 | | "Best bar in Cracow, period. The bar has an old and authentic atmosphere, while the people are young and modern." | Giel
Netherlands
Jul.30.2010
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "The Original and best, if you're in Kazimierz you just have to go. Best in the early hours of the morning!" | Victor
United States
Jul.14.2010
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "A cool place to hang out and watch the wanderings on the square..." | Dan
United Kingdom
Mar.26.2010
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Like something out of the Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. I dread to think how thick the layer of tobacco grime there is on the ceiling. Best to just drink your beer. Enjoy!" | Sam Troughton
United Kingdom
Feb.26.2010
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Visited last year (March 09)
Looking forward to returning Feb 2010.
A 'one off' place to visit." | Stewart
United Kingdom
Feb.06.2010
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Pozdrowienia i duzo szczesia zycze moim wszystkim znajomym z Alchemi" | Shrek
United Kingdom
Dec.31.2009
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "Nice bar, good atmosphere but ruined by the bar staff. I dont think I have ever encountered more ignorant people behind the bar. They seem to spend most of their time insulting foreigners and mocking them in Polish (I know because my Polish friend translated) Other than that I would recomend it for a drink, but be sure not to tip the assholes behind the bar...especially the small shit with black hair" | Dean
Ireland
Dec.31.2009
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "Stumbled upon this fantastic place by accident as I strolled around Kazimierz. This was my first time to Krakow and this bar/cafe really made the break magical. I returned again this year and plan to go back next year. I first went there in day time and it takes on a different but still magical feeling at night. You must visit everyone was very friendly. " | L J
United Kingdom
Dec.27.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "a right moody bar.at night with the candles burning it could be the most perfect bar in the world to spend time with your loved one." | andrew
United Kingdom
Nov.10.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Excelente lugar, estuve ahí hace unos meses,me pareció fantástico, Polonía es mágica y su gente me hizo sentir como en casa.Saludos a todos en Krakovia. wwww.poeticahomeostasis.blogspot.com" | Miguel Escamilla
Mexico
Oct.13.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Very dungeons and dragons! Both loved it!" | Karen & Alex
United States
Sep.28.2009
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Super cool bar. Dangerous - you'll never leave!" | Dave
United Kingdom
Jul.31.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Thanks for sharing the piano with me till morning:)
Really a lovely place!" | Guray Gurkan
Turkey
Jul.10.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Thanks for sharing the piano with me till morning:)
Really a lovely place!" | Guray Gurkan
Turkmenistan
Jul.10.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Went to a crazy jazz klezmer session here during the festival and ended up spending most of the night/morning in the bar. Crazy place. Loved it!" | David Kessler
United States
Jul.10.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "I love Alchemia" | Kilian
Albania
Jun.25.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Cracow is my favorite city and Alchemeria is the best place to be to soak up the atmosphere. It is the perfect place to meet strangers that fast become friends. It's eclectic choice of music means your'e never bored. And the staff - friendly and generous with their time towards non-polish speaking visitors. Can not wait till we are there again. " | Barbara Perry
United Kingdom
Jun.10.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Quite a cafe this! Loved watching life go by on the square...." | Helen Cresswell
United Kingdom
Jun.10.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "funky, bohemian and chill environment
definetly a must!!" | Jonina Campbell
United States
Oct.18.2008
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Ci sono stato quasi due anni fà e devo dire che il ricordo di Alchemia è ancora vivido; perchè è il posto che meglio rappresenta Cracovia, romantico, buio, decadente, e sopratutto suggestivo. Vi consiglio di andarci il pomeriggio quando la luce che entra dalle finestre contrasta con il buio dell'interno...unico." | Zio Alfio
Italy
Mar.27.2008
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "I liked it. It is dark and atmospheric with candlelit tables and a good mix of people. If you are a non smoker, the one big downside is that this is the smokiest bar I have ever been in. It seemed like the entire bar was smoking!" | Ross McDonald
United Kingdom
Mar.21.2008
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "B-side
Upon entering any club there is a latency period of anything between half-a-second and 3 or 4 hours before the fun starts.
Estimates suggest that B-side falls off the scale, how could anyone ever enjoy voluntarily living part of their lives in such a stinking shit-hole?
Walking here I had to cross a bridge (partially fulfilling a dream of walking on water), swans plunged in an unceasing filtering of a murky subaqueous world unknown to me, but going to B-side shook off my illusions and crashed me bitterly down to earth.
The sound of breaking glass here is well-liked, as is a primeaval screaming plucked from the tortured souls of those losely trying to dance. Mates violently and destructively pogo-ing their misdirected energy into each-other. (I imagine they imagine they are living the gilded-lives of hotel-detroying rock and roll heroes themselves).
I bang the glass of beer against my own forehead in misgiving and misunderstanding. The urge to add to the carnage peaks then troughs.
Then I go back there : and there and back again; somehow despite this attempt at mockery, of cleansing myself of its stink which even now clings to my follicles -somehow I caught the bug.
That's B-side in a nutshell." | b-side
United States
Feb.16.2008
Overall rating 2/5 |
| | "Fantastic, Bohemian place. Excellent for a group or for a romantic night. When you enter it, it feels like you're in a different world. " | A
Ireland
Jan.29.2008
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "The bar has style...in its own way. I like hanging out in Kazimierz quite a bit and I would recommend having a pint in this place. Not the easiest place to meet people, though. It seems like everybody comes with a group and just sits at tables. Staff could be a lot more friendly, but maybe this is a Polish thing. I was standing by the bar and talking with people, and you would think that the staff would engage you a bit in chit chat, but nope! Nothing! Just sad looks on their faces like they were thinking..."only 1 more hour and I am out of here..." Other than that, check it out." | David
Spain
Jan.08.2008
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "se la tirano da morire, però il locale è molto bello e ci si sta bene." | Giorgio
Italy
Jan.04.2008
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "Simply the best!" | Renato
Portugal
Jan.04.2008
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "Das Alchemia ist ein unbedingtes muss für alle midnightflyer. Die Mischung aus leicht staubig und angestossenem Interieur gepaart mit exquisiter Fotografie an den Wänden (Oktober 2007) und einem jungem Publikum, dass mit Musik gegen den Zeitgeist verwöhnt wird, hat in mir einen nachhaltigen Eindruck hinterlassen. Hätte ich nur einen Abend in Krakau, im Alchemia würde ich unbedingt mindestens ein Zywiec trinken! " | Uwe
Germany
Oct.31.2007
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Alchemia is a one thing and it's lovely but the owner is... the bar was cool, music good there is nothing bad; exept stuff but this is normal in Poland, so you should not complint...but the owner. ;) Any who it was worth it!" | Monika
United States
Aug.26.2007
Overall rating 2/5 |
| | "I liked it very much! Mysterious and exciting place. I'd like to visit again..." | Eszter
Hungary
Aug.01.2007
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Assolutamente imperdibile! Vivace e frequentato tanto il pomeriggio quanto la sera. Ottima birra e buoni cocktails e il locale...davvero troppo carino. Andateci!
Tania & Mirko" | Tania
Italy
Apr.01.2007
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Love this place dearly, but recognise Mark's frustration with the staff. They don't give a shit and are happy to hang out in the kitchen ignoring the line at the bar. (They also take a certain amount of pre-meditated glee in seeing your hot beer overflow when you try to drink it.) The too-cool attitude is annoying, but the popularity of this place, especially with foreigners, must be tiresome. Still, if I wanted Parisian snobbiness, I'd go live in Paris. I also understand their need to get a proper bouncer, but this guy is a royal asshole; if he doesn't want me inside, fine--there's a million other great places I can have a drink..." | Gum
United States
Mar.06.2007
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "The staff here have got a serious attitude problem. I was recently refused service here on the grounds that i was too drunk already... which would have been fine, however this was merely a pretext towards very thinly disguised xenophobia by a moody bar wench. Shame it's a nice place but needs a fresh set of staff if it's going to remain one of the best places in Kazimierz. No one wants American style 'have a nice day' corporate service but I don't think a little respect towards the customers who pay their wages isn't too much to ask. Getting the high and mighty treatment from a lowly kitchen hand is not my idea of fun..." | Mark
United Kingdom
Mar.06.2007
Overall rating 2/5 |
| | "Don't miss it!!!" | Piet
Netherlands
Feb.24.2007
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Beautiful place, beautiful atmosphere, to the evening illuminated only from the light of the candles...
Only a problem, for the little light, a group of 3 German girls, has stolen the pocketbook to me.
Unfortunately I m sure of that, because many times 6-7 are passages behind me where I held the jacket for to go to the bath. After I have only understood as the things had gone.." | Pier
France
Jan.06.2007
Overall rating 2/5 |
| | "Alchemia Pub on Estery 5 is a real cultural institution and classic Kazimierz at its best. Each room has its own name and characteristic decoration. You can sit in Hell, Purgatory, Alchemy or in the Kitchen which is entered through a stylish wardrobe. The Hell’s floor is made of sandstone from the 600-year old flooring of the St.Catherine Church in Kazimierz, while one wall is covered with burnt boards from a local barracks.
There is also a cellar where there is a place for frequent and always very good live concerts and theatre plays, movies and other cultural events." | Monia
United Kingdom
Dec.15.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "This bar lives up to all of the expectations listed on this page. It oozes atmosphere, the portraits seem to have eyes that watch your every move, and seeing the wardrobe door pop open when you didn't realize it was another room is akin to discovering an alcoholic Narnia. Go. Now. " | Dominique
United States
Nov.28.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Woah. Mystic polish atmosphere. Cracovian memories are made of this place. No pointing. Watch out for the puddle by lil ash's feet. I want to be back here now. Be here or be Jerr. Whoops, two fingers." | Lee (Chairman elect)
United Kingdom
Oct.24.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "STUNNING! Nice and pretty (rare combination huh) girls and friendly & mystic atmosphere. One of my faves in Krakow!!!!!" | DI
Israel
Sep.27.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Never see this in Holland. Stunning! Krakow rules, really!!" | Ron
Netherlands
Sep.21.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Everybody needs somebody to drink..." | Sam
Slovenia
Jun.22.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Wonder unusual bar. Relaxed and easy to be in for far too long! " | lorna smith
United Kingdom
Apr.07.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "this place is one of a kind, darkly atmospheric but welcoming. when i went in there were students working by candlelight and attractive females reading existentialist novels and drinking strong coffee. i'd highly recommend this place and i look forward to returning with a copy of a nietzsche or kierkegaard and a suitably intellectual opening line." | Andy P
United Kingdom
Mar.15.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "This is my favourate bar in Krakow. The atmosphere at night on a weekend is superb. It is lit entirely by candles and is more like being at a house party than a bar.
It's a good place to be romantic or a just to sit with friends and chat. I will definately go back." | Andrew
United Kingdom
Mar.13.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "I was here 1st w/e in March. Alchemia is atmospheric and low-lit on a Wednesday, seemed good even though fairly empty. We returned on the Saturday night and it was great, didn't want to leave. My fave bar in Krakow." | Wimon
United Kingdom
Mar.12.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Absolutely awesome! The best pub in Cracow without a doubt! We had a wicked time here and will be back." | Kevin Peters
United Kingdom
Feb.24.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Alchemia es el lenitivo, el rincón cálido y plácido, lugar para conversar, reflexionar y ensimismarse. Refugio del viajero que arriba a Cracovia." | Manuel
Spain
Jan.10.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Alchemia is why i come to cracow!" | Pete
Finland
Dec.16.2005
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Alchemia...elle me manque beaucoup!! Cet un lieu super extraordinaire!
Gros bisous à EWCIA, MICHAL et JUREK :)" | JOANNA
France
Oct.27.2005
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "totaly nice! in and outside at anytime. a great place to start or to end the the day! " | J.
Germany
Aug.10.2005
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "More bohemian than a Dandy Warhol, this is the essential Krakowian venue for planning a proletarian revolution, discussing which is the best of the Pink Floyd albums, or simply enjoying an afternoon beer. Na zdrowie!" | Dunc
United Kingdom
May.09.2005
Overall rating 5/5 |
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