Entertainment in Zagreb
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Tolkien's House
This most unusual bar is just up the street from Lotrščak Tower. It's decorated in the style of Tolkien's famous books and has a cosy enclosed terrace where you can drink the best hot chocolate in Zagreb.
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Croatian National Theatre
This neobaroque theatre, established in 1895, stages opera and ballet performances. You have a choice of parket (orchestra), lože (lodge) or balkon (balcony) seats. Check out Ivan Meštrović's sculpture The Well of Life (1905) standing in front. The theatre was designed in 1894 by Herman Helmer and Ferdinand Fellner, the same team that designed the Art Pavilion.
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Stadion Maksimir
Dinamo is Zagreb's most popular football (soccer) team and they play their matches at Stadion Maksimir, on the eastern side of Zagreb. Games are played on Sunday afternoons between August and May. Take trams 4, 7, 11 or 12 to Bukovačka. If you arrive too early for the game, Zagreb's zoo is across the street.
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Dražen Petrović Basketball Centre
Basketball is popular in Zagreb, and from September to April Zagreb's basketball team, Cibona, plays at the Dražen Petrović Basketball Centre, next to the Technical Museum. Games are usually on Saturdays at 19:30. Tickets are available at the door.
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Hard Rock Cafe
Although not part of the famous international chain, it's full of similar 1950s and 1960s memorabilia. In summer the café extends across the street to the garden of the Archaeological Museum, and becomes the Rock Forum Cafe.
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Hemingway
The main accoutrements you'll need here are black sunglasses and a mobile phone glued to your ear. Papa (the author, not the owner of this chain of bars) was less pretentious but Zagreb's trendies couldn't care less.
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BP Club
One of a couple of cafés and music shops that share the lively complex at the corner of Teslina and Gajeva streets. In the complex basement, check this place out for jazz, blues and rock bands.
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Bulldog Cafe
It's easy to sit for hours outside, watching the activity on this busy pedestrian street. At night, it's a good place to meet your evening playmates. For some people it's the only place.
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Purgeraj
A funky, relaxed space to listen to live rock, blues, rock-blues, blues-rock, country rock and avant-garde jazz. And, there's a daily two-drinks-for-one Happy Hour from 21:00 to 23:00.
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Saloon
This fashionable watering hole tries to attract a slightly older crowd by devoting at least one night a week to classic rock. Other nights, the emphasis is on Croatian techno.
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Aquarius
A truly fab place to party, this enormously popular spot has a series of rooms that open onto a huge terrace on the lake. House and techno are the standard fare here.
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Palainovka
Claiming to be the oldest café in Zagreb (dating from 1846) this Viennese-style café serves delicious coffee, tea and cakes under pretty, frescoed ceilings.
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Brazil
Latin-American style is big in Zagreb now. Parked on the Sava River, this bar on a boat refreshes a throng of thirsty revellers and offers occasional live music.
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Močvara
Housed in a former factory, this alternative space is where to catch up with the latest Croatian groups from reggae to hardcore to electronica.
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Kset
It's now practically certified as Zagreb's coolest club, running programmes that range from cutting-edge jazz to the city's slickest DJs.
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Movie Pub
This immensely popular pub has posters of movie stars on the wall staring with bemusement as their fans sample 30 varieties of beer.
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Glob@l
Internet café by day, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it is transformed into a nightclub with relaxed, gay-friendly vibes.
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Croatian Music Institute
This is another good venue for classical music concerts, often Croatian composers performed by Croatian musicians.
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Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
This is the city's most prestigious venue in which to hear symphony concerts and attend theatrical presentations.
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Žabac
Don't take your folks here. The booze is cheap, the scene is rowdy and you're only steps away from Aquarius.
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Peperoncino
After poking around the Upper Town, stop here to sample one of the excellent Croatian wines on offer.
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Komedija Theatre
Close to the Zagreb cathedral, this theatre stages a good range of operettas and musicals.
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David
This new sauna, bar and video room is a popular spot on Zagreb's gay scene.
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