Open round-the-clock, this 24-hour bar is the place in which to enjoy a prodigious choice of vodka inside a chic, dimly-lit environment that resounds to the singalong hits of communist Poland. Serving classic drinking bites (sour cream and herring, beef tartar, etc.) and an array of expertly fixed cocktails,... Read more
Specializing in vodka shots, late finishes and homemade food, this latest addition to Poznańska could yet become the missing piece to the jigsaw puzzle. Afera na Poznańskiej ul. Poznańska 13 Read more
Thundering through a flimsy door, customers are met by an even smaller area that’s devoid of furnishings aside from shelves of vodka and a bar that’s been painted to depict dripping blood. Yikes! Decorated with bizarre montages of hard drinking rockers (and Homer Simpson…), the place looks like it... Read more
Nowy Świat’s ‘pavilion’ bars keep revealing surprises, and the latest is one of the best so far: snuck to the Smolna-side entrance, Żyrafa is a gem, albeit one of almost tiddly size: 15 sq/m in all. Looking less grungy than its neighbors, the intimate air is conducive to accidental... Read more
Thick with alcoholic fumes and the sound of drunken tantrums, Bar Warszawa excels in its role as a late night dive bar. Split on two levels, upstairs is where most head to flop around a retro lounge interior filled with nostalgic decorations that tempt kleptomaniacs. The cut price shots... Read more
Havoc reigns in Pijalnia, and watching all the tears and tiffs on a Friday night is something of a spectator sport. Pickles and vodka are the essential order, while reading matter is supplied via commie-era sports reports that are plastered to the wall. Pijalnia ul. Nowy Świat 19, open... Read more
