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The menu proclaims their Bloody Mary as the best in town, and they may well be right. Someone knows their cocktails here, and they’re made all the better by the complimentary bowls of heated peanuts that accompany each order. Read_on (No Comments)

Bar Tektura

Bar Tektura appears to be neighbouring Beirut’s more low-key sibling: the space itself is the same, but the music is more subdued, the lights are brighter and the decor more architectural. Read_on (No Comments)

Beirut Hummus & Music Bar

Our favorite new addition to Warsaw’s bar scene, Beirut is pure atmosphere – the bar itself is made with sandbags, after all - - and offers traditional Lebanese snacks like olive oil-soaked hummus and falafel to pair with your beer. Read_on (No Comments)

Bierhalle

Warsaw’s best beer served in a bi-level space filled with chunky woods, bare bricks and industrial flourishes. The Read_on (2 Comments)

Bojangles Bar & Lounge

Back after a brief refit the signature bar of the Polonia is pretty much exactly how we remember it – sharp, smooth and rather quite sexy. Read_on (No Comments)

Bristol Club

Bristol Club
There’s something a little off about a whisky bar located in the atrium of a corporate building in a Warsaw suburb. Aren’t Read_on (No Comments)

Cafe Bar Lemon

Cafe Bar Lemon
One of the few spots in Warsaw that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Café Bar Lemon sits above the busy Lemon Club Read_on (1 Comment)

Café Foksal

You may think that Café Foksal is merely an overflow for the nearby Sketch, but behold, it has character of its own. Fashionably Read_on (No Comments)

Cafe Kulturalna

Cafe, bar and club, Cafe Kulturalna is an amazing space, and unmissable if you appreciate a venue with character. Decorated with vinyl armchairs, artwork and tasteless 50s chandeliers this is a magnet for the student intelligentsia. Read_on (No Comments)

Café Szparka

Most people can’t wait to tell you how much they hate Szparka, though they’re probably the same bods you’ll see rolling out the door come closing time on Sunday. Read_on (No Comments)

Champions Sports Bar & Restaurant

Champions Sports Bar & Restaurant
A classic sports bar filled with glittering trophies, signed shirts and other sporting detritus. Some 30 screens and projectors Read_on (No Comments)

Column Bar

A cavernous art nouveau interior provides perfect acoustics for the house pianist, while parlour palms and marble columns top off this seriously impressive venue which gives you into a Poland long since destroyed. Read_on (No Comments)

Confashion Sport Bar

We had apparently (according to some reports) been too harsh on this place first time out, so we revisited it. Well, it’s as per, we’re afraid. Read_on (No Comments)

Cud nad Wisłą

Warsaw is doing it’s best to reinvigorate life around the river, and this seasonal bar – which translates to Miracle on the Vistula – is definitely doing its part. Read_on (No Comments)

Furkot

Six tables are squeezed between the burgundy walls, artsy photo displays and a couple of curvy sofas. While not exactly a remarkable Read_on (No Comments)

Gniazdo Piratów

Gniazdo Piratów
Relive your pirate dreams of yesteryear while cracking jokes about Seaman Stains inside this imperious addition to Warsaw culture. Read_on (No Comments)

Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe
Sure you don’t need to see Freddie Mercury’s red leather pants to enjoy a night out, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. Read_on (1 Comment)

Harenda

A vast bar filled with stout wooden benches and brass lamps. The crowd is committed to heavy drinking, and is an interesting cross-section between the good, bad and ugly of Warsaw. Read_on (No Comments)

Huśtawka Club

The 70s, New York, served as inspiration for Huśtawka, though there’s more than a smidgen of shabby Berlin chic too. Read_on (No Comments)

Hydrozagadka

Hydrozagadka
You will not find a more unkempt bar than Hydrozagadka; this place looks like it’s been ransacked by students, and it’s almost advisable to check yourself for fleas when leaving. Read_on (No Comments)

Iguana

Iguana
Once the preserve of the middle-aged expat, Iguana has changed its spots and joined the list of Warsaw’s lounge bars. Read_on (No Comments)

JP's Bar

JP's Bar
An airy hotel bar whose name is actually a reference to the bar's designer, not the wildly popular Pope John Paul II. Light Read_on (No Comments)

Karmnik

A modern oasis in the heart of Old Town, Karmnik’s curvy stark-white space is reminiscent of a hip igloo, complete with an array of nonsensical stickers on the wall. Read_on (No Comments)

Klaps

Peculiarities abound in the drinking maze known as The Secret Garden, but none come close to matching Klaps in the weirdness stakes. Read_on (No Comments)

Klubokawiarnia Chwila

This former print shop has been transformed into one of the chillest spaces in Warsaw – a large, open room filled with overlapping artwork and haphazard furniture where the music allows for conversation instead of demanding earplugs. Read_on (No Comments)

Kwadrat

One of our favourite finds this year, Kwadrat is a tiny little place that’s not unlike popping round a mate’s house – provided your mate had seven tables and a fridge full of beer. Read_on (No Comments)

La Casa Del Habano

Display your gentlemanly credentials by rolling up to La Casa, a coffee coloured cigar club that just reeks of money – and smoke. Read_on (No Comments)

Le Bar

Mix with business bods and travelling tour groups in this central hotel bar. Splashy retro colours set it apart from most other sanitized hotel bars, and you’re guaranteed absolutely no nasty surprises when ordering from the menu. Read_on (No Comments)

Legends British Bar & Restaurant

Legends British Bar & Restaurant
British owned and run, not 150 metres from the Marriott, this is a resto-pub with a bright, clean look, four flatscreen tvs Read_on (2 Comments)

Lokal Użytkowy

If you need a reason to visit old town then Lokal Użytkowy is it. There’s an air of theatre chic to this bar, a super venue where stripey scarves and an intellectual scowl are a must to fit in. Read_on (No Comments)

Lolek

No Warsaw summer is complete without a visit to Lolek, a rotund bar in the thick of the Pole Mokotowskie Park. If the sun is on form then join the others, stretched on the grass with lager in hand while frisbee players lark around in the distance. Read_on (No Comments)

Lorelei

It’s a hip, happening crowd in Lorelei, a backstreet café with dim red lamps, black and white comic book murals and even some hammocks strung up in the back; good luck getting on one if you’re an ounce over stick thin status. Read_on (No Comments)

Maska

Long one of our fave restaurants (the pierogi are legendary) Maska is also a club of some renown. Keeps things simple by playing Read_on (No Comments)

Muza

We walked in, took one look at the outstanding dancers doing their thing on the dance floor as the Latino rythyms played, and decided we did not belong. Read_on (No Comments)

Nowy Bolek

Similar to Lolek in design, location and bacchanalian 'devil may care' atmosphere. The only difference is the patrons who tend to be younger and more Polish. Read_on (No Comments)

Nowy Wspaniały Świat

Another art house bar, this one with possibly the most enviable location in the city – right on the crossroads of Nowy Świat and Świętokrzyska. Read_on (No Comments)

Obiekt Znaleziony

An utterly fantastic bar found in the dim, dark depths of the Zachęta Gallery. Decorated with a retro design this marvel looks like it was cut from stone, and comes with a plastic lions head on the bar and seating salvaged from the last half century. Read_on (No Comments)

Opium

Find it if you can: this place brings new meaning to the word discretion. As such it is more for laid-back, relaxed and self-confident types than a few other bolder and brasher nightlife venues in this city we could mention. Read_on (No Comments)

Panorama Bar & Lounge

Warsaw’s highest bar – and indeed Poland’s – comes whacked on the 40th floor of the Marriott, and with prices to match the top tier location. Read_on (No Comments)

Paparazzi

Paparazzi
Not everyone's cup of tea perhaps, but every time we come here we always think to ourselves 'they get little wrong and a lot right. Read_on (No Comments)

Pawiarnia

Found on what was once dubbed Warsaw’s most dangerous street Pawiarnia is more proof of Praga’s resurgence. Dull nights don’t exist here so don’t be surprised to walk in on tango workshops, jazz nights or DJ sets. Read_on (No Comments)

Pędzący Królik

Putting the bar into barmy, the design is all chequered floors, pink armchairs and huge mirrors. The highlight: a giant portrait of a rabbit reclining with a fan. Read_on (No Comments)

Pistaccio Lobby Bar & Lounge

Pistaccio Lobby Bar & Lounge
Probably the best lobby bar in town, and certainly our favourite. Thirty metre high floor-to-ceiling windows lend plenty of wow factor, with hanging lights casting a dazzle on the patrons perched on the red and green armchairs. Read_on (No Comments)

Piwiarnia Warka

A football shirt and cropped hair are considered acceptable clothing in Warka, a laddish pub with a heavy wood finish and some screens showing sport. Read_on (2 Comments)

Pixel Club

A double decker bar inside that great big concrete slab that rises over Chmielna. A long metal bar dominates the upstairs, which Read_on (1 Comment)

Plan B

Walk up a curving stairwell to enter Plan B, a venue where the ceilings are high and the windows are low – so low you’ll have to crouch for views of pl. Read_on (No Comments)

Pod Baryłką

Warsaw’s oldest bar, allegedly, and a supreme spot if you’re looking to avoid Flash Harry and his pin-up blonde. Read_on (No Comments)

Po Drugiej Stronie Lustra

This unique Praga bar is much like the district itself: artsy, mysterious and a little bit junky. Bottle caps and coasters line the ceiling and unexplained knick-knacks – is that a pair of vintage skis? – dangle from every available space. Read_on (No Comments)

Polyester Café

Pub, bar and cafe that gives off the best vibes for hundreds of metres around; no wonder it is the busiest bar on the Freta strip. Read_on (1 Comment)

Pub 7

A masculine Polish pub with a beer swilling atmosphere, bench seating and late-ish opening hours. An engaging place for rambling conversation and drunken bonding, but certainly no place for those who enjoy the finer things in life. Read_on (No Comments)

Pub Przejście

A dark and divey tunnel-shaped bar found festering in the depths of a stinking subway. Hardcore barflies and other desperados nurse cut-price beers in the shadows, while local radio stations do their bit to drown out their rasping ramblings. Read_on (3 Comments)

Rabarbar

Formerly the home of celebs desperately looking like they didn’t want to be noticed Rabarbar remains a popular haunt, only nowadays the traffic jam at the bar consists of local suits talking shop. Read_on (No Comments)

Saturator

See your social standing rocket by confessing knowledge of Saturator, a scruffy triple floored artsy hangout in the battered buildings of Praga. Read_on (No Comments)

Sense

Sense
What was once a classic Warsaw hotspot is now sliding past its prime, with early-00s décor and the inability to draw the glitterati that once considered Sense their headquarters. Read_on (2 Comments)

Sheesha Lounge

Sheesha Lounge
Not your average Warsaw hangout, Sheesha forgoes the mainstream dance hits favoured by the competition to bring a slice of the orient to your doorstep. Read_on (No Comments)

Sketch

Sketch is something of a Warsaw classic. Set in a hospital white hall the magnet here is the beer, namely the best selection you’ll find in the city. Read_on (No Comments)

Skwer - filia Centrum Artystycznego Fabryka Trzciny

An offshoot of Fabryka Trzciny, though a darn sight easier to get to than its daddy bar/club. Situated inside a weird concrete bungle this construction looks more like a car park than bar, but don’t let that stop you from further investigations. Read_on (No Comments)

SomePlace Else

Someplace Else is an expat legend, and the comfortable open-plan space and industrial bar are a great setting for the mix of live sports and music that can be found here almost every night of the week. Read_on (No Comments)

Surf Spot

If you can’t afford the plane fare to Hawaii this winter then do the next best thing and roll up to Surf Spot, a tropical drinkery with a tikki hut bar, coconut palms and beach themed murals. Read_on (No Comments)

The Pictures art bar cafe

Central, shiny and new it is currently a little bit hit and miss here: some nights its packed with cocktail-sipping trendies, at other times it can feel like doing solitary. Read_on (No Comments)

Warsaw Tortilla Factory

Warsaw Tortilla Factory
This long-established Tex-Mex bar is one of the go-to hangouts for ex-pats, thanks in part to the Irish owner Niall, though discerning the various accents becomes harder with every margarita and Corona that goes missing. Read_on (No Comments)

Warszawa Powiśle

Warszawa Powiśle
Set in a former ticket hall this PRL-era concrete rotunda proved one of the hits of last summer, and a bit of a gathering ground for those enjoying post-Luztro fix-me-ups. Read_on (No Comments)

W Oparach Absurdu

Practically across the street from fellow Praga bar Po Drugiej Stronie Lustra, the two distinct locations could have a weird-off and easily end in a draw. Read_on (No Comments)

Zakątek

Tucked away in a courtyard set back from the pedestrian thoroughfare of Chmielna, this atmospheric place is faintly redolent of Read_on (No Comments)

Zielona Gęś

Many profess the Green Goose to be their favourite pub, and it’s little surprise. Although a routine-looking Polish Read_on (No Comments)

Znajomi Znajomych

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