Poznan Nightlife

There's good news for party lovers arriving in Poznan. The nightlife here is said to rival , and locals would even say better , Poland's more obvious party destinations such as Warsaw, Wroclaw and Krakow. In fact Poznan is considered at the very forefront of electro and dance music in Poland, and many of the nation's top DJs and producers hail from this part of the country. Great news then for dance freaks; if making shapes to the latest sub-genre of house is your bag baby, then you can't go far wrong with nights out at the likes of Cute, Kukabura and SQ Club.

For those that would rather listen to a car alarm than stomach another night of techno there's no need to fear either - Poznan has a traditional party atmosphere that few cities its size can match. The Rynek (Main Square) is the centre of the action, and during the warmer months the heart of Poznan is crowded with sippers drinking up the sun along with their beer. If it's a bit nippy out then the various interiors of many a good venue mean that revellers don't have to go far for a good time. Places like Tapas, Pod Minogi, Lizard King and Brovaria blur the lines between restaurant, bar, and club and provide for many a legendary late night out. The latter two are also good choices for live music.

Whereas the Rynek can rightfully be considered the central hub of Poznan's nightlife, there's plenty of venues scattered elsewhere in the Old Town for those prepared to delve. With Poznan's large student population you'll find a decent scattering of raw, laid-back drinking dens. Check out Kisielice, Dragon and Czytelnia (ul. Marcin 69) for some authentic artsy anarchy. Other favourites with party-goers of all kinds include Proletaryat, the obligatory Commie-themed bar, The Dubliner (ul. Marcin 80/82), the obligatory Irish bar and Tuba (ul. Male Grabary 6), the obligatory meatmarket with lasers, girls and commercial hits!

Finally for those who didn't know it, Poland has quite a strong penchant for jazz. If you're a fellow fan then Blue Note (ul. Kosciuszki 76), Sushi Jazz Sarp (Stary Rynek 56) and Czerwony Fortepian (ul. Wroniecka 18) are the places to head.

Hopefully you've got a few tips to take with you on your adventures into the Poznan nightlife, but there's much more to be discovered than can be written here, so be prepared to follow your nose. Whereas you're more likely to make life friends than to encounter any trouble in Poznan, if you do get any dirty looks from the local rude-boys simply dispel the danger with a cheap round of vodka and talk of Polish national heroes. Bigging up Jerzy Dudek, Artur Boruc (Celtic goalie) and Robert Kubica (Poland's answer to Schumacher) proves that you love Poland as much as your own mother.



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Poznan Bars and Clubs

 


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"hehe, I AM IN POZNAN for 3 more months, been here for 1 already. it is fabulous! :D"

kristina
Romania
Mar.10.2010
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"Iwonder poznan lifew so I will come at 9 april and ı will see"

Erdal GÜLÖZ
Turkey
Mar.03.2010
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"Poznan is wonderful city. Very beautiful and clean. It has great nightlife. I liked its clubs and nice cafes. Super!!!"

Eugenio
Estonia
Feb.24.2010
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"Hello, I will be on a buiseness trip in Ferbraury and i seek for this nice club, Pamela told on this page. It could be also an other club with open mindet young people... Send me an e-mail, where i can find a nice club..."

Tobias
Germany
Feb.10.2010
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"@ Pamela So where is the swingersclub located ? Sounds like a good place to meet open-minded interesting Poznanians."

as
United States
Jan.30.2010
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"dificult to find the places and the people, but I like poznan anyway.... for me the most surprising thing I found in poznan is a swingers club, only soft swingers, no sex at the club, but the music and the place amazing. the club is very secret and dificult to find."

Pamela
United States
Jan.16.2010
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"I plan a visit to Poznan in May 2010 and would be most interested to meet Polish students that speak English to exchange views about our countries and cultures. I can be reached by E-mail gertsteen@xsinet.co.za "

Garry
South Africa
Jan.08.2010
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"I plan a visit to Poznan in May 2010 and would be most interested to meet Polish students that speak English to exchange views about our countries and cultures. I can be reached by E-mail gertsteen@xsinet.co.za "

Garry
South Africa
Jan.08.2010
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Guyana
Dec.27.2009
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"We are going to celebrate NYE in Poznan. Do we have to buy tickets to clubs in advance, or can we just go out and depend that we can enter where we want?"

Christian
Norway
Dec.21.2009
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"I'll be celebrating in my favorite dance club Al-Mirage, near Place Wolnosci. A small club with great atmosphere, great crowd and great music. Alain"

Alain
France
Dec.11.2009
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"Hey there ... i am going to be there this New Year from the 29 th december till 2nd of January :) Any plans where to celebrate new year ? =)"

Patrick
Germany
Nov.20.2009
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"I'm going to Poznan on the weekend of the 17th October for 2 days. Since i don't have time to search around the city, please tell me where is good to go out at night, and what is good to see during the day? email me at cmartins_3@hotmail.com "

Claudio
Ireland
Sep.20.2009
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"I'm going to Poznan around the weekend of the 12th September for roughly three days. Where is good to go out at night, and what is good to see during the day? email me at andy.korczak@hotmail.com"

Andy Korczak
United Kingdom
Aug.25.2009
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"hi magda, wanna give me your mail? gonne be there 28-31 ;-)"

josh
Germany
Aug.25.2009
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"I lived in Poznan during my studies and I had really great time. Now on 28/08 I'm going to Poznan to meet friends and find out if it's worth coming back for good, of course to Poznan :) As I heared Czekolada Club is good place to go out I will check it out. See you there :) "

Magda
United Kingdom
Aug.22.2009
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"Looking for people to help me learn and practice Polish in exchange for their learning and practicing English. Gregsmi@toast2.net"

Greg
Poland
Aug.20.2009
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"I Am Three are a rock/rap acoustic duo who will be touring in May 2010 and are planning on passing through Poznan. Can anyone offer us a gig? www.myspace.com/jesuistrois for music and vids. "

i am three
United Kingdom
Aug.19.2009
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"I have been living in Poznan for many years, I must say it is a city of contradictions you can expect diferent attitudes, but if you want you can definetely have fun: I recommend Cafe Miesna on Garbary, and nowadays a real party avenue has become ul. Nowowiejskiego (there are Meskal, Pod Minoga, Stare Kino, Almirage and many other, here you have some addresses http://www.9477.pl/e/kluby_muzyczne_poznan/index.php) ! have fun "

julia
Poland
Aug.01.2009
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"forgot to mention my email paddypage@hotmail.com Thanks"

Paddy P
United Kingdom
Jun.29.2009
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"Hiya Where going to Poznan 8-11th August 2009, could anyone recommend any good clubs & apartments?? Cheers Paddy"

Paddy P
United Kingdom
Jun.29.2009
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"nightlife is brilliant, after a pub crawl of the square we fell out of some dark underground pub/club that some local guy(chris fox, what a legend!) had brought us to absolutly pissed at 6am and staggered back to our hotel, with out doubt the most beautiful women in europe, didnt see one bad lookin girl, definitly goina go back there again!!!!! what a city!"

k
Ireland
Jun.24.2009
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"Oops---I forgot to put my e-mail in case anyone has any suggestions/answers for my last post. Its flyer80@live.com"

frav
United States
Jun.18.2009
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"I will be in Poznan in two weeks to speak at a conference at Adam Mickiewicz University. The town looks beautiful from what I have seen on the web and I am hoping for some good nightlife venues. After reading some of the posts on here I am a bit concerned. I am American and while I speak Japanese and Hebrew, I don't know a word of Polish. Is there really a lot of xenophobia in Poznan or is that just a couple of idiots who had a bad time or have a bad attitude (I am thinking of Hans and Gregg's posts). Most of the posts are pretty positive, and I have heard great things from people who have been there. I am also wondering about anti-semitism there because I am Jewish. I have been to Berlin and experienced none, in fact quite the opposite, and I assume things are also good in Poznan, but wanted to be sure. Actually, so far the worst anti-semitism I have faced in all the countries I have spoken in was ironically in England. "

frav
United States
Jun.17.2009
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"Girls i need you...Visit me in Germany...Money Diggs and more :-)"

Dennis
Germany
Jun.16.2009
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"this 11-06-2009 i ll fly from barcelona to poznan and i hope to meet somme poeple , to see the city and have a good time jamall2006@hotmail.com"


Spain
Jun.08.2009
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"Hi Im going to Poznan next week on my own ,,alone if there is any one to go with me to poland write me soon bouzouf_9@hotmail.com"

puma
Spain
Jun.05.2009
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"Hi all, I have worked from 1995 to 2000 in POZNAN and it is still my favorite city alround! worked in south america, the USA in several states, pacific, and work at the moment in ENGLAND! But the atmosphere was in POZNAN top top top! The DUBLINER, STUDIO JACK, HARRY's PUB, and many more! dont even know if those places still exists after 9 years? the good news is that probably I will start to work again later this year in poznan and wonder if there is a location for EXPATS at the moment? I am really interested to know ;o) best regards, Claude"

claude verstraete
Belgium
May.28.2009
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"Hi. I am a girl from Norway to the Poznan 20. to 28. June, someone who wants to meet me? Helst aged 17 to 20 If there is something, send me an e-mail: Anettehalvorsen@live.no"

Anette
Norway
May.28.2009
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"And... Thank you John (from Ireland) for doing justice to my town!"

Aggi
Poland
May.26.2009
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"For anyone interested in sightseeing Poznan check the website: http://www.poznan.pl/mim/public/turystyka/index.html?lang=en For the ones interested in culture, there's much going around all the time, though summer is even busier. Check: http://www.malta-festival.pl/en/home/1/index.html Any other questions? Enjoy your stay in my town! :) "

Aggi
Poland
May.26.2009
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"hi everybody, ill be in poznan next 11-06-2009 and i want to know about hotels ,restaurant disco, musuem and peopel writ to jamall2006@hotmail.com"

alex
Spain
May.18.2009
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"I will be in Poznan from May 16-19. Where are some places that I can chill and party? Also, which places speak english?"

brian
United States
May.14.2009
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"Hi, i´m go to poznan in 8 june...alone, and will a good idea meet backpackers, for know the city, go to pubs for beers, etc.In good rule of course!!! write to me, and i answer bye"

edo
Spain
May.13.2009
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"Will Poznan be busy and lively in mid june? I am planning to go from the 12th June to the 14th. Any info / advice would be much appreicated."

Erhan
United Kingdom
May.13.2009
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4/5

"I studied in Poznan together with a lot of foreigners from the U.S,England,Norway,Sweden;Germany,Italy,Taiwan etc. and I have never wittnessed nore heard that somebody got into a fight during my 5 years I spent there. Actually I never felt any fear being out on the streets or clubs in complete contrast to my home country Germany,where I feel much more endangered everyday.When it comes to girls and nightlife,I can only say fantastic...I never had more fun in my life.Now I am in Cologne,which is supposed to be THE Party city in Germany,but all I can think of is only when I am going back to Poznan again. Most of my classmates that already finished their studies and went back to their countries just think the same,so I am really suprised to hear so much negative comments from some people.The best time to come to Poznan is May and June,that when all the restaurants open their tables outside at Stary Rynek.I can recommend Blue Note on Thursdays(during the semester),and Post Dali and SQ on Fridays and Saturdays. In general there are a lot of nice cafes like Zielona Weranda or Kakao Republic where you can just chill and enjoy life. So please make your own opinion about Poznan. "

Martin
Germany
Mar.25.2009
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"I was really curious to read "Poznan Nightlife"! But quite disapointed about some contributions: people are like this or like that, girls are like this or that... In my point of view its people who "make" places; starting from ourselves! If we are open and relaxed , curious about everything its half way for beautifull experiences... Of course our experiences are the base for our statements, but we should remember that probally there are a lot of people we have not seen, met and talked to........ "

Dorkas
Poland
Mar.21.2009
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"So John, which places do you recommend?"

Kalle
Sweden
Mar.06.2009
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"I have to laugh - I've been here 5 years and only seen 1 fight in a bar and guess what the guy was English. I go to the football - no trouble even there and there are some seriously scary guys there. I think the problem is a lot of foreigners tend to be in the less classier establishments like Dragon looking for easy sex, there are always foreigners there and less classier girls. So far I have only seen the worst clubs mentioned here. The guys who sometimes are aggressive to foreigners only do so if they think the guy is being insulting and arrogant - and they only go to the worst pubs in the city serving cheap beer. You see the same thing in England except worse, there doesn't need to be a reason in England for the racism and violence. Resentment to foriegners is more common in the south, especially in Krakow but it does exist but very rare in Poznan. Not that it really matters but Poznan for sure has the best looking women in Europe. If you come here and don't find them, you are going to the wrong places. My advice coming here is to not act arrogantly and condescendingly as a lot of foreigners do here. A lot of the guys I see behaving this way are losers in their own countries and would have no chance scoring with good looking girls' back home let alone here not speaking the language. If there are English 'jack the lads' in a bar, myself and my English/American friends will leave and we will just ignore them - these guys cause trouble everywhere and we have met some right clowns here. It's all about your attitude when you come here basically. "

John@xdsnet.pl
Ireland
Mar.04.2009
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4/5

"Hi Everybody, I'm workin in Poznan for a few months and let's say that i'm very surprised by the cosy atmosphere in this town, especially by Night. I'm not agree with all the comments, i've red. I saw no fights, all the clubs are not full of men and girls in here are very communicative and naturally beautiful. Of course, it depends in which club you've been to party... I met a lot of interesting people in a very short period. I love it. Czesc"

Maynard
Belgium
Feb.26.2009
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4/5

"The thing i liked about Poznan was that there weren't many clubbers about, it has a more sophisticated feeling, with cafes open late. Not like in England with drunk ugly English people vomiting in the streets. "

Olaf
United Kingdom
Jan.29.2009
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3/5

"well, that is very true Jack, but you won't be hearing this ever from a website that actually ives on promoting Poznan and their messy town, with agressive drunk people everyday after 9pm... If you read on internet, they also promote Portugal as being a country with beautiful girls, but when you go there... bleahh.. "

Hans
Germany
Jan.17.2009
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2/5

"I stayed in Poznan with business for more than 4 months, so i can tell you the inside and outside. I left because the girls in other cities are much more beautiful, and there are not racial problems in other places, like there are here in Poznan. Each and everytime in disco clubs, when there are more than 10 polish boys (and always boys are a majority in clubs in Poznan), they start a fight, they are very agressive (of course against foreigners). They think that foreigners came here only to sleep with the polish girls. Which are, by the way, more ugly than in the average city of Poland. Overall, this city is definitely not worth it."

Jack D
United Kingdom
Jan.16.2009
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"hi,i would like to vist poznan,but i dont know anyone,is ther anyone to help to show the city,am a student studying in germany ,please"

gagan
India
Jan.12.2009
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"ya uche uc popolski(:ya muvi svabo popolski;)"

orkodio
Turkey
Nov.30.2008
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"orkunc@msn.com"

orkodio
Turkey
Nov.29.2008
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"Selam Adım Orkun.30 Swazende yaşıyorum Bayaa sıkılıyorum hatta) beni ekleyin msnden Amerikada okudum, ing-alm var ama lehcem yok"

orkodio
Turkey
Nov.29.2008
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"var arkadaşım nolcak...diniliyorumm"

emre
Turkey
Oct.30.2008
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"arkadaslar poznanda olan var mı?"

nightlife
Turkey
Oct.19.2008
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"I just love it ^.^"

DuKe
Turkey
Sep.18.2008
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"Poznan was much better in the 90s. Dragon and Dali......that's it now. Everywhere on the Rynek is overpriced, the service is bad and the atmosphere akin to that in the bar in Heathrow terminal 1. 10 quid for a shot of Sambuca in the Lizard King...dream on. Beautiful women out on the fleece....it's cheaper to go to Thailand."

Drunk Paul
United Kingdom
Aug.26.2008
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3/5

"i am agree to tell than Alcatraz is for sure the Best Night club i saw in poznan,, ""Rapport"" is also good I will back in poznan at the end of September"

Jm
France
Mar.04.2008
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3/5

"Some great places in Stary Browar, nice night club and piano bar. Brogans is a great Irish bar near the square. Laughing at the Norwegian guy who said Polish people are ugly. Poznan has the best looking girls in the world, without question and there are new clubs opening on a weekly basis."

John
Ireland
Jan.09.2008
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4/5

"There is a Bali Road Map to Poznan (2008) to Copenhagen (2009). The people must be cooperative right?"

Tjahjokartiko Gondokusumo
Indonesia
Jan.08.2008
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5/5

"Ok, but like being in 70's. Polish nighlife is basic. People aggrexive and ugly."

Per Egil
Norway
Jan.03.2008
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2/5

"Fajne fajne ale moglo byc lepij, Go NYC!!! "

Hubert
United States
Dec.26.2007
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5/5

"go to Czytelnia..if u r erasmus...:)))"

elvira
Spain
Nov.20.2007
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5/5

"u dont waste ur time there.."

ismail brother of Apollo
Turkey
Nov.15.2007
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4/5

"Kocham POLSKE, PRZYJADE ZA ROK DO POZNANIA"

Erdeniz
Turkey
Oct.17.2007
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3/5

"no no, poznan isnt dead in the whole, what some people say, "black" music area many clubs have specific nights when there is only hip-hop and the like Blue Note on thursdays for sure Alcatraz is great, and i think fridays is the night to be there but find out for yourself"

Voytek
United States
Oct.06.2007
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"If you want to black music go to Blue Note..somebody forget about it..:)"

Monika
United Kingdom
Oct.01.2007
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"does it mean that Poznan is "dead" in terms of black music?"

esskay
United Kingdom
Sep.30.2007
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4/5