You've probably noticed the portrait of the Austrian-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph I at the entrance. The place is somehow dedicated to this personality, also the name "C.K. Browar" alludes to the time of Austrian (later Austrian-Hungarian) rule over a part of southern Poland (Kraków included). C.K. stands for "Cesarsko-Królewski" meaning "Imperial-Royal" (Franz Joseph was both Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary). If any Pole even nowadays sees the letters "C.K." in whatever context, it's already obvious to us that it means exactly this. As many people know, for a long time until 1918 Poland was divided between three partitioning powers: Russia, Prussia (Germany) and Austria (Austria-Hungary). Of those three, Austrian-Hungarian rule was the most liberal (the other two more or less oppressive) as regards Polish culture and identity. Hence some positive sentiment still alive today in the Lesser Poland province (south of the country) as regards FJ's rule. This sentiment is inexistent in Warsaw (which was under Russian rule for most of the era of partitions 1795-1918). A curiosity: "golonko" (pork knuckle) is in Silesian dialect; in central Poland it's "golonka".
@@planetkrakow great ...was going to write that ...... Will just add in the video from Hawełka ( inside) portrait above the bar too. On Bracka Street ( the one next to Wentzl hotel) was a restaurant CK Dezerter served Tokay and other hungarian wines. Sadly pandemic closed the restaurant for good.
What a really nice bar. Was not expecting it to be so big down the stairs. Really liked all the old tin beer pictures on the wall. Would be really nice to see some bars in krakow as I know there must be lots of bars like that one underground. The chicken wings looked fantastic and looked far nicer than what you would get at kfc. Liked the idea of having your own beer tap right at your table. Can't wait for the next bar.
I'd go back for the chicken wings alone. In LA I always went to the Rainbow on The Strip for wings - now I have a new place! When we find another bar that we warm too we will bring it to our viewers - good news is we have an endless supply here!
Great video guys! I'll bet Ged slept good that night. I'll be in Poland for two months next summer, and thanks to you both, I will be going to several of the venues you have shown us in your videos. I also like that you want to do more bar videos. Thank you "LA to KRAKOW".
Went this place a couple weeks back with some friends specifically because of this video. Now am totally obsessed with all your videos because I just want to be back in Krakow! Your content is incredible thanks so much.
You nearly missed it Ged! You definitely need to come back to master that skill of pulling beer! God save Ged! Fabulous singing guys, Nina, your Polish is very good, soon you'll be fluent😍😍😍
What we didn’t show was our terrible attempt at other anthems - a German couple to the side of us were very entertained. Wasn’t sure whether to include the singing, but sort of had to show the full story what happened after we drank a tower😂
Cheers to you guys! I remember when all that area on the corner was a small shopping centre. It looks so much better now, a great idea, great design. Keep "hunting" for all those beautiful places. Cheers again😍😍😍
We had no idea it was such a great design. We just met them at the fair and liked the people and the beer. Shows when you get good treatment as a customer how it pays off! Was such a good underground location - good when it’s raining!
This is wonderful. It's my kind of place. Cold beer , good meat ...me happy. It goes on the list of must visit. Thank you guys, you did it again. Great place, good tips.
We love watching your videos guys, we are coming to Krakow in February/March 2022 and after watching your video we’re definitely going to go to C K Browar, we want to have a beer in one of the pipes, Cafe Mini looks fantastic too Subscribed Regards John
Wonderful. I've been watching your videos for some time, and I have to say, you two CAN really enjoy life. It's encouraging and satisfying to participate
@@planetkrakow no. Ended up in singer until like , well I don't know ... Then fell asleep... My train was ,5.35 ... I woke up to the hotel reception asking me to check out ... Ay like 11 .. some 5 hours after my train had left.....
Thank you! We've always tried to keep our vids focused on Krakow rather than us, not sure viewers really want our story...maybe if we ever reach 5000 subscribers one day....
I was hoping this place was in the kazimierz area for when we stay soon but unfortunately on other side of krakow, nevermind but surely go there one day. Great footage guys 👍
Trams 8 and 13 go from Kazimierz (Plac Wolnica and Stradom stops) and drop you off right on the door (Teatr Bagatela stop) 4 zl each way. Download the Jakdojade app - super great and very easy to use - and buy tickets on the app. The trams are fantastic here - don't miss out on them. It's a very easy place to get to - you can even walk 25 mins ish. This is a great bar for a rainy day
@@planetkrakow thankyou for that info for another time, we will have limited amount of time when we arrive and will plan to stay drinking and eating in kazimierz area as just staying there for 1 night
@@planetkrakow we wanna try that old tram depot you went to while we there and maybe we will find a hidden gem somewhere in the mean time and let you know
they have an inside part, but I'd say that's one for a warm day. We posted another vid where we show how many bars we pass in a 20 min walk - that one might give you some ideas. another viewer just had an awesome night in 'singer' bar...the barges on the river by the bridge are nice too
8 Jears ago when i was inside there while World Cup in Portugal it was completely full, is it possible that there is a floor on top🤔, i mean to remember that we had to go upstairs to find a place
YOU'RE BRITISH! Of course you "like" beer. (It's the "mother's milk" of the islands you come from! LOL) POLES enjoy beer too although it's our neighbors in Germany&Austria who truly live on it. (Friend of mine spent about a month in what was WEST GERMANY. He, always chronically underweight, came back twenty pounds heavier than when he departed! No joke!!! Said "It was the BEER! They've even got one they drink at BREAKFAST like we drink coffee!" He wasn't exaggerating and was living proof his claims were totally valid!
@@planetkrakow Yes, mate. Many people automatically assume that we should carefully and neatly pour a beer. But your stomach will thank you if the beer is messy. I'm not advocating 95% head/5% liquid, but you should find a balance and not pour that slowly in order to ensure that much of the air will come out of the liquid when it's poured. BTW, I'm Slovak, so hopefully I'll get over there at some point to sample a pint.
@@planetkrakow Definition of beer according to German Purity Law from 1515 brew only using hops, barely ,water. That is what old school beer drinkers love.
No proszę Państwa, jesteście lepsi od przewodników po Krakowie w sprawie dobrego żarcia i napitków. Kraków z dobrymi knajpami to już nie ma dla was tajemnic. Wielu z tych rzeczy to rodowici Krakusy nie wiedzą. Urośliście do miana ekspertów. Powinniście zacząć brać kasę za porady eksperckie. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
You've probably noticed the portrait of the Austrian-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph I at the entrance. The place is somehow dedicated to this personality, also the name "C.K. Browar" alludes to the time of Austrian (later Austrian-Hungarian) rule over a part of southern Poland (Kraków included). C.K. stands for "Cesarsko-Królewski" meaning "Imperial-Royal" (Franz Joseph was both Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary). If any Pole even nowadays sees the letters "C.K." in whatever context, it's already obvious to us that it means exactly this. As many people know, for a long time until 1918 Poland was divided between three partitioning powers: Russia, Prussia (Germany) and Austria (Austria-Hungary). Of those three, Austrian-Hungarian rule was the most liberal (the other two more or less oppressive) as regards Polish culture and identity. Hence some positive sentiment still alive today in the Lesser Poland province (south of the country) as regards FJ's rule. This sentiment is inexistent in Warsaw (which was under Russian rule for most of the era of partitions 1795-1918). A curiosity: "golonko" (pork knuckle) is in Silesian dialect; in central Poland it's "golonka".
Good to hear from u! Now it all makes sense!
@@planetkrakow great ...was going to write that ...... Will just add in the video from Hawełka ( inside) portrait above the bar too.
On Bracka Street ( the one next to Wentzl hotel) was a restaurant CK Dezerter served Tokay and other hungarian wines. Sadly pandemic closed the restaurant for good.
It's amazing how everything here has so much history related to it
What a really nice bar. Was not expecting it to be so big down the stairs. Really liked all the old tin beer pictures on the wall. Would be really nice to see some bars in krakow as I know there must be lots of bars like that one underground. The chicken wings looked fantastic and looked far nicer than what you would get at kfc. Liked the idea of having your own beer tap right at your table. Can't wait for the next bar.
I'd go back for the chicken wings alone. In LA I always went to the Rainbow on The Strip for wings - now I have a new place! When we find another bar that we warm too we will bring it to our viewers - good news is we have an endless supply here!
Great video guys! I'll bet Ged slept good that night. I'll be in Poland for two months next summer, and thanks to you both, I will be going to several of the venues you have shown us in your videos. I also like that you want to do more bar videos. Thank you "LA to KRAKOW".
Thanks Charlie - by time you come we should have discovered/posted about a few more😀
C K Browar...great place and nice video
Always fun!
Went this place a couple weeks back with some friends specifically because of this video. Now am totally obsessed with all your videos because I just want to be back in Krakow! Your content is incredible thanks so much.
Awww thanks for that feedback and I hope CK Browar lived up to expectations!
Hymn odśpiewany perfekcyjnie 🇵🇱
Thank u 🇵🇱
You nearly missed it Ged! You definitely need to come back to master that skill of pulling beer! God save Ged! Fabulous singing guys, Nina, your Polish is very good, soon you'll be fluent😍😍😍
What we didn’t show was our terrible attempt at other anthems - a German couple to the side of us were very entertained. Wasn’t sure whether to include the singing, but sort of had to show the full story what happened after we drank a tower😂
What a fantastic food. I like the look of the place. A definite visit is warranted. Thank you for sharing.
Lovely bar and restaurant. Like the self serve beer concept. And the golonka wow for that price! Will definitely visit this place when in Krakow 😊
We will try and find more cool places to show - it's fun for us to explore and try the food and beer on behalf of our viewers😂
Cheers to you guys! I remember when all that area on the corner was a small shopping centre. It looks so much better now, a great idea, great design. Keep "hunting" for all those beautiful places. Cheers again😍😍😍
We had no idea it was such a great design. We just met them at the fair and liked the people and the beer. Shows when you get good treatment as a customer how it pays off! Was such a good underground location - good when it’s raining!
This is wonderful. It's my kind of place. Cold beer , good meat ...me happy. It goes on the list of must visit. Thank you guys, you did it again. Great place, good tips.
My kind of place too - happy to go there just for the wings. We will try and find more 😃 half of the fun is exploring!
Great Video.
Looking forward to visiting Kraków next month. Ck Browar is just up the road from where I’ll be staying at Loretanska Street
Be sure to have the chicken wings!
@@planetkrakow They do look amazing 🐔
Hello
I glad to hear you guys again 😊 ✌️
Thank u!
Great video thank you ! made 3 of my mates book a cheap flight just this video and going before 4 pm ha cheers
I should be getting commission from CK Browar all the business this vid has given them😂
Recently subscribed, great content. I’m hoping to move to krakow this year
Thanks and good luck!
We love watching your videos guys, we are coming to Krakow in February/March 2022 and after watching your video we’re definitely going to go to C K Browar, we want to have a beer in one of the pipes, Cafe Mini looks fantastic too
Subscribed
Regards John
Thanks for your comment! Hopefully we can add a few more vids to give you some more info before you come!
Another great video !!!👌👍
Thank u!
@@planetkrakow You most welcome:)
Awesome bar. The Bagatela theatre next door is a fun place as well.
Yes we need to hit some more theatres too!
You just DON'T find PORK KNUCKLES like that served in the USA! Only occasionally offered in the supermarket as a "SMOKED" meat.
Smacznego :)
Dziękuję
Wonderful. I've been watching your videos for some time, and I have to say, you two CAN really enjoy life. It's encouraging and satisfying to participate
Awww thank you, so nice to get feedback like that. Went back to CK Browar this week - was great!
Chirs !!! Na zdrowie!
Cheers!!
my favorite place in Kraków .... very good beer ... na zdrowie 🍺
Chicken wings 😍
Fun place and prices so reasonable
Fun place and great chicken wings
Na Zdrowja Pan y Pana!
Miss Krakow already , glad you made it there .... You said you was going to go .... Hey I missed the train to Gdansk on Sunday too much 🍻....
Oh no😂 did you make it there?
@@planetkrakow no. Ended up in singer until like , well I don't know ... Then fell asleep... My train was ,5.35 ... I woke up to the hotel reception asking me to check out ... Ay like 11 .. some 5 hours after my train had left.....
Hey guys! Love your vids!!! Can you make a video about how you ended up in Poland?
Thank you! We've always tried to keep our vids focused on Krakow rather than us, not sure viewers really want our story...maybe if we ever reach 5000 subscribers one day....
@@planetkrakow understood!
I was hoping this place was in the kazimierz area for when we stay soon but unfortunately on other side of krakow, nevermind but surely go there one day. Great footage guys 👍
Trams 8 and 13 go from Kazimierz (Plac Wolnica and Stradom stops) and drop you off right on the door (Teatr Bagatela stop) 4 zl each way. Download the Jakdojade app - super great and very easy to use - and buy tickets on the app. The trams are fantastic here - don't miss out on them. It's a very easy place to get to - you can even walk 25 mins ish. This is a great bar for a rainy day
@@planetkrakow thankyou for that info for another time, we will have limited amount of time when we arrive and will plan to stay drinking and eating in kazimierz area as just staying there for 1 night
let us know if you discover any great bars and maybe can be a future vid!
@@planetkrakow we wanna try that old tram depot you went to while we there and maybe we will find a hidden gem somewhere in the mean time and let you know
they have an inside part, but I'd say that's one for a warm day. We posted another vid where we show how many bars we pass in a 20 min walk - that one might give you some ideas. another viewer just had an awesome night in 'singer' bar...the barges on the river by the bridge are nice too
I love frangelico and maybe them liqueurs are like that, tastes like chocolate digestive biscuits
Thing is they don’t actually sell it! You have to win over some of the staff to get some ☺️
Soplica hazelnut vodka we like 👍
108👍🏻☘️Dear Ged,
perfect journey over bars
porterówka is the best🤗
Yep :)
try Grodziska WHITE IPA my fav
That’s def one for Nina :)
you should take a walk in Krakow's milk bars. One is in the central square in Nowa Huta and food for less than two dollars or even a few cents
I really want to try that
8 Jears ago when i was inside there while World Cup in Portugal it was completely full, is it possible that there is a floor on top🤔, i mean to remember that we had to go upstairs to find a place
There is some seating outside in the warmer months
1:57 That sir, is Franz Joseph I. Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia.
Everything in KRAKOW is steeped in history - even just going for a beer!
@@planetkrakow thats true :)
I passed that every day, I wish I knew!
Next time!
84👍🏻☘️super greetings from Tom Guide Krakow
Thanks Tom
JALAPENO? That must come from WAAAAY down in SOUTHERN POLAND, eh? LOL!
YOU'RE BRITISH! Of course you "like" beer. (It's the "mother's milk" of the islands you come from! LOL)
POLES enjoy beer too although it's our neighbors in Germany&Austria who truly live on it. (Friend of mine spent about a month in what was WEST GERMANY. He, always chronically underweight, came back twenty pounds heavier than when he departed! No joke!!! Said "It was the BEER! They've even got one they drink at BREAKFAST like we drink coffee!" He wasn't exaggerating and was living proof his claims were totally valid!
Maybe it's my neighborhood but I'm surrounded by beer drinking Poles!
That's actually wrong. You are supposed to pour beer quickly so that you get the air out of the beer to avoid bloating.
You are RIGHT!
@@planetkrakow Yes, mate. Many people automatically assume that we should carefully and neatly pour a beer. But your stomach will thank you if the beer is messy. I'm not advocating 95% head/5% liquid, but you should find a balance and not pour that slowly in order to ensure that much of the air will come out of the liquid when it's poured.
BTW, I'm Slovak, so hopefully I'll get over there at some point to sample a pint.
You should mate!
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺😇 ..........
😀😀
IPA is way to go craft beer.
Nina would agree with you
@@planetkrakow Definition of beer according to German Purity Law from 1515 brew only using hops, barely ,water. That is what old school beer drinkers love.
You don't know Franz Joseph Habsburg ?
Does he live in Kazimierz? 😀
Très jolie brasserie. La bière était bonne? 🍺🍺🍺🍺
Pour moi la biere etait bonne!
DUZI PIWO!!! TAK.
Delicious too
Hey? In England don't you folks have a tradition of drinking a "YARD" of beer?
Yes, but having little taps is cooler
No proszę Państwa, jesteście lepsi od przewodników po Krakowie w sprawie dobrego żarcia i napitków. Kraków z dobrymi knajpami to już nie ma dla was tajemnic. Wielu z tych rzeczy to rodowici Krakusy nie wiedzą. Urośliście do miana ekspertów. Powinniście zacząć brać kasę za porady eksperckie. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
😀😀😀lot's more still to discover, but thank you!