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 11This 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 7
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
The 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 30A 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 68The 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 36One 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 2
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