Jasna 1 in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is one of the city's largest electronic music clubs, anchoring the European Gravity venue network and booking VTSS, Kovvalsky and Blazej Malinowski as residents alongside international bookings.
Tip: Buy tickets through Going.app or Resident Advisor a week ahead; the main room fills by 01:00 and the open-air series runs in summer.
Address: ul. Jasna 1, 00-013 Warsaw
Tygmont on Mazowiecka in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the basement jazz club opened January 2001 that runs Wednesday jam sessions and Friday Latino Heat nights, with a long polish-jazz pedigree in Jazz Forum.
Tip: Wednesday jam sessions are free entry from 20:00; the Friday and Saturday club nights are the easier walk-in after midnight.
Panorama Sky Bar on the 40th floor of the Warsaw Presidential Hotel in Srodmiescie is the highest cocktail bar in Poland, with floor-to-ceiling glass and an Asian-inspired kitchen behind the long bar.
Tip: Reserve a window booth a week ahead; cocktails 50-75 PLN and the lift to the 40th floor is on the Al. Jerozolimskie side of the lobby.
Sen Pszczoly on Grochowska in Warsaw's Praga is the post-industrial arts club and dance floor across two levels and a courtyard, with a programme that runs from didgeridoo sessions to techno nights.
Tip: Thursday-Saturday nights run to 05:00 with the courtyard open in summer; check the Facebook page for the night's lineup before heading over.
Klub Hydrozagadka in the 11 Listopada 22 courtyard in Warsaw's Praga is the 400-capacity room that books touring indie, metal and rap acts and runs weekend after-parties once the headliner clears.
Tip: Buy concert tickets through Bandsintown or the venue's Facebook; the weekend after-party usually runs free for ticket holders.
Klub Stodola in Warsaw's Mokotow is the Politechnika student club founded 1956 that grew into the city's main mid-size touring room, hosting Tom Morello, Of Monsters and Men and Fun Lovin' Criminals across one summer.
Tip: Tickets through Going.app or eBilet from 100 PLN; the balcony is the easier sightline if you arrive after doors.
Klubokawiarnia Chmury in Warsaw's Praga is the alternative club cafe at 11 Listopada 22 hosting underground concerts and DJ nights almost daily, with a courtyard patio and a Twin Peaks-themed second bar.
Tip: Cover is usually 20-30 PLN cash at the door; the courtyard is the spot on summer nights and the patio fills by midnight.
Tygmont on Mazowiecka in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the basement jazz club opened January 2001 that runs Wednesday jam sessions and Friday Latino Heat nights, with a long polish-jazz pedigree in Jazz Forum.
Tip: Wednesday jam sessions are free entry from 20:00; the Friday and Saturday club nights are the easier walk-in after midnight.
Panorama Sky Bar on the 40th floor of the Warsaw Presidential Hotel in Srodmiescie is the highest cocktail bar in Poland, with floor-to-ceiling glass and an Asian-inspired kitchen behind the long bar.
Tip: Reserve a window booth a week ahead; cocktails 50-75 PLN and the lift to the 40th floor is on the Al. Jerozolimskie side of the lobby.