Guidebook for Ljubljana

Anja Gea
Guidebook for Ljubljana

Food Scene

Haven't yet been, but apparently this is the place for serious coffee drinkers.
30 locals recommend
Cafetino
5 Stari trg
30 locals recommend
Haven't yet been, but apparently this is the place for serious coffee drinkers.
Probably the best Indian food in Ljubljana, so don't be put off by the somewhat less than stellar appearance.
Taj Mahal
14 Poljanska cesta
Probably the best Indian food in Ljubljana, so don't be put off by the somewhat less than stellar appearance.
Often quite undeservedly empty, but this is the place for curries and the like in Ljubljana.
Chuty's - Heart of Asia
19 Slovenska cesta
Often quite undeservedly empty, but this is the place for curries and the like in Ljubljana.
Nice café, not too touristy, quite popular with the locals.
41 locals recommend
Tozd
8 Gallusovo nabrežje
41 locals recommend
Nice café, not too touristy, quite popular with the locals.
Faux French to the core, but nevertheless one of the nicer cafés in Ljubljana.
72 locals recommend
Le petit Cafe - Okrepčevalnica
4 Trg francoske revolucije
72 locals recommend
Faux French to the core, but nevertheless one of the nicer cafés in Ljubljana.
Unique location and decent food, but the service can be very slow.
25 locals recommend
Makalonca
19 Hribarjevo nabrežje
25 locals recommend
Unique location and decent food, but the service can be very slow.
Affordable, decent Asian food. Can be quite crowded, but the outside seating is pretty lovely.
7 locals recommend
Thai Inn Pub
17 Rimska cesta
7 locals recommend
Affordable, decent Asian food. Can be quite crowded, but the outside seating is pretty lovely.
When you absolutely positively need the freshest produce in town, accept no substitutes.
32 locals recommend
Central Market
6 Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje
32 locals recommend
When you absolutely positively need the freshest produce in town, accept no substitutes.
A great place to get to know the more rural aspects of Slovene cuisine.
30 locals recommend
Slovenska Hiša
13 Cankarjevo nabrežje
30 locals recommend
A great place to get to know the more rural aspects of Slovene cuisine.
Repete: delicious food, local ingredients, great place for a quiet lunch. They also do concerts in the summer, which are amazing, and it's a great spot for rainy days because the interior is so calming.
15 locals recommend
Okrepčevalnica Repete
23 Gornji trg
15 locals recommend
Repete: delicious food, local ingredients, great place for a quiet lunch. They also do concerts in the summer, which are amazing, and it's a great spot for rainy days because the interior is so calming.
The best bakery chain in the area, bar none. Also has stores across town, all of which are good.
7 locals recommend
Mlinar
9 Čopova ulica
7 locals recommend
The best bakery chain in the area, bar none. Also has stores across town, all of which are good.
Mostly serves light vegetarian dishes, which are really good, but not quite my cup of tea. Lovely place.
32 locals recommend
Bazilika Bistro
15 Prešernova cesta
32 locals recommend
Mostly serves light vegetarian dishes, which are really good, but not quite my cup of tea. Lovely place.
The place that started the hamburger craze in Slovenia, well worth a visit if you're in the mood for a burger.
13 locals recommend
Hood Burger Vič
105 Jamova cesta
13 locals recommend
The place that started the hamburger craze in Slovenia, well worth a visit if you're in the mood for a burger.
A lovely restaurant in the heart of old town that employs people with learning disabilities.
42 locals recommend
second violin
21 Stari trg
42 locals recommend
A lovely restaurant in the heart of old town that employs people with learning disabilities.
Some of my favourite sandwiches, and great for a light, quickish lunch.
16 locals recommend
Paninoteka
3 Jurčičev trg
16 locals recommend
Some of my favourite sandwiches, and great for a light, quickish lunch.
A tiny little castle and a restaurant. Nothing special, but the park is very relaxing.
8 locals recommend
Kodeljevo Castle
20 Ulica Carla Benza
8 locals recommend
A tiny little castle and a restaurant. Nothing special, but the park is very relaxing.
The central square. The café is unremarkable, except for the fact that their prices are unexpectedly reasonable.
203 locals recommend
Preseren Square
Prešernov trg
203 locals recommend
The central square. The café is unremarkable, except for the fact that their prices are unexpectedly reasonable.
Interesting food, mostly variations on traditional Slovene dishes, charming owner. Well worth a try, but not really a place for vegetarians.
23 locals recommend
Okrepčevalnica Čompa
40 Trubarjeva cesta
23 locals recommend
Interesting food, mostly variations on traditional Slovene dishes, charming owner. Well worth a try, but not really a place for vegetarians.
Lovely and authentic Lebanese food. Highly recommended, but their hours are a bit weird.
12 locals recommend
Libanonske meze in drugi užitki
45 Trubarjeva cesta
12 locals recommend
Lovely and authentic Lebanese food. Highly recommended, but their hours are a bit weird.
Nice selection of tea and coffee, as well as some nice desserts. Excellent service.
6 locals recommend
Čajnica Gallus
29 Gallusovo nabrežje
6 locals recommend
Nice selection of tea and coffee, as well as some nice desserts. Excellent service.
An American place, great burgers, very good service. A bit pricey, but worth it.
29 locals recommend
Pop's place
3 Cankarjevo nabrežje
29 locals recommend
An American place, great burgers, very good service. A bit pricey, but worth it.
You think you've had good gelato? Not till you've been here. Some crazy flavours, too, but trust them, they know what they're doing.
6 locals recommend
GELATERIA ROMANTIKA
1 Dvorni trg
6 locals recommend
You think you've had good gelato? Not till you've been here. Some crazy flavours, too, but trust them, they know what they're doing.
Good for a quick snack. Reasonably priced and well located, so there's often a queue.
7 locals recommend
The Wok
4 Čopova ulica
7 locals recommend
Good for a quick snack. Reasonably priced and well located, so there's often a queue.
Good Indian food, and after a bout of particularly heavy thinking, they came up with the idea of Indian pizza. Believe it or not, the result is amazing. They also deliver.
12 locals recommend
Maharaja & Himalaya, Indian and Nepali restaurant
35 Vodnikova cesta
12 locals recommend
Good Indian food, and after a bout of particularly heavy thinking, they came up with the idea of Indian pizza. Believe it or not, the result is amazing. They also deliver.
It's not often that you get great location and great food combined, but this is one of them.
32 locals recommend
Gostilna na gradu
1 Grajska planota
32 locals recommend
It's not often that you get great location and great food combined, but this is one of them.
Fantastic views of the river, decent coffee and desserts, useless staff. Questionable music choices.
65 locals recommend
ŠPICA CAFFE | kaval Group
20 Gruberjevo nabrežje
65 locals recommend
Fantastic views of the river, decent coffee and desserts, useless staff. Questionable music choices.
Lovely location for a quiet relaxing coffee by a pond in Ljubljana's nicest park.
33 locals recommend
Čolnarna
2A Cesta 27. aprila
33 locals recommend
Lovely location for a quiet relaxing coffee by a pond in Ljubljana's nicest park.
Not exactly centrally located, but the food is incredibly good, pulled pork especially. Though they do have very nice salads, their vegetarian choices are a bit limited. Nicely repurposed modernist architecture.
20 locals recommend
Kavarna Tiskarna d. o. o.
123 Dunajska cesta
20 locals recommend
Not exactly centrally located, but the food is incredibly good, pulled pork especially. Though they do have very nice salads, their vegetarian choices are a bit limited. Nicely repurposed modernist architecture.
Incredible location, great food. Outside seating in a hidden garden in the middle of the city.
26 locals recommend
Restavracija Shambala
12 Križevniška ulica
26 locals recommend
Incredible location, great food. Outside seating in a hidden garden in the middle of the city.
Really good pizza just off the main tourist parts. Lovely outside views, weather permitting.
59 locals recommend
Trta
21 Grudnovo nabrežje
59 locals recommend
Really good pizza just off the main tourist parts. Lovely outside views, weather permitting.
Really nice Middle Eastern street food. Not too expensive, and it's really good. Loads of vegan/vegetarian food too.
34 locals recommend
Abi Falafel
40 Trubarjeva cesta
34 locals recommend
Really nice Middle Eastern street food. Not too expensive, and it's really good. Loads of vegan/vegetarian food too.
The only way to be sure that you've properly experienced Ljubljana nightlife is to stagger to this place at around 3 AM and order a burek (with meat). Eat. Marvel at the greasiness. Wake refreshed.
16 locals recommend
Nobel Burek
30 Miklošičeva cesta
16 locals recommend
The only way to be sure that you've properly experienced Ljubljana nightlife is to stagger to this place at around 3 AM and order a burek (with meat). Eat. Marvel at the greasiness. Wake refreshed.
A bar with a nice view, if often slow waiters. Good coffee, though.
10 locals recommend
LP BAR
2 Novi trg
10 locals recommend
A bar with a nice view, if often slow waiters. Good coffee, though.
Very hip. Haven't been there, but people say nice things.
37 locals recommend
Luda restaurant
11 Poljanska cesta
37 locals recommend
Very hip. Haven't been there, but people say nice things.
A lovely little café not far from the flat, perfect for a quick snack or breakfast.
40 locals recommend
Kavarna Rog
67 Petkovškovo nabrežje
40 locals recommend
A lovely little café not far from the flat, perfect for a quick snack or breakfast.
While they specialise in suckling pigs and all other things pork-related, they also do some of the best pizza in town. If you're up for some traditional Slovene meat dishes, this is the place.
39 locals recommend
Gostilnica 5-6 kg
17 Eipprova ulica
39 locals recommend
While they specialise in suckling pigs and all other things pork-related, they also do some of the best pizza in town. If you're up for some traditional Slovene meat dishes, this is the place.
Burgers. Beer. Goodness. (No, seriously, one of my top three favourite burger places in Ljubljana.)
27 locals recommend
Hood Burger Center
4 Nazorjeva ulica
27 locals recommend
Burgers. Beer. Goodness. (No, seriously, one of my top three favourite burger places in Ljubljana.)

Everything Else

A museum cafe that's actually really nice and lively.
58 locals recommend
Slovenian Ethnographic Museum
2 Metelkova ulica
58 locals recommend
A museum cafe that's actually really nice and lively.

Drinks & Nightlife

Beer, beer, beer. They really absolutely know their beer here, and that's on top of it being a really nice place with great staff.
9 locals recommend
Sir William's pub
8a Tavčarjeva ulica
9 locals recommend
Beer, beer, beer. They really absolutely know their beer here, and that's on top of it being a really nice place with great staff.
Decent food, good selection of beers, great atmosphere. What's not to like, apart from waking up the next morning?
12 locals recommend
Irish Pub
6 Prečna ulica
12 locals recommend
Decent food, good selection of beers, great atmosphere. What's not to like, apart from waking up the next morning?
At the heart of the infamous Metelkova, the home of so many great nights and dirty toilets. This is the place to be when night falls.
Menza pri koritu
8 Metelkova ulica
At the heart of the infamous Metelkova, the home of so many great nights and dirty toilets. This is the place to be when night falls.
Difficult to categorise but always enjoyable, Daktari is what you get when a couple of weird guys find just enough entrepreneurial spirit to create one of the most unique places in Ljubljana.
17 locals recommend
Daktari
7 Krekov trg
17 locals recommend
Difficult to categorise but always enjoyable, Daktari is what you get when a couple of weird guys find just enough entrepreneurial spirit to create one of the most unique places in Ljubljana.
Very new and intentionally undefined. Haven't been inside, to be honest, but it looks like a nice place with interesting people.
17 locals recommend
Magda
1 Pogačarjev trg
17 locals recommend
Very new and intentionally undefined. Haven't been inside, to be honest, but it looks like a nice place with interesting people.
A weird little place that's somewhere between a gallery and a club. Interesting events.
39 locals recommend
Pritličje
2 Mestni trg
39 locals recommend
A weird little place that's somewhere between a gallery and a club. Interesting events.
They do pretty good breakfast, and the place kind of turns into a bar in the afternoon and then continues in this manner into the night.
32 locals recommend
Centralna Postaja
23 Trubarjeva cesta
32 locals recommend
They do pretty good breakfast, and the place kind of turns into a bar in the afternoon and then continues in this manner into the night.
Loud music, masses of people, and early morning walks home. Pretty much the biggest mainstream club in Ljubljana.
119 locals recommend
Cirkus Klub
7 Trg mladinskih delovnih brigad
119 locals recommend
Loud music, masses of people, and early morning walks home. Pretty much the biggest mainstream club in Ljubljana.
Lazy afternoons and lively evenings. Great location, always crowded, always fun.
28 locals recommend
Sax Hostel & Sax pub
7 Eipprova ulica
28 locals recommend
Lazy afternoons and lively evenings. Great location, always crowded, always fun.
A bit off the beaten path, but very good fun, and it often hosts concerts.
40 locals recommend
Prulček - live music venue
2 Prijateljeva ulica
40 locals recommend
A bit off the beaten path, but very good fun, and it often hosts concerts.
23 locals recommend
ZOO
2 Tržaška cesta
23 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Gorgeous nature and a perfectly nice cafe. Great for kids, with a playground, and loads of parking.
Bar Brunarica Bizovik Dejan Hočevar s.p.
60 Pot v Dolino
Gorgeous nature and a perfectly nice cafe. Great for kids, with a playground, and loads of parking.