19 editor picks across Poland.
19 speakeasies worth the night across Poland, editor-ranked. All Poland guides.
Flisak '76 in Gdańsk's Main Town is the subterranean cocktail bar on ul. Chlebnicka run by the third generation of the Rathnau family since 1976, with the current Greatest Show vintage-circus concept and presentations in perfume bottles and tiny cannons.
TipWalk down the stairs at Chlebnicka 9/10, no sign at the door. Cocktails 38-55 PLN; the Clown with gin, strawberry and shiso is the order.
Mercy Brown above the Smakołyki restaurant on ul. Straszewskiego in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the unsigned art-deco speakeasy, with jazz and burlesque nights.
TipNo street signage; enter through Smakołyki and ask for the cloakroom. Cocktails from 24 zł. Book burlesque nights two weeks ahead.
Craft Cocktails on ul. Szeroka in Gdańsk's Main Town is the dim-lit chandelier-and-leather speakeasy of bartender Krzysztof Rathnau, with 280-plus spirits, filtered iced water at every seat and a Bar of the Year programme.
TipBook the back banquette for two; the menu rotates seasonally. House Old Fashioned is the move on a quiet weekday before 22:00.
Dash Cocktails & Cigars in Poznań's Stary Rynek is the first-floor pre-war-tenement speakeasy behind an unmarked door with a lion knocker on Ratajczaka, with seasonal cocktails, jazz and a private cigar room.
TipWalk down the alley next to Pub 56 and find the white door marked Dash; cocktails 45-65 zł, cigars in the back room.
El Koktel in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the basement speakeasy on Wojciecha Gorskiego with deep emerald walls and Edison bulbs, listed on 50 Best Discovery for its rotating cocktail menu and home-made ingredients.
TipRing the bell for entry; signature Easy Lover with lemon vodka and peach is the order, cocktails 40-55 zł.
Kita Koguta on Krucza in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the Jakub Kozlowski and Adam Gradziel two-floor cocktail bar with no menu, where you tell the bartender what you want and they build it from home-made marmalades.
TipTell the bartender a flavour direction rather than a classic; the upstairs lounge with the antler bike has the quieter tables.
Cocktail Bar by Incognito in Wrocław's Plac Solny is the red-brick cellar speakeasy under Kofeina cafe, with no menu and bartenders who build to your taste.
TipEnter via Kofeina cafe and take the back stairs; book on +48 730 931 202 for weekends.
Mr. Black on the second floor above the Multi Qlti pub on ul. Szewska in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the dark-walled cocktail speakeasy with a small bar.
TipNo signage at street level; walk past the Multi Qlti taps and climb the stairs. Cocktails 32-45 zł; the rye and apple sour is the house call.
Klub SPATiF in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the Al. Ujazdowskie tenement bar reborn 2017, drawing on the 1950s-70s artists' club tradition with weekly JazzState concerts, Soul Service Saturdays and a Polish-craft cocktail list.
TipFriday-Saturday late nights are the busiest; book the bistro for the early jazz set then move to the bar after 23:00.
Proof Cocktail Bar on Wrocław's Plac Solny is the unmarked speakeasy themed on the American whiskey proof system, with classics-led drinks and a low-lit room.
TipReservations close at 22:00; after that it is walk-in only and the late tables free up around 23:30.
Józef K in Gdańsk's Main Town is the Kafka-named cult cafe-bar at the top of ul. Piwna near St Mary's, a bookshelf-ceilinged bohemian room with retro armchairs, fruit vodkas and Browar Amber pours that runs as cafe by day and bar by night.
TipAfter 22:00 it tips into bar mode; ask for the Soplica plum vodka or the signature Mr Rosewater. Cash and card both work.
William Rabbit & Co on ul. Bożego Ciała in Kraków's Kazimierz is the Alice in Wonderland-themed Magic Spot speakeasy down a hidden staircase.
TipFind the bunny paw prints on Bożego Ciała, ring the buzzer and offer a magic word. Tables for two are the easier walk-in.
Wódka Cafe Bar on ul. Mikołajska in Kraków's Stare Miasto is the two-floor speakeasy-tight Polish vodka room running since 2003, with around 100 flavoured.
TipOrder a tasting flight of six shots for around 30 zł; the upstairs counter is the quieter perch. Pairs with herring snacks from the menu.
Nie mów nikomu on 3 Maja in Poznań's Stary Rynek is the hidden password-entry cocktail bar within Iluzja, a candle-lit two-room speakeasy that opened in 2024 with a Japanese-inflected classics list.
TipCheck the Instagram story on the night for the password; cocktails 45-60 zł and the corner banquette is the listening spot.
Weles in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the no-sign basement bar themed around the Slavic god of the underworld, with an alternative crowd, live music sets and bartenders who build drinks with alchemic theatre.
TipFind the unmarked metal door in the alley off Nowogrodzka 11; cocktails 35-50 zł and the back booths are the quieter seats.
T57 Cocktail Bar on Wrocław's Tęczowa 57 is the seasonal-cocktail room in the Transformator warehouse district, with house syrups and Lower Silesian produce.
TipCocktails 30-50 PLN; the Lower-Silesia seasonal pours rotate fortnightly, ask the bar for the chalkboard.
Café Absinthe relocated to ul. Korzenna in Gdańsk's Old Town in 2024, the cult absinthe bar with more than ten varieties on the back wall, a Wednesday jazz jam and weekend DJ parties that famously run past dawn.
TipDoor from 18:00 Wednesday to Saturday; the dance floor opens around 22:00. Absinthe pours 18-28 PLN, cocktails 30-45 PLN.
Salvador La Hacienda de Uciecha on Wrocław's Plac Solny 16 is the seven-room cocktail house in the old stock-exchange treasury, with a Dalí-surreal.
TipAsk for the Narnia VIP room behind the wardrobe; entrance is on Szajnochy not Plac Solny, look for the side door.
Cuba Libre Social Club above the dance floor on Wrocławska 21 in Poznań's Stary Rynek is the upstairs courtyard cocktail room with 80 rums, a Cuban-themed Havana-bar setting and a separate room for private parties.
TipThe bar list runs to 80 rums; tasting flights of three 70 zł. Weekends the room books out, midweek is the walk-in window.
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