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 12Apartman 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 7The anchor of the café and pub scene on the buzzing street between the Hotel Dubrovnik and Flower Square (parallel to and one street south of the main...
Bogovićeva 6
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
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
Opened 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 284A 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
Run by the people behind the sadly defunct Global, this is now the main gay spot in Zagreb. Fun but no hard-core action.
Mesnička 36There'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 29'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 3
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 11