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 trendiest spot to open in 2009, in late October, Black Rock is based on the concept of cooking your own meat on a very hot piece of black volcanic rock...
Savska 30The 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
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 4Hemingway 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 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
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
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 14
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
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
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