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.
Address: ul. Swietokrzyska 14, 00-050 Warsaw
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.