Krakow's only gay sauna and fitness centre offers a wide range of services and activities such as hammam, massage, steam bath, sauna, gym, cafe/bar & a sunbathing deck (go nude if you like). If there's nothing you love more than to down some shots and tear up the dancefloor to the autotuned beats of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and Ariana Grande etc. With a playlist and aesthetic of modern camp, mainstream pop music, this lesbian based bar is open for every sex and sexual preference but an especially great place for the ladies and the younger generations. Sun & Mon - Thurs: 10pm to 6am, Fri & Sat: 10pm to 10am this is totally not a secret sex dungeon (*wink wink).
In this elaborate space you'll find dance floors, a bar selling low priced alcohol, a darkroom, 'oralium', cabins, a video room showing gay films and even a cheeky in-house shop offering poppers, condoms & lubricants. Ciemnia is famous for their themed parties such as naked party, underwear party, sports fetish sneakers day, uniform party & more. Gay cruising bar Ciemnia is a mysterious labyrinth of dark and sexy corridors lined with dark, sexy private rooms furnished with beds, couches, swings and more. Mon-Sat: 4pm to 2am, Sun: 4pm to Midnightįor men who want a REALLY good time ) (but all sexes are welcome). Drop-in during the day time for a healthy straight-edge cocktail from their smoothie bar, perfect for boosting your energy levels for a long night of flirting, dancing and fun! The colourful downstairs area hosts a retro bar and dancefloor while upstairs you'll find a super cosy and atmospheric place for intimate chats. They will be putting on loads of cool events such as Drag Queen performances, bingo, and karaoke.Ī gay-themed bar, cafe & smoothie heaven which welcomes all genders, this Krakow icon is snuggled up at the top of Krakow's tear-shaped Old Town. With 2 bars, 2 dance floors, a chillout room, a smoking room and a garden, there's plenty of space for adventure. This is an LGBT specific club, with no preference towards any one sexual or gender preference. or parrot! Club Papuga has certainly opened with a bang (probably a few). These are loving, human places where everyone (except for assholes) is welcome.īrand spanking new on the Krakow rainbow scene, Cocon is finally hatching into a colourful butterfly. These are places where you can come and ask for help or support or kindness.
anyone who might have been made to feel uncomfortable in their skin for whatever reason. We would also like to mention that these places are safe not only for members of the LGBT community but also for any other marginalised or minority peoples, any colour of peoples, any religion of peoples (even including straight caucasian Catholics!). Many of these places host LGBT related events, are owned by or employ members of the LGBT crowd. who have announced themselves as official LGBT safe spaces, sporting the rainbow "All Are Welcome" sticker you can see pictured above (at BAL), or similar. Beneath this, we have compiled all the clubs/bars/cafes/libraries/shops etc.
Basically, places where everyone can feel safe simply in being their unique selves.īelow is a list of clubs specifically dedicated to the entire LGBT crowd. Or, you can let your 'very boring and normal but happen to have a sexuality which not everyone quite accepts as normal yet' flag fly.
Look for the rainbow sticker in the window and you'll know you're free to let your freak flag fly. Recently, in reaction to violence at an LGBT rally in Białystok and, even more disturbingly, a Polish newspaper named called 'Gazeta Polska' distributing "LGBT Free Zone" Stickers, Krakow's cafe's, bars, clubs, restaurants, galleries & shops have banded together to make it easier to navigate the city safely by displaying "All are welcome" stickers. Here you will find that a strong, ethical community of evolved creatives and globally-minded humans runs the streets. It's not cool to be sexist or racist here. You won't need to look hard to find that this open-minded city is open-armed to people of all shapes, sizes, colours & creeds. What doesn't often make the news is Krakow's huge loved up queer & diverse community. Poland may get a bad wrap when it comes to homophobia, but for every primitive moron, you'll find two more evolved legends.