Zagreb
When a wine bar is run by a top sommelier, you know you're in good hands. Jelene Šimić Valentić's casual-chic place is the best spot in town to get…
Must-see nightlife in Zagreb
Zagreb
Location, location, location. Everyone from fashionable young things to gossiping grandmas and museumed-out tourists pack out the front terrace and slick…
Zagreb
Sip on one of five house-brewed beers (14KN–17KN), from a hoppy lager to a classic weizenbier, at this fun and bustling bar with a large, chestnut-tree…
Zagreb
This traditional English pub hides inside an Austro-Hungarian town house, but once you walk in, all the elements are there: a mirror behind the bar,…
Zagreb
Shielded from traffic inside the cosy passage leading to the semiwild Tuškanac forest, this cafe-cum-bar is a chic but casual spot to sink a few cocktails…
Zagreb
Bookworms and poets, writers and performers, oddballs and artists…basically anyone creative in Zagreb comes here to chat and drink coffee, browse the…
Zagreb
Craft-beer fanatics may well want to take a break from the central nightlife hub to head to this small, laid-back bar where local craft beer (15KN–34KN…
Zagreb
Sister pub to Pivnica Medvedgrad, Mali Medo has snaffled prime position along this pedestrian strip and gets crammed with people enjoying house-brewed…
Zagreb
Much beloved by the locals, this all-day lounge on a popular stretch is split into cafe and club areas. It delivers fun both day and night, including live…
Zagreb
This chic black-and-red cafe is a popular hang-out for families and big groups of friends. For top-notch people-watching, you really want to snag a table…
Zagreb
A rather-blah cafe during the day but at night Funk comes into its own. Head down the spiral staircase and you’ll see why this cult spot has locals at its…
Zagreb
The front of Zagreb’s oldest cinema, dating from the 1920s, houses a fun cafe–wine bar–grapperia that attracts a diverse crowd in the evening. The coffee…
Zagreb
This boutique craft brewery and bar is worth the schlep out to the industrial east of Zagreb. Inside an old red-brick factory, it offers craft beer made…
Zagreb
Tucked away inside a courtyard, this sweet cafe serves excellent organic and fair-trade coffee – roasted on-site by Cogito – and tea. There are occasional…
Zagreb
Stylish spot for a good (but pricey) cup of java and a quick bite amid the minimalist-chic interior decked out by owner Saša Šekoranja, Zagreb’s hippest…
Zagreb
Down a passageway, this tiny ultracool Berlin-style cafe serves up coffee roasted by the local Cogito Coffee Roasters at Cafe u Dvorištu. There's…
Zagreb
This low-key bar is hidden in an alleyway off Kačićeva, with a big Guinness sign marking the entrance. A gathering point for Zagreb's boho-intellectual…
Zagreb
Home to some serious retro flair, this old-school cinema has been revamped into a colourful, two-floor cafe-bar and a small basement club (weekends only)…
Zagreb
Smoky basement hang-out where live music and DJ-spun tunes happen every night. On warm nights, take your pick from 70 different types of rakija (grappa)…
Zagreb
Cafe by day, rollicking bar attracting an arty, mixed gay-straight crowd by night. Whatever time you walk down the stairs into this basement bar expect to…
Zagreb
The award-winning coffee made from 100% arabica beans is tops. If you're a caffeine-addict don't leave town until you've tried the triestino (a Trieste…
Zagreb
You’ll be lucky if you score a table at Zagreb’s most bohemian courtyard garden – lush and hidden down a passageway behind an ornate door. In the evenings…
Zagreb
In the city centre, this is the number-one stop for anyone interested in Croatia's craft-beer scene. Plenty of local beers are on tap and there's a huge…
Zagreb
Living up to its tagline ('for coffee lovers only'), Quahwa serves up some of the finest arabica in Zagreb, from superstrong lattes to traditional Turkish…
Zagreb
This darling of Zagreb's dive bars is the gathering spot for the city's artists, bohos, media types and local drunks. Socialist chic at its best.
Zagreb
A tiny little cafe with tables outside, serving some of Zagreb's best coffee and tea. It closes on Sunday in August.
Zagreb
This artsy venue in an old pharmaceutical factory calls itself an ‘autonomous cultural centre’. It’s the city’s first legalised squat, with a program of…
Zagreb
In a former factory on the banks of the Sava River, south of the centre, ‘Swamp’ is one of Zagreb's best venues for the cream of alternative music and…
Zagreb
This cavernous former ironmonger's store is now a swish coffee-drinking hang-out during the day and a buzzing American-style bar with DJ music come…
Zagreb
Past its heyday but still fun, this lakeside club has a series of rooms that open onto a huge terrace. House and techno are the standard fare but there…
Zagreb
‘Apple’ is an old-time fave, with 1980s hits played to a thirty-something crowd that reminisces about the good old days when they were young and…
Zagreb
A secret spot only the locals know about, and probably the most understatedly hip little bar in town. A slightly older boho crowd packs the two small,…
Zagreb
This former factory turned club, outside the centre near Zagreb's new CBD, hosts varied weekend events, sometimes two parties on one floor, resulting in a…
Zagreb
Zagreb's most underground club, on the western outskirts of the city, only opens once or twice a month. But when it does, there's a great vibe and a very…
Zagreb
A city-centre hotspot for sampling Croatian wines by the glass (14–25KN), this basement bar with a few sidewalk tables sits right by the funicular. Pair…
Zagreb
Zagreb's smallest club also has the most powerful sound system, the feel of a private party and top-notch local and international DJ acts spinning deep…
Zagreb
Claiming to be the oldest cafe in Zagreb (dating from 1846), this Viennese-style place serves delicious coffee, tea and cakes under pretty frescoed…
Zagreb
Zagreb’s popular beer hall, with a huge terrace and the biggest selection of beers from around the world (18–28KN), plus pub grub and various events.
Zagreb
A younger gay and lesbian crowd mixes at this fun club near the Sava River, southwest of the city centre, which often puts on events and themed nights.
