Lindo Cafe & Bar ★ 4.0
$$stare-miastoSun-Wed 16:00-02:00, Thu 16:00-05:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00
Lindo Cafe & Bar on ul. Sławkowska in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the rainbow-lit two-level gay-friendly venue just inside the Planty, with a daytime café.
Tip: Upstairs opens daytime for coffee and brunch; the cellar bar gets going from 22:00 Thu-Sat. Art exhibitions rotate monthly.
Hevre ★ 4.3
$$$kazimierzMon-Thu 10:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 10:00-23:00
Hevre on ul. Meiselsa in Kraków's Kazimierz is the three-floor former Jewish prayer house run by the Alchemia team, with chosen music programming by day.
Tip: Daytime is for coffee and the painted murals; the music programme tightens after 21:00 Fri-Sat. Book ahead for a table near the speakers.
Singer ★ 4.3
$kazimierzSun-Thu 09:00-04:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-06:00
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.
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.
Mleczarnia ★ 4.4
$kazimierzSun-Fri 10:00-01:00, Sat 10:00-03:00
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.
Tip: Beer garden opens April; in winter the wood-panelled inside room is the warmer perch. Cash is preferred at the garden bar.
Eszeweria ★ 4.3
$$kazimierzDaily 12:00-02:00
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.
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 ★ 3.8
$stare-miastoDaily 09:00-04:00
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.
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.