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.
Address: ul. Batorego 10, 02-591 Warsaw
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.
Level 27 on the 27th floor of Atlas Tower in Warsaw's Ochota is the 800-square-metre rooftop nightclub with a 450-square-metre open terrace, listed on the World's 100 Best Clubs from 2022 to 2025.
Tip: Book a table via reservation@club27.club or buy entry on Going.app; the open terrace is the draw, the indoor floor is busier from 01:00.
The Roof Sky Bar on the 21st floor of the Crowne Plaza Warsaw at Rondo Daszynskiego in Wola is the Wola office-tower rooftop with an outdoor terrace, weekend DJ sets and a long cocktail list.
Tip: Walk-in on weeknights, weekends book by phone on +48 881 974 153; a 14.5% service charge is added automatically to the bill.
B-Heaven Sky Bar on the 5th floor of the Barcelo Warsaw Powisle in the Elektrownia Powisle complex looks across to the National Stadium, the Vistula and the Praga skyline, with a summer pool terrace.
Tip: Summer pool terrace runs from May; cocktails 35-55 PLN. Closes earlier than the city's other rooftops, so come for sunset.