Feeling hungry after midnight? In Krakow, late night restaurant options are mainly limited to kebab stands and a few fast food chains in the centre. However, if you prefer something different, there are a few options available from inexpensive Polish-style tapas to more gourmet choices. We will explore the options in this article. At the time of writing, all these establishments offer late night dining. However, with many local business being hit by inflation and a tourism downturn resulting from the war in Ukraine, opening hours may be subject to change, so be sure to double check them on Google.
!ncredibile
Józefa Dietla 113
Located between the Old Town and Kazimierz districts, !ncredibile is part of the Loft Hotel building. The restaurant offers a variety of reasonably-priced pizzas made in front of the customers and baked in a wood-fired brick oven. Like the restaurants featured in our post on Krakow’s pizzerias, Incredibile uses quality imported ingredients and traditional pizza making methods, but it is their opening hours which are truly “incredible”. The pizzeria is open 24 hours, offering night owls a rare culinary experience — authentic Italian cuisine outside of typical restaurant opening hours.
Opening hours: 24 hours
Papitos Shots & Sliders
Jagiellońska 10
Papitos is located in the heart of Krakow’s Old Town and is attached to the Teatro Cubano music club, a popular latino-style club for young backpackers, tourists and locals alike.
As the name states, it serves ‘sliders’, an American term for small sandwiches made with a bun that is typically around 5 cm in diameter. These cheap and tasty mini burgers can be ordered with a variety of sauces and toppings including cheese, sundried tomato, rucola, spinach, lettuce, jalapeno pepper, onion and bacon. For vegans and vegetarians, they also offer a vegetarian slider made with grilled aubergine. The small size allows you to order as many as you need to satisfy your nightime hunger. And at 7-9zl each at the time of writing, your wallet won’t get hit too badly.
Papitos’ kitchen is currently open on Wednesday-Saturday until around 3-4am.
Pijalnia Wodki I Piwa
Sw. Jana 3/5, Szewska 20, Plac Nowy 7, Floriańska 34
This nostalgic establishment, which resembles a 1960s Communist-era vodka bar, caters mainly to budget backpackers and bargain-hunting locals. Patrons can try out a diverse selection of inexpensive vodkas, beers and traditional Polish snacks or tapas. The food menu includes traditional options such as ‘gdzik’ (baked jacket potato with cottage cheese and chives), beef tartare with raw egg and żurek (a Polish sour soup with sausage). Although prices have been hit by inflation like everywhere else, they are still on the low side compared with other establishments.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM–2:30 AM, weekends till 5AM
BaniaLuka
plac Szczepański 6, Szewska 13
BaniaLuka is another popular cheap-and-cheerful vodka bar in Krakow that serves food until the early hours of the morning. Like Pijalnia Wódki i Piwo, the menu offers a selection of traditional Polish snacks, and prices are similar. Options include pierogi (potato dumplings), beef tartare, żurek soup and kielbasa sausage.
Opening hours: 10am-6am
