White Chocolate is an exclusive, intimate night club hidden in the vaulted cellars beneath Krakow Old Town. These guides cover every way to enjoy it - from a polished bachelor or bachelorette night to a private salon for a birthday, a corporate evening, or simply the best night out the city can offer.
Browse the pages below, then call ahead to reserve. The club is at ul. Św. Tomasza 16, a few steps from the Main Market Square, and it is strictly for guests aged 18 and over.
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Best Night ClubsA great club is more than a dance floor - it is atmosphere, intimacy and a sense of discovery.
Krakow Nightlife GuideFrom candlelit cellars to the Main Market Square, here is how a great Krakow night unfolds.
Things to Do at NightFrom the floodlit Main Market Square to a hidden basement club, here is how to fill a Krakow evening.
The club
Adults-Only ClubAn evening with no random crowd and no compromises - a space made only for adult guests.
Cellar ClubKrakow keeps its most beautiful things underground. We only added white sofas and gold.
Cocktail BarA good cocktail is a small spectacle. Our marble bar turns it into the event of the evening.
Exclusive Night ClubBehind an unmarked door near the Main Market Square waits the most intimate address in the city.
Intimate Night ClubSome nights are for big dance floors - and some are for space, quiet between songs and staff who know your drink after the first round.
Late Night BarWhen other venues dim the lights, our marble bar is just warming up.
Lounge BarNot every night is a dance floor. Sometimes it's about a comfortable sofa, a good drink and an unhurried conversation.
VIP RoomsSix intimate rooms, dedicated service and the discretion of a hidden basement address.
Shows and entertainment
Burlesque ShowBurlesque is a play of light, gesture and the unsaid - elegance where others go for the obvious.
Club with DancersThe shows that define White Chocolate - performers, white chocolate and gold leaf on a stage hidden beneath the Old Town.
Go-Go ClubShows, a stage and performers with class - go-go in the version that chooses style over flash.
Pole Dance ShowPole dance is sport, art and spectacle at once. On our stage it gets a setting worthy of all three.
Occasions
Anniversary NightAnother year together deserves more than dinner. It deserves an evening you'll both remember.
Bachelor PartyTrade the predictable stag crawl for one exclusive basement that the whole group will remember.
Bachelorette PartyCocktails, dancing and a private salon styled for the bride and her closest friends.
Birthday PartyA VIP table in an intimate basement, gold light and a night that feels entirely yours.
Company Christmas PartyAfter the official dinner comes the unofficial part - in cellars that look like a winter Sweet Secret.
Company AnniversaryA decade of trading, or five of them, and a conference-room buffet is not the way to acknowledge it.
Conference After-PartyEveryone exchanged business cards in the corridor. The conversations that matter happen later.
Corporate EventPrivate salons and refined nightlife for teams, clients and post-conference guests.
Closing a DealMonths of work, one signature, and a very good reason not to go straight back to the hotel.
Divorce PartyThe end of a chapter is a reason to celebrate too - ideally with champagne and in good company.
Engagement PartyThe news is out, the families have been called, and now the friends want their evening.
Farewell PartyA move, a new job, a fresh chapter - a farewell deserves an evening that stays in the memory too.
First Night in KrakowYou have dropped the bags, seen the Square by night, and now the trip actually begins.
A Night Out as a GiftThe best gifts aren't things, but memories. Give someone an evening they'll talk about.
Graduation PartyYears of study, the defence behind you - a moment like that deserves a night you'll remember as well as the diploma itself.
Hen PartyElegant, playful and a little bit secret - a hen night that trades plastic tiaras for gold leaf.
Last Night in KrakowThe flight is tomorrow. This is the evening you will actually remember.
Match NightThe stadium empties, the group is still together, and nobody wants to call it a night at ten.
Milestone BirthdayA 30th, a 40th, a 50th - milestone birthdays happen once and deserve a night you won't forget.
Name DayThe name day is a very Polish reason to celebrate. We add a touch of glamour to it.
New Job CelebrationOne chapter closing, another opening, and a room that suits both halves of the evening.
Private PartyExclusive salon hire, complete discretion and an evening tailored entirely to you.
Celebrating a PromotionIt took years. It should probably take more than one round after work.
Retirement PartyDecades of work, and the standard send-off is a card signed by people who spell the name wrong.
Class ReunionSome conversations wait years. It's worth giving them the right place - intimate, elegant and just for you.
Stag DoTwo or three days in Europe's favourite stag city - and one night that ties it all together.
Team Building NightNobody bonded during the trust exercise. It happened afterwards, over a drink.
Wedding After-PartyThe band has packed up and the older guests have gone to bed. The rest of you are not finished.
Who is coming
Business TravellersThe meetings are done, the hotel bar is beige, and it is only half past eight.
A Club for CouplesMost clubs are built for groups. This one works perfectly well for two.
Digital NomadsYou have found the good coffee. This is the other half of the research.
Double DateA date for four is often the best kind - less pressure, more laughter and a shared story at the end of the night.
English-Speaking GuestsEverything from the door policy to the bar list, without the guesswork.
Expat NightlifeLiving in Krakow and looking for a place you want to keep coming back to? Meet the Sweet Secret of the Old Town.
Girls' Night OutA night just for the girls deserves more than another bar - it deserves a setting where you look like a photoshoot.
Group Night OutA private salon, the bar within reach and an evening that brings the whole crew together.
Lads' Night OutYou don't need a groom to round up the guys and give yourselves a top-shelf night.
Large GroupsThe hard part of a big night out is not finding a venue. It is not losing half of them by midnight.
For Krakow LocalsThe Old Town belongs to visitors most evenings. A few streets away, it does not.
Nightlife Over 30You still want a night out. You have simply stopped wanting that particular night out.
Small GroupsNot every good evening needs a guest list.
Solo Night OutNot every great night needs company. Sometimes the best plan is you, a good drink and a place that gets it.
Student NightlifeKrakow is the capital of student Poland. When you want a night a level above the dorm, there's an address for it.
Nightlife for TouristsThe Square, Wawel and bagels are in every guidebook. The city's best night out - not so much.
VIP GuestsThe venue is part of the message. A hotel bar says something you probably did not intend.
A Night with ColleaguesBooking a room changes an evening more than choosing a better bar does.
When to come
After MidnightMidnight in Krakow is not the end - it is the selection round. Only the addresses truly worth knowing stay open.
After-Work DrinksThe end of the workday doesn't have to mean the way home. Sometimes the best plan is a good drink in a good place.
St Andrew's NightThe last great night before Advent, spent somewhere the fortune telling feels genuinely atmospheric.
Autumn NightlifeThe tourists have gone home, the nights are drawing in, and the city belongs to itself again.
Christmas SeasonThe market on the Rynek is magnificent for an hour. Then you want somewhere warm.
Women's Day8 March deserves better than a wilting tulip handed over at the office door.
Friday NightFriday is a promise - two days off and one night that sets the tone for the whole weekend.
HalloweenA vaulted underground room lit by Edison bulbs. Some venues have to work at the atmosphere.
Carnival SeasonThe stretch between Twelfth Night and Shrove Tuesday, when Poland gives itself permission to overdress.
Long WeekendThree or four days off, a full city, and one very good reason to have booked ahead.
May Long WeekendFour days off, a city full of visitors, and a cellar that stays civilised throughout.
Midweek Night OutThe best evenings don't always fall on a weekend. Sometimes a Tuesday is exactly what you need.
New Year's EveInstead of the crowd on the Square - vaulted cellars, golden light and a night with class.
Open LateWhen other venues dim the lights, here the night is only getting going.
Finish Your Pub CrawlThe organised part ends around one. The good part does not have to.
Saturday NightIf Friday is the trailer, Saturday is the feature - the night the whole week waits for.
Spring NightlifeThe city comes back to life, the evenings stretch out, and going out stops requiring a heavy coat.
Summer NightlifeIn summer, Krakow belongs to the night. When the city cools after a hot day, the best hours begin.
Fat ThursdayThe one day in the Polish calendar built entirely around indulgence, and a club named after chocolate.
Valentine's DayFebruary 14th comes once a year. It's worth spending in a place you'll remember longer than one evening.
Weekend NightlifeFriday and Saturday until 05:00 - here is how to make a Krakow weekend unforgettable.
Winter NightlifeWhen the Old Town is frozen and dark by four in the afternoon, the best rooms in Krakow are below street level.
Finding us
City Centre ClubTwo minutes from the Main Market Square, behind a discreet door at ul. Św. Tomasza 16.
Floriańska StreetThe busiest street in the Old Town, and a much quieter room a few steps from it.
Grodzka StreetGrodzka takes you down to Wawel. We are a short walk in the opposite direction.
Near Your HotelIf you are staying inside the Planty ring, we are closer than you think - a discreet entrance at ul. Św. Tomasza 16.
Kazimierz NightlifeKazimierz warms up the evening like nowhere else. For an elegant finale, a fifteen-minute walk towards the Old Town is all it takes.
Near Main SquareFrom the Square itself it is a two-minute walk - then just a flight of stairs down into the Sweet Secret.
Near Krakow AirportThere is nothing to do at Balice. Fortunately the good part of the city is not far.
Near the BarbicanThe old northern gate of the city, and a short walk to what is under it now.
Near Galeria KrakowskaThe shops close at nine. The Old Town does not.
Near ICE Congress CentreThe congress centre closes. The delegation still has an evening to fill.
Near St Mary's BasilicaThe trumpet call breaks off mid-note every hour. Everything else here has a story too.
Near the PlantyThe park that circles the Old Town is the best way to arrive anywhere in it.
Near the Cloth HallThe Sukiennice is the centre of the Square. We are the part you cannot see from it.
Near Tauron ArenaTwenty thousand people leave at the same time. Have somewhere better to go.
Near the StationStep off the train and want to feel Krakow after dark right away? We're a few minutes' walk from the station.
Near WawelA day at Wawel, an evening in the Sweet Secret - only a walk through the Old Town separates the two.
Near the VistulaThe riverbank is where Krakow spends warm evenings. It is not where they finish.
Nowa Huta NightlifeThe most architecturally remarkable district in Krakow, and not where the night ends.
Old Town ClubSteps from the Main Market Square, hidden behind an unmarked door at ul. Sw. Tomasza 16.
Podgórze NightlifeThe district has changed enormously. Getting back to the Old Town has not.
Szeroka StreetKazimierz does the early evening beautifully. The Old Town takes the later shift.
The evening itself
The Best AtmosphereIt is not decoration. It is a ceiling height, a light temperature and a volume level.
Champagne NightSome pairings have been classics forever. We add a third element: the cellars of the Old Town.
Chocolate CocktailsIt would be a strange name to choose and then not follow through on.
The Dance FloorIf a dance floor is the reason you are going out, this is not your venue, and we would rather say it here.
Date NightDinner is just the opening act. The real impression is made after dark, in a place not everyone knows.
A Discreet EveningAn unmarked door is a start. What matters is everything behind it.
DJ NightsThere is a difference between a soundtrack and an assault, and it is mostly a decision.
The Evening ProgrammeDoors at eight, and everything after that has a shape to it.
Live MusicBrick arches do something to sound that a modern room cannot reproduce.
A Luxury Night OutLuxury in a nine hundred year old city is not chrome and glass. It is a vaulted cellar done properly.
A Night to RememberNobody has ever told a story about a perfectly adequate bar near their hotel.
Alcohol-Free DrinksThe designated driver deserves better than lemonade with a straw in it.
A Photogenic InteriorThe interior is genuinely striking. The rules about what you point the camera at are not negotiable.
A Quiet TableIt should not be a rare feature of a night out, and yet here we are.
A Romantic EveningCandlelight, brick vaults and a sound level that allows a conversation. The rest is your problem.
Themed NightsA vaulted cellar needs very little decorating. Some dates still earn it.
The Whisky SelectionA drink that rewards sitting still, in a room built for exactly that.
Before you come
AccessibilityWe would rather tell you the truth now than have you arrive and find out.
Age Limit 18+Eighteen, without exceptions, and looking older is not a substitute for a document.
CloakroomSix months of the year, this is the first thing that happens to you.
Club EtiquetteMost of it is ordinary courtesy. A few things are specific to a venue built around private rooms.
Club HireVaulted cellars, six private salons and a bar - a space that can belong to you alone for one night.
Dress CodeSmart-elegant, glamorous and effortless - here is how to dress for the Sweet Secret of the Old Town.
Entry RulesEverything the door will check, written down before you walk down the stairs.
Your First VisitAn unmarked door, a flight of stone stairs, and a room most people did not know was there.
Getting Home AfterThe part of the evening nobody plans, and the one most likely to go wrong.
Group BookingFive minutes on the phone prevents most of the things that go wrong with a group night out.
Opening HoursDoors at 20:00 every night. The interesting question is what time to actually turn up.
Parking NearbyThe honest answer is to leave the car and take a taxi. But if you must, here is where to put it.
Phones and PhotosPhotograph your own table all you like. Everything past the edge of it is somebody else's evening.
Is Booking Required?Not always. But there are nights when it is the difference between an evening and a wasted walk.
Smoking AreaThe law is stricter than most visitors expect, and cellars make it stricter still.
Table ReservationBooking ahead is the surest way to claim your private salon at the Sweet Secret of the Old Town.
Without a ReservationSometimes yes, sometimes no, and the honest answer depends entirely on which night it is.
What to Wear - MenAlmost everything you own is fine. The shoes are the problem.
What to Wear - WomenThe dress code says smart. This is what that means in a medieval cellar in Krakow.
Comparisons
Club or Bar?Half of all disappointing nights out are just a mismatch between what you wanted and where you went.
Club vs DiscoTwo terms that sound interchangeable in English and are not remotely so here.
Krakow vs BerlinTwo of Europe's best nightlife cities, operating on completely different principles.
Krakow vs BudapestTwo cities with a signature kind of bar, and they could hardly be less alike.
Krakow vs GdańskOne has the sea and Sopot. The other has six hundred years of cellars.
Krakow vs PoznańOne city built around trade fairs, one around a medieval capital. It shows at night.
Krakow vs PragueThe two great Central European weekend cities, and they are not as similar as the brochures suggest.
Krakow vs WarsawTwo party capitals, two different characters. Here's why, for an evening with atmosphere, Krakow wins.
Krakow vs WrocławTwo of the best market squares in Poland, and two genuinely different evenings around them.
Old Town vs KazimierzTwo districts, two personalities after dark. Here is how to choose - and how to combine them.