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.
Address: ul. Oławska 13, 50-123 Wrocław
Klub Muzyczny Liverpool on Świdnicka in Wrocław is the basement rock and alternative club open since 1996, with strong acoustics and themed nights for Depeche Mode, U2 and gothic regulars.
Tip: Jam sessions most Thursdays, themed weekend nights to 04:00; entry to the jams is free.
Spiż under Wrocław's town hall at Rynek-Ratusz 2 is the Gothic-cellar brewpub founded in 1992 with copper mash tuns by the bar and a live-music programme that runs cover bands most nights.
Tip: The brewery side has the band; the restaurant side is quieter for early dinner. Pints from 14 PLN.
Łykend on Podwale at the Świdnicka crossing in Wrocław is the 200m2 basement music room booking the folk, reggae, jazz and shanty bands the bigger clubs do not, with hand-painted Wrocław-artist murals.
Tip: Cover usually 20-40 PLN at the door; Thursday shanty nights are the easier walk-in window.
Wdech/Wydech on the Concordia Design roof at Wyspa Słodowa 7 in Wrocław is the green-walled 5th-floor terrace, with a vertical herb garden, signature cocktails and Oder views to the Cathedral.
Tip: Season opens 1 May; seated terrace books fast for sunset, walk-in standing crowd later in the evening.
Cocktail Bar by Incognito in Wrocław's Plac Solny is the red-brick cellar speakeasy under Kofeina cafe, with no menu and bartenders who build to your taste from cold brew to molecular pours.
Tip: Enter via Kofeina cafe and take the back stairs; book on +48 730 931 202 for weekends.
Klub Muzyczny Liverpool on Świdnicka in Wrocław is the basement rock and alternative club open since 1996, with strong acoustics and themed nights for Depeche Mode, U2 and gothic regulars.
Tip: Jam sessions most Thursdays, themed weekend nights to 04:00; entry to the jams is free.
Spiż under Wrocław's town hall at Rynek-Ratusz 2 is the Gothic-cellar brewpub founded in 1992 with copper mash tuns by the bar and a live-music programme that runs cover bands most nights.
Tip: The brewery side has the band; the restaurant side is quieter for early dinner. Pints from 14 PLN.
Łykend on Podwale at the Świdnicka crossing in Wrocław is the 200m2 basement music room booking the folk, reggae, jazz and shanty bands the bigger clubs do not, with hand-painted Wrocław-artist murals.
Tip: Cover usually 20-40 PLN at the door; Thursday shanty nights are the easier walk-in window.
Sky Bar Wrocław on the 49th floor of Sky Tower at Gwiaździsta 64 is the city's highest cocktail room, 200 metres up over Krzyki, with a viewpoint by day and a DJ-led bar Thursday to Saturday.
Tip: Reservations on +48 795 222 777; cocktails 25-60 PLN. Sunset slot fills first, book a fortnight ahead.
Wdech/Wydech on the Concordia Design roof at Wyspa Słodowa 7 in Wrocław is the green-walled 5th-floor terrace, with a vertical herb garden, signature cocktails and Oder views to the Cathedral.
Tip: Season opens 1 May; seated terrace books fast for sunset, walk-in standing crowd later in the evening.
Cocktail Bar by Incognito in Wrocław's Plac Solny is the red-brick cellar speakeasy under Kofeina cafe, with no menu and bartenders who build to your taste from cold brew to molecular pours.
Tip: Enter via Kofeina cafe and take the back stairs; book on +48 730 931 202 for weekends.