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Cafés in Wola
Factory Wola: Fabryka Norblina on Żelazna, the café row on Kolejowa, roasters' bars on Grzybowska and Łucka, and early bread on Nowolipki.
Photo: Aleksander Dumała, Pexels License
Wola grew in the 19th century as Warsaw's factory and workers' district, and the village of Wielka Wola joined the city in 1916.1 Around 8 August 1944 it was the scene of the largest single massacre by German forces in Poland, of 40,000 to 50,000 civilians.1 Since the 1990s, towers of up to 53 storeys have gone up, mainly along Towarowa and Prosta.1
Cafés follow the old industrial sites and the new offices: a cluster in Fabryka Norblina on Żelazna, a row on Kolejowa (Railway Street), and roasters' bars and bakeries around Grzybowska, Łucka and Ogrodowa. Metro line M2 serves the district; its first stretch, opened in March 2015, ran from Rondo Daszyńskiego to Dworzec Wileński.2
Local tip: In Fabryka Norblina, Java Cafe opens at 07:30 from Monday to Saturday but not until 09:00 on Sundays.4
At a glance
83Cafés listed
48With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Piekarnia Warszawska, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–22:00).
- Closes latest: Culture Cafe, until 00:00 (Mon–Thu 07:00–22:00 · Fri 07:00–00:00 · Sat 09:00–00:00 · Sun 09:00–22:00).
- Most common features: wheelchair access (37%), outdoor seating (28%), indoor seating (14%).
Anse Kabanse
- Card payment
Aroma
- Wi-Fi
- Takeaway
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
Balance
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Bez krępacji
Bunch
Buno Specialty Coffee
Cups & Mugs
- Wheelchair access
Czy Kawka
Flora Caffé
- Wheelchair access
- Open late
Follaw Coffee Espresso Bar
Herbaciarnia KARDAMON
Java Cafe
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Specialty
Kawadzieścia
Kawałek
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
- Specialty
Kawalerka
Kawiarnia Spotkanie
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Air-con
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
Konferencja
Kumple
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Open late
La Bomboniera
LiNk
- Takeaway
- Indoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
Luna Coffee
Miau Grau
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Bakery café
- Open late
Mignon
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Młynek
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Bakery café
Nutka Café
Panattoni Café
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Spun
- Wheelchair access
- Open late
Sweet Home
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
The Frame Coffee
Twarda
- Outdoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
Typika
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
7ways Cafe-cukiernia
Biskwit
Celeste
Cukiernia Karmelek
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Coffee chains in Wola
Chain
Green Caffè Nero
Show 7 locations
- Aleja Jana Pawła II 29Mon–Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 08:00–22:00
- Górczewska 124
- Jana Kazimierza 35Daily 07:00–23:00
- Karolkowa 28Daily 07:00–22:00
- Prosta 68Mon–Fri 06:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00
- Rondo Ignacego Daszyńskiego 2BMon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00
- Towarowa 28Mon–Fri 06:30–21:30 · Sat–Sun 07:00–21:30
Chain
Costa Coffee
Show 5 locations
- Chłodna 52
- Górczewska 124
- Jana Pawla II 27
- Kaliny Jędrusik 9Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00
- Okopowa 58/72
Chain
Starbucks
Show 5 locations
- al. Solidarności 82
- Połczyńska 4
- Przyokopowa 35Daily 07:00–21:00
- Rondo Ignacego Daszyńskiego 1Mon–Fri 06:30–20:30 · Sat–Sun 07:30–20:30
- ul Grzybowska 60 00 844 Warszawa
Chain
Dobro & Dobro
- Aleja Jana Pawła II 27Mon–Fri 08:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–21:00
- Grzybowska 56Daily 08:00–19:00
- ulica Stanisława Dygata 3
Chain
Vita Cafe
- Krochmalna 61Daily 08:00–22:30
- ulica Górczewska 124
Chain
Batida
- Giełdowa 5Mon–Fri 08:30–19:00 · Sat 10:00–19:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00
Chain
Coffeedesk
- Pańska 97Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
Chain
Cofix
Fabryka Norblina
Ludwik Norblin bought a plating works on Żelazna in 1882 and moved his own works there in 1886. Nationalized in 1948, the company went bankrupt in the early 2000s, and the redeveloped complex, with ten former factory buildings restored, was finished in September 2021.3
Java Cafe at Żelazna 51/53 belongs to JAVA Coffee Roasters, a specialty roastery, and opens at 07:30 from Monday to Saturday.4 Uwaga Kawa, the café of the Uwaga Piwo craft-beer bar, serves specialty coffee and cakes in the factory's brick interiors.5 Bibi's and Dobre Miejsce share the same address.
Grzybowska, Łucka and the Uprising Museum
The Warsaw Rising Museum opened on 31 July 2004, the 60th anniversary of the Uprising, and includes a 1940s-style café.6 On Grzybowska, Sacred Mill Brew Bar at no. 43A is a specialty bar, Savore at no. 49 serves daily 08:00–16:00, and Semifreddo at no. 87 opens at 07:00 on weekdays.
Kawałek at Łucka 18 is a specialty café with Wi-Fi and a terrace, open from 08:00 on weekdays. Buno Specialty Coffee at Obozowa 22 and GUD at Karolkowa 28 serve specialty coffee further west.
Kolejowa and Chłodna
Kolejowa has a row of cafés close together: Kumple and Typika at no. 47, Spun at 47B and Miau Grau at 49A. Miau Grau opens at 07:30 on weekdays and, like Kumple and Spun, stays open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday.
Chłodna was home to Chłodna 25, a klubokawiarnia (club-café) that for almost nine years held lectures, concerts and plays under a Tadeusz Kantor line painted above the bar: cafés start every artistic revolution. After it lost its licence, its cellar became Poland's first comedy club.7 Agere Contra at Chłodna 2/18 opens late in the day, 16:00–21:00.
Early bread and pączki
Piekarnia Warszawska on Nowolipki opens daily 06:00–22:00, the earliest start in Wola. Culture Cafe at Jana Kazimierza 25 opens at 07:00 on weekdays and stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Wola's best-known pastry address is the Zagoździński workshop at Górczewska 15, founded in 1925 on Wolska and on its present site since 1973. In February 2025 a large pączek there cost 5 zł, sold from 09:00 until the batch ran out.8
Sources
- Wola, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Dworzec Wileński metro station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Norblin, Bracia Buch i T. Werner, Wikipedia (Polish), accessed October 2026
- JAVA Coffee Roasters: palarnia kawy specialty, JAVA Coffee, accessed October 2026
- Uwaga Piwo i Uwaga Kawa, Fabryka Norblina, Uwaga Piwo, accessed October 2026
- Warsaw Rising Museum, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Kawiarnia + Kultura. Jak to działa? (2012), Fundacja Stocznia, accessed October 2026
- Najlepsze pączki w Warszawie, a może i w kraju (Igor Szulim, 18 February 2025), National Geographic Polska, accessed October 2026
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FAQ
Wola cafés: questions
What is Fabryka Norblina in Wola, Warsaw?
Fabryka Norblina is the former Norblin metal works on Żelazna in Wola, where Ludwik Norblin moved his works in 1886. The restored complex of ten former factory buildings was finished in September 2021. Java Cafe, run by JAVA Coffee Roasters, and Uwaga Kawa serve specialty coffee there, and Bibi's and Dobre Miejsce share the address.
Where can you get coffee early in Wola, Warsaw?
Piekarnia Warszawska on Nowolipki opens daily at 06:00. Culture Cafe at Jana Kazimierza 25 and Semifreddo at Grzybowska 87 open at 07:00 on weekdays, and Miau Grau at Kolejowa 49A at 07:30. Java Cafe in Fabryka Norblina opens at 07:30 from Monday to Saturday.
What was Chłodna 25 in Warsaw's Wola district?
Chłodna 25 was a klubokawiarnia (club-café) on Chłodna in Wola that for almost nine years held lectures, concerts and plays, with a Tadeusz Kantor line about cafés starting every artistic revolution painted above the bar. After it lost its licence, its cellar became Poland's first comedy club. Agere Contra is at Chłodna 2/18 today.
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