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Mercy Brown

Kraków, Poland · Hidden cocktail and live-music bar · Europe

Mercy Brown is an adults-only, no-sign cocktail bar in a Straszewskiego Street tenement, pairing warm velvet rooms and signature drinks with intimate live music and swing evenings.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-20

Plan Your Visit

Floriana Straszewskiego 28, 31-113 Kraków, Poland

Style
Hidden cocktail and live-music barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours
Monday closed; Tuesday–Thursday 19:00–00:00; Friday–Saturday 19:00–01:00; Sunday 18:00–23:00.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Booking
Ordinary table bookings are available through the owner-linked TheFork widget; booking is recommended Thursday–Saturday but is not required. Group and company requests are handled separately by email.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Menu
The owner describes original cocktails.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

26.7 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
87.6
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
3.0
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
61.6

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive3 mentions· high confidence

Sentiment score

88/ 100

Score context

Tripadvisor guests describe a well-hidden Kraków speakeasy with creative cocktails, personable service and a playful picture-led menu. Finding the entrance is part of the experience, and live programming can make the room lively.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • hidden speakeasy entrance
  • creative cocktails
  • personable service
  • picture-led menu

What to know

  • hard-to-find entrance
  • lively during live programming
Source excerpt
“This a hidden gem, you're led down a corridor, up some stairs and behind the curtain to a cozy bar. Exceptionally creative cocktails that can be chosen from an image in the menu.”

Source: tripadvisor.com (linked below)

Crowd signal

Google 4.8★ across 2,253 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

Top 500 Bars

  • 2025: #483Reported by BarNews (15 July 2025); the original Top 500 listing could not be rechecked.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.

Reviews & press

No linked coverage yet.