Out and About
Łódź’s commitment to hedonism is on a par with Poland’s capital. For the unadventurous a straight-forward pub crawl down ulica Piotrkowska is the way to go, though stand advised some of the best drinking dens in town are found squirrelled away in the back streets and side alleys. Follow your nose.
During the warmer months the streets, particularly Piotrkowska, are thronged with beer gardens. Once the chillier weather starts to move in the party shifts back inside and downstairs. For the most part you’ll be paying no more than 7zł for a large beer, and bear in mind that the opening hours we list are flexible: most bars will stay open as long as drinkers are drinking. Clubs often charge an entry fee, many of which are based on what’s on offer that night.
Here are a few ideas depending on what you are looking for:
Splurge – Live it up like a cocktail queen in
Paparazzi, an excellent venture with cocktails fixed by star staff, or visit
Klub Wino for a quieter night sampling wines from around the globe.
Lads – Check out the gazillion strip clubs that have popped up around town or simply set up shop at
Magnes, which is top of the heap.
Bierhalle does great beer brewed on site, while
Fermentacja has an endless array of obscure beers at the ready.
Couples – Another vote for
Paparazzi for cocktails that will make you weak at the knees. Couples that like to kick up their heels should check out the intimately-named
Bedroom to shake their groove things among the city’s most stylish residents.
Local – Rub up against local students at Broadway 18, hit up
Swojska for a raucous night of karaoke or
PRL Klub for some of the cheapest booze in the city. One of our favorite local haunts,
zmiantemantu, should be reopening in time for this guide.
Off the wall – Lodz has no shortage of curious locales. Want to drink in a helicopter? Do so at
Mi-2. Lodz Kaliska is a legend, and the madness is hard to imagine until you experience it. And newcomer
Shotme serves up some of the strangest sprinkle-coated shots we’ve ever tried.
All nighter – It isn’t hard to find a club filled with patrons ready to dance until the sun comes up. Giant
Klub Pomarańcza is practically several clubs in one with multiple stages, and the renovated power plant of the Manufaktura textile mills features the
Elektrownia RP club that is also worth your best moves. Cure your post-boozing munchies with a visit to the 24-hour
Pijalnia Wódki i Piwa for herring in oil and pork jelly for a measly 4zl.
Latest Comments:
Soho Luxury Gentelman's Club
never again...... very ugly girls and stupid manager...Anna
Poor review. "Grizzled patrons who arrive to cough and splutter over their lunch time vodka." I think the reviewer has been watching too many David Lynch films....PRL Klub
Tried this place yesterday. Great for those visiting from outside of Poland to get at least a small flavour of what things were like in Poland under the Communist PRL (Polish Peoples Republic)....Keja
Love this place. Where else would you get Polish shanty music but here. Sorry Jack but loved the music....Irish Pub
If being away from the Emerald Isle is starting to tug at your heart strings this is not the place to go....Szafa
I must admit I was expecting the worst from this review but for me it was a million miles away from the description that appears in the guide....zmianatematu.
This bar now carries the legend (no doubt temporarily) in the window "we are in Buenos Aires"....Football Pub
I was working in Lodz in during 92 97 and spend regularely time there.friendly owner and yes it might be old fashion but its not cold and steril like most modern places where cashing the max out of clients is the no-1 priority....Football Pub
Cheap and cheerful if any other folk on here don't like it the GTF!! You are in a foreign land it's ...Pub Biblioteka
Spent an excellent night there last saturday12th November. Great choice of beers and good bar staff also....Keja
Service is actually really okey and nice. We had just bad luck with one waiter which wasnt really nice and was behaving like last idiot....Football Pub
If you are looking for wall to wall flt screen TV screens with every match available shown in the bar waitresses in body hugging dresses and skirts with a state of the art sound system and cocktails that would put the Worlds greatest bar man to shame then forget it you wont find that ere....Łódź Kaliska
Lodz Kaliska is the bread and butter of life in the city. The bar club is 3 stories and offers everything from a nice place to relax with friends live concerts and a packed (and i mean PACKED) dance floor on the weekends....Keja
Tried this place fairly early on a Friday night. It was pretty quiet then, just as the band was arriving and setting themselves up....Football Pub
Football pub is a s******e but it's a good shit hole if the guy did not like the place why did he spend so much money?Maybe he has s**t for brains....