Smolna ★ 4.6
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SrodmiescieFri-Sat 23:00-08:00 plus Sunday daytimes; closed Mon-Thu
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.
TipTickets on Going.app from 50-90 zł; arrive by 01:00 before the main floor packs and leave your phone in the cloakroom.
Luzztro ★ 4.0
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SrodmiescieSun-Thu 23:00-06:00, Fri-Sat 24:00-12:00
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.
TipEntry is usually free with the Friday-Saturday session running through to noon; bring cash for the bar and ID for the door.
Jasna 1 ★ 4.5
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SrodmiescieThu-Sun door from 22:00, sets to 06:00 or later
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.
TipBuy 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.
Sen Pszczoly ★ 4.1
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Praga PolnocTue-Wed 18:00-02:00, Thu-Sat 18:00-05:00, Sun 18:00-02:00
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.
TipThursday-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 ★ 4.3
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Praga PolnocConcert nights door 19:00, sets from 20:00, after-parties to 04:00
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.
TipBuy concert tickets through Bandsintown or the venue's Facebook; the weekend after-party usually runs free for ticket holders.
Klub Stodola ★ 4.3
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MokotowConcert nights door 19:00, sets from 20:00
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.
TipTickets through Going.app or eBilet from 100 zł; the balcony is the easier sightline if you arrive after doors.