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.
Address: ul. Smolna 38, 00-375 Warsaw
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.
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.
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.