This 2,000-capacity, two-floor lakeside venue, which opened in 1992, is still ahead of the field. This is largely due to its commitment to mixing danceable...
Aleja Matije Ljubeka
On the Ribnjak slope, this red-lit bar/club burned beyond recognition in 2008. Within two months the place was reopened with a new colour scheme: out with...
Ribnjak 26
The former Ritz Cabaret has given way to Groove, a totally different kind of club focused much more on delivering niche-but-good music to a hip and...
Petrinjska 4
Everyone knows the Apple, where a generation of thirty- and fortysomethings danced and found romance a decade and more ago. This grungy Tuškanac club, set...
Jabukovac 28
KSET is an excellent, adventurous venue for live music and DJs, with events taking place 3 or 4 nights a week. Well worth the hassle of finding, KSET has...
Unska 3
Legendary venue that has hosted innumerable international names (the Buzzcocks, Jonathan Richman, Einstürzende Neubauten and Mogwai to name but four)...
Trnjanski nasip
Brainchild of Zagreb resident Sergej Lugović, who has had 20 years of experience as a clubber, DJ and owner in London, Moscow and Zagreb, Sirup is hidden...
Donje Svetice 40
Occupying the former warehouse of a pharmaceuticals company (hence the name), this shrine to all things alternative grew out of Zagreb's anarchist movement...
Pierottijeva 11A 15-minute walk south of the train station, Boogaloo is a 1,500-capacity DJ club and live venue, opened in a spacious former cinema and cultural centre -...
Vukovarska 68A rather tatty-looking café-bar by day, by night the Funk Club is lively indeed. Spontaneous interaction sparks around a horseshoe-shaped bar, while...
Tkalčićeva 52
One of the snazziest clubs by Lake Jarun - and in Zagreb - Gallery has hosted DJs such as Ian Pooley, David Guetta and Martin Solveig. The interior is...
Matije Ljubeka
There's something welcomingly lived-in about the rather worn and tatty Gjuro II (there is not a Gjuro I, just so you know), a cult Zagreb location that...
Medveščak 2Located in a former industrial building that is now inhabited by a strange mixture of boxing clubs, sports gyms and bars (go round the back and head up the...
Šubićeva 55/1The relative newcomer challenging BP Club's local jazz club hegemony with a nightly agenda of live sounds. In a handy downtown cellar location, the Jazz...
Gundulićeva 11
Located just two blocks south of the main square, Lemon is another spot that seems to illustrate a move back into the centre for the club scene. During the...
Gajeva 10