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There's no shortage of bars in Warsaw, but these 10 are particularly well suited to the needs of the football fan, offering beer, vodka and traditional food within easy reach of the stadium

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Warsaw's new national football stadium is bordered on three sides by the River Vistula, flood land and a park. Which is pretty enough, but is not exactly the fans' idyll of a choice of bars in picturesque cobbled streets. So serious drinking involves a brisk 15-minute walk from Narodowy stadium – north to the arts and clubs district of Praga, or back over the river to either the old town or the bars in and around the main tourist drag, Nowy Swiat.

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The shelves stuffed full of curios and knick-knacks are a bit alarming at first but don't let them put you off. This is one of the popular bars just off Nowy Swiat: during the week, it's home to communist-era drinkers and at weekends, twentysomethings knocking back vodka and Oranżada (orangeade). The mirrored walls, abacus, squeeze box and old 5,000 zloty notes become less incongruous after an hour or so, the Russian cuckoo clock positively fascinating. It was a coffee shop three years ago, now it's on the circuit. "They eat elsewhere: then come here to drink," says one drinker.
• Foksal 21, metanafoksal.pl

Warszawa Powisle

It's just two stops on the train from the central station to the stadium. The stop in between is Powisle – and very handily, there's a very popular bar in the old ticket hall. It was restored and opened three years ago and is, as they say in Warsaw, very "hipstery" – still with the old neon sign and attracting a mix of students and cool types. You'll be lucky to find a seat but there's heaps of space to grab some bar food and a beer before the game – or hang out after with vodka shots. There's free Wi-Fi too.
Kruczkowskiego 3B, warszawapowisle.pl

Bar Kawowy Piotrus

This tiny no-nonsense bar is a favourite of actors and Warsaw's gay community and has been open for 60 years. Typical of Polish drinking holes of the 1950s, Protrus recently had a facelift – not that you would immediately notice it. Most bars of the period have now shut and given way to far more fashionable spots but Irenka, who has been behind the bar for the past 27 years, has no intention of closing up. She used to run a bakery and will tell you how she still misses the communist era. Stop off here on your way to the stadium and fill up with soup and dumplings (£3) accompanied by a large bottle of Tyskie beer (£1.40) and a shot of Wisniowka cherry vodka.
Nowy Swiat 18, facebook.com/barpiotrus

Przekaski Zakaski

Very popular with football fans, this is a smallish bar on the fringes of the old town and opposite the Hotel Bristol. Smart location, and sharp service inside the bar, with a well-honed crew used to dishing out several beers and shot glasses behind the well-worn semi-circular and mirrored bar. It's a bit of a squeeze on match days but they are quick on the draw with herring and other tasty fillers to accompany the lashings of drink.
• Przedmieście 13, facebook.com/przekaski

Browarmia

This microbrewery is a football stadium of a bar spread over two floors that knocks out 12 different beers – with enough enormous horseshoe-shaped banquette seats to accommodate several football teams of an evening. It's like a Bavarian beerhouse, with waiter service ensuring the beer never runs dry. Huge platters of meats, pickles and cheese will soak up the beer, to a point. The bar has the most enormous bouncers I've ever seen, so best to avoid wisecracks. But do stop and applaud the band, bizarrely sited in the hallway behind the front door and closed off from the bar.
• Krolewska 1, browarmia.pl

Sen Pszczoly

A very nice venue but does tend to get crowded in summer. It's a club with a long tradition of live acts and occasional guest DJs, and the programme also includes films, readings and exhibitions. It has some surreal touches – you can, for example, chill with a cocktail, while sitting in a bathtub. It is also, you won't be surprised to hear, on one of the hipster streets in the arty Praga district, an old rundown area of the city now reinventing itself.
• Inzynierska 3, senpszczoly.pl

W Oparach Absurdu

Zabkowska is the other main drag in Praga for bars and clubs, many sited in disused factories and other industrial units. Many of the city's residents still live in unrestored tenements found through archways. The old Warsaw Vodka Factory is also on Zabkowska (still with a vodka shop out front), and there is also Absurdu – which is fabulous. It was created by a bored actress and sculptor as a home – the decor and furniture are bonkers – and then became a pub with live music. It's also a fine spot to try pierogi (dumplings) along with a beer.
• Zabkowka 6, oparyabsurdu.pl

Pijalnia Wodki i Piwa

The streets at the south end of Nowy Swiat are where the late-night drinking action takes place, and this is one of the busiest bars. The name translates as "vodka and beer fountain" and is aptly named. It's less than a year old, it's brightly lit, the walls are plastered with newspapers and it's rammed with students knocking back hazelnut vodka at 80p a pop. We met Alice, whose mum lives in south London, and supports Crystal Palace. Her boyfriend supports Legia Warsaw and her suited journalist pal was so legless he couldn't even support himself. The place has a 24-hour licence and can get a bit lairy, according to some reports. It peaks around 3am, says Lukasz, the barman, who gamely serves up plates of herring, jacket potato and cottage cheese (£1.40 a dish) to at least try and line stomachs.
• Nowy Swiat 19, facebook.com/Pijalnia.Wodki.i.Piwa.Warszawa

Wstep Wolny

This tiny bar-restaurant is one of only a handful of places close to the stadium. Hence, you can find one barmaid pulling pints of Zywiec for a few dozen fans crowding a bar the size of a dinner table while plates of pigs trotters are carried shoulder high to jam-packed tables. Aim for the corner of the bar and resist all challengers; tip the barmaid handsomely, order double rounds and a bottle of vodka and warm up for the game. Beware: the queue for the one loo was so bad that the woman in our group had to feign pregnancy to leap to the front.
• Francuska 50, wstepwolny.com.pl

Fregata

This place opened in the 1960s and has pretty much stayed the same way ever since. It's all very nautical and very popular: fans sprawl out on to the street from under the terrace's jolly yellow awning, which is complete with life belts and fishing nets. Live music is common, or have a game of chess. It's that sort of place. Fregata is north of the stadium so the masses won't pass by: the extra half-mile walk is worth it to find a real locals' local.
• Międzynarodowa 65, fregata.waw.pl

Ana Bee works on public radio in Warsaw and runs a blog at abinarylife.com. For up-to-date events in the city, also check out hellowarsaw.net Read More

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