52. Café Magica

At the corner of the Rynek Glowny, just by the Santa Maria church, we found a cute café, Café Magica. From outside it looks just like a plain, perhaps boring place, however inside, it is really cosy. One part of it is in a kind of greenhouse which lets in a lot of light but still it velvet ceiling gives a nice atmosphere. The furniture is soft couches and armchairs that makes you feel like being in an old couple’s living room.

The menu offers you coffee, cakes and some light dishes like sandwiches, salads and soups. At night, the cafe turns into a bar and they have various alcoholic drinks.
A particular remark is that they open from 8 am and close at 2am, so you can visit this place almost anytime!

Caffee index: 6 pln 

50. Slodka Manufaktura Leona Café

To get shelter from the rain that drowned Krakow for a few days, we hurried into a café that we have been wanting to try for a while: Slodi Leoni Café. Already when entering through the door, we could smell the interesting scent that told us that this place is a little bit different. The next thing that we discovered was a big wooden shelf with various truffles in various forms and tastes. At once, we knew that we like this place!

The café is really small, but extremely charming. It is mainly decorated with dark wooden material which creates a genuine feeling, you see at once that this place has been an appreciated part of the neighborhood for a long time. The general theme would be love, as you can find a lot of hearts all over the café and our coffees where very nicely decorated with cute hearts in the milk foam. Slodi Leoni Cafe - we highly recommend it!

Coffee Index: 7 pln

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38. Caffe Zacmienie

Behind the Rynek, you can find a cute, relaxing and very green garden café, Caffe Zacmienie. In the mornings, it has a local crowd with old Polish men discussing the latest happenings. However, at night, the café turns into a bar that actually has happy hours (Cocktails and shots), something rather unusual in Krakow.

A big plus was the sweet waitress that actually gave us small pieces of apple pie with our coffee for free. It was a nice gesture that we highly appreciated! Maybe the coffee taste and quality was not the best we ever had but to sit in a quiet and green hidden garden cafe, entered over a small entrance bridge, not far away from all the Rynek hustle and bustle is worth visiting.

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36. Café Szafé

If you are a bit bored and need something fun to do, then why not having a coffee in a wardrobe? Its actually possible in Café Szafé - and Szafé is actually the word for wardrobe in Polish! The feeling of the interior is "hey, lets put everything we find together into our rooms." It has mixed retro items and old-fashioned lamps and chairs overcoloured in various colours, which is quite unique.

This is a funky and cool place with a young 'students club' atmosphere that turns into a bar at night. Hence, the music increases the alternative and independent feeling. It is actually bigger than what you first think when seeing it from the outside. Apart from wardrobes to sit in, you also have a lot of couches and hang-out places to study, chill, daydream or meet up with friends.

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30. Chajim Kohan

In the corner of a market square in the Jewish neighborhood, you find a piece of history in Chajim Kohan. Outside this building, you find typical signs from Jewish shops that used to be in this area, clearly a major tourist attraction. Therefore, while seated in the café, you feel almost part of a historical exhibition as guided tours frequently pass by. The atmosphere of the square is fantastic, it is a place to sit for hours and just feel like a part of traditions from a long time ago. If you rather would like to sit inside, the interior is neat with a remarkable collection of old artifacts that wisper of a lost time period in Krakow's Jewish history.

The menu does however not reflect its Jewish history, it is quite normal for any café. A big plus was that when we were there, we were quite picky and changed the orders which was no problem with the waitress. Another interesting thing is that they have live performances in the evenings with traditional Jewish music.


This is a place to love, to go to when you have a lot of time, to sit in the summer evening breeze, to take it in with all your senses, to feel part of a lost culture and go back in time.

Coffee index: 6pln
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28. Alchemia

"One of the must go places in Krakow!" This is what we heard several times when we arrived in Poland. So we made sure to check it out. Alchemia is directly at the corner of Plac Nowy in Kazimierz. It's easy to find so you can not overlook it. 

Alchemia is definitely a unique place with interesting interior. It is in an old style with special details in every corner which make a nice atmosphere. During the day, it is a café and during afternoons, you can enjoy small music concerts here. However, at night it turns into to one of the most famous bars/nightclubs in Krakow. 

In short, it is one of those wicked, special and interesting places where tourists and locals alike enjoy their free time. 

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21. Esze

In extraordinary surroundings, you can have coffee at the Esze café/bar. It is a young and alternative place with special details in every corner - a favourite hangout place for many Krakow students. By the bar, there are swings that you can use while waiting for your coffee and when you sit down, you find out that the coffee tables are old cable reels. Interesting, innovative and cute! The bathrooms are an interesting experience and, well, we'll leave that unsaid so that you can discover why all by yourself! This place is definitively a Kazimierz experience that you will definitely remember afterwards!

Wifi available

15. Cafe Gołębia

On a side street away from the under Rynek, there is a quiet café that is close to the main tourist area but still offers a local cracovian experience. The Cafe Gołębia only has a small menu, but coffees and one type of daily cake are available  The crowd consists of students, families and older Polish folks. Small sofas, an eclectic mix of seating and tables create a unique, calm and very friendly atmosphere where you can easily relax.

If you make your way to this pleasant place, have a look in the first entrance room. Take the opportunity to have a look at the walls painted with three dimensional columns and vaults with pigeons looking at you when you are having your coffee.  There is also a photography exhibition with more modern photos.

Coffee Index: 6 pln

13. Café Młynek

In an old charming building, in a more quiet area of Kazimierz, you find the cosy, Café Młynek. They offer an extensive menu with breakfast, lunch, small dinner options and desserts (vegan and gluten free). In general, around 50 people can fit into the two rooms available, so it is suitable for bigger groups - which doesn't include the additional outside space. The crowd you'll find here is very mixed: young couples, old ladies and businessmen. In the summer you can sit outside and have a nice view on Plac Wolnica. It is a perfect place to visit after a visit to the Ethnographic museum.

If you want to have a quiet moment and read a magazine or a newspaper, you'll find them near the entrance of the café. As decoration, colourful coffee mils and old antique things like type-writers and art pieces and the vault ceiling creates a charming and cosy atmosphere. This is definitely a place to rest from the more touristic parts of Kazimierz. 

Coffee Index:  12 pln (Americano)

WI-FI available

11. Café Manekin

A place with an interesting interior design, Café Manekin in the Old Town, just off the shopping streets, is small but charming and its specialty is the retro seem stressing tools that it uses as decoration - the tables are made out of old, classic Singer sewing machines  You are also able to borrow fashion magazines while you are enjoying your coffee.

The place is not only made for a certain groups of fashion interested people. Due to its retro ambiance, it's suitable for all and each person can have a coffee in a special atmosphere.  It is, however, quite small and more suitable for smaller groups of 2-4 persons. The tables are on the first floor which makes this place unsuitable for wheelchairs or strollers. The menu is small, but it offers coffee, tea and cake or some alcoholic drinks. 

7. Camelot

Looking for a different coffee experience? Then we would recommend Camelot! When you approach the building you see that this place is something special. An old, charming house where you immediately feel that you want to enter! At least it was that way for us, when we passed it yesterday and decided to go back today!

Inside, there are three different rooms, each with an own concept. We choose the room that looks like you are a part of a Thousand and a Night-story, mainly because the rest was so crowded! It seems like a place where locals and tourists have brunch/coffee during the weekend. When you sit down, you are surrounded by a lot of decorations, chandeliers, religious paintings and Jewish wooden musicians etc.

The menu is extensive and you could get everything from plain coffee to traditional Polish lunch dishes. Perhaps it is not the best place to go with children, since it would be difficult to fit in a stroller or pram. When you have had your coffee, you could check out the interior concept store on the top floor that is connected to the café.

Black coffee: 7 pln
Wifi available.

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2. Hamlet Café

What could be cosier than having a coffee in a grandmother’s living room? That is the feeling you get when entering Café Hamlet in Kazimierz. The furniture is old-fashioned and doesn't match and all the tables have crochet table cloths. Together, these things give you the impression of visiting a home. And perhaps you are? The old lady hosting the café is interesting and friendly and you really feel taken care of.

The menu is quite small but very typically Polish with pierogi (ravioli) and zurek (sour soup). The cakes are delicious and low priced. They're mostly different kinds of homemade fruit cakes.

Overall, Café Hamlet is a place with great atmosphere and a great location near ul. Dietla so you can easily stop by for a cosy coffee while being in the old Jewish quarter. It is also a place to go to spot locals - older polish men often stop by for their daily coffee!

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