Polish hot chocolate is rich, sweet and very, very thick. Served with a healthy dollop of fresh whipped cream, you can drink it plain, or with fruit, or with coffee. I think I've tried every combination. Surprisingly, it's offered at almost all bars, any time of night.
Finka is a trendy vodka bar in the Jewish Quarter that also makes unique coffee drinks in the afternoon ("We drink vodka at night"). They infuse their own vodka with everything from vanilla to black pepper! A really interesting taste/smell experience! We loved it so much that we went back here the night before we left (3am wake up call = all nighter) but Monday night seemed to be when alcoholics/gentlemen and their paid lady friends roam the streets. We were surrounded by so much drama, little side stories ranging from a fellow who looked like a cartoon villain, to the drunken businessmen, to the guy who followed us from Singer bar (which has tables that house old school Singer sewing machines!), to the man who claimed to be Polish police but could only speak English. "My girlfriend will pay for my beer, she's coming here - no, she's not. She's sleeping."
We ended up catching a taxi instead of walking the 20 mins back to the hostel/old town thanks to the help of our trusty bartender - who seemed like he hated his life that night. Well worth the $3 it cost us.
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