Smoking
The legal smoking age is 18, though it is barely enforced, as proven by the prevalence of young teens proudly smoking cigarettes and vape pens. After a protracted holdout, in 2010 Poland adopted the same regulations on smoking that you'll find across the EU, and smoking tobacco products and e-cigarettes is banned on public transit, at transport stops and stations, schools and universities, workplaces, sports arenas and other places where the public gather. Violators are supposedly subject to a 500zł fine, though, again, we've never seen such a thing enforced, particularly at transit stops where the lines are blurry. In the case of cafes, bars, clubs, and restaurants, the law states that there can be a separate room for smokers as long as it is ventilated and closed off from the other public areas. As a result, many venues feature smoking sections, in fact some venues have given over most of their space to smokers. On our website it's easy to determine which venues have a designated space for smoking. On the main Cafes, Restaurants and Nightlife chapter pages, simply click 'Show all' below 'Our most popular categories' and then choose 'Smoking place' from the Amenities menu to sort the desired results.

Drinking
The drinking age in Poland is 14, but the legal drinking age is apparently 18. If you can't find an alcohol shop, ask a tennager to point you in the right direction. 24-hour alcohol shops (appropriately known as 'alkohole' in the local vernacular) are prevalent across town, and some bars in the centre basically never close, so bottoms up. Again, a reminder that drinking in public places outside the purview of the pub is not allowed and will result in a fine.