Setka on Kazimierza Wielkiego in Wrocław's Old Town is the PRL-themed shot and vodka bar dressed in Fiat 126p booths, with herring, bigos, gzik plates and shots that run to 04:00 on the weekends.
Tip: The 100ml setka shot is the order; weekends to 04:00, Saturday from 10:00 for hair-of-the-dog.
Address: ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 50a, 50-077 Wrocław
Art Cafe Kalambur on Wrocław's Kuźnicza 29a is the Secessionist student dive open since 1983, with tiny stage and a sloppy weekend dance floor that runs DJs to 04:00 on Thursday through Saturday.
Tip: Weekends pack out fast; the small stage hosts free musicians most weeknights from 21:00.
Czupito on Ruska 51 in Wrocław's Pasaż Niepolda is the cult shot bar with 130 named pours, the burning Boy Scout served on flame with marshmallows and a striped-walls room that anchors the bar crawl.
Tip: Shots run from 7 PLN; Boy Scout and Girl Scout are the theatrical orders, lollipop arrives with a stick.
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 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.
Art Cafe Kalambur on Wrocław's Kuźnicza 29a is the Secessionist student dive open since 1983, with tiny stage and a sloppy weekend dance floor that runs DJs to 04:00 on Thursday through Saturday.
Tip: Weekends pack out fast; the small stage hosts free musicians most weeknights from 21:00.
Czupito on Ruska 51 in Wrocław's Pasaż Niepolda is the cult shot bar with 130 named pours, the burning Boy Scout served on flame with marshmallows and a striped-walls room that anchors the bar crawl.
Tip: Shots run from 7 PLN; Boy Scout and Girl Scout are the theatrical orders, lollipop arrives with a stick.
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 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 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 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.