Warsaw

Emodanceparties,Champagneandhotdogs.
By Jess Holl

Published Oct 21, 2015

AnightoutwithBartomiej
Kraciuk,ownerofZorza,Weles,and
othernightspots.
When we opened our club Warszawa
Powisle, in 2009, there was a small
group of people who went out, and I
knew most of them. But as the Polish
economy started to do well, people
Zorca
(Photo: Piotr Jakubowski/Courtesy of Grupa Warszawa)

began traveling, coming back with

ideas, and sort of re-created the
experience of nightlife in other
countries. Start an evening walking
down Oleandrw in Srdmiescie,
where you can snack on Belgian fries
at Okienko (Polna22606816012).
As this place got popular, other likeminded shops and bars have started
opening here. At 5 p.m., Mod
(Oleandrw8570205746) switches

IllustrationbyMurphyLippincott

from serving doughnuts to FrenchAsian cuisine try the homemade

ramen until midnight. And theres punk beer shop MaePiwo (Oleandrw4
691060520),which doubles as a low-key bar. Then head to Oleandrw3
(Oleandrw3508316974), which has these weathered brick and plaster walls and
serves mostly beer, Champagne, and hot dogs. In the winter, locals will pick one
place to stay all night: Many people park it at Zamieszanie (NowySwiat6/12),
located in the former Polish United Workers Party headquarters; it has cocktails on
tap. Be sure to check if somethings going on at barStudio (PlacDefilad1603
300835). Owner Grzegorz Lewandowskis parties are the kind of happenings where
much of Warsaws avant-garde was born. He has a great talent for finding rising
stars. Theyll throw these cool overintellectualized parties, like the saddest disco in
town, where Ive seen people actually cry on Friday night.
Wherehedcrash: Within stumbling distance of all these places is Autor
Rooms (from $92; autorrooms.pl), a boutique hotel with four beautiful rooms
furnished with all-Polish design, located in a classy prewar building.