Krakow

Hala Forum

  ul. Marii Konopnickiej 28 ,   Dębniki         08 Apr 2025
Update: Rumours of Hala Forum's demise were greatly exaggerated.

After suddenly closing their food hall over the winter, Hala Forum is back, though not quite what it used to be. Perhaps that’s for the best? After pushing out the beloved Forum Przestrzenie, what started out as a hip riverside hangout on the ground floor of the Forum Hotel expanded out of control and eventually evolved into a bad Patryk Vega film with increasingly kitsch decor, botox clientele and hairless, muscled bouncers. Despite the amazing location, locals had turned on the place, but that hardly dented its popularity as people poured in from the provinces to be seen here in their evening best. It all came to a screeching halt in February when hundreds of employees were suddenly fired without warning and the place shut down.
Hala Forum in April 2025.
Now it’s back at only a fraction of its previous strength, which is still powerful. Occupying the lobby space formerly held by Forum Przestrzenie, and the large space opening onto the river next to it (the rest of the complex, aside from Forum Panorama, is closed), Forum is back in business in time for the season, under the names Hala Forum and Forum Cafe. Will it stay like this? Who knows, but we wouldn’t mind. Things are much more chill and less pretentious than they had been in 2024, and the main attribute of the space - the enormous, endless riverside beer garden with its beautiful views - feels like it has reasserted itself as the main reason to be there.
Hala Forum in April 2025.
Open early now for breakfast (served 08:00-12:00), they serve pizza, burgers and basic Polish and Italian dishes in the afternoons, and there will undoubtedly be food trucks in the garden as it gets warmer. This is a very toned down, less ambitious (the food is nothing special at all), and also less obnoxious version of Forum. It remains one of the most unique places in Kraków, and will hopefully go back to being the ultimate place for groups to gather for drinks along the river. Check the vibe and let us know.

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Open 08:00-01:00. Fri, Sat 08:00-02:00.

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