MAX Burgers Krakow: Hours, Menu and Prices

MAX Burgers Krakow means two drive-thru restaurants run by Sweden’s MAX Premium Burgers. The first is at ul. Nowohucka 52, east of the city centre, open until 02:00 most nights and 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. The second is at ul. Zakopiańska 70 B, on the southern road out towards Zakopane. If you came looking for Bobby Burger, don’t count on it. Its parent company has been in liquidation since December 2024, and its website no longer lists a single restaurant. I checked every fact below on 2 November 2026.

Is Bobby Burger still open in Kraków?

Bobby Burger no longer lists any restaurant in Kraków, and I would not plan an evening around it. When I opened bobbyburger.pl on 2 November 2026, all it showed was “Ta restauracja jest czasowo niedostępna” (“this restaurant is temporarily unavailable”). The locations page, bobbyburger.pl/lokale, returned a 404. So did the Wolt delivery page for Bobby Burger Pawia.

The company behind the brand, BOBBY BURGER SP. Z O.O. (KRS 0000447567), is officially “w likwidacji”: in liquidation. Its partners voted to dissolve it in December 2024, according to Franczyza w Polsce. The liquidation notice ran in the Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy no. 6/2025 of 10 January 2025, and the last change on the company’s KRS record is dated 2 July 2025.

Why TripAdvisor and Yelp still show Bobby Burger Pawia

Directory listings for Bobby Burger in Kraków are out of date, and none of them mentions the liquidation. They still give ul. Pawia 34, 31-154 Kraków, opposite Galeria Krakowska, rated 3.6/5 on TripAdvisor and 2.9/5 on Yelp from 11 reviews. TripAdvisor also lists former branches at Szczepańska 3 and św. Tomasza 31 in the Old Town. No primary source gives a closing date for Pawia, so I won’t invent one. What I can say is that the chain itself no longer lists it.

A short history of Bobby Burger

Bobby Burger started as a food truck in Warsaw in 2012 and grew to nearly 50 restaurants at its peak. By March 2025 it was down to 13. Co-founder Krzysztof Kołaszewski sold his shares in 2022, and Bogumił Jankiewicz is named as president and owner, according to Horecatrends.

MAX Burgers Krakow at a glance: the two restaurants compared

Kraków has two MAX restaurants, both drive-thrus on main roads well outside the historic centre. The table sums up what each one offers; sources and dates follow below.

MAX Nowohucka: address, phone and opening hours

MAX Nowohucka is at ul. Nowohucka 52, 31-580 Kraków, phone +48 12 225 16 10. The official MAX Kraków page gave its hours on 2 November 2026 as 09:00–02:00 from Sunday to Thursday and 09:00–03:00 on Friday and Saturday. The same page lists a drive-in, Wi-Fi, an express till and breakfast.

Expect to see two street numbers. The official page says Nowohucka 52; the 2021 opening press release, Restaurant Guru and most directories say Nowohucka 54. Some also print the postcode as 30-580 instead of 31-580. Same restaurant. I use the official address. Searching in Polish? Try “MAX Nowohucka” or “MAX Burgers Kraków godziny otwarcia”.

Other sites disagree on the hours. Spinach shows Saturday 09:00–04:00 and Sunday 08:00–02:00, a 2023 Horecatrends listing gave 08:00–01:00, and the 2021 press release said 08:00–23:00. The hours have moved more than once. If a 3 a.m. burger is the whole plan, call first.

Inside the Nowohucka restaurant

The first MAX in Kraków opened on 14 December 2021, near the Selgros cash-and-carry. According to the official opening release, it has a 130 m² dining room with 60 seats, a garden with 100 more, 28 parking spaces, five self-order kiosks, a counter and a drive-thru. Restaurant Guru lists wheelchair access and a kids’ menu.

MAX Zakopiańska: Kraków’s second drive-thru

MAX Zakopiańska is at ul. Zakopiańska 70 B, on the road south out of Kraków towards Zakopane, next to Makro Cash&Carry and the Agata furniture store. It opened on 3 July 2024 at 10:00 as the 25th MAX in Poland, with 50 staff, according to Wiadomości Handlowe.

The junction of ul. Zakopiańska and Trasa Łagiewnicka in southern Kraków (August 2022), with a tram and the tower of the Divine Mercy Sanctuary behind. This is the road out towards Zakopane where MAX Zakopiańska opened in July 2024. The photo shows the area, not the restaurant. (Photo: Kamil Czaiński, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krak%C3%B3w,\_Trasa\_%C5%81agiewnicka\_i\_Zakopia%C5%84ska\_skrzy%C5%BCowanie.jpg)

At opening, MAX announced hours of 06:00 to 03:00, breakfast, a drive-thru, 16 parking spaces, bike parking and family touches such as high chairs and colouring sheets. On 2 November 2026 I could find neither an official page for this branch nor a verified phone number, so treat those hours as a 2024 baseline. Seating figures differ too: the official release says 93 seats inside plus 33 on the terrace, Horecatrends says 93 in total. Some directories give the postcode 30-418, which I could not confirm.

“Kraków is extremely important for us,” CEO Richard Bergfors said at the opening, as reported by Horecatrends. COO Martin Oppenheimer was also there.

Late-night burgers and the drive-thru in Kraków

MAX is the chain to know for a late-night or drive-thru burger in Kraków: both restaurants have a drive-thru, and Nowohucka officially serves until 02:00 or 03:00. It earns its place on the way into or out of the city, on the road south to Zakopane, or after the Old Town bars close, if you have a car or don’t mind a taxi.

A roadside MAX drive-thru restaurant off the E4 motorway in Ljungby, Sweden (2019), with its red MAX sign, orange canopy and parking. Illustrative photo, not taken in Kraków: it shows the kind of drive-thru format MAX runs on Nowohucka and Zakopiańska. (Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Max\_Hamburgers,\_Ljungby,\_2019\_(01).jpg)

Neither MAX is in the areas where most visitors stay: the Old Town, Kazimierz, Podgórze and Zabłocie, the neighbourhoods our Kraków burger hub focuses on. Without a car, plan on a taxi, a ride-hailing app or public transport. Check the current tram and bus routes on the MPK Kraków journey planner; I have not verified specific lines.

Map of MAX Burgers in Kraków: the marker shows MAX Nowohucka at ul. Nowohucka 52 (50.05772, 20.00117), east of the Old Town and Kraków Główny station. MAX Zakopiańska, at ul. Zakopiańska 70 B, is at the bottom of the map on the southern exit road to Zakopane, near the Trasa Łagiewnicka junction. Bobby Burger’s old address at ul. Pawia 34, opposite Galeria Krakowska, is no longer listed by the chain. (Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (embed iframe, 800×600, loading=lazy))

MAX Burgers Krakow menu: burgers, plant-based and gluten-free

The Kraków menu runs from beef burgers to a large plant-based range, with gluten-free buns on request. MAX and Horecatrends highlighted these items at the Zakopiańska opening in 2024:

• Burger Rywala: the signature burger, in three versions, including one with breaded mozzarella and BBQ sauce.
• Plant Beef: the plant-based take on a classic fast-food burger.
• Supreme Green: the plant range made with pea and mung bean protein.
• Halloumi options for vegetarians.
• Spicy Avocado: a seasonal burger.
• Salads and Premium Shakes.

A MAX meal on a tray: a wrapped Maxburgare, a bean salad, a chocolate shake and Crispy Fries, with the receipt, at MAX Hamngatan in Stockholm (March 2016). Illustrative photo, not taken in Kraków, where the menu centres on the Burger Rywala, Plant Beef and Premium Shakes. (Photo: Leon S.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MaxRestaurantInStockholm-6.jpg)

Any burger can swap its meat for a plant patty, and gluten-free buns are available. MAX says nearly 40% of meals ordered in 2023 contained no red meat. That number is the main reason I would send a group of meat-eaters and vegetarians here rather than to a standard fast-food counter.

Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free at MAX Kraków

MAX is one of the easiest chain options in Kraków for a vegetarian or vegan burger, but it is not a safe bet for coeliacs. Reviews on Spinach describe touchscreen kiosks that are unclear about plant-based options, and one case of a beef patty served in a vegan burger. Gluten-free buns exist, but reviewers also flag cross-contamination risks. Check your order before you bite, and tell staff about any strict allergy.

How much does a burger cost at MAX in Poland?

A MAX burger in Poland costs roughly 17 to 28 złoty, and a meal roughly 30 to 42 złoty. Those are national reference prices, not prices I read on a Kraków menu. On delivery platforms in 2026, The Original listed at 27.95 zł and the Chili Cheese at 17.45 zł. On 16 December 2025, Pricelisto put the average item at 27.19 zł and meals at 30 to 42 zł.

MAX burger prices in Poland, in złoty (PLN): Chili Cheese 17.45 zł and The Original 27.95 zł on delivery apps in 2026; average item 27.19 zł and meals 30 to 42 zł according to Pricelisto (16 December 2025). These are national reference prices, not prices read in Kraków. (Chart: Burger Breton, data from delivery platforms (2026) and Pricelisto (2025), rendered with QuickChart; own work, CC BY 4.0)

I tried to pull Kraków prices on 2 November 2026, but Uber Eats, Pyszne and Pricelisto all returned errors. Restaurant Guru gives a budget of 20 to 40 zł per person for Nowohucka, which fits the national figures.

MAX Krakow reviews: what customers say

MAX Nowohucka holds 3.8/5 on Google from roughly 3,570 reviews (3,567 according to Restaurant Guru, 3,587 according to Spinach, both checked on 2 November 2026). I have not verified a Google rating for Zakopiańska.

Reviews summarised by Spinach and Restaurant Guru follow a clear pattern:

• Praised: the quality of the burgers, a Plant Beef that tastes like “familiar” fast food, the milkshakes, the atmosphere and friendly staff.
• Criticised: prices above standard fast food, uneven quality from one visit to the next, confusing kiosks for plant-based orders, and the vegan order that came with a meat patty.

My take: if you have a car, or it is past midnight, MAX is the chain burger I would pick in Kraków, for its hours and its plant-based range. I would not cross the city for it at lunchtime. For a burger in the centre, start from our Kraków burger hub.

Who is MAX Premium Burgers?

MAX is a family-owned Swedish burger chain founded in 1968 in Gällivare by Curt Bergfors and Britta Fredriksson, who started with a grill kiosk. Their sons Richard and Christoffer Bergfors run it today. On 15 September 2025, MAX had 200 restaurants: 160 in Sweden, 26 in Poland, 8 in Norway and 6 in Denmark, according to the company’s press release. Our MAX Burgers brand profile puts the total at 207 restaurants as of 20 October 2026.

MAX restaurants by country on 15 September 2025, when the chain reached 200: Sweden 160, Poland 26, Norway 8, Denmark 6. Poland, highlighted, is MAX’s largest market outside Sweden. Source: MAX press release. (Chart: Burger Breton, data from MAX press release (15 September 2025), rendered with QuickChart; own work, CC BY 4.0)

The first Polish MAX opened on 1 September 2017 in Galeria Dominikańska, Wrocław. Kraków followed in December 2021. Poland has strong homegrown chains too: read how Pasibus grew from a Wrocław food truck into a burger chain.

How I put this guide together

I built this guide from MAX’s official restaurant page and press releases, the Polish trade press (Horecatrends, Wiadomości Handlowe, Eurobuild CEE, Gazeta Krakowska), the Polish company register and review aggregators. Every fact was checked on 2 November 2026. Where sources disagree, I give the official version and flag the gap. I have not given MAX a rating, because this is a practical guide, not a review.

FAQ: MAX and Bobby Burger in Kraków

Is Bobby Burger still open in Kraków? Bobby Burger is no longer a reliable option in Kraków. Its parent company has been in liquidation since December 2024, its website listed no restaurants on 2 November 2026, and the Wolt page for Bobby Burger Pawia returned a 404 error.

Where are the MAX restaurants in Kraków? MAX has two restaurants in Kraków: ul. Nowohucka 52, east of the centre, and ul. Zakopiańska 70 B, on the southern exit road to Zakopane. Neither is in the Old Town or Kazimierz.

What are MAX Krakow’s opening hours? MAX Nowohucka is open 09:00–02:00 Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and 09:00–03:00 Friday and Saturday, according to its official page on 2 November 2026. Zakopiańska opened in 2024 with hours of 06:00–03:00; current hours are not confirmed, so call or check before you go.

Does MAX in Kraków have a drive-thru? Yes. Both MAX restaurants in Kraków, Nowohucka and Zakopiańska, have a drive-thru.

Does MAX serve breakfast in Kraków? Yes. The official Nowohucka page lists breakfast, from its 09:00 opening. Zakopiańska announced breakfast and a 06:00 opening in 2024.

Can I get MAX delivered in Kraków? In February 2023, MAX Nowohucka delivered through Bolt Food, Glovo and Uber Eats. Zakopiańska appears on Wolt and Pyszne in search results. Platforms change, so check your delivery app for the current list.

Does MAX have vegan or gluten-free burgers? Yes. MAX offers Plant Beef, the Supreme Green range, halloumi options and gluten-free buns, and any burger can switch to a plant patty. Reviews mention labelling errors and cross-contamination risks, so coeliacs and strict vegans should double-check their order.

How is MAX different from McDonald’s and Burger King? MAX is a family-owned Swedish chain that puts its plant-based range at the centre of the menu: MAX says nearly 40% of meals ordered in 2023 contained no red meat. Reviewers also note it costs more than standard fast food.