Rynek, with 5 zł vodkas, 8 zł beers and a herring-and-żurek menu that runs to 04:00 nightly.
Tip: Shots from 5 zł and herring from 13 zł; the booths fill after 23:00. Stand at the counter if you want a quick stop.
Cybermachina on ul. Stolarska in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the late-night gaming pub with PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and Mortal Kombat cabinets in separate rooms, plus board games, table football and a cocktail menu themed to the consoles.
Tip: Entry is free with a drink purchase; Fri-Sat the room thins by 02:00. Reserve the basement Nintendo cabin for groups of four.
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 and guest DJs Wednesday to Saturday.
Tip: Door from 22:30 Wed-Sat; queue thickens after midnight. The deepest basement room runs hardest after 02:00.
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 room that runs Friday and Saturday nights.
Tip: Beer garden is the early sit; basement opens late Fri-Sat with ticketed lineups. Heaters on the courtyard for cold months.