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Best Cafés in Kraków (2026)

Café culture runs deep in Kraków, from historic cake shops to modern specialty coffee bars. Jama Michalika on Floriańska Street, founded in 1895, is where the Green Balloon cabaret was born, and it still serves house tortes among Art Nouveau mementoes. Camelot Café on St Thomas Street is a cosy, bohemian favourite for breakfast and apple pie, with cabaret in its cellar.

For a quieter break, Massolit Books & Café combines an English-language bookshop with coffee and pie, and Karma Coffee Roasters on Krupnicza Street roasts its own beans and serves vegetarian breakfasts. In Kazimierz, Mak Bread & Coffee bakes sourdough and cinnamon rolls on site and serves breakfast all day, while across the river in Podgórze, Nad & Greg French Bakery makes croissants, éclairs and macarons by hand. Many Kraków cafés also serve alcohol, and most open early enough for breakfast before sightseeing. Weekend mornings are the busiest time, so arrive early for a table at the smaller places.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Kraków

  1. Jama Michalika Historic café and cake shop, Old TownA café on Floriańska Street founded in 1895, birthplace of the Green Balloon cabaret, serving house cakes amid a collection of Young Poland art.
  2. Massolit Books & Café English-language bookshop café, Old Town (west)A long-running English-language bookshop with a café on Felicjanek Street, stocking Polish, East European and Jewish literature in translation alongside coffee and pie.
  3. Camelot Café Café, breakfast and cabaret, Old TownA characterful Old Town café on St Thomas Street with creaky floors and watercolours on the walls, serving breakfasts, light meals and cakes, with cabaret downstairs.

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1. Jama Michalika

Historic café and cake shopOld Town

A café on Floriańska Street founded in 1895, birthplace of the Green Balloon cabaret, serving house cakes amid a collection of Young Poland art.

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3. Camelot Café

Café, breakfast and cabaretOld Town

A characterful Old Town café on St Thomas Street with creaky floors and watercolours on the walls, serving breakfasts, light meals and cakes, with cabaret downstairs.

View details — Camelot Café