Clubbing in Warsaw

No Mercy

Attraction | "No Mercy - not when it Comes to Prices"

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No Mercy Club is a place in Warsaw which appeals only to specific clientelle, I think the club has a cracking name and went along once on the promise that they played metal, it is in fact a gothic club rather than a hard rock or metal pub/club though, it's also quite expensive and far out of the city centre. You can expect to hear Industrial, Electro, Darkwave, EBM and Electro.. the music tends to feature on the darker tracks of those genres too, the club however is quite glitzy but without the use of gold and silver, the door area is blood red and as you go down the stairs you enter a sort of purply, grey room with black wooden tables and colourful comfortable chairs that you imagine woul...Read More

No Mercy Club is a place in Warsaw which appeals only to specific clientelle, I think the club has a cracking name and went along once on the promise that they played metal, it is in fact a gothic club rather than a hard rock or metal pub/club though, it's also quite expensive and far out of the city centre.

You can expect to hear Industrial, Electro, Darkwave, EBM and Electro.. the music tends to feature on the darker tracks of those genres too, the club however is quite glitzy but without the use of gold and silver, the door area is blood red and as you go down the stairs you enter a sort of purply, grey room with black wooden tables and colourful comfortable chairs that you imagine wouldn't look out of place in Gary Numan's attic. You can normally expect a rather slender, uniquely dressed crowd with more girls than guys and it's no wonder as most men probably baulk at the high entrance fee which is usually 15zl but can be as much as 30zl. Drinks are however reasonably priced but it's quite a way out and if you get lazy and can't be bothered for the night bus, you'll be forking out for a taxi too. Though I don't mind a bit of Electro or Industrial, the music generally doesn't appeal too much so I haven't been back but if that's the music you are into, it's one of the few places you'll find it. Occasionally they have concerts of fairly decent metal bands and Sunday's tend to be a tad different to the usual style of music.

Getting There:

Your best bet is to make your way to the Western Train Station (Warszawa Zachodnia) and then change to bus 523 until Os.Wolska, you could also take the 523 from Metro Politechnika.
From there you need to continue walking in the direction the bus went and you will see the club after a few metres on the left. It's not particularly straight forward though and if there are a group of you it will be easier to take a taxi.

Address: Ulica Bema 65
Web Address: http://www.no-mercy.pl/index.php?page=club Read Less

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on July 4, 2008

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Dobra Karma

Attraction | "One of the Best Clubs in Warsaw"

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Dobra Karma is a really nice club in Warsaw that might be considered a bit "underground", it's rarely visited by foreigners unless they are shown the place as it's quite out of the center and in the less than glamorous Wola region of the city. It is located in a sort of courtyard where several other pubs are located including Radio Luxemburg (which I've already reviewed).Dobra Karma is cheap, friendly, sometimes a bit crowded and somewhere where everyone regardless of colour, hairstyle or outfit can feel very comfortable. The club has two parts, a beer garden which is covered and heated during the winter and the club inside which isn't all that large, because of this people nor...Read More

Dobra Karma is a really nice club in Warsaw that might be considered a bit "underground", it's rarely visited by foreigners unless they are shown the place as it's quite out of the center and in the less than glamorous Wola region of the city. It is located in a sort of courtyard where several other pubs are located including Radio Luxemburg (which I've already reviewed).

Dobra Karma is cheap, friendly, sometimes a bit crowded and somewhere where everyone regardless of colour, hairstyle or outfit can feel very comfortable.

The club has two parts, a beer garden which is covered and heated during the winter and the club inside which isn't all that large, because of this people normally end up either standing up or sitting outside as the dance floor enlargens. The club plays reggae, jungle, ska and some early funk or soul classics. Entrance is normally 10zl but there are also numerous punk, ska and psychobilly concerts and if they are well known the price may be raised, on the other hand it is also quite often free to enter.

Dobra Karma are also well known for their cocktail making abilities and generally serve up Moquitos, Pina Colada, Sex on the Beach, Godfather, Daquiri, Margerita and many many more at a cheaper price than many other clubs. Beer (6zl - 1.25) and vodka is also pretty cheap, add to that your entrance ticket gives you a free drink usually and this means it's a pretty affordable place to go.

I actually spent New Year here, where they had a cracking party that was still completely packed at 5am and an insanely lethal home made firework display (cheap Chinese fireworks & drunk bar staff setting them off = what's that hitting me on the back of the head)

Getting there:

Of course all of this comes at a cost, as it's 20 or 30 minutes out of the centre. Perhaps only 10 or 15 if you are staying in the business district. To get there you can take bus 190 from Kino Femina or Metro Ratusz, get off at the stop called PKP Kolo (there is a petrol station by the bus stop), then cross the road to the opposite side of the petrol station, walk up a few metres and you will see the entrance to the car park.

Opening hours: 16.00 - until the last person leaves
Address: Ul. Gorczewska 67
Web Address: www.dobrakarma.pl (polish only)

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Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 4, 2008

Dobra Karma
Górczewska 67
Warsaw
+48 22 836 02 43

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Klub Punkt

Attraction | "A Reggae Club with a Punky Name"

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Klub Punkt is a club in the center of Warsaw which mostly plays reggae, dancehall, jungle and breakbeat, it normally has some quite good dj's playing and often has punk/psychobilly concerts or special parties in midweek. They normally host a pretty good Halloween Party which draws a huge crowd. The downside is that entrance is usually quite dear by local standards at around 15zl (3.90) and beer costing 9zl (2.25), the club normally appeals to a young clean crowd in some pretty interesting outfits. The club is by no means your standard reggae shack but a well planned and decorated pub with spotless toilets (enormous queues when there's a concert though) and friendly staff, even doormen. The...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on July 4, 2008

Klub Punkt
ul. Koszykowa 55
Warsaw

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Klub Park

Attraction | "Something for Everyone, Once a Week"

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Park like the previously mentioned Proxima is a staple of student life in the city, not everyone can afford the plush glittery clubs in the center but youngsters don't want to just drink at home and this is where both of these clubs come in. For the sake of this article, the exchange rate is 4.1zl to 1 pound.Ironically the beer is also relatively poor from here (on the pump - Krolweskie (5zl), Zywiec (6zl)) but the bottled beer (particularly the Lech Mocne) is still cheap at 6,5zl (1.60) and incredibly tasty.Park has an eclectic mix of music played on different nights, so if you are an rnb fan, like drum n bass or are a metalhead there is something for you but it won't always b...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 4, 2008

Klub Park
Aleja Niepodległości 196
Warsaw
+48 22 825 91 65

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Proxima

Attraction | "Big Dance Club near Student Dorms"

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Klub Proxima is located right next to the main student dormitories in Warsaw and therefore normally attracts a young crowd, I've been there numerous times over the years. The music interchanges between 80's and rock on most nights but it's funk, disco and rnb on Fridays, if there is a group of you visiting the city then it's almost definitely worth going there as there is a large open dance floor with a stage for those particularly confident in their skills! Beer is cheap there (around 5zl - 1.25 (pounds, I've lost my sign!)) but it's normally pretty bad, queueing for a beer can take a while, then you are served in plastic cups and they go through so many barrels that it seems to taste fun...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 4, 2008

Proxima
Ulica Zwirki i Wigury, 99a
Warsaw, Poland 02-089
+48 22 822 8702

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Klub Klinika

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Location: Klub Klinika is located in Warsaw in Fort Mokotowskie (which was once used by the army but is now a collection of bars), it is in the back part past the barrier and is the club before Balsam, so if you get there - you've gone one bar too far!)The address is Ul. Raclawicka 99 and it can be easily reached by taxi, tram 16, 17, or 10 from Central Station or bus N?? - 2 digit number, can't remember but there's only one on that route and it heads for the Central Station. The stop is Paszkowskiego.I've never had the desire to go there but some friends of ours recently organised a party there after having returned from 7 months in South America, it is more or less what I exp...Read More

Location: Klub Klinika is located in Warsaw in Fort Mokotowskie (which was once used by the army but is now a collection of bars), it is in the back part past the barrier and is the club before Balsam, so if you get there - you've gone one bar too far!)

The address is Ul. Raclawicka 99 and it can be easily reached by taxi, tram 16, 17, or 10 from Central Station or bus N?? - 2 digit number, can't remember but there's only one on that route and it heads for the Central Station. The stop is Paszkowskiego.

I've never had the desire to go there but some friends of ours recently organised a party there after having returned from 7 months in South America, it is more or less what I expected.

Pleasant seats outside to enjoy a warm evenings cold beer, 5zl entrance to the party which is different music depending on the day but generally funk, house and other genres not to my liking played by other enthusiastic DJ's who change the tracks too often and scratch like a dog full of fleas.

After passing the standard club baffoon bouncers, you come to the bar and a dance floor, after the bar and to the right there is an entrance to a room which has an "arty" style to it, as can be seen in the photo, small tables are dotted with lamps and some 3rd rate modern art which seems to look as though they were running out of paint at the time, there is another bar in this room and a block of toilets(probably the best aspect of the club) attached, there's also a kind of patio behind the club which you can crawl through a window to. This room is slightly preferable but the crowd are still slightly snobby, I really hate trendy clubs and wouldn't see the point of a visitor to the city going there either.

Music isn't that terrible and people are completely harmless, so it could be worse but I'd rather be beaten up listening to good music! Club Klinika has a distinct lack of Dr. Robert!

Drinks: Warka or Zywiec for 6zl* and 7zl respectively and quite a wide choice of bottled beers including the great Svyturys Baltijos from Lithuania Cocktails

Food: Nuts, Crisps, Toasted Ciabatta, Salt sticks

*rate as of 8 June, 2008 - 4.2zl to 1GBP Read Less

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on July 7, 2008

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Radio Luxembourg

Attraction | "A Great Cheap Night Out"

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Radio Luxembourg is the latest newcomer to my worldwide bar/club/restaurant reviews. Radio Luxembourg is an alternative club in Warsaw where you can see any number of live bands (reggae, rockabilly, psychobilly punk, ska, blues, death metal, viking metal etc) for usually no more than 5zl (1.20), a few times a month African nights or Indian nights are also organised where you can taste their styles of music and also food.In the same courtyard are also Dobra Karma (a roots reggae/ska/balkan beats club), an African pub and a little greek restaurant, which gives it a nice feeling.Beer is 6zl (1.45), other drinks are cheap too and the place stays open depending on how many people ar...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 7, 2008

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Club Rock

Attraction | "Head banging in Warsaw or Maybe Not Anymore"

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Club Rock, formerly known as Bikers is a rock club (you never would have guessed!) in Warsaw. Some years ago it had a very nice atmosphere and a lot of regulars but the club changed hands and promoted it much much more, including various television documentaries and so on and now it has bizarre clientelle who are generally going there on one-off occasion and rigorous security checks (we are talking 2 bouncers, 1 person for coats, 1 to stamp your hand, 1 to check your hand, 1 to pat you down and 1 bloke with a torch to check what is inside bags) which is completely ridiculous considering nothing has ever happened prior to the security being introduced! The new set of bouncers have been getting a bit to...Read More

Club Rock, formerly known as Bikers is a rock club (you never would have guessed!) in Warsaw. Some years ago it had a very nice atmosphere and a lot of regulars but the club changed hands and promoted it much much more, including various television documentaries and so on and now it has bizarre clientelle who are generally going there on one-off occasion and rigorous security checks (we are talking 2 bouncers, 1 person for coats, 1 to stamp your hand, 1 to check your hand, 1 to pat you down and 1 bloke with a torch to check what is inside bags) which is completely ridiculous considering nothing has ever happened prior to the security being introduced! The new set of bouncers have been getting a bit too heavy handed and the majority of regulars have stopped going there because of this.

Even the music has changed, famed for it's late 60's/70's rock, metal and Polish punk and thus attracting a steady following of fans, it's now resorted to playing nu-metal and no hopers like Lenny Kravitz.

So what's good about it?

Well.. it's a cool pub/club within the grounds of a fort, the pub is built into the hillside in a tube shape, the building was formerly barracks. Bikes and bike memorobillia are across the walls and their are plenty of seats, a dance floor and often quite reasonable bands playing live.

Drinks are cheap, food is also available (pizza, nachos and snacks) and good. They now have an entrance fee, so it's 5zl entrance and then 6zl for a beer. The club/pub also has darts and table football. The place is open until about 5am most nights.

All in all, I think the time for visiting this place has passed and I would advise the young clubber/party tourist to go elsewhere (such as Rock n Roll pub or Radio Luksemburg). If you would still like to go - it's on Ul. Raclawicka 66 and the nearest tram or bus stop is Paszkowskiego. There is an awesome kebab shop that is open 24hrs opposite it. Read Less

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on July 7, 2008

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Orange Klub & Restaurant

Restaurant | "Food in the Day, Music at Night"

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Orange Club & Restaurant is an orangey coloured restaurant located parallel to several embassies (UK, USA, Czech Republic and more) in Warsaw, it's done in the new sort of trendy style with polished wood, white leather seats that seem to be too far back for you to be able to"tuck yourself in" and slim wrought iron banisters going to the top floor. Music, at least the last few times I was there was mostly 50's jazz or some 60's pop. Generally pretty fun music, the kind I like to sing a long to after having a few and which attract concerned glances from other tables!There's a wide choice of meals which are all very well cooked, I tend to use it mostly for its American styled Mexican dish...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 13, 2008

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Underground Music Café

Attraction | "Underground Location, Mainstream Music"

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Klub Underground really doesn't appeal to me at all, however foreigners do seem to quite like this place, in particularly Italians or Spanish. The club is located bang in the centre of the town, down some stairs next to the large McDonalds by Metro Swietokrzysa. You'll most probably have to wait to enter in a queue unless you are trying to come in at a weird time of the day, when you get to the front of the queue, you'll be met by suited balding slapheads who are there to tell you whether you can come in or not, most nights you should be able to get in wearing just about anything but some nights they will require certain shoes or dress. Oh, you also have to buy a ticket which is usally 10zl (2.50) ...Read More

Klub Underground really doesn't appeal to me at all, however foreigners do seem to quite like this place, in particularly Italians or Spanish. The club is located bang in the centre of the town, down some stairs next to the large McDonalds by Metro Swietokrzysa. You'll most probably have to wait to enter in a queue unless you are trying to come in at a weird time of the day, when you get to the front of the queue, you'll be met by suited balding slapheads who are there to tell you whether you can come in or not, most nights you should be able to get in wearing just about anything but some nights they will require certain shoes or dress. Oh, you also have to buy a ticket which is usally 10zl (2.50)

I tend to avoid anywhere with a dress-code but did have occasion to visit this place a while back, on descending the stairs and passing security you will enter a very red club that looks like something from Star Trek. Their are tables located around a passage way which trails half the circumference of the club from the doors to the bar. There is a selection of comfy chairs, when you get to the bar.. you'll be fighting for the attention of the bar maid to finally buy a pricey drink, should you want to go dancing, you'll find that the dance floor is in a staged section and all the girls vy for the best position, which normally culminates in one or two of them getting knocked off and injured, hopefully not noticed until the morning when the alcohol wears off. The club is generally somewhat of a hangout for richish or well dressed teenagers who dance to pop, hip hop (mainstream stuff not much cool stuff), soul, rnb and all the other kinds of mainstream music that generally do my head in.

Considering drink prices are high, music is poor and that nothing really stands out about this club, it's no surprise that I've only been a couple of times. In fact the only redeeming feature is its central location and more so the 24hr McDonalds which is next to it or the good kebab shop on the other side of the road.

Should you wish to dabble with the glitz of this teeny bopping club which is normally populated by quite a lot more girls than guys and presumably why the Italians like it, then here's some info:

Web Address: www.under.pl
Address: Ul. Marszalkowska 126/134 Read Less

Member Rating 1 out of 5 on July 20, 2008

Underground Music Café
Marszałkowska, 126/134
Warsaw, Poland 00-008
+ 48 22 826 7648

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Organza

Attraction | "Ok If You Like Salsa and Have Unlimited Funds"

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Klub Organza is one of Warsaw's many orange/red themed nightclubs, it's generally either red or blue when it comes to clubs in the centre! Once upon a time this was a very "trendy" place to hang out and has therefore gained a reputation as either an expensive place full of snobs or a desirable location for those who never went the first time.It's pretty popular and fills up, mostly filled with young office flies that can afford the pricey entrance fee and don't value beer (you can tell this by the menu which consists mostly of spirit, wine and girly versions of beer), prices start at 9zl (2.25), all in all the type of place that I like to avoid. Well at least they made Sunday's free which ...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on July 20, 2008

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Jadlodajnia Filozoficzna

Attraction | "Convoluted Name but a Damn Good Club"

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Jadlodajnia Filozoficzna is one of the best clubs in Warsaw, centrally located and found in a courtyard down by the river on the opposite side of the road of the Library of Warsaw University, an impressive building. Unfortunately the courtyard's time is almost up, during the early night, there are some bouncers who give people a body pat, most probably to look for weapons but who knows, maybe just because they like it! There is a selection of 3 clubs and normally at least one of them has live music, unfortunately one of the pack "Aurora" has already left us, the courtyard itself is a lively place where you can sit and drink beer, whilst talking or just admiring the bizarre political mural ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 20, 2008

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Kicz Pub

Attraction | "Pub Kicz - Groovy Old Time Here"

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You can't really get much more centrally located than this pub, located just by Metro Centrum, hidden behind the towering Novotel, lies a little street with a nice pub/club, cafe and kebab restaurant. I've never been in the cafe but can highly recomend the kebab shop as one of the best in the city, it really uss an interesting blend of spices that give kebabs a much needed boost from their local cabbagey taste. Ideal for after party food. Club Kicz has some seats outside under large u mbrellas as seen in the photo, then in the inside, you have an over the top funkadellia style pub with very comfortable seats. The drinks whilst not particularly cheap are still reasonably priced for its loca...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 22, 2008

Kicz Pub
Ul. Nowogodzka 22
Warsaw, Poland
+48 (22) 621 09 50

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Sheesha Lounge

Attraction | "A Membership Card to See Dj Abdul? What!"

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Sheesha Lounge appeared in Warsaw a couple of years ago and soon made itself known through a bombardment of adverts on the television, bill boards in the major metro stations and a number of adverts in magazines. It was clear that they had set out to be one of the big clubs in the centre, the new kid on the block soon emerged as a big boy and is very often packed to the brim, so much so that the bodyguards often insist that it's open to "club members" only but seem to have no problem letting girls in.The one time that I succesfully got through, I was quite impressed that the beer wasn't that expensive, the club was very nicely decorated and there was a great choice of flavoured tobacco for...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on July 23, 2008

Sheesha Lounge
Sienkiewicza, 3
Warsaw, Poland
+48 22 8282525

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Cafe Bar Lemon

Attraction | "Nothing Sour about Lemon"

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Cafe Bar Lemon is one of those places that no matter how mediocre it is, you may well end up there just because it's open. It's a pub which is open in theory for 24 hours a day but in reality closes for one hour so that it can be cleaned. The pub/club is also bang in the centre which means it is busy with a complete mix of people in every night, it's a popular place for waiters/waiteresses and barmaids/men to head to when they themselves have finished working late. So what's it consist of? Well from ground level upwards there is a two tier bar which is normally fairly busy, they serve food most all the time and good food it is. It's quite a trendy place and therefore the prices...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on July 23, 2008

Cafe Bar Lemon
ul. Sienkiewicza 6
Warsaw

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Saturator

Attraction | "Good Live Music Venue"

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I don't know about you but I like to know what to expect from a club. This is not the case in Warsaw, the clubs have a tendency to just exist as a venue and play a different kind of music each day of the week - salsa night on tuesdays, rock night on thursdays etc, this I find irritating because with 100's of clubs and 7 days, it's almost impossible to remember what is on where and even then, sometimes they play something quite different to what they promise. I prefer to have a club that plays all out rock music or reggae or electronic etc and then you know where you are each day of the week.Saturator is a good example of this, based in the east of Warsaw in Praga, rather close to the centr...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on December 27, 2008

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Zwiaz Mnie

Attraction | "Techno and Pricey Beer"

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Zwiaz Mnie is a club in Warsaw, located on 11 Listopada street in the Praga area of the city, it's one of several clubs which have set up shop in the last few years. The issue being that the clubs tend to attract a rather alternative crowd in what is generally a chav central.So much so in fact that some locals won't go there without being in a taxi, you do get quite a few nutters in the area and speaking a foreign language loudly is not a particularly wise thing to do. Not quite sure how I ended up at Zwiaz Mnie, a friend of mine said that there was a cheap party.. so along we went, we left shortly afterwards - although I knew that they played electronic music, not a genre I'm particularly...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on December 27, 2008

Zwiaz Mnie
ul. 11 Listopada 22
Warsaw

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Kafe Fajka

Attraction | "More Pipes Than a Grandad Academy"

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Kafe Fajka was once a single pub hidden away in a set of buildings set back from one of the main streets in Warsaw (Nowy Swiat), accessed through one or two small then graffitied archways behind the bus stop called Foksal. The archways have since been cleaned up and Kafe Fajka proved incredibly popular over the last few years, they've slowly bought out numerous small bars or restaurants in the area so that the sight that greets you as you arrive in this little courtyard is quite bizarre.Several little signs outside of bars saying Kafe Fajka, it's the same place but split into several different little buildings - each with a bar of its own.. take your pick. I always head for the original on...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on January 12, 2009

Kafe Fajka
Nowy Swiat
Warsaw, Poland

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Ice Club

Attraction | "Rudolf the Red Nose Dinner!"

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Ice Bar is a club/pub in Warsaw that is a bit of a novelty idea really, I've only been there once and it was in the middle of the day, so I can't really say what the atmosphere is like at night. It costs 10zl (2.50 to get in), the ice room is always kept below -8, however men in search of perky nipples will be disappointed as everyone is given a super insulated space suit type garment to wear which either make you look quite cool or a complete fool, depending on your appearance and how much vodka the other people have drank.The vodka (I can't recall seeing any other drinks on the menu but I'm sure there were) is about 2 x more expensive than in your average pub (10zl as opposed to 5) and t...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on January 13, 2009

Ice Club
ul. Panska 61
Warsaw, Poland 00-830
+48 (22) 654-5634

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Fabryka Trzciny

Attraction | "Experimental Sounds in an Old Factory"

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I went to Fabryka Trzciny about 2 years ago and haven't been back since but it's not because there was anything wrong with it, it was more because it's completely the opposite side of Warsaw from where I live and there's a huge choice of pubs, including some locals where I spend more time.I was invited by some friends and when I read a bit about it and looked at its website, I thought.. oh no it's one of those trendy places that were popular in Berlin not so long ago, the kind that attracts people who are a bit "look at me, I'm drinking expensive drinks in a refurbished factory." I wasn't too far off actually and some of the customers could be described like that but even I was in awe of t...Read More

I went to Fabryka Trzciny about 2 years ago and haven't been back since but it's not because there was anything wrong with it, it was more because it's completely the opposite side of Warsaw from where I live and there's a huge choice of pubs, including some locals where I spend more time.

I was invited by some friends and when I read a bit about it and looked at its website, I thought.. oh no it's one of those trendy places that were popular in Berlin not so long ago, the kind that attracts people who are a bit "look at me, I'm drinking expensive drinks in a refurbished factory." I wasn't too far off actually and some of the customers could be described like that but even I was in awe of the decorating that had gone on there, the brick walls inside were only interrupted by the brashness of pipes and dials, comforted with plush leather seating that is so comfortable you struggle to get up, there are several different rooms, two of which function as a club/bar and others which hold performances, film nights, fashion shows and private functions. Some of these events may be closed to the public or may require paying an additional fee but the club itself is usually free, music when I was there and from what I've heard from other people is almost always something experimental, quite often electronic and drinks as I recall started at 9zl (2.10), unless you are particularly intent on taking part in these events or visiting this distant part of the city that is currently undergoing a face-lift, you may be better off sticking in the centre. On the other hand, the city centre is well trodden and can get a bit tiresome.

Address: Ul. Otwocka 14
Web Address: www.fabrykatrzciny.pl

To get there: Take tram 7 or 13 (the first runs from the Central Train Station or Metro Centrum and the latter from Metro Ratusz) until the terminus and turn left, after a few metres you will come to a large factory building this is it. Read Less

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on January 13, 2009

Fabryka Trzciny
ul, Otwocka 14
Warsaw 03-759
+48 (22) 619 05 13

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Bollywood Lounge

Attraction | "Bollywood in Warsaw"

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Bollywood Lounge is as far as I'm aware owned by the same people as Sheesha Lounge, less food is available though and it's more or less an out and out night club. It's only up the road from Sheesha too, but it's location is less glamorous surrounded by kebab shops and an old fashioned "Kurczak na Rozna" (roasted chicken on a spit) place, the building itself is a pre-fab job and it really isn't that fitting for what awaits which is a rather stylish club with comfortable slouchy armchairs, an astro-turfed terrace and a selection of water pipes (most probably borrowed from Sheesha!), people dress to impress here but you shouldn't have problems getting in unless you go and jogging bottoms and Chuckle Brot...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on January 13, 2009

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Mandala

Attraction | "A Restaurant by Day, a Club by Night"

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Mandala located in a courtyard close to the Central Station in Warsaw's poor excuse for a red light district is an excellent little find. Mandala isn't a big place, with a small bar downstairs and a few seats, a particularly classy toilet (I checked it out just for this review - the food didn't lead me there)The kitchen is open from midday through to 10pm with slightly shorter hours on a Sunday, the chefs are from Nepal and there's an array of Indian cuisine available at a substantially better price than a lot of other places serving Indian food in the city. With lunch time meals costing between 19zl and 30zl (£4-£6), you can't go far wrong. I've not actually tasted the food, so perhaps yo...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on February 24, 2009

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Chlodna 25

Attraction | "An Ever Evolving Cafe!"

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Chlodna 25 is an alternative pub/club/cafe which opens each morning at 8am - serving strong coffee, sweet cakes and an array of fresh juices and beer. During WW2 there was a bridge at this location seperating two Jewish ghettos, the street continuing past the cafe has little going for it and has seemingly never recovered from its ghetto days as it hosts a mixture of mechanics, dodgy knocking shops, a scrap yard and some cheap greasy spoon type places. Chlodna 25 on the other end, is just a little seperated from the rest of the remainder of the street and its no wonder that this place has been racking up the awards in recent years.Unfortunately with the acquirement of awards, the prices hav...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on March 4, 2009

Chlodna 25
ul. Chłodna 25
Warsaw
+48 22 620 24 13

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Club 70

Attraction | "Disco Music and Occasionally Cheap Prices"

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Club 70 is a smokey little nightclub in the centre of Warsaw, both the location and prices are relatively reasonable and you are likely to come across their stencilled graffiti somewhere in the centre with a funky haired disco go-er's silhoutte on the ground promoting the place.Whilst you certainly can't fault the effort this place put into their website, promotions and making large parties of people welcome, you don't really know what to expect as they don't have so much of a regular crowd and as the people make a party, it's hard to know how the night will turn out.The club is pro-stupid outfit, in particular inviting people to wear disco clothes, they also play disco tracks ...Read More

Club 70 is a smokey little nightclub in the centre of Warsaw, both the location and prices are relatively reasonable and you are likely to come across their stencilled graffiti somewhere in the centre with a funky haired disco go-er's silhoutte on the ground promoting the place.

Whilst you certainly can't fault the effort this place put into their website, promotions and making large parties of people welcome, you don't really know what to expect as they don't have so much of a regular crowd and as the people make a party, it's hard to know how the night will turn out.

The club is pro-stupid outfit, in particular inviting people to wear disco clothes, they also play disco tracks from the 70s up to hits from the 80s and 90s. This means that the usual entrance fee may be waived if you are dressed like one of those high-pitched numpties The Beegees!

I can't say any of them appeal, so it's not really a place that I would choose to go but there it is definitely one of the livelliest places in Warsaw, if nothing else and drinks are cheap on certain nights which may be a telling factor as other club's rise their prices. Whilst the 8zl (1.70) a beer price is definitely not the cheapest in town, the 20zl (4 quid) or 15zl (price for women - 3 quid) for as much beer as you can drink on Monday, certainly is one of the better offers and ensures an early week party!

This club tends to be a girl friendly club, offering girls free entry on various nights. It can be found centrally at Ulica Walicow 9, this is easily walkable from most places in the centre, from Rondo ONZ - walk down Ul. Jana Pawla II in the opposite way to the Central Station to the first crossroads, turn left on to Grzybowska and follow this road until you get to Walicow. Easy!

Not really my scene but might come of interest to one of you, should you be visiting!

Web Address - www.club70.pl (click the Union Jack in the corner for English) Read Less

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on April 14, 2009

Club 70
9 Walicow St.
Warsaw, Poland
+48 (22) 6547141

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Charlie Billard Club

Attraction | "Neon Lights, Bad Music"

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Charlie Billard Club is a club, bar, cafe, restaurant and games place all in one. Located in the south of Warsaw in the wealthy Natolin area, this venue can be entered from the upstairs (and exited from the downstairs) of the shopping mall Galeria Ursynow.The pub is quite large with an overall darkishness to it, contrasted only by bright neon type lights in certain corners of the pub. The pub has several billard tables, dart boards and at least one babyfoot table. The waiteresses run around between tables in relatively skimpy clothing but are generally fairly on the grumpy side. Drinks are certainly not the cheapest at around 10zl but because there is little competition in the area, the pl...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on April 15, 2009

Charlie Billard Club
al. Ken 36
Warsaw, Poland

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Golden Wheat

Attraction | "Strange Name, Strange Place"

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Golden Wheat seems to me the most random name. Living relatively close, it wasn't long before all the other bars had closed for the evening and this was the only place left open. Found just off Ul. Jana Pawla, with it's Americanesque signs and bright lights inside, it's hard to miss it. During the summer months there are seats outside, inside there are several leather couches around tables and some bar stools. The staff are a bit surly, the prices are relatively cheap but this is primarily a place where people come to play billiards and one armed bandit machines, the clientelle isn't particularly desirable and can get aggressive - although the bouncers tend to sort it out insid...Read More

Member Rating 1 out of 5 on April 15, 2009

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Pole Mokotowskie

Attraction | "Warsaw's All Action Park"

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Pole Mokotowskie is a recreational park within walking distance from the centre of Warsaw, for the lazy ones or anyone worried about making it back after testing out the nightlife the park has to offer - fear not, it has its own metro stop which is just 2 stops from the centre and is also serviced regularly by night buses. Translated to "Mokotow Fields" and regularly called its plural Pola Mokotowskie, it is a park with a bit of history. First of all it contains the National Library but before Warsaw Okecie airport was built it was the city's airport (pre 1934), another part was the racecourse (until 1939) and the part nearest what is now Metro Politechnika was the Polytechnic Aircraft Wor...Read More

Pole Mokotowskie is a recreational park within walking distance from the centre of Warsaw, for the lazy ones or anyone worried about making it back after testing out the nightlife the park has to offer - fear not, it has its own metro stop which is just 2 stops from the centre and is also serviced regularly by night buses.

Translated to "Mokotow Fields" and regularly called its plural Pola Mokotowskie, it is a park with a bit of history. First of all it contains the National Library but before Warsaw Okecie airport was built it was the city's airport (pre 1934), another part was the racecourse (until 1939) and the part nearest what is now Metro Politechnika was the Polytechnic Aircraft Works.

The park is made up of two parts, the "little" part officially known as Jozef Pilsudskiego because of a large statue dedicated to the prominent Polish figure, here you can also find an aeroplane. This is a relatively leafy section with benches and not too much going on, passing the pub "Park" there is then a bridge which crosses over a main road and comes to the National Library and another pub, there is then a relatively marshy area of the park - with lillies and stepping stones. This is a fun part for children but calamatous for a blind Golden Retriever (or anything blind I imagine)!

You then get to the centre piece which is a man-made lake/pond (kind of in between really), let's call it a water feature! Here you can find dogs jumping in and out and the occasional child in the summer but it's dried out during the winter. There are 3 more pubs surrounding it, as well as a playground and it's common that various fairs and concerts take place there. It is really packed on weekends, particularly because the police have a relaxed attitude towards drinking in this park, although there are plenty about on the look out for trouble makers so it still retains a nice family atmosphere. Cyclists and roller bladers are probably the most dangerous things there though!

Behind the water feature is a hill, where it is common for the city organisers to put together free foreign films on screens. There's normally some pretty classy films here, obviously the subtitles are in Polish though..so it's a bit tricky if you understand neither that nor the language it is made in. Read Less

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on April 20, 2009

Pole Mokotowskie
Pole Mokotowskie
Warsaw, Poland

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Arena Klub Biliardowy

Attraction | "Another Table Football Option!"

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As you may have read on some of my other nightlife reviews, I tend to be a bit of a table football freak (albeit not a very good one these days), there aren't many places that combine the two succesfully, so when drunk enough to be brimming with confidence in my skill - I tend to get itchy fingers and head over to a place with table football with a select elite (read: anyone who wants to join and has at least one hand)Klub Biliardowy - the rather self-explanatory Polish word for Biliard Club usually consists of awful coloured lighting, bad music, several pool tables and the occasional babyfoot table. Arena is no exception from this ugly style of venue, particularly popular with muscular ba...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on April 20, 2009

Arena Klub Biliardowy
ul.Pańska 61
Warsaw, Poland

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