Pierwszy lokal na Stolarskiej po lewej stronie, idac od Malego Rynku is the full - and, unsurprisingly, rarely attributed - name of this bar in Krakow's Old Town. It means "first place on Stolarska street on the left side, coming from the Maly Rynek (Small Market Square)." Unlike it's name, I have always found the bar rather unexceptional, and struggled to understand why certain elements of the expat community have formed an attachment to it equally as strong as to their favourite teddy. Maybe I've mellowed in my old age, however, because what once represented a nondescript bar now seems to me a rather refined hangout with oodles of comfy seating, real Polish ale on tap (yippee!), and a crowd that I'm pretty confident won't break a bottle over my head if I accidentally step on their toe on the way to the toilets. Or maybe it was simply the fact that last time I went the place was full of cute girls - one of whom (the tall blonde) was definitely eyeing me up. Either way it's great.

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