Ljubljana Entertainment

  1. Ambiente

    This stylish café-cum-bistro, hidden down a narrow side street just east of Miklošičeva cesta, caters to a diverse crowd throughout the day. Food is good too.

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  2. As Pub

    As Pub DJs transform this candle-lit basement bar, hidden beneath an upmarket fish restaurant, into a pumping, crowd-pulling nightclub four nights a week.

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  3. Bachus Center Club

    There's something for everyone at Bachus, it also has a restaurant and bar-lounge and attracts a mixed crowd.

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  4. BiKoFe

    A favourite with the hipster crowd, this small, smoky bar has mosaic tables, student art on the walls, soul and jazz on the stereo, and a giant water pipe on the menu for that long, lingering smoke. Cool but abit pretentious. There's a shady outdoor patio.

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  5. Café Antico

    With frescoed ceilings and retro-style furniture, this is the place for a quiet tête-à-tête over a cup of coffee or glass of wine.

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  7. Café Galerija

    This Arabesque-style café, with brass tables, coloured glass and cosy nooks is hidden behind the City Gallery.

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  8. Čajna Hiša

    If you take your cuppa seriously come here; the appropriately named 'Teahouse' offers a wide range of green and black teas and fruit tisanes for around €3 a pot; it sells the leaves, too.

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  9. Čarli

    If you're looking to continue bending your elbow into the wee hours, head for Čarli, a convivial, socialist-era boozer along the river east of Prešernov trg that its regulars treat like a second home.

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  10. Cutty Sark

    A pleasant and well-stocked nautically themed pub in the courtyard behind Wolfova ulica 6, the Cutty Sark is a congenial place for a pivo (beer) or glass of vino (wine).

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  11. D'Place

    This new club with different themed evenings (eg hip-hop and R'n'B on Saturday) in the Kolosej multiplex cinema at BTC City Shopping Centre has been making quite a splash since it opened in mid-2006.

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  13. Dvorni Bar

    This wine bar is an excellent place to taste Slovenia vintages; they've got 100 different types in stock and frequently schedule promotions and wine tastings.

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  14. Factory Ljubljana

    Ljubljana's biggest club is hidden in a shopping centre opposite the Leclerc Hypermarket in the far southeast suburbs. You can take bus No. 27 to get there.

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  15. Glej Theatre

    Glej has been Ljubljana's foremost experimental theatre, working with companies that include Betontanc (dance) and Grejpfrut (drama). It stages about five productions a year.

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  16. Grajska Kavarna

    You wouldn't go out of your way to reach the 'Castle Café', but if you're on the hill and thirsty or peckish, it's a decent pit stop. Think 1970s concrete café.

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  17. Jazz Club Gajo

    Just up from the Parliament building, Gajo is the city's premier venue for live jazz and attracts both local and international talent, usually midweek or on Friday at . Jam sessions are at Monday.

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  19. Kafeterija Lan

    This little greener-than-green café-bar on the river below Cobbler Bridge is something of a hipster/gay magnet.

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  20. Kavarna Pločnik

    With the distinctive name of 'Pavement', this roped-off café-bar on the southern side of Prešernov trg is one of the most popular places for a drink. Sit outside and watch the passing parade or listen to some live music (most nights).

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  21. Kavarna Zvezda

    The 'Star Café' is celebrated for its shop-made cakes, especially skutina pečena (around €2 ), an eggy cheesecake.

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  22. Klub K4

    This evergreen club in the basement of the Student Organisation of the University of Ljubljana (Študentska Organizacija Univerze Ljubljani; ŠOU) features rave-electronic music Friday and Saturday, with other styles of music weeknights, and a popular gay and lesbian night on Sunday. It closes when university breaks up.

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  23. Klub Metropol

    This ultramodern bar with multicoloured comfy chairs and a groovy glass bar is almost too good for the students who frequent it and the hackers from Kiber Pipa downstairs.

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  25. Križanke

    The outdoor theatre at this sprawling 18th-century monastery hosts the events of the Ljubljana Summer Festival. The smaller Knights Hall (Viteška Dvorana) is the venue for chamber concerts.

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  26. KUD France Prešeren

    This 'noninstitutional culture and arts society' in Trnovo stages concerts as well as performances, literary events, exhibitions, workshops and so on, on most nights.

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  27. Le Petit Café

    Just opposite the Križanke, this pleasant, studenty place offers great coffee and a wide range of breakfast goodies, lunches and light meals.

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  28. Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

    The Ljubljana Puppet Theatre stages its own shows throughout the year and hosts Lutke, the biennial International Puppet Festival (Mednarodni Lutkovni Festival), in September.

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  29. Maček

    Place to be seen on a sunny summer afternoon, the 'Cat' is Pločnik's rival on the right bank of the Ljubljanica. Happy hour is between and daily.

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