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Amore del Tropico

A decent little bar, with friendly English-speaking staff with an entrance found inside a courtyard just off Ratajczaka. Read_on (1 Comment)

Basilium

Basilium
A smart and cosy little location found just off the Rynek which comes highly recommended by the IYP team. Warm lighting and decorations Read_on (No Comments)

Bee Jay's

Bee Jay's
When last we visited, Bee Jays was a bland and easy-to-overlook club on Poznań’s main square that was in danger of dying a slow death at the hands of more popular venues. Read_on (No Comments)

Blow Up Hall 5050

Blow Up Hall 5050
Woah, if there’s one place that keeps leaving an impact it’s the Blow Up. The bar is the final word in industrial chic, with metal floors, exposed brickwork and ceilings that stretch to the clouds. Read_on (No Comments)

Blue Note Jazz Club

Blue Note Jazz Club
A vast multi-level jazz club whose spangly interior has shades of 90s club tragedy written all over it – don’t let that fool you, this venue is a legend, with some of the biggest names in Polish and international jazz performing in the past. Read_on (No Comments)

Bodega Cafe

This is where the local night cats head to when they grow up. Popular with a late twenties crowd Bodega features low lounge seating, relaxing colours and subdued lighting. Read_on (No Comments)

Brogans Irish Pub

Brogans Irish Pub
The atmospheric Brogan’s is everything you’d want an Irish bar to be: dark, noisy and always busy. Head down a set Read_on (1 Comment)

Brovaria

Brovaria
Brovaria feels an integral part of Poznań life, and it’s certainly become established as the main expat haunt since the demise of Dom Vikingow. Read_on (2 Comments)

Browar Pub

Browar Pub
Set inside the old malt house (Słowdownia) of the former Brewery Huggerów which has now become the vast Stary Browar Read_on (No Comments)

BSA Sport Pub

Something of a Poznan institution, BSA (Business Sports Association) plays a big part in the city’s sports scene, organising local football leagues, paintball events, Playstation tournaments and much, much more. Read_on (No Comments)

Buddha

A nightclub inside an Indian restaurant? An Indian restaurant inside a club? Thankfully it’s a question we no longer have to ask as Buddha has decided to play to its strengths as a club and dissolve the less successful dining enterprise. Read_on (1 Comment)

Cactus Factoria

Cactus Factoria
A multi-level restaurant and bar mutant with black/red colours, latin music and some mysterious spongey fabric on the walls out back. Read_on (1 Comment)

Cafe Pomidor

Neither a cafe nor tomato-themed, this little bar is perhaps one of Poznan’s lesser-known venues, but with students getting to tank back discounted beer for 3. Read_on (No Comments)

Cafe Zielona Gęś

Cafe Zielona Gęś
Nowowiejskiego street is traditionally a student haven with the neighbouring bars and clubs busy on the nights when there are no lectures the next day. Read_on (No Comments)

Cocktails of Dreams Club

Did I get in a time machine? And if so, why did it take me back to the 1988 set of the Tom Cruise film Cocktail? Both are questions Read_on (No Comments)

Cooliozum

Cooliozum
There’s a lot to say about Cooliozum, and we might as well begin with the best bit – yip, these guys have Sky Sports, a move which puts them a league above every wannabe sports bar in town. Read_on (1 Comment)

Déja Vu Galeria

Nights are anarchic in Deja Vu, a few-frills beer hall split into several rooms that all seem the same. Disregarding the design the main constant is the students – this place is full of them, and they drink like parched ducks. Read_on (No Comments)

Dragon

Step into the dragon’s den to find a musty bar dank with sweat and atmosphere. Popular with drop-outs and creatives this weirdo has a recycled look, and peeling plaster walls onto which hallucinatory visuals get zapped. Read_on (2 Comments)

The Dubliner

The Dubliner
The most venerable of the city’s three Irish pubs, the Dubliner is on an upswing of late with regular live music acts booked and a Sunday special that knocks 50 percent off the food prices (we enjoyed the Irish stew). Read_on (1 Comment)

Eskulap

A cult venue with something always going on. The numerous live acts, concerts and DJs make Eskulap worth the bus ride from the Read_on (No Comments)

Fever

Travolta meets Roller Girl in Fever, a 70s throwback which has assumed a high profile among a certain section of local drinker (think Botox and bling). Read_on (No Comments)

The Fire Place Lounge

A tiny side room of the Sheraton houses this gem, where curvy seating is complimented by violet dashes, mirrors and dark polished woods. Read_on (No Comments)

Fort Colomb

Fort Colomb usually gets overlooked on account of its location – out of old town and in the no-man’s land park space between the centre and the station. Read_on (No Comments)

Johnny Rocker

Johnny Rocker
Step into Johnny Rocker and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve inadvertently entered a warehouse, what with all the barrels, pipes, tubes and dials. Read_on (No Comments)

Kawiarnia Nocna Kisielice

Kawiarnia Nocna Kisielice (formerly just Kisielice) has somehow always managed to divide opinion and its refurb will continue to do just that. Read_on (1 Comment)

KontenerART

KontenerART
One of Poznań’s most original spots, the seasonal KontenerART relocated to a desolate stretch of grass along the Warta River that makes finding the unusual venue feel like a drink-worthy achievement. Read_on (No Comments)

Kriek Belgian Pub & Cafe

If ever we were pushed to name a favourite bar then this would be up there. Setting it apart is a collection of 170 Belgian beers, admirably promoted by Slawek, a gregarious giant whose principal aim is to spread the good gospel of lager. Read_on (6 Comments)

Kultowa

An urbane pre-club bar aimed at a twenty something audience. The interior is black and modern, and finding seats can pose a challenge come the weekend. Read_on (No Comments)

La Rambla Tapas Bar i Vino

You’ll love La Rambla, a scarlet venue whose principle pull is a top selection of wines and a range of tapas snacks to go with them. Read_on (No Comments)

Liberum Veto

Liberum Veto
A two minute walk from the square brings you to this rather unremarkable looking gem featuring bench seating, a friendly barmaid and a big fridge. Read_on (No Comments)

Lizard King

Lizard King
Lizard King caused a bit of a stir when it closed a couple years back, so it’s not a surprise that it’s re-launch has made a few waves. Read_on (No Comments)

Lobby Bar

Lobby Bar
Relive the glory days of Hasselhoff inside Hotel Andersia’s glitzy ground floor drinkery. Take to one of the swivelly chairs that surround the black marble bar, or else repair to the white poufs lurking in the corners. Read_on (No Comments)

Meskal

An brilliant absurdity that gets absolutely packed come the weekend. Leftfield music and ever changing art draw a studenty crowd dressed in hand-me-down fashion, while behind the bar find a brick, a lampshade and an Osasuna scarf. Read_on (No Comments)

Meskalina

Design, what design? Meskalina – little sister of Meskal – doesn’t offer much to distinguish itself in the visual department, and proves not dissimilar to a university common room: think of a big, basic room and plastic glasses. Read_on (No Comments)

Mielżynski Wine Bar

Set in a scrubbed up industrial brick building Mielżynski is the wine bar that Poznań has been crying out for. It’s not central, but it is worth the ride, as a lengthy lurk among the crates soon proves. Read_on (1 Comment)

Ministerstwo Browaru

This newly-opened pub has serious credentials: it is backed by the folks behind the neighboring Ministerstwo Browaru shop, one of our favorite haunts for obscure Polish brews. Read_on (No Comments)

Piano Bar

Piano Bar
The perfect spot to take clients. A clean cream interior punctuated by some well chosen local art. The mobile drinks cabinet can be dispatched to your party if an emergency surfaces, such as an inability to walk. Read_on (No Comments)

Piwiarnia Warka

Expect a cacophony of noise the moment the local football side are beamed onto the plasma screen. This is your traditional sports pub effort, with generous benched booths, posters of frothing beer mugs and photographs of footballs finest amphitheatres. Read_on (No Comments)

Piwko Naprzeciwko

Piwko Naprzeciwko
The 'snacks and appetizers' fad hits the main square with this bare-bones bar and its tiny terrace. It's packed at all hours and that's down to its 5zl (YES 5zl) 0. Read_on (No Comments)

Pod Minogą

Formerly Poznan’s premier bar noir, what was once a dog-eared local legend has since been gentrified and refurbished. Read_on (No Comments)

PRL

There’s two communist theme bars in Poznań, and this place has the lower profile, the non-existent ad budget and a tiny entrance that’s easy to miss. Read_on (No Comments)

Proletaryat

So what if Stalin killed umpteen times more people than Hitler? Communism can be a hoot, at least it is if you’re drunk, so head to this commie bar and raise a glass to Uncle Joe. Read_on (1 Comment)

Pub Pod Czerwonym Diabłem

The name implies devilish fun, but our visit revealed a significant lack of Mephistophelian mischief. The sparse group of middle-aged Read_on (No Comments)

Qube Vodka Bar & Cafe

Qube Vodka Bar & Cafe
Qube is the lobby bar of the Sheraton, and the perfect prelude to a pre-restaurant meal. The vodka selection is second to Read_on (No Comments)

Room 55

On the ground floor find a decent bar where the business world meets for after work drinks, as well as an overpriced menu presented by scurrying blondes. Read_on (1 Comment)

Sami Swoi

Sami Swoi
From the outside Sami Swoi appears to be a traditional restaurant, filled with stripey wallpaper, oil paintings and other prim touches. Read_on (No Comments)

SARP u Architektów

Those familiar with the Sarp of old might find its current incarnation something of a shock (but maybe it’s a sign of the times and our increased maturity that we actually quite like it). Read_on (No Comments)

Shark

A chic designer space with a sparkling bar that wondrously seems to spread from floor to ceiling. Find sexy bedroom music, stick thin girls and salmon walls inside this smashig split level venue. Read_on (No Comments)

Shivaz

An Indian styled restaurant/club 5 mins walk from the square which has put a lot of effort into the look with mauve, black and silver colours abounding, 100 seats, a VIP room, dancefloor and DJs at weekends playing hits from the 70s through to the modern day. Read_on (No Comments)

Skup Butelek

The strange thing about Skup Butelek is just how unlikeable it looks from the outside – a narrow sunken doorway on a shabby street reserved for the students. Read_on (No Comments)

SomePlace Else

SomePlace Else
SPE is a natural born winner – few places are better geared to meet foreign demands, and while the prices are undoubtedly steep (do you expect anything else from the Sheraton?), it’s a place where foreigners and locals mix with seamless ease. Read_on (2 Comments)

SPOT.

SPOT.
It’s hip, urban and minimal, and while some accuse Spot of sterility this venue is one of the better drinkeries in the city. Read_on (No Comments)

Strefa Kultywator

We spent a lot of last year’s summer months in this top venue, which is quite unlike any other bar in the city. Inside the Read_on (No Comments)

Tanner’s Irish Pub

Tanner’s Irish Pub
We’ve got to say, Tanners just keeps getting it right. With a stage for live bands upstairs and a cosy downstairs room for fiddly-dee jam sessions twice a week, this airy two-level bar would not feel out of place back in Dublin. Read_on (1 Comment)

Tropicana

Tropicana
A bar situated right in the heart of the square that seems to manage never to be busy when we stop by. Chrome, faux leather seating Read_on (No Comments)

Underground Rock Bar

Do your drinking under huge portraits of well-known guitar gods in this decent-sized bar that manages to strike a good balance between rock club dinginess and urban cool. Read_on (No Comments)

Whisky Bar 88

Whisky Bar 88
Steal yourself away to the darkened surroundings of Whisky Bar in City Park where you will find the ideal conditions to sit back and enjoy one of well over 460 different types of the sainted liquid. Read_on (No Comments)

Winiarnia Dominikańska

Winiarnia Dominikańska
Find a range of generations inside this wine cellar, from those engaged in playing flirty games to couples knocking on heaven's door. Read_on (No Comments)

W Starym Kinie

Out front pub poets and film buffs sit within plum coloured walls, eyeing decorations that include film reels, projectors and cinema seats. Read_on (2 Comments)

Za Kulisami

Za Kulisami
An editorial favourite, this is the sort of place you’d imagine a young Phileas Fogg enjoying, and the scraps of paper above the bar are actually travellers notes from the days before iPhone. Read_on (1 Comment)

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