El Koktel ★ 4.5
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SrodmiescieMon closed, Tue-Thu 18:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, Sun closed
El Koktel in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the basement speakeasy on Wojciecha Gorskiego with deep emerald walls and Edison bulbs, listed on 50 Best Discovery for its rotating cocktail menu and home-made ingredients.
TipRing the bell for entry; signature Easy Lover with lemon vodka and peach is the order, cocktails 40-55 zł.
Kita Koguta ★ 4.5
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SrodmiescieWed-Thu 18:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, closed Mon-Tue
Kita Koguta on Krucza in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the Jakub Kozlowski and Adam Gradziel two-floor cocktail bar with no menu, where you tell the bartender what you want and they build it from home-made marmalades.
TipTell the bartender a flavour direction rather than a classic; the upstairs lounge with the antler bike has the quieter tables.
Klub SPATiF ★ 4.4
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SrodmiescieWed-Thu 15:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 15:00-03:00, Sun 14:00-23:00
Klub SPATiF in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the Al. Ujazdowskie tenement bar reborn 2017, drawing on the 1950s-70s artists' club tradition with weekly JazzState concerts, Soul Service Saturdays and a Polish-craft cocktail list.
TipFriday-Saturday late nights are the busiest; book the bistro for the early jazz set then move to the bar after 23:00.
Glam Club ★ 4.2
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SrodmiescieWed 22:00-05:00, Fri-Sat 22:00-06:00, Sun 24:00-06:00
Glam Club on Zurawia in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the queer dance club opened 2010, with drag shows, bingo nights and weekend DJ sets that pull a young lesbian-and-gay crowd until dawn.
TipWednesday nights are the easier walk-in; weekend door from 23:00 onwards. The smoking terrace is the meeting point.
Lodi Dodi ★ 3.9
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SrodmiescieDaily 19:00-05:00
Lodi Dodi on Wilcza in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the three-floor gay bar and cruise club with a ground-floor bar, video rooms and a basement darkroom, drawing a regular crowd from across the Plac Zbawiciela strip.
TipMen-only nights are Fridays and Saturdays from 22:00; the ground-floor bar is the easier early-evening seat.
Ramona Bar ★ 4.1
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SrodmiescieSun-Thu 13:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 13:00-03:00
Ramona Bar on Widok in Warsaw's Srodmiescie is the retro-decorated queer-friendly cafe-bar near Plac Zbawiciela, pouring local craft beers and cocktails to a mixed lesbian-gay-and-straight crowd.
TipDaytime is calm cafe service; the bar livens after 21:00 and the back booths fill on Friday-Saturday from 22:00.