Guidebook for Kraków

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Guidebook for Kraków

Sightseeing

This is the touristic heart of the city - a definite must see while in Cracow.
450 locals recommend
The Cloth Hall
1 Rynek Główny
450 locals recommend
This is the touristic heart of the city - a definite must see while in Cracow.
Take 4 stops by any of the trams that stop in front of our building and...have a wonderful walk by the Vistula river & to the Wawel Castle - it's so beautiful!
1101 locals recommend
Wawel Royal Castle
5 Wawel
1101 locals recommend
Take 4 stops by any of the trams that stop in front of our building and...have a wonderful walk by the Vistula river & to the Wawel Castle - it's so beautiful!
It's a great place for renting a bike or going on a city bike tour. They have fantastic customer service and are all super friendly! Highly recommended :)) You can get there by tram no 19/12.
Basztowa 17
17 Basztowa
It's a great place for renting a bike or going on a city bike tour. They have fantastic customer service and are all super friendly! Highly recommended :)) You can get there by tram no 19/12.

Essentials

24/7 (apart from Bank Holidays) big supermarket. It's exactly 1 bus/tram stop from us. You can also walk there, it's really close.
34 locals recommend
Tesco
54 Kapelanka
34 locals recommend
24/7 (apart from Bank Holidays) big supermarket. It's exactly 1 bus/tram stop from us. You can also walk there, it's really close.
This is the closest store with healthy food, eco products and items that are not so popular or accessible in regular stores. You can take tram/bus till stop RUCZAJ I and then walk or just walk :)
BIOVERT Zdrowa Żywność
23 Zygmunta Miłkowskiego
This is the closest store with healthy food, eco products and items that are not so popular or accessible in regular stores. You can take tram/bus till stop RUCZAJ I and then walk or just walk :)

Shopping

One of the biggest shopping malls. It's just next to the bus/railways station.
19 locals recommend
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5 Pawia
19 locals recommend
One of the biggest shopping malls. It's just next to the bus/railways station.
Shopping mall + Cinema
439 locals recommend
Galeria Kazimierz Shopping Plaza
34 Podgórska
439 locals recommend
Shopping mall + Cinema

Everything Else

Cracow's main bus & railway station. Take tram no 19 (direction Borek Falecki) OR no 12 (direction Ruczaj) and take off on 9th stop - SLOMIANA - just in front of our building.
PKP Kraków
Cracow's main bus & railway station. Take tram no 19 (direction Borek Falecki) OR no 12 (direction Ruczaj) and take off on 9th stop - SLOMIANA - just in front of our building.
Balice Airport in Cracow. Take a train to the city's main railway station and then a tram no 12 or 19 / or bus no 292 to Cracovia bus stop and then a tram no 18 to get to us.
Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków-Balice Sp. z o.o.
Balice Airport in Cracow. Take a train to the city's main railway station and then a tram no 12 or 19 / or bus no 292 to Cracovia bus stop and then a tram no 18 to get to us.

Food Scene

Fantastic pies and tartes plus my favourite coffee. Offers great selection of vegetarian/vegan food.
42 locals recommend
Karma Cafe
12 Krupnicza
42 locals recommend
Fantastic pies and tartes plus my favourite coffee. Offers great selection of vegetarian/vegan food.
The best apple pie ever! Cafe in an old, former bakery. Great design, fantastic atmosphere and good wines. It's really close so you may even walk there. Check out their delicious breakfasts.
31 locals recommend
Konfederacka 4
4 Konfederacka
31 locals recommend
The best apple pie ever! Cafe in an old, former bakery. Great design, fantastic atmosphere and good wines. It's really close so you may even walk there. Check out their delicious breakfasts.
A beautiful, romantic restaurant. Great food and good wines. Nice interiors and peaceful garden. Perfect for lazy afternoon.
22 locals recommend
Studio Qulinarne Restaurant
4 Gazowa
22 locals recommend
A beautiful, romantic restaurant. Great food and good wines. Nice interiors and peaceful garden. Perfect for lazy afternoon.
Italian Trattoria. My favourite pizzas & pastas.
143 locals recommend
Trattoria Mamma Mia
14 Karmelicka
143 locals recommend
Italian Trattoria. My favourite pizzas & pastas.
Perfect late breakfasts after all night partying...:))
86 locals recommend
Moment Resto Bar
22 Estery
86 locals recommend
Perfect late breakfasts after all night partying...:))
A great place for Asian food lovers.
42 locals recommend
Karma Cafe
12 Krupnicza
42 locals recommend
A great place for Asian food lovers.
My favourite pierogis! :) This restaurant is located in old workshop space and has really unique interior. While there try 'pascha' which is a traditional Jewish dessert. It's so delicious.
14 locals recommend
Dawno Temu na Kazimierzu
1 Szeroka
14 locals recommend
My favourite pierogis! :) This restaurant is located in old workshop space and has really unique interior. While there try 'pascha' which is a traditional Jewish dessert. It's so delicious.
Small, family business that specialises in home made ice cream. It's a definite must try! :)
34 locals recommend
Pracownia Cukiernicza - Stanisław Sarga. Lody Tradycyjne, Pączki
83 Starowiślna
34 locals recommend
Small, family business that specialises in home made ice cream. It's a definite must try! :)
It's a great place to try traditional Polish, old style cuisine and have a good beer:) Watch out for the portions - they're huge!:)
240 locals recommend
Pod Wawelem Kompania Kuflowa
26 Świętej Gertrudy
240 locals recommend
It's a great place to try traditional Polish, old style cuisine and have a good beer:) Watch out for the portions - they're huge!:)
The closest so called Milk Bar - a cheap place to eat traditional Polish food. Good, homey quality for a very decent price.
Wierzbowa
Wierzbowa
The closest so called Milk Bar - a cheap place to eat traditional Polish food. Good, homey quality for a very decent price.
A tine place with home made Syrian cuisine. The best kebab in town. They also have interesting snacks for vegetarians eg. humus. Higly recommended!
Świętego Wawrzyńca 27
27 Św. Wawrzyńca
A tine place with home made Syrian cuisine. The best kebab in town. They also have interesting snacks for vegetarians eg. humus. Higly recommended!
The best place for a super cheap & tasty snack if you're out on a night route around the pubs:) Endzior sells sth we call ZAPIEKANKA - it's a long baguette with various toppings grilled in the oven.
56 locals recommend
Endzior
4B plac Nowy
56 locals recommend
The best place for a super cheap & tasty snack if you're out on a night route around the pubs:) Endzior sells sth we call ZAPIEKANKA - it's a long baguette with various toppings grilled in the oven.
A nice place close to river to hang out both during the day or for an evening drink.
Mostowa
Mostowa
A nice place close to river to hang out both during the day or for an evening drink.
Cute & lovely cafe for families with children. They have a lot of toys and serve nice snacks.
Cafe Culca
14 Mostowa
Cute & lovely cafe for families with children. They have a lot of toys and serve nice snacks.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the many great pubs:)
14 locals recommend
Pauza
5 Stolarska
14 locals recommend
One of the many great pubs:)
A nice & cosy pub with beers from small breweries.
164 locals recommend
Eszeweria Bar
9 Józefa
164 locals recommend
A nice & cosy pub with beers from small breweries.
A great place to start you night out! It's one of the most popular cafes/pubs in Cracow. They also organise concerts.
556 locals recommend
Alchemia
5 Estery
556 locals recommend
A great place to start you night out! It's one of the most popular cafes/pubs in Cracow. They also organise concerts.
Another pub & great place to go out.
Rozrywki Trzy
Another pub & great place to go out.

Arts & Culture

Cracow's Philharmonic
159 locals recommend
The Cracow Philharmonic
1 Zwierzyniecka
159 locals recommend
Cracow's Philharmonic
The most beautiful theatre in Cracow.
144 locals recommend
Juliusz Słowacki Theatre
1 plac Świętego Ducha
144 locals recommend
The most beautiful theatre in Cracow.
Museum of Modern Art. A definite must see. It's just next to Schindler's Factory Museum so you may plan to visit both places during one day.
483 locals recommend
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow
4 Lipowa
483 locals recommend
Museum of Modern Art. A definite must see. It's just next to Schindler's Factory Museum so you may plan to visit both places during one day.