Chicas & Gorillas Kraków
Alright, huddle beneath the neon vines. Chicas & Gorillas is a small shot bar, so it suits a DIY stop more than a large guided group route. Inside Pasaż Bielaka, ul. Stolarska 5, this jungle-bright spot is worth knowing if you want a loud, cheap, photo-heavy start or side quest.
So what actually is Chicas & Gorillas
Picture a Polish remix of a Mexican tequila bar. No mariachis, just reggaeton and a banana-yellow color palette that fries your retinas. The chain hatched in Łódź and has since multiplied across Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań and more, finally planting a flag in Kraków in late 2024. They open at fifteen hundred every day, stretch all the way to five in the morning on weekends, and sell almost one hundred different shooters at roughly eight to twelve złoty each. Your debit card will whimper.
Shot menu because adults need coloring books
The laminated grid looks like Tetris and tastes like chaos. Every square shows a cartoon icon like a chilli or a gummy bear plus a two-word name that gives zero clues. Pace yourself, split rounds with friends, and remember that sweet shots can sneak up on you.
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Hulk Smash Żubrówka, Midori, whipped cream. Your tongue glows nuclear green.
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Gorilla Tears White rum, Tabasco, pickled jalapeño. Hurts so good.
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Bananarama Banana liqueur, advocaat, chocolate zigzag. Dessert or breakfast, you decide.
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Szarlotka two-point-oh Warm apple juice, cinnamon, vodka. Liquid apple pie.
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Polski Pornstar Passion fruit syrup, vodka, prosecco chaser. Eighty percent foam, twenty percent bad ideas.
They also sell group shot boards. They look hilarious in photos, but your future self will appreciate water and a little restraint.
Decor neon jungle meets comic con
Step inside. Green LED vines snake across the ceiling, fluorescent parrots perch on the walls and the bar pulses lime green. Cartoon gorillas wink at banana murals and tropical sunsets. The dance nook in back looks like a mirrored phone booth, suitable for a dozen confident bachata hips or thirty timid shufflers if everyone holds their breath. Flat-screens pump Latino pop videos, then pivot to nineties Eurodance without apology.
The giant statue behind the bar is a selfie magnet. Pro tip: it is welded to the floor. Do not attempt to climb it. I watched a tourist nearly dislocate a hip trying to piggyback the thing.
Weekly shenanigans and theme nights
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Miércoles Latino on Wednesday. DJs spin reggaeton and bachata. Staff shout dale until somebody attempts a spin and loses a shoe.
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Tiki Friday free plastic leis, every shot becomes pineapple flavored and your Instagram feed detonates.
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Glitter Shot Party edible glitter in the vodka, confetti everywhere. I am still picking sparkles out of my coat.
Themes appear last minute on their Instagram stories at @chicasgorillas, so stalk the feed before you turn up in normal clothes on Pajama Night. That happened to my mate Liam. Tragic.
Crowd and door vibe
Early evening brings tourists hunting cheap pre-drinks. By midnight Erasmus crews who know every Bad Bunny lyric flood in. After two the place fills with off-duty hospitality workers plus random stag parties that got lost on Szewska. No strict dress code aside from closed shoes. The stone floor likes to collect broken glass so flip-flops are pain incarnate. Cover charge does not exist. The owners prefer to drain your wallet with rainbow liquor.
Toilet trek and the mirror of shame
Heads-up before you head to the restroom: the corridor is lined with floor-to-ceiling mirrors. If the room is spinning, that is your sign to switch to water and call it a win.
Why Chicas is not on the crawl yet
Imagine a large wristbanded group squeezing into a venue the size of my kitchen. The crawl timeline would implode and no one would reach the final club. For now, Chicas & Gorillas is better as a DIY stop before or after a planned route, not a core crawl venue.
Kraków late-night checklist compare and regret later
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La Bodega del Ron One hundred fifty rums in a medieval cellar. La Bodega del Ron Kraków | The Rum-Soaked Cellar We (Definitely) Hit on Every Crawl
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Coco Music Club Laser bunker with bass cannons. Coco Music Club Krakow | Daytime Party Scene & Retro Beats
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Shine Music Club LED tsunami that audits your pupils. Shine Music Club Kraków | The Dazzling Nightlife Gem You Can’t Miss (Even If Our Pub Crawl Skips It!)
Chicas wins cheapest shots, stickiest floor, and most photogenic gorilla.
Final banana flavored words
Will Chicas & Gorillas expand the list to two hundred shots? Probably. If you want sugar-bomb shooters, neon vines, and a giant statue silently judging your dance moves, aim for Stolarska 5. Just do the sensible bits too: valid ID, closed shoes, water, and a plan for getting home.
If You Want a Hosted Route Afterward
Chicas works best as a short DIY stop. If you want a guided 10:15 PM plan after that, compare the Krakow Animals Crawl main pub crawl or use other Krakow experiences if you want a different kind of night.
