Guidebook for Katowice

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Guidebook for Katowice

Food Scene

great italian restaurant, cuisine on highest level. Food is prepared by italian cook, the pizza and pasta is amazing - as you were in sunny Italy
32 locals recommend
Len Arte Cucina Italiana
25 Mariacka
32 locals recommend
great italian restaurant, cuisine on highest level. Food is prepared by italian cook, the pizza and pasta is amazing - as you were in sunny Italy
Only seafood and fish but on very very high level. Really tasty, beautifly served. While weekend also a concert plase, sometimes they throw parties.
Królestwo
1 rondo Gen. Jerzego Ziętka
Only seafood and fish but on very very high level. Really tasty, beautifly served. While weekend also a concert plase, sometimes they throw parties.
vegetarian/vegan. Very cheap and you get a lot of food. Some dishes are really good some are average. Russian rulette. Also interior is nice.
26 locals recommend
Golden Donkey
1 Mariacka
26 locals recommend
vegetarian/vegan. Very cheap and you get a lot of food. Some dishes are really good some are average. Russian rulette. Also interior is nice.
vegetarian/vegan 3 minutes from the apartment, quite tasty.
Bellmer Cafe
vegetarian/vegan 3 minutes from the apartment, quite tasty.
For india cuisine fans. My personal favourite - Tom Yum
8 locals recommend
Hurry Curry
1 Świętego Stanisława
8 locals recommend
For india cuisine fans. My personal favourite - Tom Yum
Cheap and very tasty. I would say it's a oriental burger with big dumpling instead of bun. Hard to translate : P Anyway, delicious. My personal favourite is one with squid.
Nasze Bao
6 Arkadiusza Puchały
Cheap and very tasty. I would say it's a oriental burger with big dumpling instead of bun. Hard to translate : P Anyway, delicious. My personal favourite is one with squid.
The biggest choice of dumplings in silesia region.
6 locals recommend
Pierogi Świata
4 Jagiellońska
6 locals recommend
The biggest choice of dumplings in silesia region.
In my opinion best burgers in town. They also throw parties in the weekend - with r'n'b, pop etc
13 locals recommend
Cooler Club
20 Mariacka
13 locals recommend
In my opinion best burgers in town. They also throw parties in the weekend - with r'n'b, pop etc
They only serve soups. Really nice soups
6 locals recommend
Okiem i Brzuchem
18 Kościuszki
6 locals recommend
They only serve soups. Really nice soups
Great for breakfast
Petit - Breakfast & Brunch Restaurant
Great for breakfast
Great coffee 3 minutes from apartment. Also good for breakfast
Synergia
29 Andrzeja
Great coffee 3 minutes from apartment. Also good for breakfast
Homemade icecream
Lodowato
15 Dworcowa
Homemade icecream
Open only during summer. They have tasty pizza and pasta, you sit only outside
Sezonovo
180 Francuska
Open only during summer. They have tasty pizza and pasta, you sit only outside

Drinks & Nightlife

Club with techno/dnb/jungle played. Music genre depends on party - be sure to check who is playing the day you want to go there. A bit dirty but with "soul"
INQbator Klub
Club with techno/dnb/jungle played. Music genre depends on party - be sure to check who is playing the day you want to go there. A bit dirty but with "soul"
a small, dark club with mostly techno played inside
Prepar
31 Mariacka
a small, dark club with mostly techno played inside
I don't reccomend it but it is close to my apartment (in my opinion it's terrible). There are two scenes one with r'n'b/pop another one with hardstyle stuff
Orange Club Katowice
4 Mickiewicza
I don't reccomend it but it is close to my apartment (in my opinion it's terrible). There are two scenes one with r'n'b/pop another one with hardstyle stuff
Nice place where you can drink and have fun playing games (playstation, those old games as metalslug, board games etc)
Cybermachina
10 Świętego Jana
Nice place where you can drink and have fun playing games (playstation, those old games as metalslug, board games etc)
It's a place for rock/metal fans, but also for those who like jazz - espacially on wednesday while there are jam sessions (you can also take part in it if you want and if you have your own instrument)
Kato
13 Mariacka
It's a place for rock/metal fans, but also for those who like jazz - espacially on wednesday while there are jam sessions (you can also take part in it if you want and if you have your own instrument)
Multitap - a lot of cool rare beers. You can also eat there for not big amount of money
Absurdalna
3 Dworcowa
Multitap - a lot of cool rare beers. You can also eat there for not big amount of money
another multitap with lots of beers
Kontynuacja
8 Staromiejska
another multitap with lots of beers
Great place open during summer. My personal favourite - on weekends they throw parties, in the week you can sit and have a drink or eat something. Dog and children friendly
Sztauwajery
71 Generała Kazimierza Pułaskiego
Great place open during summer. My personal favourite - on weekends they throw parties, in the week you can sit and have a drink or eat something. Dog and children friendly

Parks & Nature

Nice place for a walk, you can see there parachute platform which was defended by scouts while Warld War II. There is also a very old church from XIV century
24 locals recommend
Kosciuszko Park
Tadeusza Kościuszki
24 locals recommend
Nice place for a walk, you can see there parachute platform which was defended by scouts while Warld War II. There is also a very old church from XIV century
Very big park near zoo, planetarium and amusement park. There are few restaruants and bars and a lot of sculptures put everywhere. You can borrow a pedalo or get a ride in a cableway
53 locals recommend
Silesia Park
2 aleja Różana
53 locals recommend
Very big park near zoo, planetarium and amusement park. There are few restaruants and bars and a lot of sculptures put everywhere. You can borrow a pedalo or get a ride in a cableway
Great place for a walk or rollerskating
Muchowiec
Great place for a walk or rollerskating

Entertainment & Activities

Arthouse - my favourite and closest to apartment. Movies are played all day long
6 locals recommend
Światowid. Kino studyjne
7 3 Maja
6 locals recommend
Arthouse - my favourite and closest to apartment. Movies are played all day long
another arthouse. You can sit on the lower level of cinema and drink something during the play which i consider as quite cool
6 locals recommend
Kinoteatr Rialto
24 Świętego Jana
6 locals recommend
another arthouse. You can sit on the lower level of cinema and drink something during the play which i consider as quite cool
another arthouse - the biggest in Katowice
Kino Kosmos
66 Sokolska
another arthouse - the biggest in Katowice
Amusment park - to be honest i've never been there
23 locals recommend
Legendia Silesian Amusement Park
1 plac Atrakcji
23 locals recommend
Amusment park - to be honest i've never been there
Zoo, quite big
26 locals recommend
Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny
7 promenada Generała Jerzego Ziętka
26 locals recommend
Zoo, quite big

Arts & Culture

Nice small theatre
7 locals recommend
Teatr Korez
2 plac Sejmu Śląskiego
7 locals recommend
Nice small theatre
Main theatre in Katowice (also the biggest)
22 locals recommend
Silesian Theatre
10 Rynek
22 locals recommend
Main theatre in Katowice (also the biggest)
Another nice theatre in nearby city
Teatr Rozrywki
1 Marii Konopnickiej
Another nice theatre in nearby city
Silesian Museum. Great architecture, interesting exhibitions. Tuesdays for free
47 locals recommend
Silesian Museum
1 Dobrowolskiego
47 locals recommend
Silesian Museum. Great architecture, interesting exhibitions. Tuesdays for free
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. It's really worth going there but it's quite hard to get tickets.
44 locals recommend
National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio
1 plac Wojciecha Kilara
44 locals recommend
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. It's really worth going there but it's quite hard to get tickets.
Contemporary Art Gallery.
BWA Contemporary Art Gallery
6 al. Wojciecha Korfantego
Contemporary Art Gallery.
Silesian planetarium
Planetarium Śląskie
4 aleja Planetarium
Silesian planetarium

Sightseeing

Official national Historic Monument. District of familoks (original workers' housing estate ). Must see in katowice!
11 locals recommend
Nikiszowiec
11 locals recommend
Official national Historic Monument. District of familoks (original workers' housing estate ). Must see in katowice!
Spodek "saucer"- multipurpose arena. Symbol of katowice
23 locals recommend
Spodek
35 al. Wojciecha Korfantego
23 locals recommend
Spodek "saucer"- multipurpose arena. Symbol of katowice
International convention center. Beautiful place to go for a short walk. Really amazing architecture
19 locals recommend
Międzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe
1 plac Sławika i Antalla
19 locals recommend
International convention center. Beautiful place to go for a short walk. Really amazing architecture
Silesian Insurgents' Monument.
Silesian Insurgents' Monument
Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego
Silesian Insurgents' Monument.
Another place where coal miners lived.
Giszowiec
Another place where coal miners lived.

Shopping

Nice place where silesian stuff can be found
Geszeft
25 Morcinka
Nice place where silesian stuff can be found