01 — Among the books in Kazimierz
Miodowa 23
Miodowa 23, 31-055 KrakówKazimierz+48 889 956 562
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| Friday – Saturday | 08:00–23:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–22:00 |
KAZIMIERZ · KRAKÓW · IN EVERY CORNER, A THOUGHT
A café bound
in books.
In Kraków's Kazimierz district, Cytat Café hides an inspiring thought in every corner — walls of books, an archway built from novels, and a small printed quote that arrives with every cup. Come for the coffee. Stay for the sentence that finds you.
served with every cup at Cytat
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges
Chapter One — The Café
A little world.
A thousand borrowed words.
The name says it: cytat is Polish for a quotation, and this café is written all over with them — on the walls, on the shelves, and on the little card that turns up beside your cup. The coffee is taken just as seriously: a blend created only for Cytat, from beans of five corners of the world, pulled on a lever espresso machine in full view of the room. Order at the counter, take a seat among the books, and your drink will find its way to you — with a few borrowed words for the road.
- The shelves — Wall after wall of spines, one famous arch, and corners made for disappearing into a chapter.
- The lever machine — Every cup is pulled by hand on a rare lever espresso machine — coffee as a small performance.
- A blend of five corners — The house blend is made only for Cytat, from beans gathered from five corners of the world.
The Ritual — A few words for the road
Your coffee comes
with a thought.
Every order leaves the counter with a quotation — a card printed with a few lines from a great mind, different every time. One guest drew Winston Churchill; yours might be a poet. Polish publishers sometimes slip their newest novels into the deck, and the café trades in the other direction too: bring a book you no longer need, and it will join the shelves — your coffee is on the house.
“Miejsce inspirujące do życia”
“A place that inspires you to live”
Their own words, printed on their quotation cards.
A small ritual. A different sentence.
Tap the card or use Draw another. Five quotations, shuffled without repeating until all five have been drawn.
A sentence to take with you.
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Chapter Two — The Plates
Good things,
between the pages.
Word of mouth
Notes from other readers.
Lovely use of books all over the restaurant — and the quotes given with each coffee are good fun.Tripadvisor review
…the experience of sipping coffee at the library.Tripadvisor review
A book nerd's heaven, and a wonderfully warm place to seek shelter from the cold.Tripadvisor review
Chapter Four — Visit
Two addresses.
The same invitation.
Checking the reading lamp…
Miodowa 23 · Europe/Warsaw
Miodowa · Kraków time
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Kazimierz+48 889 956 562
02 — Another chapter in Kraków
Czarnowiejska 51
Czarnowiejska 51, Kraków+48 606 171 414Listed hoursEvery day · 07:30–19:00
Find CzarnowiejskaOne last note, tucked into the cover
A note for
the owners.
Your café has a story worth finding. Right now, cytatcafe.pl opens on a hosting suspension page, while the website link on Google sends guests to a blank aggregator page.
This concept uses your own public pages for its photographs and the story it tells. A full version can add Polish, a reservations entry point, and a home for your events.
Reply to the Instagram message that brought you here — the full version can live on cytatcafe.pl.