Local drinks
Åliwowica
A plum brandy, is worth watching out for. there are two main variants: an 80-proof 40% yellow tinged one and a 140-proof 70% clear variety. while the 80-proof variety is often smooth and flavorful, some have compared the 140-proof to drinking gasoline. a good way to drink it is to deal with it like with an absynth. take a small spoon with sugar, put some sliwowica on it and fire it. let the sugar melt down for a while 10-30 seconds. then, mix the flaming sugar with the rest of the drink. let it burn for 5-10 seconds, then blow it and drink it. watch out and don't burn your lips! you can also let it burn longer, but then use a straw to drink it to avoid burning your fingers or lips.
bars
Thanks to their proximity to each other, Krakow's watering holes are ideal for bar hopping. Many locals and tourists have spent nights partying from the Old Town all the way to Vistula River at the end of Kazimierz. Walk down ul. Szeroka or head over to plac Nowy for streets full of bars.
In the warmer months, Kraków's nightlife moves outdoors into hundreds of sidewalk cafes and beer gardens. When winter comes around, it moves underground into cellars all around the city.