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Cafés in Kraków kawa i ciastko
Sernik under Art Nouveau glass on Floriańska, café-bars on Józefa in Kazimierz, Karma's espresso on Krupnicza and terraces across the Vistula in Podgórze.
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Kraków's café life grew up around the Rynek Główny (main square), 3.79 hectares laid out anew in 1257 after the Mongol raid of 1241.1 Its Cloth Hall holds Noworolski, which Jan Noworolski, a confectioner from Lwów, opened in 1912; the family lost it in 1948 and won it back in 1992.2 On Floriańska, Jan Apolinary Michalik opened his Cukiernia Lwowska in 1895 in a single windowless back room, so it became Jama Michalika, Michalik's Den. Poland's first cabaret, Zielony Balonik (Green Balloon), started there in 1905.34
Specialty coffee came in 2010, when Bartek Kozina and Marta Hausner opened Karma on Krupnicza with a Synesso espresso machine and beans from Union Hand Roasted in London; Daily Coffee News called it the first Polish gourmet coffee purveyor outside Warsaw.5 Karma later bought its own roaster, and Kozina won the Polish cup tasting championship in 2013.6 Wesoła Cafe on Rakowicka has served specialty-grade beans since 2014, and String Taste on Bożego Ciała roasts its espresso at its own Tens Coffee Roasters.78
South of the Old Town, Kazimierz was the center of Polish Jewish life for centuries; its cafés now cluster around Plac Nowy, and Cafe Hafuch on Józefa is one of the few kosher-certified cafés in the city.91011 Across the Vistula, Zabłocie, Podgórze's old factory quarter, has cafés around Schindler's Factory and the MOCAK art museum.12
From the Rynek outward
Kraków by area
The Old Town sits inside the Planty, a 4-kilometer ring of gardens laid out in 1822–1830 where the medieval walls stood.19 Kazimierz lies to the south, Kleparz and Piasek to the north and northwest, and Podgórze and Zabłocie across the Vistula.202112
Stare Miasto
The Rynek, Floriańska and the Planty ring: Art Nouveau cafés, a university cellar and late bars on Świętego Tomasza.
96 cafés
Kazimierz
The old Jewish town: café-bars around Plac Nowy, Józefa and Bożego Ciała, a kosher café and a roastery.
57 cafés
Kleparz
North of the Old Town: Matejko Square, the Stary Kleparz market and early cafés on Długa and Krowoderska.
22 cafés
Piasek & Nowy Świat
West of the Planty: Karma on Krupnicza, Massolit, and a 06:00 bakery on Dolnych Młynów.
39 cafés
Podgórze
Across the Bernatek footbridge: cafés on Rynek Podgórski, Plac Bohaterów Getta and Brodzińskiego.
22 cafés
Zabłocie
The old factory quarter: Schindler's Factory, MOCAK and cafés on Przemysłowa and Romanowicza.
11 cafés
Grzegórzki & Wesoła
East of the Old Town: specialty cafés on Rakowicka and Lubicz, the botanical garden and all-night coffee by the station.
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Roastery bars in Kazimierz, specialty cafés on Rakowicka and Lubicz, and filter coffee from AeroPress to Chemex.
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Ogródki kawiarniane
Outdoor seating
Café gardens on the Rynek and the Old Town lanes, around Plac Nowy in Kazimierz, and by the Zakrzówek quarry park.
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Wi-Fi from 07:00 on Gołębia to midnight on Świętego Tomasza, plus Lubicz, Rakowicka and Kazimierz.
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Otwarte do późna
Open late
Old Town cafés until midnight, café-bars until 02:00, Kazimierz by the river and a 24-hour stop at the station.
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Kawiarnie z wypiekami
Bakery cafés
Bagels and pies on Smoleńsk, doughnuts from 06:00 on Dolnych Młynów, keto cakes on Stradomska and the obwarzanek.
24 cafésStare Miasto 96 cafés
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Bussola Coffee
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Cafe Magia
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Artefakt Cafe
Bagelmama
Carmel Atelier
Chałka
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Bunny Cafe
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Jordan Cafe
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Krusz
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Amsel
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Body Espresso Bar
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Bun Bakery
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- Open by 6am
Café Lisboa
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Damka
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Bonbon Boutique
Bonjour Cava
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Cafe Lukier
Emigrant Coffee 2.0 - Kalwaryjska
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Fika
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Cheesecake Bakery
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La Baguette
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Somnium
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Blossom Coffee & Food
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Cavarious
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- Open by 6am
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See the full listKrowodrza & Czarna Wieś 29 cafés
BRIO Coffee & Pastries
Café Feliz
Castor Coffee & Lunch
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Dwie Jaskółki
Fidrygałki
Zwierzyniec & Salwator 14 cafés
Bukowski
Organic Coffee & more
Pastelove Cafe
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Zaczyn
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Kawa CieKawa
Dębniki & Ludwinów 10 cafés
Boby Specialty Coffee
Café Zakrzówek
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Equipo Cycling Spot
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Królowa Przedmieścia
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Green Caffè Nero
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- Grzegórzki & Wesoła
- Grzegórzki & WesołaDaily 07:00–22:00
- Pawia 5
- Rakowicka 15aMon–Sat 07:00–20:00 · Sun 07:00–19:30
- ul. Pawia 7Daily 07:00–19:30
- Kazimierz
- Podgórska 34
- Piasek & Nowy Świat
- Karmelicka 16Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–21:00
- Krupnicza 19aDaily 07:00–23:00
- Stare Miasto
- Bracka 1aMon–Thu 07:00–21:00 · Fri–Sun 07:00–21:30
- Stradomska 10
- Wielopole 1Daily 07:00–22:00
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Lajkonik
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- Grzegórzki & Wesoła
- Pawia 17Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00
- Kazimierz
- Miodowa 2Daily 07:00–20:30
- Starowiślna 82
- Kleparz
- Kleparz
- Basztowa 15Mon–Fri 06:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–19:00
- Piasek & Nowy Świat
- Karmelicka 22Daily 07:00–21:00
- Podgórze
- Kalwaryjska 6Mon–Fri 06:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–20:00
- Stare Miasto
- Stradomska 5Daily 07:00–20:00
- Szewska 8Daily 07:00–20:00
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Nakielny
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- Pawia 5a
- Kazimierz
- ulica Podgórska 34
- Kleparz
- Basztowa 15Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00 · Sun 10:00–20:00
- Stare Miasto
- Grodzka 58
- Nakielny Resto, Sławkowska 1aMon–Thu 09:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–23:00 · Sun 09:00–22:00
- Szewska
- Wiślna 12
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Starbucks
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- Lubicz 4Daily 06:30–21:30
- Pawia 5Mon–Fri 06:30–22:00 · Sat 07:30–22:00 · Sun 07:30–21:00
- ul Pawia 5
- Krowodrza & Czarna Wieś
- Krowodrza & Czarna Wieś
- Piasek & Nowy Świat
- Krupnicza 10Daily 07:00–21:00
- Stare Miasto
- Floriańska 17Daily 06:30–22:00
- Rynek Główny 27Daily 06:30–23:00
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Costa Coffee
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- Grzegórzki & Wesoła
- ulica Pawia 5
- Kazimierz
- Podgórska 34
- Stare Miasto
- Floriańska 57Daily 07:00–21:00
- Grodzka 58Daily 07:00–21:00
- rynek Główny 41Daily 07:00–22:00
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Knitted Coffee
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- Kazimierz
- Świętego Wawrzyńca 19Mon–Thu 11:00–18:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–20:00
- Krowodrza & Czarna Wieś
- Juliusza Lea 44Mon–Fri 07:30–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00
- Stare Miasto
- Starowiślna 38
- Zabłocie
- Przemysłowa 4Mon–Fri 07:30–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00
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Urban Coffee
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- Kazimierz
- Plac Wolnica 12aDaily 08:00–20:00
- Krowodrza & Czarna Wieś
- Henryka Sienkiewicza 15Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00 · Sun 09:00–20:00
- Piasek & Nowy Świat
- Dolnych Młynów 5Daily 08:00–20:00
- Podgórze
- Kalwaryjska 96Mon–Fri 07:30–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
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Kaffe Bageri Stockholm
- Kazimierz
- Podbrzezie 2Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat 10:00–19:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00
- Kleparz
- Łobzowska 17Mon–Thu 07:30–20:00 · Fri 07:30–21:00 · Sat 09:00–21:00 · Sun 09:00–18:00
- Piasek & Nowy Świat
- Tadeusza KościuszkiMon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat 09:00–19:00 · Sun 09:00–18:00
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Palarnia Kawy Santos
- Piasek & Nowy Świat
- KAWA - Palarnia Kawy Santos, ulica marsz. Józefa Piłsudskiego 27
- Podgórze
- KAWA - Palarnia Kawy Santos, Brodzińskiego 3
- Stare Miasto
- Santos Kawiarnia, Grodzka 65
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Mount Blanc
- Grzegórzki & Wesoła
- ul. Pawia 5 Galeria Krakowska
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Pożegnanie z Afryką
- Stare Miasto
- Św. Tomasza 21
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The Miners Coffee
- Grzegórzki & Wesoła
- The Miners Coffee Unity Tower, Aleksandra Lubomirskiego 20
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The White Bear Coffee
- Piasek & Nowy Świat
- Józefa Szujskiego 11Daily 07:30–21:30
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TriBeCa Coffee
- Zwierzyniec & Salwator
- al. 3 Maja 1
Before you sit down
How coffee works in Kraków
Menus use the Italian names. String Taste lists espresso, cortado, americano, flat white and latte, and Cafe Botanica on Bracka serves espresso, americano, cappuccino, latte and filter.813 Older Poles may still call coffee made by pouring boiling water over grounds in a glass "Turkish coffee", though it is never boiled; the grounds settle in the glass, which earned it the nickname plujka (roughly "spit-it-out").14
Kawa i ciastko (coffee and cake) is an easy order here. Kraków's cukiernie (pastry shops) sell sernik krakowski (Kraków cheesecake), kremówki (cream slices) and szarlotka (apple cake), and Jama Michalika lists all three among its house cakes.15
Tipping in cafés is customary but not required. Rounding up, or 10–15% when table service is good, is normal, and many café counters keep a tip jar.1617 Be careful with dziękuję (thank you) as you hand over cash: it can be taken to mean you don't want change back.16
Café prices in Poland rose by about a fifth in three years: espresso by 18.5% and cappuccino by 20.5%. Measured in espressos per average monthly salary, though, Kraków ranked first among Polish cities in 2025.18 About half of Kraków's cafés open by 08:00 on weekdays, and only a few close on Sundays.
What coffee costs in Kraków
| Drink | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Espresso Single espresso | about 9 zł Polish café average, August 2025 |
| Cappuccino Cappuccino | about 13.30 zł Polish café average, August 2025 |
| Latte Caffè latte | about 14.80 zł Polish café average, August 2025 |
| Flat white Flat white or cappuccino, specialty bar | 16 zł String Taste, Kazimierz, October 2026 |
| Przelew Single-cup pour-over | 20 zł String Taste, Kazimierz, October 2026 |
Prices in złoty (zł). The averages come from Przyjaciele Kawy's survey of prices at more than 2,000 Polish cafés in August 2025, reported by Bezprawnik in December 2025.18 The specialty prices are from String Taste's menu in October 2026.8
Sources
- Main Square, Kraków, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Kawiarnia Noworolski, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
- Jama Michalika, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Historia, Jama Michalika, accessed October 2026
- How Karma Roasters Changed the Fate of Coffee in Kraków, Daily Coffee News (Jennifer Kotlewski, October 3, 2016), accessed October 2026
- Kawa, Karma Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
- Wesoła Cafe, Rakowicka 17, Wesoła Cafe, accessed October 2026
- String Taste: Vegetarian Breakfast, Specialty Coffee & Guitars (drinks menu), String Taste, accessed October 2026
- Kazimierz, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Plac Nowy w Krakowie, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
- Cafe Hafuch, In Your Pocket Kraków, accessed October 2026
- Zabłocie (Kraków), Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
- Kawa specialty Kraków: Stare Miasto, Cafe Botanica, accessed October 2026
- Plujka Coffee: Why People in Poland Used To Spit Out Their Coffee, Clearly Coffee (Darren Oliver, July 13, 2023), accessed October 2026
- Jama Michalika: kawiarnia i restauracja, Floriańska 45, Jama Michalika, accessed October 2026
- Tipping etiquette in Poland, Firebird Tours, accessed October 2026
- To Tip or Not To Tip? Complete Tipping In Poland Guide, Polish Foodies (June 28, 2024), accessed October 2026
- I 4500 zł wydajecie na kawę w ciągu roku. Mamy ranking miast, Bezprawnik (Jerzy Wilczek, December 13, 2025, citing a Przyjaciele Kawy survey of August 2025 prices), accessed October 2026
- Planty Park, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Stary Kleparz, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
- Piasek (Kraków), Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
FAQ
Cafés in Kraków: common questions
How much does coffee cost in Kraków?
In August 2025 Polish cafés charged on average about 9 zł for an espresso, 13.30 zł for a cappuccino and 14.80 zł for a latte, after rises of roughly a fifth in three years. In October 2026 String Taste, a specialty café in Kazimierz, charged 16 zł for a flat white and 20 zł for a single-cup pour-over.
Which neighborhood of Kraków has the most cafés?
Stare Miasto and Kazimierz have the most cafés, followed by Piasek & Nowy Świat. Stare Miasto also has half of the cafés that stay open late, on Świętego Tomasza and around the Rynek; in Kazimierz they line Józefa and the streets off Plac Nowy.
What is Jama Michalika in Kraków?
Jama Michalika is a café on Floriańska that Jan Apolinary Michalik opened in 1895 as the Cukiernia Lwowska. The name means Michalik's Den, because at first he could afford only a windowless back room. Poland's first cabaret, Zielony Balonik (Green Balloon), started there in 1905, and its cakes still include sernik krakowski and kremówki.
Where did specialty coffee start in Kraków?
Karma on Krupnicza, opened in 2010 by Bartek Kozina and Marta Hausner, is credited with starting it: Daily Coffee News called it the first Polish gourmet coffee purveyor outside Warsaw. It began with beans from Union Hand Roasted in London, later bought its own roaster, and Kozina won the Polish cup tasting championship in 2013.
Do you tip in cafés in Kraków?
Tipping in Kraków cafés is customary but not required. Rounding up, or leaving 10–15% when table service is good, is normal, and many counters keep a tip jar. Saying dziękuję (thank you) as you hand over cash can be taken to mean you want no change back, so say it after you get your change.
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