I was all set to hate Baroque. Not another dismal attempt to woo Krakow’s odious shopping mall generation with a few bright lights and inflated bar prices. But as I settled down on a comfy corduroy sofa and sipped an OJ, I was already taking a shine to the place. Unlike some other attempts at upmarket bars in Krakow, the owners of Baroque have actually spent more than a couple of turnips on the interior decor – and it shows. The orange and brown couches are distinctive, the subtle lighting effective and the playful baroque patterning on the walls, bar and giant red lampshades are easy on the eye. Importantly the owners of Baroque have also bothered to come up with a concept: Baroque is a vodka bar (ok, it’s not the most original concept, but still) and it serves over a hundred different flavours of the good stuff. Factor in a surprisingly reasonably-priced food menu, a newspaper stand, WiFi and cheerful barstaff and overall I was impressed. Are there any shortcomings? Well, Rick Astley on the speakers never does much for your street cred, and (all-too-predictably) in the corner was my all-time no.1 bar crime – Fashion TV. Arrgghhhh!

5 / 5

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