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Amnesia Too
Some say the location is cursed, but we’d wager this place is going to stay alive for quite some time. Set inside a dark, brothel red interior, Amnesia features lots of shadowy corners, mirrored basement corridors and a VIP room for more private gatherings. Things get lively at weekends when DJs enter the fray and play classic disco hits to a crowd hellbent on wiping out the memory of the week that was.

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ul. Wilcza 50/52
tel. 022 623 02 22

Open:
12:00-23:00
Friday:
12:00-04:00
Saturday:
18:00-04:00
Sunday:
Closed
Axis Bar
This bi-level drinkery is everything you don’t expect in a hotel bar. The interior is a hip and urban combo of steel fittings, stark colours and floor-to-ceiling windows, while the mezzanine features carpeting straight out of The Spy Who Shagged me. Clubbish tracks get piped in the background, sometimes well into the night, while the menu touts a series of adventurous options that include wedges with guacamole, and the accurately described mini-burger. An excellent spot, especially if you’ve just eaten your body weight at the Hilton Brunch.
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ul. Grzybowska 63 (Hilton Warsaw Hotel)
tel. 022 356 55 55

Open:
17:00-01:00
Balsam
A distant location out in Fort Mokotow make this a bit of an insider’s choice. It’s a cult location, with vaguely artistic interiors set inside a 19th century military fortress. Popular with the literati party crowd, with lots of people bumbling around in prescription glasses and tank tops.
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ul. Racławicka 99 (Forty Mokotów)
tel. 022 898 28 24

Open:
11:00-24:00
Friday:
11:00-05:00
Saturday:
12:00-05:00
Sunday:
12:00-22:00
Bar Below
Bar Below
To call this place just a bar would be doing a great disservice to those it serves. Bar Below is a soap opera, a cliff hanger of a reality show that records all the tears and triumphs related to life in Expatica. The setting is modern and subterranean, though the real reason to visit is to soak in the atmosphere and banter, which hits fever pitch whenever there’s a big match on. Irish landlord, Niall, has created the perfect bar, striking a balance between trendy urban drinking space and your local back home. [...]


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ul. Marszałkowska 64
tel. 022 621 18 50

Open:
17:00-24:00
Saturday:
12:00-24:00
Sunday:
12:00-24:00
Bierhalle
Warsaw’s best beer served in a bi-level space filled with chunky woods, bare bricks and industrial flourishes. The menu, presented by girls dressed in countryside apparel, features big photographs of what you can expect, including life-size pics of the beer – order a big one here and you’ll be left getting to grips with clunky two pint steins that are ideal for showing off your bicep flexes. [...]


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ul. Nowy Świat 64
tel. 022 827 61 77

Open:
12:00-23:00
Friday:
12:00-23:30
Saturday:
12:00-23:30
Sunday:
12:00-22:30
CDQ
A fantastically bizarre spot to break from the frontiers of consciousness and get lamped on vodka. Regular art exhibits and film screenings as well as three floors of experimental sounds and weird people. Recommended. [...]


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ul. Burakowska 12 (Żoliborz)
tel. 022 636 83 00

Open:
16:00-23:00
Friday:
22:00-03:00
Saturday:
22:00-03:00
Cafe Bar Lemon
The door thugs have a noble and distinguished reputation for brutality, and we’ve heard of no less than three separate occasions when they’ve chosen to let loose their fists of fury. All incidents have terminated with the arrival of an ambulance, so stand warned and stay out.
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ul. Sienkiewicza 6
tel. 022 829 55 44
Open 24hrs.
Café Foksal
You may think that Café Foksal is merely an overflow for the nearby Tam Tam and Foksal 19 venues, but behold, it has character of its own. Fashionably battered furniture, cupboard doors functioning as tables, rough wallpaper and a bike stuck to the ceiling make for a cosy atmosphere with [...]


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ul. Foksal 21
tel. 022 828 06 05

Open:
12:00-02:00
Sunday:
14:00-02:00
Cafe 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. We’d guess the interior extras have been salvaged straight from the scrap heap, with an unlikely collection of trumpets, springy sofas and even a disco ball on display. For all this it’s far from a forbidding venue, and with Warsaw far from embracing the 24hr vibe of neighbouring capitals any venue that can tout round-the-clock opening hours merits attention. [...]


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Pl. Na Rozdrożu (underground passage No. 2 under Al. Szucha)
tel. 022 696 85 50
Open 24hrs. Closed Sun 07:00 - 16:00.
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. The multi-level interior has the vapid appeal of a chain bar back home, the staff live on pause and the chow is the work of amateurs. Still, there’s a secret recipe that keeps people coming back for more – possibly the obscenely flexible opening hours.
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Pl. Trzech Krzyży 16a
tel. 022 621 03 70

Open:
07:00-05:00
Sunday:
07:00-03:00
Champions Sports Bar & Restaurant
A classic sports bar filled with glittering trophies, signed shirts and other sporting detritus. Some 40 screens and projectors beam out action from across the world, while those wishing to exercise more than their eyes can choose from pool tables, playstations and dart machines that beep and whir [...]


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Al. Jerozolimskie 65/79 (Marriott Hotel)
tel. 022 630 51 19

Open:
11:00-24:00
ClubRock
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ul. Racławicka 99 (Mokotów)
tel. 0 22 844 63 94

Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday :
Closed
Thursday:
18:00-05:00
Friday:
18:00-05:00
Saturday:
18:00-05:00
Sunday:
Closed
Club Capitol
Global recession you say? Nobody told the chaps at Capitol, a jaw dropper of a venue whose opening confirms north Warsaw’s status as the official party part of the city. Filled with post-socialist bling this venue is immense, and has seen the contents of an oligarchs deposit box thrown i [...]


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ul. Marszałkowska 115
tel. 022 826 85 70
Open for specified events, check website for details.
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. In summer the courtyard garden provides perfect sanctuary for high society to take languid sips on Martini concoctions. [...]


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ul. Krakowskie Przdmieście 42/44 (Bristol Hotel)
tel. 022 551 10 00

Open:
10:00-01:00
Cztery Kąty
Something completey different: no high-flyers drinking designer cocktails, this is a traditional Polish pub with zero pretence and lateish open hours. Often bursting with students there’s some amateur murals of naked women, a TV permanently tuned to Eurosport and downstairs, a series of springy sofas. Always a good night out, and frequently the stage for our late night editorial meetings. [...]


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ul. Wilcza 31
tel. 022 621 56 03

Open:
11:00-01:00
Saturday:
16:00-01:00
Sunday:
16:00-01:00
Drink Bar
The Drink Bar is the size of a cupboard and comes enveloped in the sort of smog that has you considering a new set of lungs. The décor is eccentric, and the seating minimal, meaning you’ll often find yourself sitting shoulder-to-shoulder trading stories with strangers while their mates covertly pass reefers to each other. Getting to the toilet is an adventure in itself and involves slaloming past booze casualties slumped in their chairs. [...]


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ul. Wspólna 52/54
tel. 022 629 26 25

Open:
15:00-02:00
Saturday:
17:00-02:00
Sunday:
17:00-02:00
Equilibrium
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Al. Niepodległości 147
tel. 022 564 66 01

Open:
11:00-01:00
Friday:
11:00-02:00
Saturday:
11:00-02:00
EsSence
This looks a winner from the offing. Ray, the roguish whirlwind behind the incomparable Sense, has gone into partnership with Danny Undhammer, a cocktail God whose school report includes creating the drinks list in Porto Praga. It’s a match made in heaven, and the location is right in the eye [...]


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ul. Krucza 16/22
tel. 022 434 20 83

Open:
08:00 - 24:00
Friday:
08:00 - 01:00
Saturday:
12:00 - 01:00
Sunday:
12:00 - 24:00
Furkot
Six tables are squeezed between the burgundy walls, artsy photo displays and a couple of curvy sofas. While not exactly a remarkable venue, Furkot does play The Village People, hold film screenings and expand options in an area better known for peep shows and dive bars. [...]


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Al. Jana Pawła II 52/54
tel. 022 831 16 58

Open:
11:00-01:00
Friday:
11:00-03:00
Saturday:
11:00-03:00
Sunday:
12:00-01:00
Futro
Bar by day, club by night, you’ll be able to spot Futro from the flag outside that announces its presence. Limbless mannequins, palms and even a goldfish bowl act as interior fillers, while the overhead lighting rigs come into use when they hold one of their club nights. Not central, so predominantly used by locals.   [...]


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ul. Czerska 12
tel. 022 841 58 71

Open:
11:00-24:00
Saturday:
15:00-04:00
Sunday:
Closed
Gniazdo Piratów
Gniazdo Piratów
Relive your pirate dreams of yesteryear while cracking jokes about Seaman Stains inside this imperious addition to Warsaw culture. Jolly Roger flags and lanterns hang from the rigging and live sea shanties have the crowds singing along in a tuneless chorus. [...]


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ul. Ogólna 5 (Żoliborz)
tel. 022 633 71 82

Open:
17:00-02:00
Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock is deceptively large. The main entrance, on the upper floor, reveals a small bar area with high stools, wood finishes and bar tenders shaking ice and inventing cocktails. Sneak downstairs and Hard Rock unravels into rock star heaven with all the requisite guitars, signed pictures and stag [...]


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ul. Złota 59 (Złote Tarasy)
tel. 022 222 07 00

Open:
12:00-02:00
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.  [...]


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ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 4/6 (enter from ul.Oboźnej)
tel. 022 826 29 00

Open:
08:00-03:00
Friday:
08:00-04:00
Saturday:
08:00-04:00
Herezja
A multi-floored maze with an Asian inspired interior featuring intricate wood carvings, hidden chambers and black painted brickwork. Daylight doesn’t get a look-in here, and while this place looks the deal it’ll be interesting to see how they fare in this no-man’s l [...]


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ul. Chłodna 35/37
tel. 0 503 07 41 75

Open:
12:00-23:00
Friday:
12:00-01:00
Saturday:
12:00-01:00
Hossa
The addition of a covered area attached to the side of the Atrium complex has seen Hossa pique the interest of passing drinkers. This bar once had the life of a sock, now it buzzes during the day as local office workers skip work in favour of liquid relief. The main gimmick in this modern bar are the drinks, which fluctuate in price according to demand – keep track of your alcoholic investments on the screens positioned above the bar. And don’t be tempted by the food on your left, this place is a bar first and foremost, and that’s reflected in the quality of chow on offer.           [...]


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Al. Jana Pawła II 25
tel. 022 653 45 55

Open:
08:30-24:00
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed
Iguana
Iguana
Once the preserve of the middle-aged expat, Iguana has changed its spots and joined the list of Warsaw’s lounge bars. Draped in a lazy reddish glow, this NoBo copycat succeeds in generating a great atmosphere courtesy of good music and even better drinks. [...]


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ul. Zajączkowska 11
tel. 022 851 23 23

Open:
18:00-04:00
Monday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed
JP's Bar
JP's Bar
An airy bar set under the glass lift in the Westin Hotel. Light coloured furnishings are interspersed by a smattering of manicured plants, while in the evenings live piano music lends a comfortable, upmarket tone to go alongside your cocktail. [...]


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Al. Jana Pawła II 21 (The Westin)
tel. 022 450 80 00

Open:
07:00-24:00
Saturday:
08:00-24:00
Sunday:
08:00-24:00
Jadłodajnia Filozoficzna
A ramshackle cabin that regularly fills with students and slackers. [...]


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ul. Dobra 33/35
tel. 0 664 824 015

Open:
18:00-01:00
Friday:
18:00-04:00
Saturday:
18:00-04:00
Klaps
Peculiarities abound in the drinking maze known as The Secret Garden, but none come close to matching Klaps in the weirdness stakes. There’s dildos for beer taps and a wall of plastic boobs, and like everywhere in this area, you won’t find beer costing more than 8zl. Finding it is a cha [...]


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ul. Nowy Świat 22/28

Open:
16:00-02:00
Klub Hotel Savoy
There’s been plenty of cash poured into this place, but little thought. Somebody out there might consider it classy, but most will ID this place exactly for what it is; a naff-looking bar full of faux chandeliers and plasticky, mirrored touches. The colours are headache stuff, with poodl [...]


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ul. Nowy Świat 58
tel. 0 602 26 00 10

Open:
10:00-02:00
Friday:
10:00-04:00
Saturday:
10:00-04:00
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. [...]


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ul. Marszałkowska 94/98 (Novotel)
tel. 022 596 31 45

Open:
08:30-01:00
Literatka
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ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 87/89
tel. 022 827 30 54

Open:
10:00-24:00
Friday:
10:00-01:00
Saturday:
10:00-01:00
Living Room
A trendy bar decorated entirely with clean cream colours and little else. It’s the patrons that supply the colour here with several candidates for Miss Polska found curled up catlike on the vanilla sofas. Seating extends downstairs and there’s a decent musical menu that features obscure dance and jazz acts. [...]


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ul. Foksal 18
tel. 022 826 39 28

Open:
12:00-02:00
Lobby Bar
A well-heeled hotel bar that warrants its listing for its location alone. Situated in the heart of Warsaw, and inside the landmark Marriott building to boot, you won’t find an easier spot to arrange a meeting in. As such it’s a permanent hive of activity with tables frequently occu [...]


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Al. Jerozolimskie 65/79 (Marriott Hotel)
tel. 022 630 50 30

Open:
08:00-23:00
Lolek
A large and loud beer hall slap centre of the Pole Mokotowskie park. Inside it’s all clinking glasses as groups of lads settle onto wooden benches to sing into the night, while softening prospective hangovers with food cooked on an open grill. A summer institution in fact, with a loyal following chipped from every social class in Warsaw.
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ul. Rokitnicka 20
tel. 022 825 62 02

Open:
11:00-03:00
Luxury Cafe & Liberty
Set inside a stern looking building which has in turn housed both communist HQ and the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Luxury & Liberty allows patrons to indulge in life’s finer pleasures. This place drips with decadence, and the larger-than-life windows allow plenty of opportunity to wa [...]


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ul. Nowy Świat 6/12 (Pl. Trzech Krzyży)
tel. 022 583 81 50

Open:
11:00-03:00
Maska
Find this warm winter jewel hidden behind the Harenda Hotel. A blend of high fashion, crimson colours and chilled out tunes this looks set to steal more than a couple of customers from the likes of NoBo. [...]


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ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 4/6
tel. 022 828 08 52

Open:
12:00-24:00
Thursday:
12:00-05:00
Friday:
12:00-05:00
Saturday:
12:00-05:00
Melodia
Melodia
A trendy late 20s crowd congregate each weekend in Melodia, no doubt to celebrate making pots of cash over the course of the week. Take your time to explore, this place is huge, with a bar, restaurant and club all housed under the one roof. Decorated with dark woods and moody orange shades this place drips with money and the dressy crowd contains enough Miss Polska six footers to have your head swivelling around like an eager meerkat. [...]


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ul. Nowy Świat 3-5
tel. 022 583 01 80

Open:
17:00-01:00
Friday:
17:00-04:00
Saturday:
16:00-04:00
Sunday:
16:00-01:00
Muza
Latin, funk, soul and disco fill the basement, and it's a good-natured crowd that you'll find lounging under the low-voltage lighting. Most recently they've opened a café style bar on the ground floor. There's a long line of cocktails to pick from but their mojito tas [...]


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ul. Chmielna 9
tel. 022 827 72 16

Open:
12:00-24:00
Friday:
12:00-04:00
Saturday:
12:00-04:00
Sunday:
14:00 - 24:00
NoBo
Not so much new as re-newed. A refit in August has seen Warsaw’s original lounge bar bounce back to its best, and we’re fully expecting this spot to reclaim its reputation as one of the top nights in town. Find vampy girls schmoozing around the bar, plenty of space to lie horizontal, and chilled out trance sounds coming from a raised DJ den.
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ul. Wilcza 58a
tel. 022 622 40 07

Open:
12:00-03:00
Saturday:
17:00-05:00
Sunday:
Closed
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. The 'disco' room costs 10zł at the weekend. [...]


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Al. Niepodległości 211
tel. 022 825 96 89

Open:
11:00-05:00
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. Jam sessions, DJs and assorted happenin [...]


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Pl. Malachowskiego 3
tel. 022 828 05 84

Open:
12:00-24:00
Friday:
12:00-04:00
Saturday:
12:00-04:00
Opium
Persian drapes and overpowering incense dominate the interior, while Warsaw fashionista hold court on the cushions and mattresses scattered on the floor of the chill out lounge. Downstairs, in the space once occupied by the ghastly Barbados club, a largeish club area filled with figures of Buddha a [...]


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ul. Wierzbowa 9/11
tel. 0 609 54 26 37

Open:
16:00-02:00
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Friday:
21:00-05:00
Saturday:
21:00-05:00
Sunday:
Closed
Panorama Bar & Lounge
Freshly reopened following a summer refit the one thing that hasn’t gone is the view – set on the 40th floor this is Poland’s highest bar, and while the prices match the top-tier location the views of glimmering Warsaw are simply knockout. Gone is the JR Ewing glitz and chrome, replaced instead by slick modern interiors consisting of flock wallpaper, dimmed lighting and funky seating. The perfect place for corporate chinwags and seduction drinks.
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Al. Jerozolimskie 65/79 (Marriott Hotel)
tel. 022 630 74 35

Open:
18:00-02:00
Paparazzi
Paparazzi
Look forward to an urbane cocktail bar with a huge bar as centre piece, and photos of screen icons clinging to the walls. This is the place where city traders ruthlessly advance their careers over expense account drinks and Escada clad bimbos hunt for foreign sugar daddies. A slick and impressive venue, with an affluent clientele and some superb cocktails – the end result can get messy.
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ul. Mazowiecka 12
tel. 022 828 42 19

Open:
16:00-01:00
Friday:
16:00-02:00
Saturday:
16:00-02:00
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. Totally bonkers, and a kick in the nuts to all the hyper-trendy drinking spots in the neighbourhood. The name alone deserves a gold [...]


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ul. Moliera 8
tel. 022 826 02 45

Open:
10:00-23:00
Friday:
10:00-24:00
Saturday:
11:00-24:00
Sunday:
11:00-23:00
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. Frequently used as an impromptu studio for daytime TV shows, so a great place for a bit of celeb stalking.
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ul. Grzybowska 63 (Hilton Warsaw Hotel)
tel. 022 356 55 55

Open:
08:00-01:00
Piwiarnia Warka
If you want to experience the typical Polish pub without getting your head kicked off then visit Warka. That’s what we wrote last issue, so guess what happened next. Yep... So, if you want to experience the typical Polish pub without the chance of leaving alive then visit Warka, a masculine p [...]


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ul. Wilcza 35/41
tel. 0 502 45 01 80

Open:
14:00-02:00
Saturday:
15:00-02:00
Sunday:
15:00-02:00
Pixel Club
A double decker bar inside that great big concrete slab that rises over Chmielna. A long metal bar dominates the upstairs, which comes with bright orange shades, a pop art feel and people who are blatantly not hip enough to do their drinking in Warsaw’s better known nightspots. The service fl [...]


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ul. Chmielna 35
tel. 022 826 50 33

Open:
13:00-24:00
Friday:
13:00-02:00
Saturday:
15:00-02:00
Sunday:
15:00-24:00
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. Zbawiciela. Plan B has seen minimal investment, with a design that must have set the owner back the price of a packet of sausages; dec [...]


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Al. Wyzwolenia 18
tel. 0 508 31 69 74

Open:
13:00-02:00
Friday:
13:00-04:00
Saturday:
13:00-04:00
Sunday:
16:00-02:00
Po Drugiej Stronie Lustra
Set behind a mirrored door this latest addition to Zabkowska is everything you’d expect from Warsaw’s cultural heartland. Here it’s all flea-bitten rugs, glimmering fairylights and random detritus accrued from the skips and markets of Warsaw, while the music policy involves e [...]


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ul. Ząbkowska 5
tel. 0 501 04 84 71

Open:
10:00-24:00
Friday:
10:00-03:00
Saturday:
12:00-03:00
Sunday:
12:00-24:00
Polyester Café
One of the new towns most established bars touts a comfortable air with plenty of plump cushions set inside a crimson room. Stick to the beer though, the cocktails are schoolboy stuff – alcohol overkill and zero taste.
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ul. Freta 49/51
tel. 022 831 46 36

Open:
11:00-00:30
Friday:
11:00-01:30
Saturday:
11:00-01:30
Porto Praga
Porto Praga
Cocktail queens listen; you’ll think you’ve died and gone to heaven. The drinks list here is knockout, with concoctions of note including the Mango Collins, Strawberry Cheesecake and Jack O’Lantern Crush. In fact, there’s no such as a bad drink here. This is Poland’s finest contribution to cocktail culture, and a three floored cherry coloured paradise with swooning palms and deep leather chairs. It looks great, it is great.
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ul. Stefana Okrzei 23
tel. 022 698 50 01

Open:
12:00-02:00
Monday:
12:00-01:00
Tuesday:
12:00-01:00
Wednesday :
12:00-01:00
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. Be warned: live music every Friday night. [...]


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Pl. Konstytucji 4
tel. 022 622 79 91

Open:
10:00-01:00
Saturday:
12:00-01:00
Sunday:
12:00-01:00
Qfajka
In the heart of student land, Qfajka is permanently cloaked in darkness with only just enough candle light to illuminate the bookshelves, classical sofas and odds and ends attached to the walls. Young, weird academic sorts love it, and it’s a great place for a beer if you can see through the haze.
 
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ul. Śniadeckich 8
tel. 022 522 82 25

Open:
12:00-24:00
Friday:
12:00-01:00
Saturday:
12:00-01:00
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. One of the most enviable locations in town keeps business brisk and this remains one of Warsaw’s most enduring bars, while the opening hours keep it packed long after the local clubs have closed.
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ul. Wierzbowa 9/11
tel. 022 828 01 30

Open:
07:00-05:00
RoRo Lounge Cafe
If you’ve not been before, don’t. It’s like walking into a headache – lots of psycho orange colours and flimsy plastic shapes. Blinding, literally. On top of that, there’s some utterly ludicrous magazines to peruse while waiting for the staff to emerge from their troglodyte world. What sort of character reads about polo in Poland I ask you? The poncey, posey office kids who come here, that’s who. Avoid.
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ul. Rondo ONZ 1
tel. 0 660 44 44 44
Open 08:00-21:00. Sat, Sun open on request.
Saturator
See your social standing rocket by confessing knowledge of Saturator, a scruffy triple floored artsy hangout in the battered buildings of Praga. Do not come here if your idea of a good time is talking golf tournaments and embassy junkets. If, however, you’re the sort of person with hangover stubble and a second hand wardrobe then you’ll fit right in. Especially if you have a hat. Nights in this wacky venue are symbolic of Praga’s arthouse renaissance, and last long into the night once DJs enter and attempt to mix unmixable genres.
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ul. 11 listopada 22
tel. 0 504 35 37 72

Open:
19:00-24:00
Friday:
19:00-05:00
Saturday:
19:00-05:00
Sense
Sense
Exploding on the scene a few years back the team behind Sense have proved this bar is no fad, with cloth-clad staff knocking out what are consistently the best cocktails in town; try the Sexy Becks, named in honour of the Beckham look alike who invented it. This is one of the best looking venu [...]


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ul. Nowy Świat 19
tel. 022 826 65 70

Open:
12:00-01:00
Monday:
10:00-01:00
Thursday:
10:00-01:00
Friday:
12:00-02:00
Saturday:
12:00-02:00
Sheesha Lounge
Sheesha Lounge
It’s all very Arabian Nights in this high-octane spot, with ottomans strewn around the gallery seating upstairs and a series of hookah pipes that present all manner of temptation to reformed kleptomaniacs. Jangly rhythms have the crowds spinning and whirling in a bid to keep up with the [...]


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ul. Sienkiewicza 3
tel. 022 828 25 25

Open:
16:00-01:00
Thursday:
16:00-04:00
Friday:
16:00-04:00
Saturday:
16:00-04:00
Sketch
Have no doubt, Sketch is set to become a Warsaw classic. What used to be the ultra-elitist Foksal 19 has been reborn as Sketch, a hospital white hall offering the best selection of beer in the city. There’s over 80 to choose from, and that includes Dju Dju Banana from Ghana, Israeli Macc [...]


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ul. Foksal 19
tel. 0 602 76 27 64

Open:
09:00-01:00
Saturday:
10:00-01:00
Sunday:
10:00-01:00
SomePlace Else
You may know people who live here. Someplace Else is an expat legend, and amid the American memorabilia you’ll find a regular crew of foreigners shouting their orders above the live music which plays every night. The perfect bar menu and live sports complete the picture. [...]


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ul. Prusa 2 (Sheraton Warsaw Hotel)
tel. 022 450 67 10

Open:
12:00-01:00
Monday:
12:00-24:00
Friday:
12:00-03:00
Saturday:
12:00-03:00
Sunday:
12:00-23:00
Stacja Rynek
Stacja Rynek
An engaging old town effort with crimson colours and Persian rugs stretched out over the floor. Accessed via a steep stairwell this subterranean venue has a downtempo atmosphere with jazz sounds on the speakers and a collection of springy armchairs to dissolve into. Not bad at all, and hopefully the start of old towns social renaissance. [...]


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Rynek Starego Miasta 15
tel. 022 635 76 82

Open:
11:00-24:00
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. Its tiny size means it doesn’t take many to generate a party vibe, and this is quite the spot to get your weekend started before heading off down Sienkiewicza’s other choices. [...]


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ul. Sienkiewicza 3
tel. 0 603 57 75 27

Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
17:00-24:00
Wednesday :
16:00-24:00
Thursday:
16:00-02:00
Friday:
16:00-05:00
Saturday:
16:00-05:00
Sunday:
Closed
The Cinnamon
The Cinnamon
We’ve been waging war on Cinnamon ever since it opened, primarily thanks to the halfwit on the door. Well that git has been replaced, and by none other than one of Warsaw’s better door gods, a cunning move which could well resurrect their fortunes. Inside find a vaguely futuristic interior populated by ditzy girls dancing on tables, and sunbed lads strutting around with chests puffed out and car keys jangling.
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Pl. Piłsudskiego 1
tel. 022 323 76 00

Open:
09:00-02:00
Friday:
09:00-06:00
Saturday:
18:00-06:00
Sunday:
Closed
The Eve
Run by the same team behind Platinium, so expect a strict door cull to separate the peasants from the players. Aimed at the rich and mighty this design masterstroke scores points for a varied music policy, and looks like flavour of the month among a playboy set convinced they’re destined for celebrity.
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Pl. Piłsudskiego 9
tel. 0 604 145 462

Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday :
Closed
Thursday:
18:00-02:00
Friday:
18:00-04:00
Saturday:
20:00-04:00
Sunday:
Closed
Time Café
Head through the courtyard and down the stairs to reach this corker, a basement bar festooned with antiques, drawers and sofas. This is one of the most ambient bars in the city, with the atmosphere hitting fever pitch each time one of the jazz acts steps out of the shadows.  [...]


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ul. Smolna 40
tel. 022 828 11 18

Open:
16:00-24:00
Friday:
17:00-24:00
Saturday:
17:00-24:00
Sunday:
16:00-24:00
Traminer

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ul. Moliera 2
tel. 022 827 78 41

Open:
10:00-20:00
Usta Mariana Drink Bar
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ul. Brzozowa 37
tel. 0 606 99 62 00

Open:
14:00-01:00
W Oparach Absurdu
You’ll be able to ID this place by the giant tarantula that hangs above the entrance. That’s a prelude to the weirdness that lies inside this piece of squatter heaven; set over numerous rickety levels this place has everything from whirring lights to Singer sewing machines and cat shaped helium balloons. And if you thought things couldn’t get much more bizarre wait for a troop of accordionists to materialize from nowhere before launching into tracks from Dr Zhivago. [...]


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ul. Ząbkowska 6
tel. 0 660 78 03 19

Open:
12:00-03:00
Warsaw Tortilla Factory
One of Warsaw’s great, enduring legends. Some visit WTF to enjoy Poland’s best burrito. Others to crowd around the bar, listen to the live music and neck enough tequila to kill a dinosaur. The decibel level goes off the scale at times, and weekends here bring together a global crowd with a studious commitment to blowing holes in their brain. Part of the fun lies in pestering and making passes at the staff, though there’s always the option of cutting out the middleman and booking a table with its very own beer tap.
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ul. Wilcza 46
tel. 022 621 86 22

Open:
12:00-01:00
Wednesday :
12:00-01:00
Thursday:
12:00-01:00
Friday:
12:00-03:00
Saturday:
12:00-03:00
Zielona Gęś
Many profess the Green Goose to be their favourite pub, and it’s little surprise. Although a routine-looking Polish bar, with wood cutter furnishings, solid benches and token promotional bumph supplied by breweries, the atmosphere positively sizzles in the evenings when crowds of students mob the bar and drink their memories of the week away. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are set aside for karaoke, presenting the ideal opportunity to make a prat of yourself in front of all and sundry. [...]


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Al. Niepodległości 177
tel. 022 825 20 26

Open:
09:00-01:00
Friday:
09:00-03:00
Saturday:
10:00-03:00
Sunday:
10:00-24:00
+ One Bar
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. A classic tone is accomplished with live piano music, shelves filled with leather-bound tomes and framed pictures of pootling steam trains. Pretty girls in little black dresses ensure your drink is never empty and this first floor hotel bar proves a comforting cocoon from the outside elements. [...]


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ul. Emili Plater 49 (InterContinental Hotel)
tel. 022 328 87 55

Open:
10:00-01:00