Feliks Bar Café runs an Italian style cafe and cocktail bar at Nowogrodzka 15, in central Warsaw's Srodmiescie, set inside the historic interior of Zaremba Bespoke, a Warsaw tailoring family with roots back to 1894. As of 2026 it holds the top spot on several Warsaw cocktail bar lists.
Who would love it: anyone who wants a precise Martini in a room with real history and Italian polish. Who would skip it: a guest after a loud, late club night, because Feliks runs elegant, calm, and conversation friendly.
The bar occupies two distinct spaces. The original room carries the energy of early twentieth century Europe, while a newer room, once a hairdressing salon, offers a quieter, more intimate corner. The tailoring heritage shows in the detail of the fit-out, which Warsaw Insider singled out when it gave the bar back to back awards in 2024 and 2025.
What to order: the Martini is the signature, and the bar's Martini work is the single most cited reason it sits at the top of Warsaw rankings. Feliks also won Best Cocktail at the Gala Best of Warsaw poll in 2024, so a guest can trust the wider list as well. The Italian cafe framing means coffee and aperitivo drinks are part of the program, which makes it a strong daytime as well as evening stop.
What to skip: the urge to treat it as a quick shot bar. The strength here is the care in each build, and the value is in ordering a stirred classic and letting the room do its work.
The bar reads as a destination for drinkers who care about classic technique, and the awards back that up rather than mere buzz. Airmail's arts and culture guide carried a recommendation for Feliks from designer Magda Butrym, a signal that the room has crossed into the city's fashion and culture circles. That crossover is part of why it has held the top of the lists.
The crowd skews to a polished, design conscious set, with industry regulars and visitors who have read the rankings. The room runs calmer than the Nowy Swiat bars, which makes it a better fit for a date or a considered drink than a group crawl. Evenings are the busiest window, with the quieter back room offering a retreat when the front fills.
Best time to go: an early evening for a Martini before dinner, or a late afternoon when the cafe side is calm and the bartenders have time to talk. Weekend nights are busier, so the back room is the seat to ask for.
What reviewers note: Warsaw Insider and Tripadvisor reviewers praise the Martini program and the historic interior, and the Gala Best of Warsaw award confirms the wider list. The recurring note is that the room is elegant and on the pricier side, which fits its position at the top of the city's cocktail rankings.
Nowogrodzka puts Feliks within easy reach of the central Srodmiescie bars and the main rail station. Start here for a precise Martini, then carry the night across central Warsaw. It anchors the refined, award winning end of the city's cocktail map.
Pair this bar with Cocktail Bar Max, Kieliszki na Proznej, or The Column Bar at Bristol to round out a Warsaw night.
See where it sits among the best cocktail bars in Warsaw, or browse the full Warsaw bar guide for more rooms nearby.
Sources: Feliks Bar Café Facebook (2026); Warsaw Insider; Airmail; Tripadvisor; Gala Best of Warsaw; Google Maps reviews.
