Just off Ilica in a passageway lined by some of Zagreb's fancier shops, Velvet displays the kind of flamboyant-but-minimalist interior typical of its...
Dežmanova 9
Just off the first square as you walk up from the station, the Bacchus Jazz Bar is an ideal place to meet friends, listen to jazz and either have a...
Trg kralja Tomislava 16
Cult bar Sedmica does little to advertise its presence on the street. The clue is a small sign above a residential doorway. It's the meeting place of people...
Kačićeva 7A
This tiny storefront 'graperia, cafeteria and galleria' is the most underground place you'll find on the Tkalčićeva strip. The interior undergoes radical...
Tkalčićeva 18
For a decade the soul of alternative Zagreb hovered above a former warehouse at Runjaninova 3, home to the first incarnation of the Mo_vara club in 1999 and...
Savska 14A 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
This small, red-brick basement bar is decked out in wry, kitsch-but-cool details, with a veritable solar system of tiny mirrorballs hovering above the bar,...
Amruševa 11Zagreb's rock bar par excellence, Route 66 features live music, pool tables and sought-after Velebitsko beer. Photos of Bill Wyman and someone from AC/DC...
Paromlinska 47
In a passageway just round the corner from the Zagreb Youth Theatre (ZKM), Thalia is a laid-back basement bar which is a good place to party in the wee...
Teslina 7
Can too much interior design be a bad thing? The growing army of regular customers at Divas certainly doesn't think so. The place carries the name of a...
Martićeva 17Opened in 2007 at the new, glitzy Almeria Centar where Vukovarska meets Heinzelova, Fly Bar has a theme which is, not surprisingly, aeroplane-induced. The...
Vukovarska 284This is a straight-up pub. They have Guinness, Kilkenny and Erdinger on tap. There's a long list of bottled beers. They have bar food like sausages and...
Maksimirska 75Apartman is a funky first-floor spot on the corner with Teslina. Incongruously, it was the HQ of the local scouts' association, signified by a plaque and an...
Preradovićeva 7
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
This place has been around for a few years and it's a real locals' hang-out. The interior of Alcatraz is crowded with American number plates, beer flags,...
Preradovićeva 12