Café Camelot

Cafe Camelot sits on a quiet corner of the Old Town near St John's Street, a few steps off the main tourist flow. It is a small, cluttered cafe full of curios and warm light, and it has a long reputation for its apple pie. This is a place for coffee and cake rather than a full meal.

The cafe is best known for its apple pie, the thing regulars come back for, alongside coffee and other cakes. It suits a relaxed break in the day. For the current menu and prices, check the cafe's own channels.

Romantic and old-fashioned, with folk objects and antiques crowded across the walls and small tables tucked into the corners. The tucked-away location keeps it calmer than the cafes on the square. It is the sort of room made for lingering over a coffee.

Good for couples, for a quiet coffee-and-cake pause, and for anyone who wants old-town atmosphere away from the busiest corners. Less suited to a quick takeaway.

The corner near St John's is a couple of minutes from the Main Market Square. For a French bakery on nearby Plac Szczepanski, see Charlotte, and for a speciality coffee stop, Karma Coffee. More on the Old Town is in the Krakow guide.

The apple cake is not just a local habit but the house's own headline: Camelot's website calls it the city's most famous apple cake and says the recipe has stayed the same over the years. The cafe also serves breakfast alongside the coffee and cakes.

The building carries some documented history. By the cafe's own account the premises once housed a brothel and later served as a film set, with the 1960s film 'Awantura o Basie' shot here, and the site notes thirteenth-century cellars below. The room itself runs across three spaces, one of which has a table set into the window, described by writer David Streitfeld as eating on a stage. For current opening hours and prices, confirm through the cafe's own channels.