Kazimierz District comes to life at night like the Parisian Montmartre. Locals and tourists are drawn to the atmospheric streets to eat, drink, dance, and make friends in restaurants, pubs and clubs.

Cuisine and nightlife in Kraków

Walk through Planty Park, the Main Square, or the Kazimierz District at night to enjoy the many offerings of Kraków.

Kraków's Main Market Square amazes and attracts people at every time of day, but especially in the evenings, when outdoor spaces fill with people and performers of all types. – © Zarnell Photography

Kraków is not only a capital of culture, but also a cooking Tower of Babel, where you can try dishes from around the world. But of course, you must try the typical Polish dishes.

There are the cult Polish soups like chicken broth, sour rye and cream, and red borscht with dumplings or tomato. For main dishes, you try a pork chop with cabbage and potatoes, schnitzel, venison, bigos (hunter's stew), or cabbage rolls. The Polish dumplings (pierogi), filled with a variety of sweet or savoury stuffings are amazing, and Polish bread, cheese, and cold cuts (sausages, hams, and bacon) are praised for their delicious and unique taste.

Kraków's cuisine harmoniously blends centuries-old tradition, sophisticated flavours and international trends. You can taste from high-end starred restaurants, to street stalls and food-trucks, which are growing in popularity. – © Ljudmyla Soloviova

Polish desserts include cheesecake, apple pie, gingerbread, jelly with whipped cream, or ice cream of a million flavours with fruit, nuts and raisins, covered with sweet sauce. And adults will enjoy world-renowned Polish liquors: beer, vodka, mead, or mulled wine.

At night, Kraków is illuminated with streetlights and lanterns, giving it a romantic and mysterious atmosphere, inviting you to explore it on meandering walks through the streets, squares, and alleys. You can find a plethora of clubs and pubs here. Nearly every building on the Market Square and the neighbouring streets hosts an entertainment venue, where you can have a drink, dance, listen to various music, and meet interesting people from around the world.

Kraków has a lively and varied music and club scene. The clubs are safe, with a casual and friendly atmosphere, where people from around the world mix and mingle in many languages. In the photo: The Silent Circus band. – © Mauro WildRover

Many of these places are located in charming, historic cellars, which creates a unique atmosphere for gatherings. For a longer pub crawl, visit the nearby Kazimierz District, the former Jewish quarter, an iconic and bustling place, where pubs, bars, and cafes are found every step. If your legs are tired from your night escapades, you can go back to the hotel, or rent a melex (electric golf-like carts) allowing you to conveniently explore the most beautiful and magical places in Kraków.

'Bernatka', a pedestrian and bicycle bridge built in 2010 to connect Kazimierz and Podgórze, has become Kraków's 'bridge of lovers', where couples put padlocks engraved with their initials, dates, and expressions of love—and throw the keys into the river to make their love last forever. – © Artur Bociarski

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