Podwale Bar and Books

Podwale Bar And Books

This New York–style bar unfolds across two floors of Wąski Dunaj 20, inside a building known locally as the White House.

The ground floor holds up to 25 guests in a warm, intimate setting, opening onto a beautiful outdoor patio nestled against the historic Barbican Walls. Upstairs, the first-floor cigar lounge seats up to 60, with a balcony that turns nostalgic on a summer evening.

Arranged in the British colonial style — tailor-made bar, dark wood panelling, soft leather banquettes, and an open fireplace — this cosy Warsaw whisky bar regulars keep coming back to offers a wide range of whiskies from Scotch to Japanese, alongside champagnes, wines, aged rums, luxury vodkas, and cocktails from the classics to house signatures.

Cigar aficionados choose from world-renowned brands as well as Bar and Books' own cigars, hand-rolled exclusively at a family-run shop in New York. The bar also hosts regular events that keep it among the best-loved spots for nightlife in Warsaw — from Whisky Nights with specially priced pours, to live jazz, to decadent burlesque shows. The lounge is also equally suited to hosting private functions of every kind, from corporate events to wedding celebrations.