20/09/2026
FIRST TIME VISITING KRAKOW? The following, simple, 5 mins guide to the BEST 3-4 days in Krakow answers all the commonly asked questions! Save it, Share it. Always free, always CURRENT, always the best!
TOURS
⭐️ We are fast approaching the busiest season of the year Oct-Dec. It's highly recommended to book the most popular tours in advance if you will be visiting during this period ⭐️
These are the five most popular tour experiences. Thousands of Planet Krakow members have enjoyed them and they consistently receive excellent feedback from visitors. All tours are fully inclusive, door to door tours with minibus transport and / or electric golf cart tours
Book via the Krakow Together website (link in comments) and use the promo code PLANETKRAKOW to receive 10% OFF all their tours, transfers and activities.
1️⃣ Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour: 299zl less 10%
One of the most important historical sites in the world. Your tour includes comfortable return transport from Kraków and an official museum guide, helping you understand the history and stories behind this powerful and unforgettable place. Trust this tour to the best operator. And just 269zl with the discount. It costs you at least 200zl to book direct and have to arrange everything yourself. For little more you get a full door to door experience with nothing else to worry about other than the camp experience. It's a no brainer.
2️⃣ Wieliczka Salt Mine: 345zl less 10%
Descend into one of Poland’s most extraordinary attractions. Walk through kilometres of underground tunnels filled with stunning chambers, salt sculptures, chapels and underground lakes. It’s an amazing experience that’s unlike anything else in Europe.
3️⃣ Auschwitz & Wieliczka Salt Mine Combo: 690zl less 10%
Short on time? This full-day tour combines Poland’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in one well-organised trip. It’s the ideal option if you want to experience both locations while making the most of your time in Kraków.
4️⃣ Zakopane & Terma Bania: 520zl less 10%
Escape the city for a day and discover the beautiful Tatra Mountains. Visit the famous mountain resort of Zakopane, browse the local shops and markets, enjoy spectacular scenery, then relax in the warm thermal pools of Terma Bania (quieter and better than the one everyone else goes to) before returning to Kraków. Alternatively, choose the Skywalk tour if you don't fancy the thermal baths.
5️⃣ 2.5-Hour Electric Golf Cart Tour: just 170zl less 10%
Perfect if you want to see a lot without spending hours walking. This guided tour comfortably takes you through Kraków’s three most fascinating districts:
• The UNESCO-listed Old Town
• Kazimierz, including the historic Jewish Quarter
• The former Jewish Ghetto, where you’ll learn about its wartime history and see some of its most significant landmarks.
ALSO: Zakofy and Krakowfy are sister brands helping visitors explore southern Poland their own way. Krakowfy specialises in private tours and transfers from Kraków, while Zakofy is based locally near Zakopane, offering trips and activities across the Tatras and Podhale. Both focus on flexible, personal service, with pickup directly from your accommodation and itineraries that can be tailored to your plans.
FOOD
Many of these places have partnered with us on their menus / offers and some also offer bonuses or discounts if you mention PLANETKRAKOW (look for ⭐️) as a password / promo code. We regularly feature all of them on our page, so follow the page for latest pics and offers.
We firmly believe that Polish produce is exceptional and that all cuisines are worth experiencing here, in this diverse city, because they are elevated with Polish produce. So yes, try Polish food for sure, but try all your normal favourites here too. You will be pleasantly suprised!
🇵🇱 Polish: you don't need to look any further than TAK on Main Square, at Rynek Głowny 23, opposite the Town Hall tower. Easily the most spectacular terrace on Main Square and now with a gorgeous cellar interior too! The feedback is superb. Their goulash in a bowl is legendary the best in the city by a mile. All of their Polish cuisine is the best. Try them once at the start of your visit, and you will return and return and become a huge fan of Polish food. We go here more than anywhere else - at all times of day. They have introduced great breakfasts, lunch and happy hour deals - we post frequently about them. And their new drinks specials just made them the best place to drink too - right on Main Square. Just search TAK
COMING HERE IN OCTOBER...a game changer on Main Square. When we say game changer, we mean game changer. You might want to join our group or follow our page....
🥩 Steak: An easy choice. Mr Jerry. The feedback since we started going there and recommending them 2 years ago has been off the charts. Everything there is top notch and local Polish produce. You can't go wrong. Their sharing board for 2 is still our favourite meal in the city - what more can we say.....⭐️
🇮🇳 Indian: We are Brits and we are curry addicts and we have found some excellent curry houses in Krakow. The Indian sharing board at Indus Tandoor was actually designed together with us. It's the Indian version of Mr Jerry's sharing board. Early feedback has been wow! The more we are trying there, the more they are becoming a real favourite. Amazing cellar restaurant also. It's another do-not-miss. Another long time fave of ours is Tandoori Flame/ Bharat Flame. Five years going there and their service and quality is exceptional. Don't have any hang ups at all about enjoying Indian food here, made with local produce many visitors say it's as good or better than they get at home.⭐️
🇮🇹 Italian: Just a few steps from St Mary’s Basilica on Floriańska, FABBRICA brings relaxed Italian dining right into the heart of Kraków’s Old Town. The menu is built around freshly made pizzas and generous Italian pasta dishes, with plenty of choice for an easy lunch or dinner. It’s an informal, comfortable spot in one of the most convenient locations in the city — perfect when you’re exploring the Main Square and Old Town.
International / European Restaurants:
I'm not sure any restaurant gets more positive feedback in this group than Piano Rouge on Main Square. It's magical. They have the best cellar lounge with decoration that no one can match. Live music every night at 8:00pm. It's romantic as well as a memorable place for celebrations. But they also have perhaps the best terrace on Main Square too, right under St Mary's. Our favourite spot to soak in the Main Square vibe and people watch. A great variety of food AND cocktails. It's a restaurant bar and really special. ⭐️
DYNIA is a new one on our list. Next door to Mural. A locals' favourite and it's the best place for enjoying seasonal produce with the best seasonal international menu. It also has one of the best gardens. Like we say, Polish produce is incredible, but it's seasonal. These guys understand it. This is like the local market on a plate. The locals know. And now we are switched on to it too. Visitors haven't cottoned onto it yet, so go now before they do!
Shadow RestoBar sits in between Old Town and Kazimierz and has top food, top vibe and top cocktails. Just a great place. But, they also have one of the best traditional British Sunday roast dinners you might ever have. Again, when made with Polish produce it's elevated. Give it a try. You will be amazed.⭐️
Multi Qlti is a 25 tap craft beer bar in the dead center of Old Town. Steps off Main Square. An awesome bar, excellent beer choices (cocktails and wine too) AND great value food too. Be sure to use the PLANETKRAKOW password and you will get the best value in Old Town. Homemade proper chips too. The chips with bolognese dish is fab, pairs so well with a nice beer. I just discovered their Poutine fries too (chips with gravy and cheese) and it's an immediate fave. This is a great new find for us and you will love it too!⭐️
RIBS and more! Ribs House, just next to Old Town does UNLIMITED ribs for 99zl and it includes some sides. Even better, mention Planet Krakow for another 10% off AND free lemonade. ⭐️
Movida. Very popular, legendary cocktail bar right in the heart of Old Town. It was the first cocktail bar to open up post-Communism and has been a firm favourite with visitors ever since. It has the best vibe, more relaxed than other cocktail bars that we find kind of stuffy. Run by an Italian with a big personality, so the bar has a big personality too 😀. Some great happy hour offers and their 2 for 1 cockails on Thursday night Karaoke night make it the place to be.
🍳Breakfast: Go to Scandale Royale in Old Town. Great breakfast menu, something for everyone. BUT they have the best full English breakfast in the city by a stretch. Seriously. Why? We designed it with them. We know the competition in the city and we knew how to better them. All killer, no filler as they say. And there is more exceptional Polish farm produce on those English breakfasts than any Polish breakfast. So endulge yourself. The only complaint people make? Some say too big! But hey, we have big appetites. Again, you will be wowed. ⭐️
GIFTS
Those ceramic bunnies and grandmas you see everywhere? From DEKORBUY. Best gift shops (3 in Old Town) and always at the fairs and markets. They have exclusive ceramic products. Polish ceramics are highly collectible and world famous. The products everyone loves and is talking about are exclusive to them. Best people too. We are happy to call them friends now. They have ceramics of all sizes and budgets. If you go to one gift shop, this is the one. Whenever we post about them, we always get a huge response from people all over the world.
And that's it. All you need. Stick to this short list and we guarantee you can't do a better visit AND you will want to come back. How are we so confident? With hundreds of thousands of group members' feedback we know what visitors want. We have more input, insight and feedback from visitors, especially Brits, than anyone else. We tell you about the best places, long before anyone else catches up. And you tell us too (eg Piano Rouge and Movida). So you will base your plans on youtubes and tiktoks from people who have spent only 24-72 hours of their life here and just repeat the same old, same old stuff? Or from 5 year British residents with the backing of almost 200k members? We go to all these places because THEY ARE THE BEST. Hence why we called our facebook group Krakow Best Travel Tips 😀
