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Ogródki kawiarniane · Kraków

Cafés with outdoor seating in Kraków

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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An ogródek (literally “little garden”, plural ogródki) is the terrace a café or restaurant sets up outside its door. Kraków licenses them for two seasons, a summer season from 1 April to 31 October and a winter season from 1 November to 31 March, so a terrace can stay out past the warm months.1

Permits come from the city road authority, Zarząd Dróg Miasta Krakowa. A garden has to adjoin the façade of its café’s building and leave at least 1.5 m of footpath, and those inside the Old Town and Kazimierz–Stradom cultural parks follow extra rules set by the city council.1 Stare Miasto has the most cafés with outdoor tables, ahead of Piasek & Nowy Świat.

Local tip: In October, ask whether a terrace stays out: the summer ogródek season ends on 31 October, and a café needs a separate winter permit from 1 November.1

Where these cafés are: Stare Miasto (18), Piasek & Nowy Świat (10), Kazimierz (7), Grzegórzki & Wesoła (7), Krowodrza & Czarna Wieś (4), Kleparz (3), Dębniki & Ludwinów (2), Podgórze (2), Zwierzyniec & Salwator (2), Zabłocie (1).

At a glance

56Cafés listed
40With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Bussola Coffee, from 07:00 (Mon 07:00–20:00 · Tue–Thu 07:00–19:00 · Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: B.O.H.O. Coffee&Bar, until 02:00 (Mon–Thu 10:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–02:00 · Sun 10:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (54%), card payment (39%), wi-fi (25%).

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Rynek Główny and the Old Town lanes

The Rynek Główny (Main Square) covers 3.79 ha and was rebuilt in 1257, after the Mongol invasion of 1241.2 UNA at No. 36, the club-bookshop of PWM, the Polish Music Publishing House, runs a café with tables on the square, open daily 08:00–22:00.3 Gehanowska at No. 43 also seats guests outside.

The side streets are calmer. B.O.H.O. Coffee&Bar and Siesta Café share Stolarska 6, and Camelot Cafe and Camelot Lulu sit a few doors apart on Świętego Tomasza. Magia at Świętej Anny 11 is open until 23:00, Żarówka Cafe is at Floriańska 20, and on Sławkowska, NIĆ, a kawiarnio-księgarnia (café-bookshop) at No. 28, opens 11:00–21:00.

The Planty ring and Piasek

The Planty, a 4 km ring of park covering 21 ha, was laid out between 1822 and 1830 where the medieval walls had stood.4 Bunkier Cafe has outdoor tables on Plac Szczepański, and Good Day Coffee & Cake is at Świętej Gertrudy 10, open 08:30–18:00 from Monday to Saturday.

Piasek & Nowy Świat, west of the Planty, has the highest share of cafés with terraces of any district, about one in four. Body Espresso Bar and Café Lisboa share the address Dolnych Młynów 3. On Krupnicza, Karma at No. 10 opens at 07:00 on weekdays and Damka at No. 21 at 08:00 daily. Amsel at Rajska 12 is open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday, and Przesada is at Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 5.

Kazimierz and Plac Nowy

Plac Nowy, Kazimierz’s market square, is built around the Okrąglak, a round market hall from 1899–1900 that housed a ritual poultry slaughterhouse from 1927 until it was closed during the occupation.5 Cafés and bars opened in the ground floors around it in the 1990s, and the square holds an antiques market on Saturdays and a secondhand clothes market on Sundays.5

Les Couleurs Cafe is at Estery 10, on the edge of the square. Elsewhere in Kazimierz, 2 Okna Cafe at Józefa 40 is open until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday, Café De L’Art at Józefa 7 opens 08:00–20:00 daily and ONA Coffee Bar at Augustiańska 1 09:00–19:00. Karma Coffee Roasters and String Taste Coffee put tables out as well.

Quarry park and across the river

Park Zakrzówek, a bathing park built on 60 ha of old quarry workings for nearly 60 million zł, opened in June 2023.6 Café Zakrzówek at Wyłom 22, by the park, has outdoor tables and opens 09:00–20:00 every day.

Across the Vistula in Podgórze, Bonjour Cava at Kazimierza Brodzińskiego 6 has seats outside and Søtt Cafe & Bakery is at Lwowska 1, open 09:00–16:00. In Zabłocie, kawa | Romanowicza at Tadeusza Romanowicza 4a opens at 07:00 every day, and in Zwierzyniec, Salvator Espresso Bar is at Tadeusza Kościuszki 23.

Sources

  1. Zajęcie pasa drogowego na ogródek gastronomiczny (ZDMK-26), Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Krakowa, accessed October 2026
  2. Main Square, Kraków, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. UNA: Klubokięgarnia Polskiego Wydawnictwa Muzycznego, UNA Kraków, accessed October 2026
  4. Planty Park, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Plac Nowy, Magiczny Kraków (krakow.pl), accessed October 2026
  6. Jedno z najpopularniejszych kąpielisk w Krakowie znowu otwarte (24 June 2026), RMF24, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Outdoor seating in Kraków: questions

When is the outdoor café season in Kraków?

Kraków licenses café gardens for a summer season from 1 April to 31 October and a winter season from 1 November to 31 March. Permits come from the city road authority, and a garden must adjoin its café’s façade and leave at least 1.5 m of footpath.

Which cafés have outdoor seating on or near Kraków’s Rynek Główny?

UNA at Rynek Główny 36, the club-bookshop of the Polish Music Publishing House, has tables on the square and opens 08:00–22:00, and Gehanowska at No. 43 has outdoor seating. Nearby, Camelot Cafe and Camelot Lulu are on Świętego Tomasza, B.O.H.O. and Siesta share Stolarska 6, and Magia on Świętej Anny is open until 23:00.

Where can you sit outside at a café in Kazimierz, Kraków?

Around Plac Nowy, where cafés and bars have filled the ground floors since the 1990s; Les Couleurs Cafe is on Estery at the edge of the square. 2 Okna Cafe on Józefa is open until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday, Café De L’Art on Józefa opens 08:00–20:00 and ONA Coffee Bar on Augustiańska 09:00–19:00.

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