56. Coffee Club

One early morning we were in need of coffee right before a study meeting. On the way we found Coffee Club: a modern, fresh and delightful small café. Just with a few seats but a great variety of coffee, fresh-made sandwiches and sweet snacks as muffins and cakes, it is a convenient place to grab a quick bite or get a coffee to go.

The waitress behind the counter was really nice and with a quick chat she made our morning, besides the good coffee, even better.

They open early 7:30 at weekdays and 8:00 on weekends - if it is your neighborhood you should definitely check it out.

Coffee Index: 5,50 pln

https://www.facebook.com/krakowcoffeeclub

54. Ambasada Sledzia

Surrounded by locals and some tourist we found ourselves just one street behind the busy Rynek in a really charming cafe: Ambasada Sledzia. Its kind of a student/creative people meeting point. With a really creative interior themed around "fishes" it offers tapas, snacks  cake, all kind of drinks (from coffee to beer) and is really reasonable. Most beverages cost around 4 pln and as you have self service it has a unique but interesting atmosphere. 
We spotted quite interesting people: art students, groups of chatting girls and locals having their after work beer.

The outside but roofed terrace was quite nice, even though some tables where blocked by dishes that people did not bring back inside after eating.

If you are fine with self service, reasonable prices, and maybe some rearranging and clearing tables yourself to find a table - its a nice place.


Coffee Index: 5 pln 
https://www.facebook.com/AmbasadaSledzia

53. Kawiarnia Roma

Would you like to have some Italian influences? On the Planty next to the the Church of St. Anne, we discovered a place called Kawiarnia Roma. Located in one of the old houses is this small, but very Italian-themed Cafe that offers all sorts of beverages, coffee for sure, some sweet snacks as cakes and ice cream. 

The first thing that we though of when entering this place was that it looked new and fresh, which is a contrast to most other coffee places in Krakow that usually have a chabby-chic style. It was nice with a change! The decoration is welcoming and small details as the stucco ceiling or the very old wooden entrance door. However, it is perhaps not a "Krakow experience", this café could really be located everywhere in Europe, but it is still a nice café. 

https://www.facebook.com/KawiarniaRoma

42. Restaurant Club Loża

After a long and hectic day we needed to consume some more coffee at night. On the Rynek we visited an other outside cafe: Loża.

Its a neat place, where you find tourists as well as rather well-heeled Cracovians. The service is excellent and real trained waitresses serve you with high quality standard. Therefore, you pay generally higher prices for their drinks and foods as usual in Krakow.

If the wind geta a bit cooler at night, warm blankets are available to use while you have your coffee and watch the usual night spectacular at the Rynek.

Coffee Index: 8,50 pln

http://www.loza.pl/index.php/

41. Cafe & Pastry Shop

In the middel of ul. Jozefa in the heart of Kazimierz there is a small, nice and cute cafe, called Cafe&Pastry Shop on the corner, which you should not miss if you like Italian ice cream and chocolate truffles.

Owned by a real Italian you can have some "jummsies" on 6 small tables, (around 18 seats available) while being surrounded by beautiful fresh flower on the tables, counter and in the windows.

We were there at night (20:30pm) to have a quick espresso and some ice-cream so their late opening hours are quite convenient, after having dinner or in between drinks in Kazimierz. 

Coffee Index: 6,50 pln

39. Lajkonik Piekarnia and Kawiarnia

If you want a quick sandwich for lunch, then Lajkonik Piekarnia and Kawiarnia is a place for you. It is a bakery with wonderful types of breads that they also serve as sandwiches in different kinds. Sandwich with a schnitzel, sandwich with salmon or sandwich with various cheeses that all look more than tasty. It is also a café and has a lot of sweet things like apple cakes, lemon cakes and donuts. Yummy!

The room is middle-sized with many small tables. The chairs are very comfortable and the atmosphere pleasant. It was also a nice waitress that made sure that we new exactly where to find sugar and spoons for the coffee.

Wifi available
http://www.lajkonik-hob.pl/
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43. NapNap Cafe

NapNap Cafe is a cute, small place that has a lot of character. All the food they offer is organic and home made; sandwiches, healthy snacks, muffins and cakes that all looked rather delicious. The coffee and tea options are as well especially selected and organic. and they do also have fancy sodas from Fritz Cola. All in all, they offer high quality drinks and foods. 

Interesting self-shot photos, funny and interesting advertisement on the mirrors and glass-facade with white ink as well as a lot of elaborated details in combination with the good food they offer it is a good place to have a moment for yourself, to meet up with friends, read one of the women magazines or just grab a coffee to go. It is not at all a big place, but what they offer is pretty nice in comparison to what many other small coffee-to-go places offer.  

Wifi available but we did not use it

https://www.facebook.com/napnapcafe

32. Coffee Street

Near the student area of the city center in a walking distance of 4 minutes to the tram station Teatr Bagatela we discovered a neat coffee place.

Coffee Street is a small place of four tables and around 12 seats, but decorated with lots of love, thoughts and details. In a comfortable atmosphere you can read magazines, a book or whatever you need to get done for school or work. They offer coffee to go and the classic coffee varieties if you want to stay for a while. 

Coffee Index: 7 pln
Wi-Fi available
http://www.coffeestreet.pl/

31. Bagel Mama

To get a bit of an American influence in Krakow, you could visit the Bagel Mama in Kazimerz. In there, you get a proper American bagel in many different varieties, both salty and sweet. They do also serve tex-mex burritos and other types of "American food", if you rather go for that.

The atmosphere is nice, especially with a huge pumpkin watching you eat your bagel from a corner (possibly the biggest pumpkin we have ever seen). The owner is a "typical" American from NYC that loves a short and nice chit-chat with his customers.

Coffee Index: 7 pln
Wifi available

26. Castor Coffee Club

On the corner of the Rynek, next to the St. Mary's Basilica, you'll find a great place, the Castor Coffee Club. It is a big place, with an outside area and two floors, where you can easily fit bigger groups. An extensive coffee menu (oriental coffee, ice coffees, fair trade products) as well as sandwiches and desserts are available. 

Due to its location, you have to keep in mind that you will be surrounded by a tourist crowd. If you would like to sit in comfy chairs and relax a bit with whatever kind of coffee suites you? Castro Coffee Club is an option. You can recognize it by its beaver symbol and yellow colour. They have convenient opening hours: 07:00-22:00, so you can stop by whenever you need.

WiFi available but slow version
Coffee Index: 6 pln

http://www.castorcoffeeclub.pl/index.php?id=onas

24. Coffeeshop Company

Close to the Rynek (main square), you can find the Coffeeshop Company. It is a chain of coffeeshops owned by an Austrian family. You can actually find this chain in 23 countries and there are 7 Coffeeshop Company cafes in Poland. They also sell their own brand of Arabian coffee.

In the Coffeeshop Company in Krakow, we appreciated that is was table service, which is quite unusual in Poland. You can sit outside on 5 small tables and inside there are is a smoking and a non-smoking room.

It is a good place to grab a cup of coffee when you are in a hurry, but the interior shows no real personality and compared to other cafés in Krakow, it is quite boring. However, if you want a taste of something international, modern and hip, then it could be a place for you.

Wifi (good paste)
Americano: 9 pln
http://www.coffeeshopcompany.com/en/

23. Moment Resto Bar & Music

An early Sunday morning, we decided to go to the weekend flee market at Plac Nowy in Kazimierz. This is always a great experience and a lot of bargains can be found! On this particular morning, the sun hadn't started to shine yet and it was really cold. Tired after the walking, hungry and still sleepy, we walked into Moment Resto Bar & Music and ordered breakfast. This breakfast made the whole day!

With a funky, retro style Moment appeared to be an interesting place to visit with a lot of 50's nostalgia.  The breakfast was amazing, yogurt and home-made cereals, home-baked bread with different cheeses and as much coffee and tea as you like. Perfect start to the morning! Afterwards, we went there in the evening as well for dinner and their pastas are really tasty too!

Coffee Index: 6pln

http://www.momentcafe.pl/#!index
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22. Karma

In ul. Krupnicza, near the tram station Teatr Bagatela, there are many goods restaurants and cafés with student-adjusted prices. Karma is one of those places. (Dont look for a sign - as they dont have one, look for a yellow building with an entrance of 3 stairs to a glass door). 

The menu shows a variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes, suitable for lunch, and the coffee is organic and can be ordered in many different styles. We can especially recommend their pies, they are so delicious! Good tasting and exciting salads are always available as well. 

Karma is definitively a favorite among students and university staff in Krakow. It is easy to drop by to have a quick coffee or healthy lunch. The only thing that can be problematic is when ordering "normal black coffee". They have a great variety of different coffee brands from different coffee countries which can be seen as an asset. However, in our case, the black coffee that we ordered turned out to be a watery kind. Otherwise, their cappuccinos are great. 

If you want a quick and tasty lunch with good prices in a modern and nice atmosphere, then Karma is a great place to visit. 

Wifi available
Facebook page

10. Tribeca

Near the Rynek at the plac Szczepanski you can stop by to have a refreshing coffee break. The Tribeca is a fresh, modern cafe in a great location. It aims to be an American-style coffee shop (chain), but we did not really feel that "Americanness". Still, it has a light interior with vibrant colors and rectangular shapes (lamps, folding chairs, tables), that make you feel cheerful and in a mood to have a good chat with friends. The menu has various options of coffees, sandwiches, smoothies and salads.

Seated at tables, you see girls having girly conversations, a nice young crowd on their phones or laptops, but also businessmen coming in for a quick espresso. If you want to sit and study with your laptop that is doable but bring headphones to zoom out of the acoustics of a busy cafe. The staff is friendly and they can help you out in good English.
A cute and handy idea is that they have lamps that you can grab and bring to your table if you want better reading light. These lamps can be found on the book shelf in the bigger room.

Good coffee, we had a Latte Machiatto and we can highly recommend it.

Wi-Fi available (but slow)

Coffee Index: black coffee 6 pln

9. The Cupcake Corner

Today it was time for another extraordinary café: The Cupcake Corner! It is definitely an American experience with cute cupcakes and coffee. This is the place to go if you have sugar cravings! The Cupcake Corner has a great variety of cupcakes; we tried a peanut butter and chocolate one - they were amazing!

The interior design is fashionable and chic with pastel colours which create a cheerful atmosphere. A cute detail was the board on the wall where guests could put up their own notes. It fits well with the young crowd which makes up the majority of guests. There were also one or two businessmen that sat down in cosy armchairs to work on their computers or have a phone meeting.

So, if you are looking for the best American sweets in Krakow, The Cupcake Corner could definitely be a finalist, or even the winner. It is perhaps not a Polish experience, but it has, for sure, amazingly good cupcakes. 

http://cupcakecorner.pl/en/

Wifi should be available, but did not work during the time that we were there.

8. Café Botanica

Café Botanica is just off the Rynek Glowny, right beside many tourist attractions. However, the café itself is not a tourist trap. When you enter the first thing you see is a big steal tree stretching its branches up towards the ceiling. Green details and plants try to create a botanical feeling with wooden tables to match the atmosphere.
The place is quite big with three rooms, however only one is non-smoking. If you are sensitive to smoke, this might not be the best place since the smell is to some extent present even in the non-smoking room. If you love a cigarette with your coffee - this is the place to be.

On a Saturday, around 18:30 pm, there is clearly an after work-feeling with coffees and glasses of wine or beer on the tables. Even if it is so close to Rynek Glowny, the crowd consists mainly of Polish locals.

However, in our opinion, the place is a little bit too cold and sterile - the "botanical" details are too few to make the impression of being in a garden or green house, as you might picture it from the name. Overall, it is a place to stop by if you need a quick rest when going sightseeing around the Rynek Glowny or for an after work drink with friends, but it is not a place for relaxing, long coffee meetings. To our taste, it is not a place to go if you want a good quality coffee.

Coffee index: 8 pln

Wifi available.

www.cafebotanica.pl

6. Tekura

The Tekura Cafe is a stylish, pleasant and enjoyable place in Kraków where the hip staff is welcoming as soon as you walk through the door. Here you can work on your laptop, hang out, read your favorite magazine or a good book or have a nice coffee with your loved one. In an ambiance of comfy and stylish wooden fixtures with old details and swing or 50s soul music you can relax. Pastries, lunch options and cakes are served and an ale collection is available if you are in need of something stronger than coffee. Around 50 people find a seat at the tables, in couches or on the long family table in the entrance. Tekura offers board games so that the young crowd might have an exciting game going while you're there. There is a high chance that you might meet other English speaking students, which, for example have Tandem meeting in various languages on the spot (WI-FI available).

Our impression: Young retro cafe with a modern touch and good coffee.

Coffee Index: Americano 8,50 pln

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tektura/356751461078030

5. CoffeeHeaven

CoffeeHeaven is a chain, even though that should not put you off immediately. You will find eight CoffeeHeavens in Kraków City. Besides of their convenient location they present themselves with a nice working atmosphere, where you will be surrounded by students, small-scale business meetings and locals as well as tourists reading newspapers etc. (WI-FI available). It is hard to speak generally for all CoffeeHeaven but the one we went to (Karmelicka Street) is a delightful, urban venue where you can enjoy a good variety of coffees for whatever purpose. The atmosphere is fast moving, metropolitan and a slightly American coffee chain feeling. For our taste the coffee was of good quality (especially the milk foam of the cappuccino was really good), but the prices at CoffeeHeaven are for sure a little more expensive than the average coffee you find in Kraków.

Our overall impression is an urban, pleasant meeting point to spend time with friends or to find a convenient working space while you on the run in Kraków.

Opening times: in general from 9 am-21 pm.

Coffee index: 8.90 pln

https://costacoffee.pl/map

4. Charlotte

Looking for a French bakery? Than Charlotte would be the perfect place to go! Here is a place that can accommodate larger groups - in total it offers seats for around 100 people. The ground floor is smaller and more quiet and in the basement you find a bigger room where you can sit right next to the house bakery and smell all the delicious pastries and cakes they produce.

Charlotte's specialty is homemade fresh bread, which is served in a lot of varieties (sweet and salty). Lactose free options are available for all coffees, which are really tasty. They have good table service and long opening hours: 07:00-24:00 (breakfast is very recommendable). The interior is a mixture of black&white bohemian and urban pieces with the feeling of being in a bakery, while being surrounded by chic and fashionable tourists and locals.

They have WI-FI (slow version).

Coffee Index: Americano 7 pln

http://www.bistrocharlotte.com/

3. Shake&Bake

To make a long story short – it’s a lovely place. It’s a small, cleanly designed, funky, young café, where every cute detail counts. In a relaxed atmosphere, in colors of light blue, pink and yellow, the nice waitresses are waiting for you to prepare a coffee made with love. You have 4 tables and around 15 seats where daily fresh bread, muffins, milkshakes and cookies can be enjoyed (vegan and gluten-free options are availables). It’s suitable for a quick coffee on the run, a study break or a light snack with friends (WI-FI available). One of the most special things here is the candy suspender behind the counter – would make every child happy.  Also they have a charming “little customer book”, where small comments and hand drawn pictures etc. are welcomed. A discount card – “buy 9 items, get the 10^th for free” is available, too. All beverages and foods can be “to go”.

Our overall impression of the Shake&Bake: it’s a cute, playful and funky place that cares about their customers and serves good quality coffee and food.  

Coffee index: Americano 5 pln

https://www.facebook.com/shakeandbakepl