This downtown theatre has a colourful history, having been set up by rebellious young actors and directors who broke away from the confines of the Croatian...
Frankopanska 8-10There'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 2Hemingway Lounge Bar is part of a chain of upmarket cocktail bars with two branches in Zagreb. This one is located opposite the imposing National Theatre....
Trg Maršala Tita
This popular Belgian bar decked out in Gothic style has an attractive buzz despite a shopping-mall location. It's the most interesting of the establishments...
Branimir Centar, Branimirov 29The cylindrical-shaped business hotel has made a big splash since it opened in 2006 thanks in part to its Novi-Zagreb business-district location and the...
Zagrebačka avenija 100A'Number One' sits on the intersection where Kaptol becomes Nova Ves. A tiny space, it has the reputation for being something of an underground establishment...
Nova Ves 2
It's been here for years, the 'Cultural Information Centre', but still attracts a loyal, bohemian following throughout the week. Some are drawn by the...
Preradovićeva 5Built in 1924 and still retaining many of its period features, the 500-seater Kino Europa is the oldest still-functioning cinema in Zagreb. The grand...
Varšavska 3Taking over the foyer of a former cinema (the main auditorium is currently being converted into a performance space for children's and young persons' drama)...
Jurišićeva 6
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 11A perfect after-work spot or place to bring a date (about a ten-minute walk west of the main square), Kota is a wine bar with comfy satin upholstered chairs...
Medulićeva 20
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 14Though this place shouldn't be difficult to discover - located above the Stone Gate and below St Mark's - it is, somehow, oft overlooked and thus a great...
Opatička 2Located 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
Underground, understated and right by the KSET club, Limb is comprised of two tiny colourful rooms and the glass-enclosed terrace with a tree in the middle....
Plitvička 16