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54 GDAŃSK NIGHTLIFE
Restaurant Brovarnia Gdańsk
Szafarnia 9
(at the yacht marina)
Tel. 58 320 19 70
info@brovarnia.pl
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Late Night Eats
Known as ‘Zakąski Przekąski’ (literally ‘Appetisers &
Snacks’), or ‘Polish Tapas’ as it’s been dubbed by some, late
night eateries like this have popped up all over the country
cashing in on communist nostalgia and the appeal of low
prices. The formula includes a small selection of simple,
hot and cold appetisers priced at 8zł, with drinks (coffee,
vodka, beer, wine) at a fixed rate of 4zł. Familiar as the bar
snacks of the lean communist years, the menu reads like a
list of correct answers to the Jeopardy question ‘Foods that
follow vodka’ and typically includes śledz (pickled herring in
oil), galaretka (pig trotters in jelly), kiełbasa (sausage), pierogi
(you know what those are), pickles and tartare.Much like
a Milk Bar with a liquor licence this new wave of late night
venues are a great place to round off an evening among
some of the city’s stranger characters.
NEW
No to cyk C-4, ul. Chlebnicka 2. While Krakow and
Wroclaw have seen an explosion of this type of place in
recent times, No to Cyk is the first in Gdansk. Located
in a dark little space a stone’s throw from Neptune’s
fountain they offer budget food and drink until late into
the night and even later at weekends. If ever there was a
time to try some of those Polish dishes like lard on fresh
bread that you wouldn’t consider during the day, then late
at night after a load of beer is it. Wash it down with one
of the small bottled local beers or a shot of vodka for
the full effect. A thoroughly recommendable place for a
nightcap and some soakage.QOpen 12:00 - 02:00, Fri,
Sat 12:00 - 05:00. PGBW
Degustatornia Dom Piwa D-3, ul. Grodzka 16, tel.
(+48) 888 72 82 72, www.degustatornia.pl. While we
love Polish beer it doesn’t half make you feel like you’ve been
hit by an artillery barrage the morning after. Indeed, sometimes
only a foreign beer will do. Step then, if you please,
into Degustatornia Dom Piwa, a brilliant pub featuring one of
the most expansive choices of beer in the north of Poland.
Satan Red, Kozel and Old Speckled Hen are an example of
the brews on offer, and if you don’t mind feeling like a dead
badger then secure yourself to the floor and order Delirium
Tremens - it’ll take four to floor you. Note that they plan to
stay open until 02:00 during the football championships.
QOpen 15:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat 15:00 - 01:00, Sun 15:00
- 22:00. YG
F°32 A-4, ul. Targ Rybny 1, tel. (+48) 58 778 71 00,
www.hiltongdansk.pl. We wouldn’t normally list a hotel
bar, but when that hotel bar is F°32 we’ll make the exception.
Why? Well, how about ringside views of the river, Hoegaarden
lager and a laid-back, smart casual atmosphere that smacks
of anything but what is in fact a lobby bar. Interiors here are
plush, but not overbearing, with hardwood floors set to pea
green sofas and easy listening elevator sounds. Point of
pride, however, goes to the cocktail list, specifically those
that include chunks of amber floating around. At 260zł a pop
though, you may want to pay with the family silver. QOpen
10:00 - 01:00. PAUGBW
Flisak 76 C-4, ul. Chlebnicka 9/10, tel. (+48) 509 99
48 54. A popular bar frequented by a friendly crowd on a less
touristy Gdańsk street. Not much to look at, the reason to
head to this underground bar is the choice of decent bottled
Polish beer featuring Ciechan wheat, honey and superior
options and the regular live music performances. We’ve
Gdańsk In Your Pocket gdansk.inyourpocket.com
www.buddhalounge.pl
Gdańsk ul.Długa 18
tel. 58 322 00 45
long recommended Sopot as the place to spend evenings
to experience bars like this, but this area of Chlebnicka
is re-addressing the balance with this one of the leading
exponents. QOpen 18:00 - 02:00, Fri, Sat 18:00 - 04:00.
AGBW
High 5 A-4, ul. Targ Rybny 1, tel. (+48) 58 778 71
00, www.hiltongdansk.pl. Hitting the fifth floor bar of
the Hilton isn’t unlike walking on-set of a Ralph Lauren ad.
This place is sheer class, with a wood-deck terrace offering
rooftop views of Gdańsk from white wicker loungers. Don’t
be surprised to find hotel guests shuffling around in snow
coloured dressing gowns, they’re fresh from dipping in the
rooftop pool. Surprisingly, somewhat, prices are kept at
an affordable level, and there’s a small glass-encased bar
for colder evenings. Be aware: hours are often extended
or shortened based on the season. QOpen 11:00 - 01:00.
PAUGBW
Infinium G-3, ul. Wyspiańskiego 9, tel. (+48) 58 344
04 98, www.infinium.pl. Unlike the other clubs in the area,
this place has no problems drawing regular crowds. Attached
to a student dorm, so if you don’t want to spring for a taxi
do your best to finish your night with one of the students.
Drinking sessions inside have been known to be messy,
and the nautical interior is unlikely to help your sea-like-legs
when you finally call it a night. QOpen 18:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat
18:00 - 03:00. PAUEXW
Irish Pub B-3, ul. Korzenna 33/35, tel. (+48) 58 320
24 74, www.irish.pl. The Irish Pub was once something of
a byword for debauchery, with sweaty bodies and blocked
toilets all doing their bit for a meat market atmosphere.
Then along came new owners and out went the crowd.
What was once a grotty dive bar has been reinvented as a
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GDAŃSK NIGHTLIFE
Buddha Lounge Restaurant & Bar
The longest opening hours in the old town
half-smart cellar with vinyl seats and a puff of air freshener.
It looks better, but it just doesn’t feel better. What was once
a guaranteed source of phone numbers and hangovers now
stands often magnificently empty. As for the Irish bit, we’re
stuck to find a link. Q Open 16:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat 16:00 -
04:00. From June open 13:00 - 02:00, Fri, Sat 13:00 - 04:00.
PJEBXW
Irish Pub Piwnica B-4, ul. Garbary 1, tel. (+48) 58
305 91 39, www.pubirish.pl. A former public lavatory,
so we’re led to believe, is the setting for a decent locals bar
with big screen football and an amiable bar keep. Long, dark
and narrow this cellar pub doesn’t do anything new and while
Irish, it most certainly isn’t, it’s not the only place in town to
naughtily use that description. Q Open 13:00 - 24:00, Fri,
Sat 13:00 - 02:00. From June open 12:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat
12:00 - 02:00. PJAGBW
Irish Station C-4, ul. Św. Ducha 41/43-45/47.
There is a tendency to name places after Ireland in this
city when they have no apparent connection with the
Emerald Isle. Here’s another, but that doesn’t make
it necessarily bad. A pretty bare bones basement bar
does feature amongst other things a well-stocked fridge
of beers from Poland’s smaller breweries, a couple of
plasma screens to watch the satellite sports and a wall
decorated with a huge picture of a British railway station.
What sets it apart is the clientele - local, working-class,
hard-drinking men (some with their other halves in tow)
who to a man seem to be fans of local football team
Lechia Gdańsk. A world away from the tourist bars and
cafes of nearby Długa and Mariacka it’s worth a look for
a sense of unpretentious Gdańsk before heading off to
the safety of aforementioned streets. QOpen 16:00 -
02:00, Fri, Sat 18:00 - 04:00. GW
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