Plan B on Plac Zbawiciela in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the first-floor club-cafe with curving stairwell and low windows, drawing the alternative and queer Plac Zbawiciela crowd for late electronic and indie DJ nights.
Tip: Climb the stairwell at Al. Wyzwolenia 18; kitchen runs past midnight and the windows over Plac Zbawiciela are the seat to grab.
Address: Al. Wyzwolenia 18, 00-570 Warsaw
Club Galeria on plac Mirowski in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the queer dance club with drag shows, karaoke nights and Top 40 floors, drawing a mixed crowd from across Warsaw's LGBTQ+ scene.
Tip: Karaoke runs midweek, drag shows mostly Fridays; the back room opens after midnight on Saturdays.
Pardon, To Tu on Al. Armii Ludowej in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the 300-capacity venue, record store and bookshop that has staged more than 900 shows since 2011, with vinyl-led nights and a free-jazz pedigree.
Tip: Buy concert tickets through the venue site at pardontotu.pl; the record store and cafe stay open ahead of the 20:30 sets.
Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the 24-hour vodka-and-beer bar of the People's-Republic-themed PWiP chain, with shots from 8 PLN and propaganda posters on the walls.
Tip: Shots run 8-12 PLN cash; the Nowy Swiat 19 branch is open round the clock and busiest after the surrounding clubs close.
Setka on Swietokrzyska in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the brash People's-Republic-themed vodka-shot bar opened December 2017, with vinyl posters, propaganda decor and 100-millilitre vodka shots from 4.50 PLN.
Tip: Open through the weekend from Friday 06:00 to Monday 06:00 non-stop; shots are the order, the kitchen does Polish bar snacks.
Smolna in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the 900-capacity techno club opened 2016 in a 1903 tenement, with three dance floors, a no-photo door and a strict bookings-led programme of European electronic acts.
Tip: Tickets on Going.app from 50-90 PLN; arrive by 01:00 before the main floor packs and leave your phone in the cloakroom.
Luzztro on Al. Jerozolimskie in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the city's longest-running techno club, with minimal and electro programming and a never-closing weekend that runs from midnight Friday to noon Sunday.
Tip: Entry is usually free with the Friday-Saturday session running through to noon; bring cash for the bar and ID for the door.
Club Galeria on plac Mirowski in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the queer dance club with drag shows, karaoke nights and Top 40 floors, drawing a mixed crowd from across Warsaw's LGBTQ+ scene.
Tip: Karaoke runs midweek, drag shows mostly Fridays; the back room opens after midnight on Saturdays.
Pardon, To Tu on Al. Armii Ludowej in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the 300-capacity venue, record store and bookshop that has staged more than 900 shows since 2011, with vinyl-led nights and a free-jazz pedigree.
Tip: Buy concert tickets through the venue site at pardontotu.pl; the record store and cafe stay open ahead of the 20:30 sets.
Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the 24-hour vodka-and-beer bar of the People's-Republic-themed PWiP chain, with shots from 8 PLN and propaganda posters on the walls.
Tip: Shots run 8-12 PLN cash; the Nowy Swiat 19 branch is open round the clock and busiest after the surrounding clubs close.
Setka on Swietokrzyska in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the brash People's-Republic-themed vodka-shot bar opened December 2017, with vinyl posters, propaganda decor and 100-millilitre vodka shots from 4.50 PLN.
Tip: Open through the weekend from Friday 06:00 to Monday 06:00 non-stop; shots are the order, the kitchen does Polish bar snacks.
Smolna in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the 900-capacity techno club opened 2016 in a 1903 tenement, with three dance floors, a no-photo door and a strict bookings-led programme of European electronic acts.
Tip: Tickets on Going.app from 50-90 PLN; arrive by 01:00 before the main floor packs and leave your phone in the cloakroom.
Luzztro on Al. Jerozolimskie in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the city's longest-running techno club, with minimal and electro programming and a never-closing weekend that runs from midnight Friday to noon Sunday.
Tip: Entry is usually free with the Friday-Saturday session running through to noon; bring cash for the bar and ID for the door.