Guidebook for Kraków
Food Scene
Open-air green market where you can get fresh vegetables, fruits and home made cheese from the mountains. From 7pm a stand with the most famous hot sausages in KRK opens there (Mon-Sat). Enjoy!
102 preporuka/e lokalaca
Unitarg Hala Targowa
3 GrzegórzeckaOpen-air green market where you can get fresh vegetables, fruits and home made cheese from the mountains. From 7pm a stand with the most famous hot sausages in KRK opens there (Mon-Sat). Enjoy!
Pasjo
7 WielopoleGood coffee, delicious breakfast and a fast wifi.
A typical bar mleczny (milk bar) where you can try home made traditional Polish food for cheap.
19 preporuka/e lokalaca
KRAK-REST
43 GrodzkaA typical bar mleczny (milk bar) where you can try home made traditional Polish food for cheap.
A very nice combination of a laundry place and a cafe plus free wifi.
48 preporuka/e lokalaca
Frania Cafe
19 StradomskaA very nice combination of a laundry place and a cafe plus free wifi.
My favorite restaurant and salad bar in the city. Choose between freshly made salads, tarts, soups, juices and combine your own healthy meal.
215 preporuka/e lokalaca
Chimera
3 Świętej AnnyMy favorite restaurant and salad bar in the city. Choose between freshly made salads, tarts, soups, juices and combine your own healthy meal.
Definitely the best hot chocolate in town. An arty place where you can meet some aspiring poets. Enjoy!
98 preporuka/e lokalaca
Nowa Prowincja
5 doDefinitely the best hot chocolate in town. An arty place where you can meet some aspiring poets. Enjoy!
A nice, cozy place run by a Polish-Italian couple. I love their pasta.
7 preporuka/e lokalaca
Bistro Italiano Da Silvano
18 Berka JoselewiczaA nice, cozy place run by a Polish-Italian couple. I love their pasta.
One of many, new and trendy cafes on the way to the Podgorze district. Highly recommended.
25 preporuka/e lokalaca
Mostowa Sztuka Kawa
8 MostowaOne of many, new and trendy cafes on the way to the Podgorze district. Highly recommended.
Authentic Jewish cuisine and music. The place is own by the last klezmer of Galicia - Leopold Kozlowski.
Klezmer-Hois
6 SzerokaAuthentic Jewish cuisine and music. The place is own by the last klezmer of Galicia - Leopold Kozlowski.
Hamsa
2 SzerokaModern Jewish cuisine in the heart of Kazimierz.
One of my favorite restaurants for a romantic dinner for two (next to a fireplace or in a garden).
67 preporuka/e lokalaca
Klimaty Południa Restaurant & Wine bar
5 Świętej GertrudyOne of my favorite restaurants for a romantic dinner for two (next to a fireplace or in a garden).
Wielopole 3
3 WielopoleYummy and affordable vegetarian snacks.
A must-see if you want to experience a real, communist-style bar mleczny (milk bar). Very cheap, yummy, home-made food. No English menu so interaction with the locals guaranteed. Try 'pierogi', 'knedle ze sliwkami' and 'zupa z lanym ciastem' and surprise yourself. :)
Bar Mleczny Targowy
19 aleja Ignacego DaszyńskiegoA must-see if you want to experience a real, communist-style bar mleczny (milk bar). Very cheap, yummy, home-made food. No English menu so interaction with the locals guaranteed. Try 'pierogi', 'knedle ze sliwkami' and 'zupa z lanym ciastem' and surprise yourself. :)
The best pierogi ever (especially blueberry pierogi during the summer season). Friendly staff and low prices.
72 preporuka/e lokalaca
Przystanek Pierogarnia
14 BonerowskaThe best pierogi ever (especially blueberry pierogi during the summer season). Friendly staff and low prices.
One of Krakow's food scene legends, just 100 m from the flat. The best sausages in town. Served every day except Sunday from about 7pm till late night.
121 preporuka/e lokalaca
Sausages from Blue Nysa
4 GrzegórzeckaOne of Krakow's food scene legends, just 100 m from the flat. The best sausages in town. Served every day except Sunday from about 7pm till late night.
Entertainment & Activities
The oldest cinema in Krakow showing good movies from all over the world.
103 preporuka/e lokalaca
Argasińscy
5 Świętego JanaThe oldest cinema in Krakow showing good movies from all over the world.
Named the best cinema in Europe and it really is good. You will not watch here blockbusters from Hollywood and this is why I go there. They also show Polish movies with English subtitles.
116 preporuka/e lokalaca
Cinema Under the Rams
27 Rynek GłównyNamed the best cinema in Europe and it really is good. You will not watch here blockbusters from Hollywood and this is why I go there. They also show Polish movies with English subtitles.
The closest indoor swimming pool with salty water. For swimmers only (up to 4.5m deep).
25 preporuka/e lokalaca
KS Korona
9 KalwaryjskaThe closest indoor swimming pool with salty water. For swimmers only (up to 4.5m deep).
A full size ice skating rink where you can skate indoor from September till April. It is possible to rent skates there.
17 preporuka/e lokalaca
Lodowisko Cracovii
7 Michała SiedleckiegoA full size ice skating rink where you can skate indoor from September till April. It is possible to rent skates there.
Drinks & Nightlife
For me, the best dancing party place on Friday and Saturday with some good, well-known music (no techno and hip hop).
106 preporuka/e lokalaca
Drukarnia
1 NadwiślańskaFor me, the best dancing party place on Friday and Saturday with some good, well-known music (no techno and hip hop).
A beautiful garden, a hidden jewel just next to the Main Square.
10 preporuka/e lokalaca
Budda cocktail bar
6 Rynek GłównyA beautiful garden, a hidden jewel just next to the Main Square.
One of the first bars that opened in Kazimierz in the 90ies. A must see. A typical Kazimierz climate. You will understand once you see it. They also offer great concerts in the basement.
556 preporuka/e lokalaca
Alchemia
5 EsteryOne of the first bars that opened in Kazimierz in the 90ies. A must see. A typical Kazimierz climate. You will understand once you see it. They also offer great concerts in the basement.
The very first coffee and a bar that opened in Kazimierz that before 90ies was considered a very bad area. Here everything has started. Dancing on the tables is still going on.
115 preporuka/e lokalaca
Singer pub
20 EsteryThe very first coffee and a bar that opened in Kazimierz that before 90ies was considered a very bad area. Here everything has started. Dancing on the tables is still going on.
A popular and trendy, big dancing place just 400 m from the flat.
166 preporuka/e lokalaca
Shine Club Krakow
16 StarowiślnaA popular and trendy, big dancing place just 400 m from the flat.
Sightseeing
Love Bridge of Krakow where you can hang your own love padlock. No guarantees though ;)
107 preporuka/e lokalaca
Most Oca Bernatka
Kładka Ojca BernatkaLove Bridge of Krakow where you can hang your own love padlock. No guarantees though ;)
A very nice panorama over the city and beyond. You can easily walk there by foot from the flat.
120 preporuka/e lokalaca
Krakus Mound
A very nice panorama over the city and beyond. You can easily walk there by foot from the flat.
Take the bike and cycle along the Vistula River for about 1 hour to admire this medieval Benedictine Abbey: visit the church, try Benedictine specialties and enjoy views over the river.
17 preporuka/e lokalaca
Opactwo Benedyktynów
37 BenedyktyńskaTake the bike and cycle along the Vistula River for about 1 hour to admire this medieval Benedictine Abbey: visit the church, try Benedictine specialties and enjoy views over the river.
A stunning interionr - my favorite synagoge in Krakow.
72 preporuka/e lokalaca
Tempel Sinagoga, Krakov
24 MiodowaA stunning interionr - my favorite synagoge in Krakow.
Essentials
Atlantic Squash Fitness Gym Hotel
15 StradomskaGym and squash.
Jatomi Fitness
34 PodgórskaGym.
Everything Else
Wrzesińska 11
11 WrzesińskaMy street
Parks & Nature
Great range of hiking and cycling trails plus a couple of historic sites. A good option if you want to get out from the city and just enjoy the nature.
96 preporuka/e lokalaca
Nacionalni park Ojców
9 OjcówGreat range of hiking and cycling trails plus a couple of historic sites. A good option if you want to get out from the city and just enjoy the nature.
A flooden quarry which became a mecca for scubadivers and climbers. A beautiful scenery in the middle of the city. It is possible also to swim there but be aware that it is 30m deep.
148 preporuka/e lokalaca
Zakrzówek
A flooden quarry which became a mecca for scubadivers and climbers. A beautiful scenery in the middle of the city. It is possible also to swim there but be aware that it is 30m deep.
A nice, clean, sandy beach, just 20 min by public transport or by bike from the flat. My favorite swimming place in the summer. You may also try wakeboarding there.
8 preporuka/e lokalaca
Plaża Bagry
30 KoziaA nice, clean, sandy beach, just 20 min by public transport or by bike from the flat. My favorite swimming place in the summer. You may also try wakeboarding there.