Locales that engender instant friendship among its patrons are special places, indeed. This sort of kinship and community is a combination of many tangible things—patrons, management, environment, nibbles and libations—but, at the end of the day, it’s more the result of an especially social alchemy than anything else. Skład Butelek steps up to bat, with its delectable spread of Polish delicacies like its Eastern-leaning lineup of spirits, beers, and wines; an inventive and artistically-savvy roster of film screenings, wildly diverse live music shows, internationally-themed evenings; as well as the quality people that haunt its sweetly-decorated interior.

[Image 1, © Jerzy Stachera]