Ciało ★ 4.4
€€KrzykiFri-Sat 22:00-06:00, free entry on selected Thursdays
Ciało in Wrocław's Krzyki is the 600m2 techno club on Joannitów booking solid international and Polish electronic acts, with a minimalist warehouse room and a summer courtyard.
Tip: Tickets sell out on Resident Advisor; arrive before 01:00 to skip the queue and bring earplugs from the bar.
Transformator ★ 4.3
€€KrzykiFri-Sat 22:00-06:00 on event nights
Transformator in Wrocław's Tęczowa warehouse strip is the post-industrial electronic club opened in 2018, with hidden passages, two halls and bookings from Ellen Allien to Miss Kittin.
Tip: Most events run from 22:00 to 06:00; tram 5 or 20 to Tęczowa stop drops you on the door.
Surowiec ★ 4.3
€€Stare Miasto (Old Town)Mon-Wed 17:00-24:00, Thu-Sun 17:00-05:00
Surowiec in Wrocław's Pasaż Niepolda courtyard at Ruska 46A is the raw-walled queer-leaning club, neon-lit by Neon Side Foundation, with silent discos and electronic nights to 05:00.
Tip: Thursday silent discos and queer parties are the picks; the courtyard runs the bar in summer.
PRL Klubo-kawiarnia ★ 3.8
€Stare Miasto (Old Town)Sun-Thu 14:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 24 hours
PRL Klubo-kawiarnia on Wrocław's Rynek-Ratusz 10 is the Soviet-themed dance cellar under the town hall, packed with period propaganda, social-realist oils and disco polo every weekend.
Tip: Two air-conditioned levels, weekends to 24 hours; come for the kitsch and stay for the dance polo set.
Stary Klasztor ★ 4.4
€€Stare Miasto (Old Town)Concert nights, restaurant daily from 12:00
Stary Klasztor on Purkyniego in Wrocław is the converted 14th-century Dominican nunnery, with the Gothic Hall stage hosting Polish rock, jazz and ethno acts and a restaurant in the smaller refectory.
Tip: Tickets via eBilet or the venue; the Sala Gotycka has unreserved standing, arrive 19:30 for the rail.
Vertigo Jazz Club & Restaurant ★ 4.5
€€€Stare Miasto (Old Town)Mon-Thu 18:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, Sun 18:00-24:00
Vertigo Jazz Club on Oławska in Wrocław's Old Town is the city's flagship jazz room since 2015, with 200 seats, full kitchen and a programme spanning Polish and international jazz and blues.
Tip: Book direct on vertigojazz.pl for cheaper tickets than ebilet; the stage-side cocktail seats fill first.