Alchemia

The portions are massive. We felt bad leaving so much food but we wanted to try two sides with our mains. Delicious good and excellent service

A magical place with several spaces, interesting interior and wall art. Had a thick hot chocolate and a cake on a freezing last day of January. More of unusual: 1. Self service: you order and pay at the bar, then bring your food to the table by yourself. 2. The toilets where out of order so the stuff directed me through a secret path in a wardrobe to another cafe.

Very atmospheric place with a nice, cozy vibe, especially at night. It’s self-service and usually quite crowded, so finding a table can be difficult. Some tables were reserved and I had to wait a bit, but eventually I managed to find a spot. Once you sit down, it’s a great place to have a drink and just enjoy the atmosphere. Not the easiest place if you’re in a hurry, but definitely worth it for the vibe.

Enjoying a delightful breakfast with my love in the heart of Kraków! ☕️ Soaking in the cozy vibes at Alchemia. This charming spot is perfect for a morning treat. 💖 What a wonderful start to the day! 🍳✨ but in the night everything was little different. service was cold and not so friendly.

This is a self service bar, you have to order by the counter and bring your stuff to your table, the staff is very kind. The place is very cozy and particular, with only candle lights, nice touch. We went for vodka and cocktails, they have a lot of good selections. I recommend this place.

A Magical Place with Timeless Energy! Alchemia in Krakow is truly something special — the moment you walk in, it feels like you’re stepping back in time. The atmosphere is full of character and charm, with an energy that’s both cozy and inspiring. Breakfast was excellent, with plenty of options and everything of the highest quality. You can really taste the care and attention that goes into every detail. A special thank you to Ela, who was absolutely amazing — her English was perfect, and she went out of her way to help with everything. She made the whole experience even more enjoyable. Thank you, Alchemia, for such a memorable visit. I can’t wait to come back!

Stopped there for Breakfast on New Year’s Day. It’s mind blowingly good. The service was nice. The girls managed the crowd well, they were polite and explained nicely.

Nice cafe/pub, very popular with locals and tourists so it can be tricky to find a table. There is concert area in the basement.

The bartender was too rude, he yelled at me horribly because i hadn't heard him When he asked if I was going to pay in cash or with card, then he snatched my card to pay . This kind of people who do not know how to deal with the public should not be in these places.

This place acts as a pub at night, but a breakfast joint during the day. I was here for breakfast and this place was easily one of the best breakfast I've had in Europe so far! It is conveniently located near the main square and there is an outdoor market in the Jewish Quarter right outside. The decor is very rustic and retro, so totally fits the Polish mood. Their breakfast was very fresh, even their eggs tastes so much better than the ones I've had in the U.S. Some of the comments down below mentioned that the servers here are rude. I've had quite the opposite experience. Everyone here was very helpful and someone even swung by to check up on us. I honestly wish I found this place earlier, because I would have totally came back for seconds. Till next time Alchemia!

The service was and the food we had was delicious. I had the stir fry and my wife had the black tagliolini. We're coming back. This gourmet restaurant offers a wonderful respite from traditional food from the area where potatoes, cabbage and pork are king. I'd recommend the quiet restaurant and not the adjoining bar where noise and smoke detract from the dining experience.

I can only speak on behalf of the bar side of house and not restaurant side. Order at bar, cash (or card) for carry, and hipster culture clash ambience as there is a bar, restaurant, and basement for live music. Wanted to stop in a highly recommended place for a drink while in the Jewish District. The bartending skills didn't disappoint. Menu has some nice signature cocktails and they have a seasonal menu as well, such as Hot beer, Mulled wine, etc. Definitely worth the experience if you're in the area. Street market across the way with collector items and various things. Several restaurants surround the centre and building makes you feel like you're in Poland prior to 1987 .

The food here was amazing! The reviews were true!!! We'd come here again and again. Very fresh and unique dishes! A must when in the Jewish quarters!

Great pub bar to visit during the night for drinks! It's in the square right near some late night bites. The space has more rooms than you think and there's even a downstairs dance area. I felt comfortable as an English speaker and would definitely recommend this spot to check out.

This restaurant is right near the main square. There is a lot of space in this restaurant and so it was accommodating for our group. A great place to chill and enjoy drinks and meals. I had the fish and chips and they were great. The group thoroughly enjoyed their meals and beers. The staff was great and their English was good. The location is great as afterwards you can sightsee around the main square and get some exercise to let the food digest before heading to bed.

After jumping off the plane just after lunch we headed straight into the Jewish Quarter for a spot of lunch. Not wanting anything huge I spotted this place on Yelp and the humous and street bites was exactly what we wanted. After a short 5 minute walk thanks to google maps we got there and snagged the last table. I started with an apple beer which was tasty and ordered the humous platter for my main. The wait wasn't too long and the cafe was just a nice amount of busy from groups to others on their own which was a nice mixture. Our food shortly arrived with the humous served with flat bread and falafel with a side salad and some salsa. The whole dish was amazing and just the right size to keep us going till dinner. My Dad ordered the veggie burrito and that too looked good! All washed down with some beer it was a good start to our first day in Poland! We also decided to return another lunch time on a particularly cold and snowy day and sat in the pub which is adjoint. I opted for a soft drink and the chicken and chorizo pie topped with creamy mash. Again another smasher my parents both went for the Goulash with dumplings which was a winner too!

Just classic. My favorite thing about this place is the rustic decor and candle lit tables, and if you venture into the back, you can walk thru a wardrobe to access the designated smoking area. [kinda like the closest thing you'll get to Narnia]. In the likely event that there's no room inside, you can sit in the small patio area in the front. Don't fret about the cold, there's strong heaters directly above you. Note, you must order all food and drinks from the bar and the food will later be brought to your table. They have a limited amount of polish items on the menu, but their other 'foreign' options are solid. My personal favorite is the fish n' chips, but the burgers are good too. Regarding drinks, I have mixed feelings about the hot cider, the first time I got it, it was amazinggg - imagine pieces of apples and cinnamon galore. But the following two times I've ordered it, it was strictly cider with no surprises. Biggest plus: they serve food until about 11 or midnight.

This place was really cool. Got a few drinks and sat at a table for a while. Definitely a locals spot as not many people spoke any English. We went downstairs to find a DJ and some cool lights. Wanted to stay longer but the rest of my party wanted to head somewhere else. Very cool vibe!

We are here in Krakow on a stop along our European travels. We decided to come to this highly-rated spot for a late lunch/early dinner after a day of exploring the sights. We ordered beers to enjoy while perusing the menu. The bar staff was extremely rude and treated us with open disdain. When we asked questions about the menu and tried to customize our order, the treatment was no better, so we finished our beers and took our business (and 100 pln) down the street where the service was fantastic and the food delicious. Alchemia, if you want to have a successful business, you might want to train your staff on the fine art of customer service--in particular, to be a little friendlier to your paying customers.

Shared the hummus board as a starter and had the superfood salad as my main for lunch. The variety of hummus' were incredibly flavorful and innovative. Date and jalapeño hummus...??? Yes please! The superfood salad was the perfect way to have just a little more hummus and an even tastier meal! The combination of salty and sweet was just what I needed. Asked for a Polish beer recommendation and our waiter gave us his favorite, it was delicious! Lost a star because we ordered water and never got it, but would still love to go back!

Recommended by local friends and stopped here twice on our two days in Kraków. Good music and chill crowd and service. Cheap wine that taste well. Great location for a break. Close to Jewish quarter but everything is close in Kraków

Go for the drinks and the vibe. Nice, chill, low lighting place. The male servers are really friendly and helpful. The female? In fairness to the place, there was only 1. She was enough, though, to make me contemplate leaving. I'm glad she didn't actually end up helping me and her colleague did. Such a difference in service!! I recommend trying the plum vodka with lemon juice shot.

One of the oldest bars in Kazimierz, and one that no doubt was recommended by the guidebook about Krakow. It is one of those places however, that doesn't disappoint. Alchemia is aptly named so due to its interiors, which include a lot of candles, a lot of oddly shaped glass containers, one stuffed alligator (yes), and a room that you enter through a closet. It's a legendary bar, and a must stop on any "bania" tour. Try a shot of cold cherry vodka with a lot of fresh lemon juice. Or, alternatively, have a pint of Tyskie, which here, comes straight from a large, copper tank, as opposed to a regular, steel keg, giving it a slightly different taste. Na zdrowie!

Popped in to alchemia for a few drinks. I had heard a lot about this place. The stone floor is very nice and worn and gives you a good feeling that many feet have been before you. The cocktails seemed very good and we ordered a G&T and White Russian. The G&T was refreshing and White Russian was very well made. It was far to hot inside and no table space on the street so we stood. I imagine during the summer the small rooms are quite cosy and a good place to go. Nice bar which makes you feel quite relaxed :)

It used to be an amazing place until they changed the furniture. Such a shame. They used to have antique tables outside so you could people-watch. They had old movie theater seats inside. It had a charm. Been living here for 3 years, and I'm not the only one who misses the old look. Now, just another cafe with plastic chairs and tables probably purchased from Ikea or the mall. What a waste. On a plus, the new food menu was a good choice.

Great pub/cafe that I take all my visitors to see when they arrive Kraków. It has a very interesting interior that is worth checking out. The burgers are a personal favorite of mine. It gets pretty crowded here during the weekends.

Cool little spot nice drinks, great atmosphere, very attentive service...the wardrobe is a special touch...would like to use that doorway to Nardia in my own home!

This is where you end up after a night out in Kazimierz and you find out you're not quite ready to head home yet so need to have that last beer or five with your friends while you're all still awake. It's where the philosophical conversations happen at 4 in the morning and you may or may not be asked to leave soon after the clock hits 5am or so. A glass of Singleton seems to be my signature drink- it really doesn't get more soothing than that in the early hours of a Sunday morning...!

Great coffee and eggs benedicts. Loved it! Nice place with good decor Good prices

I really like being here. A good place for groups or couples. The prices are good and the ppl there are so friendly.

My fiancé and I stopped by this bar after touring the wawel castle. It was pretty chill in the afternoon, and the bartenders were very hospitable! They recommended some great shots, were multilingual, and friendly. Only 4 stars because the food selection was very hummus-heavy without a variety of other bar food options.

Nice location, suspicious for the frightened, dropping candles, basic, cool and sympathic staff. Client mix of locals, guests and brave tourists.

It is always in the places which look run-down on first sight, that the best music is played and the best drinks are served and the best conversations evolve. The Alchemia bar sticks to its name and mixes the best of all worlds: to make it cozy and the memories fuzzy the bar is mostly lit with candles. And the second room is decorated like a 1960's/1070's living room. The room in which the bar is has dark wooden furniture, which adds to the comfortable-by-night feeling. They play hip-hop, rock and indie, but rather real classics and independent artists. They serve beer, vodka, and tadah! Fritz Cola, a variety of unique-tasting soft drinks from Hamburg, Germany. Something which is a bit unusual for the European traveller, but pretty common in Krakow: They only have unisex loos. On weekends there is a disco in the basement, you can feel it by the shaking floor. But it doesn't alter the party spirit in Alchemia.

Great vibe but so full of smoke I couldn't possibly have enjoyed the food. As I'm not used to smoking in eateries where I'm from, this really challenged me and while I wanted to love the cool wardrobe, the overpowering smell killed my experience. Just something to keep in mind if you're a visiting non-smoker...

Candle lit pub / bar on the corner of plac Nowy and Estery. Try a Zapiekanka (Polish Pizza) from the roundhouse in the middle of the square before taking a seat at one of the worn wooden tables. Friendly service (with good English). Enjoy!

Can't comment on the food, but stumbled our way into here on a night out. Had a very dark and heavy stout, great stuff. Finding cider in Poland can be difficult, but they had a few available. Decor was nice and dingy. Candles and dark wood. Upmarket dive is the look upstairs. Follow the spiral staircase down and find the dance room with loud music; From upstairs you wouldn't know there was a party downstairs. Great for whatever kind of night you fancy. Great selection of drinks. Toilets were surprisingly clean! Will be returning next time.

Super fun and social place! Great beers! Can be very crowded and smoky. Downstairs is a little quieter but not much room to talk. Lots of wood in old charm.

Berlin Kreuzberg Style in Krakau! try the krakau Prenzel and spanish chorizo as a snack with the local, fresh self-made beer! insider tip!

excelent place to have a cold beer and grab a bite If I only had more time , I would sit and just do nothing short visit ,but I will be back for more nice staff , but the plastic chairs just collide with the rest of decor

Great hangout for all types of people. No host/host as, just grab a table.. Drinks are good and Hummus is in three flavors. Delish...

There was times everyone was in there during the weekends and not only...great place for having drink and something to eat...great atmo and people who remember :)

This was a very cool spot. Great location in the Jewish Quarter, right on the main square. A great place if the weather is nice to sit out and people watch. Only had beers, but looked like a great little bar.

This bar was great. Cool atmosphere, very hip. Great little dance thing going down in the basement. Perfect stop for some drinks when visiting Krakow. Also in a great neighborhood wiyh other awesome bars.

We were in town from Chicago and looking for a music venue. Our Airbnb host recommend this place. The band the night we were here was great! We liked the general atmosphere and that it wasn't crowded with tourists. The downside was the smoke. This place was soooo smokey. We went home super smelly.

Really a good place to start your night in Krakow. Nice interior and nice people. Around here there are a lot of nice bars and cafes so if you don't like this place, just go somewhere else.

The ultimate hipster bar, trendy cool vibe but not overly pretentious. Definitely see lots of tourists here but its not a bad stop. Definitely stop in for a drink and app and chill out & enjoy the vibe.

one of the best places The Cracow nightlife has to offer. Concerts, events, friendly staff and an eclectic mix of patrons. Don't miss it!

Tasty, well made burger and stake. Fries were a little bit too greasy for my taste. We've also seen some other dishes that people had and we'll be coming back to try them out.

that place is just nice - i cannot really explain why. Nice music, the dark interior with candle light, friendly and funny staff, crowded rooms - i don't know what it is, but there is something in that place that makes you enter for just one beer and leave in the dawn, having talked all night about the meaning of life. Can't explain that magic but there certainly is some.

Lit entirely by candlelight, this bar in the Jewish Quarter offers the person who ventures away from the tourist areas a sense of the new Kraków. Find a table in one of the many dark corners of this unpretentious tavern, order a beer and a bite at the bar, keep your phone in your pocket, and people watch. Almost all young people speak English, and this town is young with almost 200,000 students.