27 late-night worth the trip across Poland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Poland guides.
Flisak '76 ★ 4.6 · Gdańsk
ul. Chlebnicka 9, 80-830 Gdańsk
Flisak '76 in Gdańsk has run a Chlebnicka cocktail-bar institution since 1976, now under the third generation. Late kitchen for snacks, the city's most-cited late-night drinks list.
Tip: Reservations recommended after 22:00 on weekends.
Kiełbaski z Niebieskiej Nyski (Blue Van) ★ 4.5 · Kraków
ul. Grzegórzecka 5, 31-532 Kraków
The blue Nysa van outside Kraków's Hala Targowa grills kielbasa from 20:00 until 02:00. The post-bar Polish sausage run since the 1990s; the queue is the proof.
Tip: Cash only. Closed Sunday. Bread, sausage, mustard, 15 zl. Long queue past midnight; faster after 01:00.
Craft Cocktails Piwna ★ 4.4 · Gdańsk
ul. Piwna 56, 80-831 Gdańsk
Craft Cocktails Piwna in Gdańsk hides behind an almost-anonymous door, a dark 1920s speakeasy on Piwna. Closes 02:00 Thursday to Saturday; the kitchen runs bar snacks until 01:00.
Tip: Door has no signage; look for the small Piwna 56 plaque.
Józef K. ★ 4.4 · Gdańsk
ul. Piwna 1, 80-831 Gdańsk
Józef K. in Gdańsk runs the candlelit Kafka cafe-bar on Piwna deep into the night Friday and Saturday. Strong spirits, herbal infusions, a single slice of cake at 23:00.
Tip: After 22:00 the front cafe runs quieter; the back rooms fill.
Endzior (Plac Nowy zapiekanka) ★ 4.4 · Kraków
Plac Nowy 4, 31-056 Kraków
Endzior at Kraków's Plac Nowy in Kazimierz pours zapiekanka the open-face baguette until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday. The late-night queue is the Kazimierz night-out.
Tip: Cash only. Open until 03:00 weekends; the queue at 02:00 is the social institution.
Dram ★ 4.4 · Poznań
Stary Rynek 92, 61-773 Poznań
Dram on Stary Rynek 92 in Poznań runs cocktails and a kitchen with live music every evening, with the bar going until 01:00 Monday through Saturday, the Old Town's most ambitious late-night room.
Tip: Music starts around 20:00; arrive by 22:00 if you want the kitchen on the regular menu rather than the late-night abbreviated card.
Beirut Hummus & Music Bar ★ 4.4 · Warsaw
ul. Poznanska 12, 00-680 Warszawa
Beirut on Poznanska in Warsaw keeps the kitchen open until 02:00 every night. Late-set house DJ, hummus and warm pita straight out of the oven, and the bar built of sandbags lit from above.
Cuda na Kiju ★ 4.4 · Warsaw
ul. Nowy Swiat 6, 00-497 Warszawa
Cuda na Kiju on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw keeps the bar open to 02:00 on Friday and Saturday with a pizza kitchen and 15 rotating taps. Three floors of seating, including the courtyard out the back.
Lwia Brama² ★ 4.4 · Wrocław
ul. Katedralna 9, 50-328 Wrocław
Lwia Brama² on Cathedral Island runs late kitchen Fri-Sat in the medieval cellar, the move when a 21:00 dinner is the only slot you could book.
Tip: Book the cellar by 21:00 for the kitchen to stay open through the last main.
Mercato ★ 4.3 · Gdańsk
ul. Targ Rybny 1, 80-838 Gdańsk
Mercato in Gdańsk runs the only Michelin-listed kitchen open past midnight Friday and Saturday, in the Hilton on Targ Rybny. Bar plates from the same kitchen as the tasting menu.
Tip: Skip the dining-room booking; the bar takes walk-ups until 00:30.
Mała Sztuka ★ 4.3 · Gdańsk
ul. Powroźnicza 13, 80-831 Gdańsk
Mała Sztuka in Gdańsk runs a basement Tiki bar near the Green Gate until 02:00 Thursday to Saturday. The biggest rum collection in town; no kitchen, just rum and tiki.
Tip: About 15 seats; reservations not taken, arrive by 21:00.
Alchemia ★ 4.3 · Kraków
ul. Estery 5, 31-056 Kraków
Alchemia on Kraków's Plac Nowy in Kazimierz runs candle-lit, antique-furniture rooms until 03:00. Polish vodka, local beer, live jazz in the back room most nights.
Tip: Five rooms across two floors. The back-room piano is the better seat after 22:00.
Piwna Stopa ★ 4.3 · Poznań
ul. Szewska 7, 61-760 Poznań
Piwna Stopa on Szewska 7 in Poznań keeps 16 taps pouring until 01:30 on weekends, the city's reliable late-night room for serious craft beer and pulled pork.
Tip: Tap rotation is fast; the last beers of the night are often the niche ones the bar held back for the closing crowd.
Warszawa Wschodnia by Mateusz Gessler ★ 4.3 · Warsaw
ul. Minska 25, 03-808 Warszawa
Warszawa Wschodnia by Mateusz Gessler in Warsaw's Praga district is the only proper 24-hour restaurant in the city. French-bistro Polish at the bar, in-house bakery, the rare 03:00 dinner option.
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! ★ 4.3 · Warsaw
ul. Brzeska 29, 03-737 Warszawa
Pyzy, Flaki Gorace! in Warsaw's Praga district keeps the late-evening hot-food slot open to 22:00 with pyzy in jam jars and flaki tripe soup on the side. The closest thing to a proper late-night meal east of the river.
Klubokawiarnia Mleczarnia ★ 4.3 · Wrocław
ul. Pawła Włodkowica 5, 50-072 Wrocław
Mleczarnia on Włodkowica runs until 03:00 Fri-Sat, candlelit jazz-bar service through the small hours with snack plates, hot drinks and Polish wine.
Tip: Live music or stand-up most evenings; the upstairs rooms are quieter after midnight.
Vertigo Jazz Club & Restaurant ★ 4.3 · Wrocław
ul. Oławska 13, 50-123 Wrocław
Vertigo Jazz Club on Oławska runs jazz sets and a kitchen through Fri-Sat to 01:00. Bistro mains, cocktails, the late-night live-music venue in Wrocław's Old Town.
Tip: Book a stage-side cocktail table; the upstairs gallery has the better acoustics.
Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt ★ 4.2 · Gdańsk
ul. Targ Rybny 6C, 80-838 Gdańsk
Targ Rybny - Fishmarkt in Gdańsk runs a midnight close every day, the latest-serving proper seafood kitchen in the centre. Smoked eel, oysters, Baltic fish.
Tip: Last orders 23:30 for kitchen; the bar runs until midnight.
Vegab ★ 4.2 · Kraków
ul. Starowiślna 8, 31-038 Kraków
Vegab on Starowiślna near Kraków's Kazimierz pours vegan kebab in pita with garlic sauce until 02:00 every night. The late-night vegan answer to a city built on kebab counters.
Tip: Open until 02:00 every night. The seitan kebab with garlic sauce is the late-night order.
Multi Qlti Tap Bar ★ 4.1 · Kraków
ul. Szewska 21, 31-009 Kraków
Multi Qlti Tap Bar on Kraków's Szewska pours 18 Polish craft taps and runs a pizza counter until 02:00 weekends. The Old Town room for late-night Polish craft.
Tip: Half-pints to mix-and-match; the pizza window runs the cheap-and-cheerful food backup.
Zapiekarnik ★ 4.1 · Wrocław
ul. Ruska 49, 50-079 Wrocław
Zapiekarnik on Ruska runs until midnight Fri-Sat, the late-night fallback when Wrocław's Old Town bars close. Mushroom-and-cheese zapiekanka with garlic sauce.
Tip: Friday-Saturday the counter holds until midnight; useful when the Rynek bars finish.
Bunkier ★ 4.0 · Gdańsk
ul. Olejarna 3, 80-844 Gdańsk
Bunkier in Gdańsk runs a six-storey converted Second World War shelter as a club-bar complex Friday and Saturday until 05:00. Five floors of bar, gallery and club; the kitchen runs late.
Tip: Weekend club hours; weekdays run a quieter bistro format.
Zahir Kebab Półwiejska ★ 4.0 · Poznań
ul. Półwiejska 23, 61-885 Poznań
Zahir Kebab on Półwiejska 23 in Poznań runs until 04:00 on Friday and Saturday, the city's most reliable late-night kebab counter on the main pedestrian street to Stary Rynek.
Tip: The pita order moves faster than the box at 02:00; the queue thins again around 03:30 after the last clubs empty.
Brovaria ★ 4.0 · Poznań
Stary Rynek 73-74, 61-772 Poznań
Brovaria on Stary Rynek 73-74 in Poznań runs the kitchen and brewpub bar until midnight every night, with house pilsner, weizen and dark lager pulled from the tanks behind the counter.
Tip: The kitchen closes 20 minutes before the bar; order food by 23:30 even if the room is still open.
Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa (Nowy Swiat) ★ 4.0 · Warsaw
ul. Nowy Swiat 19A, 00-029 Warszawa
Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw runs 24 hours of PRL-themed vodka and zakaski snacks. Herring on rye, communist posters, 4 zl shots and a kitchen that closes when the bar does.
Pan Precel ★ 3.9 · Wrocław
ul. Świdnicka 12, 50-029 Wrocław
Pan Precel on Świdnicka runs hot filled pretzels until 21:00 most nights, the late-evening snack window for the post-Rynek crowd walking south.
Tip: The Ruska 66/67 branch closes a bit earlier; Świdnicka is the move past 20:00.
Zahir Kebab ★ 3.8 · Gdańsk
ul. Targ Rybny 11, 80-838 Gdańsk
Zahir Kebab in Gdańsk runs a midnight close every day on Targ Rybny, the easiest cheap late-night eat between the Crane and Mariacka. Halal doner, falafel, fries.
Tip: Useful after late drinks on Długie Pobrzeże; 90 seconds from the Crane.