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. 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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  4. 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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  5. Café Galerija

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

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  12. 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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  13. Kavarna Zvezda

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

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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. Pr'skelet

    OK, it might be something of a one-joke wonder but you'll shake, rattle and roll at this skeleton-themed basement bar, where cocktails are two for one throughout the day.

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  19. Salon

    Salon is a dazzling designer-kitsch cocktail bar featuring gold ceilings, faux leopard armchairs, heavy burgundy and gold drapes, and excellent cocktails and shooters.

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  20. Slamič KavaČaj

    This gem of a place serves excellent tea and coffee, and sells the stuff (and accoutrements) as well. There's a smokers' area upstairs.

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  21. Slaščičarna Pri Vodnjaku

    For all kinds of chocolate of the-ice cream and drinking kind, the 'Confectionery by the Fountain' will surely satisfy - there are 32 different flavours as well as teas and fresh juices.

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  23. Vinoteka Movia

    If you're more interested in the grape than the grain, hop over to this excellent wine bar where, with due ceremony and ritual, you can taste your way through some award-winning Slovenian wines. They do retail as well: buy a bottle of the their white Veliko Belo or red Veliko Rdeče, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir.

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  24. Žmavc

    A super-popular student hangout west of Slovenska cesta, it has comic strip scenes and figures running halfway up the walls.

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