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Orto Bar
A popular bar for late-night drinking and dancing with occasional live music, Orto is just five minutes' walk from Metelkova.
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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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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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Šank Pub
Down in studenty Trnovo, this raggedy little place has pleasant outdoor tables beside the canal. It's just down from the Sax.
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Sax Pub
In Trnovo and decorated with colourful murals and graffiti inside and out, Sax has live jazz at on Thursday.
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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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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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Slovenian National Drama Theatre
Built as a German-language theatre in 1911, this wonderful Art Nouveau building is home to the national theatre company.
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Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Slovensko Narodno Gledališče Opera in Balet; This historic theatre stages both opera and ballet.
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Slovenian Youth Theatre
Established in 1955 as the first professional theatre for children and youth in Slovenia, this company has staged some highly acclaimed contemporary productions in the Festival Hall north of the train station.
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Slovenska Kinoteka
Shows archival art and classic films whereas its sister-cinema Kino Dvor (Court Cinema; 434 25 48; www.kinodvor.si, in Slovene; Kolodvorska ulica* 13) nearby shows more contemporary films. Screenings are usually at , and and cost around €4 .
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Tramontana
Slovenia, which cannot (it must be said) boast a truly rich tradition of indigenous music often looks to its former co-tenants, and music of the republics of the late Yugoslavia is all the rage at two clubs: Tramontana, celebrated for its Balkan žur (Balkan party), and Katastrofa (431 51 55; www.petica.si, Celovška cesta 25; ; - Fri & Sat) in the Tivoli Recreation Centre in Park Tivoli.
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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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Žmavc
A super-popular student hangout west of Slovenska cesta, it has comic strip scenes and figures running halfway up the walls.
