Plenty of glowing reviews have already been written and filmed about this charming venue on the corner of Nowogrodzka and Krucza, and for good reason. Inspired by Italian aperitivo culture, the team behind Feliks managed to bring that unmistakable warmth into the room, along with a level of charm and attention to detail that feels genuine rather than performative.
What truly sets the place apart is consistency — in service, in atmosphere, and in how welcome you feel walking through the door, whether it’s your first visit or your fiftieth. To my knowledge, they also serve the best martinis in the city, and I am yet to be convincingly proven wrong.
ul. Nowogrodzka 15 (City Center)
I may be biased — many post-shift hours have been spent perched at the bar with a mezcal Negroni — but Bar Pacyfik remains one of the most reassuringly chaotic places in the city.
A reliable watering hole for the industry, it is known for late opening hours, loud music, solid food (the birria tacos deserve their reputation), and a steady stream of Fernet shots that tend to appear whether you asked for them or not. It is not polished, nor does it try to be. What it offers instead is energy, familiarity, and the kind of atmosphere that keeps the lights on long after most places have called last orders.
ul. Hoża 61 (City Center)
Few bars in Warsaw approach creativity with the same confidence as the team behind El Koktel. Their current menu, inspired by the world of television series, is intense, playful, and full of flavour — exactly as one has come to expect.
There is a sense of ease here that never diminishes the seriousness of what is being done. Drinks are ambitious without being overwrought, and flavours are pushed with precision rather than excess. From the moment you walk in, the welcome is immediate and unforced, giving the space a lived-in, almost familial feel that invites curiosity without demanding reverence.
ul. Wojciecha Górskiego 9 (City Center)
