What is the drinking age in Poland?

What's the minimum drinking age in Poland, minimum age to enter a club in Poland?

• I'm fifteen when I go and I'll be turning 16. I'm going to be in Warsaw and in a smaller city Northeast of Warsaw called Lomza. I have a cousin who is in his mid-20s, and I know people who are in their 20s. I heard that you have to be 18 to enter a club and show identity, but I was wondering if this is true.

• Answer:

  Generally it's true. You'll have a problem while trying to enter a club in Warsaw when you're less than 18 and sometimes 21 years old (of course it depends on the club). In most cases in Warsaw you have to show your identity even if you look older. But you should be able to enter a pub, unless you don't have intention to drink anything that contains alcohol. It's illegal and pub's proprietor can pay very expensive penalties or even loose the permission to sell alcohol. For Lomza, like you mentioned a smaller city, you should have less problems. Your family should know where they were able to enter when they were in your age, so I'm quite sure that you'll find some places to have fun all together. Maybe they even know the proprietor who will make an exception and take responsibility for you? So good luck, and I hope you'll have a great time in Poland.