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Kraków · Podgórze

Cafés in Podgórze

Across the Bernatek footbridge: cafés on Rynek Podgórski, Plac Bohaterów Getta and Brodzińskiego.

Photo: Anna Stepko, Pexels License

Podgórze, across the Vistula from Kazimierz, was a town of its own: Emperor Joseph II granted it city status as the Royal Free City of Podgórze in 1784, and it became part of Kraków in 1915.1 It sits at the foot of the Krzemionki hills, and the Krakus Mound above, said to be the grave of the city's legendary founder, looks out on the Tatras on clear days.2

Under German occupation the Kraków Ghetto was set up here in 1941, and from then until 1943 Plac Bohaterów Getta was its central point and the gathering place for deportations.3 Today the cafés spread between that square, the triangular Rynek Podgórski and Kalwaryjska, and most close by 20:00.

Local tip: Before the Apteka pod Orłem museum, get a coffee at AfterTaste on the same square; it opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends.

At a glance

22Cafés listed
12With opening hours
07:30Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Nad and Greg, from 07:30 (Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Bonjour Cava, until 22:00 (Mon–Thu 09:30–20:30 · Fri 09:30–22:00 · Sat 10:00–22:00 · Sun 10:00–21:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (9%), card payment (9%), wheelchair access (9%).

Emigrant Coffee 2.0 - Kalwaryjska

  • Kalwaryjska 1
  • Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00
  • +48604937083
  • Card payment
  • Wheelchair access
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AfterTaste

  • Plac Bohaterów Getta 17
  • Mon–Fri 07:30–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
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Coffee chains in Podgórze

Crossing from Kazimierz

The best way into central Podgórze is the Father Bernatek footbridge, for walkers and cyclists.2 Opened in 2010, its 145-meter steel arch carries balancing figures by Jerzy Kędziora, and the route continues along Brodzińskiego to Rynek Podgórski.4

Brodzińskiego is a short café street: Bonjour Cava at number 6 has a terrace and stays open until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, Kawiarnia Stopklatka is at number 8, and Palarnia Kawy Santos at number 3.

Rynek Podgórski

The square is dominated by St. Joseph's, a neo-Gothic church by Jan Sas-Zubrzycki whose tower was modeled on St. Mary's on the main Rynek. Its cornerstone was blessed on 13 May 1905, and it was consecrated on 24 October 1909.5

Cafe Lukier at Rynek Podgórski 4 opens daily 09:00–20:30 and has Wi-Fi. Nad and Greg at number 11 opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:30 at weekends, and De Revolutionibus Books is at number 8.

Above the square, Lasota Hill holds St. Benedict's, an 11th-century chapel the city calls its smallest church, and further south the Nazis ran the Płaszów concentration camp from 1942 to 1945.2 The Krakus Mound is the largest prehistoric mound in Poland.1

Plac Bohaterów Getta

Named plac Zgody from 1917 to 1948, the square saw the ghetto's first selection on 4 June 1942 and its last on 13 March 1943. Since its rebuilding in 2005 it has held a memorial of 70 chairs by Piotr Lewicki and Kazimierz Łatak, inspired by Tadeusz Pankiewicz's book about the pharmacy he ran at number 18.3 That pharmacy, Apteka pod Orłem, is now a museum.2

AfterTaste, at number 17, opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends, and Tworzywo is at number 2.

Kalwaryjska and Lwowska

Kalwaryjska runs south from the market square. Emigrant Coffee 2.0 at number 1 opens 08:00–20:00 on weekdays with step-free access, Lajkonik at number 6 opens at 06:30 on weekdays, and Rozkwit is at number 34. Further out, Urban Coffee is at Kalwaryjska 96.

On Lwowska, Søtt Cafe & Bakery at number 1 has outside seating and opens daily 09:00–16:00, and aykō Matcha Bar on Węgierska is closed on Mondays.

Sources

  1. Podgórze, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Spacer 5: Podgórze, Miasto Kraków (krakow.pl), accessed October 2026
  3. Plac Bohaterów Getta w Krakowie, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
  4. Kładka Ojca Bernatka, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
  5. Kościół św. Józefa w Krakowie (Podgórze), Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Podgórze cafés: questions

How do you get from Kazimierz to Rynek Podgórski in Kraków's Podgórze?

Cross the Father Bernatek footbridge, which opened in 2010 for walkers and cyclists, then follow Brodzińskiego to Rynek Podgórski. Bonjour Cava and Kawiarnia Stopklatka are on Brodzińskiego, and Cafe Lukier and Nad and Greg are on the square.

What is the chair memorial on Plac Bohaterów Getta in Kraków's Podgórze?

The memorial of 70 chairs, designed by Piotr Lewicki and Kazimierz Łatak, was installed when the square was rebuilt in 2005. The square was the central point of the Kraków Ghetto, and the design draws on Tadeusz Pankiewicz's book about his pharmacy at number 18, Apteka pod Orłem, now a museum.

When did Podgórze become part of Kraków?

Podgórze became part of Kraków in 1915. Emperor Joseph II had granted it city status as the Royal Free City of Podgórze in 1784. Its triangular market square, Rynek Podgórski, with St. Joseph's church, consecrated in 1909, is still the center of the district.

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