Pardon, To Tu is a live-music bar and concert venue near the Politechnika metro in Warsaw's Śródmieście district. The venue's own history records that it began in 2011 on Plac Grzybowski, left when that building faced demolition, and reopened at its current Aleja Armii Ludowej home in June 2019. The draw is a tightly programmed music room that doubles as a bar, record store and bookshop.
Published May 15, 2026 · By Fredrik Filipsson
The room
The space is informal and music-first, a concert room with a bar that the listings site In Your Pocket files among Warsaw's live-music venues rather than a club. It reads as a cultural hub run by enthusiasts, with a small shop attached. A café area up front serves coffee through the day for browsers and early arrivals. The crowd skews to jazz and world-music fans, record collectors and a loyal local following.
The venue sits near Plac Politechniki, close to the Politechnika metro on the M1 line in central Warsaw. Its move there in 2019 gave it a year-round home after years at Plac Grzybowski. The setting, a short metro ride from the centre, makes it easy to reach for a weeknight gig.
What to order
The bar pours beer, wine and spirits pitched at a concert crowd rather than a cocktail counter, with the music the reason to come. The programme runs to jazz, free improvisation, folk, world and singer-songwriter sets, often as multi-night residencies. The drinks are a backdrop to the stage rather than the headline.
For a first visit a beer or a glass during a gig is the simple order, with the night's concert the focus. The attached record store and bookshop reward arriving early. Prices sit in the mid-range, in line with a Warsaw music venue.
Who it is for
Pardon, To Tu fits a jazz or world-music fan, a record collector, and anyone who rates a programmed concert room over a club night. Skip it for a quiet date or a cocktail session, since the music leads and quieter nights vary with the schedule. It rewards guests who come for a specific gig and browse the shop before the set.
Best time to go
The venue runs to its concert calendar, so checking the programme ahead is the move, with most gigs in the evening. Quieter daytime hours suit a coffee and a browse of the record store. A ticket for a specific set is the way most regulars plan a visit.
Residency nights, when an act plays across two or more evenings, are the venue at its fullest. Weekends carry the busiest concerts, while weeknights can be calmer. The concert schedule, rather than the bar, is what should set the timing.
The detail worth knowing
The longevity and the programming are the detail that set it apart, since the venue has hosted more than 900 concerts across its run, by its own count. Its survival, after the forced move from Plac Grzybowski in 2017, is part of why it holds a loyal Warsaw following. The mix of concert room, record store and bookshop is rare in the city.
Few Warsaw venues pair a serious music programme with a shop and bar the way this one does. The focus on jazz, improvisation and world music keeps it distinct from the city's club scene. More than a decade on from its 2011 start, it remains a fixture of Warsaw's live-music map.
The bottom line
Pardon, To Tu is Warsaw's enthusiast-run live-music bar near Politechnika, home to more than 900 concerts plus a record store and bookshop. Come for a specific gig, browse the shop before the set, and order a beer for the show. It is a programmed concert room rather than a club, and the music is the reason to go.
Keep exploring with our best live music bars in Warsaw guide, the full Warsaw bar guide, and our edit of live music bars worldwide. Pair Pardon, To Tu with 12on14 Jazz Club, Tygmont, and Jazz Bistro.
