Must-see nightlife in Zagreb

  • Pupitres

    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…

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    Johann Franck

    Zagreb

    Location, location, location. Everyone from fashionable young things to gossiping grandmas and museumed-out tourists pack out the front terrace and slick…

  • Pivnica Medvedgrad

    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…

  • Old Pharmacy Pub

    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,…

  • Dežman 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…

  • Booksa

    Zagreb

    Bookworms and poets, writers and performers, oddballs and artists…basically anyone creative in Zagreb comes here to chat and drink coffee, browse the…

  • Hop Inn

    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…

  • Pivnica Mali Medo

    Zagreb

    Sister pub to Pivnica Medvedgrad, Mali Medo has snaffled prime position along this pedestrian strip and gets crammed with people enjoying house-brewed…

  • Vinyl

    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…

  • Kava Tava

    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…

  • Funk

    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…

  • Kino Europa

    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…

  • Garden Brewery

    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…

  • Cafe u Dvorištu

    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…

  • Velvet

    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…

  • Cogito Coffee Shop

    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…

  • Sedmica

    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…

  • Art Kino Grič

    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)…

  • Mojo

    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)…

  • Kolaž

    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…

  • Eliscaffe

    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…

  • Bacchus

    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…

  • Craft Room

    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…

  • Quahwa

    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…

  • MK Krolo

    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.

  • Express

    Zagreb

    A tiny little cafe with tables outside, serving some of Zagreb's best coffee and tea. It closes on Sunday in August.

  • Hotpot

    Zagreb

    A small, friendly gay bar-club with cheap booze. One of the city's favourites.

  • Medika

    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…

  • Močvara

    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…

  • Time

    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…

  • Aquarius

    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…

  • Jabuka

    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…

  • Limb

    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,…

  • Katran

    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…

  • Das Haus

    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…

  • Basement

    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…

  • Masters

    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…

  • Palainovka

    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…

  • Beertija

    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.

  • Rush Club

    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.

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