Eating and Drinking
Krakow's burgeoning tourist status has given rise to a decent selection of restaurants , with new places springing up every week. For the moment, however, keep in mind that demand is also high, and for the top-notch places, booking is essential. In general, you'll need to turn up early to eat; this is not a late-night city as far as food is concerned. The inexorable rise of foreign tourism has however made considerable dents on local drinking patterns, with the typically central European habit of daytime and early evening socializing in cafes now augmented by a new-found enthusiasm for the drink-and-dance-til-dawn lifestyles common to Western cities. There is a good deal happening on the cultural front, with one of the best theatre groups in Europe, a long-established cabaret tradition and numerous student events . The compact size of Krakow's city centre and the presence of the university gives a general buzz that's largely absent in other large Polish cities, Warsaw included. For local listings and general information, the monthly Karnet is invaluable, although Polish-language sources like Gazeta Wyborcza and Aktivist can't be beaten for the full low-down on what's going on.
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