10 breweries worth the trip across Slovenia, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Slovenia guides.

Tektonik Kraft Pivovarna ★ 4.5 · Ljubljana

center-rog · Komenskega ulica 32, 1000 Ljubljana

Tektonik runs both brewery and taproom on the same site near the Rog complex, capping pints at 5 euros and running guided tours every Friday led by founder.

Reservoir Dogs taproom (visiting taps) ★ 4.5 · Ljubljana

center · Slovenska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana

Reservoir Dogs in Nova Gorica exports to 30 countries; their Ljubljana presence runs through guest taps and bottle takeovers at Mister Beer rooms.

Pivovarna Pelicon (visiting taps) ★ 4.4 · Ljubljana

center · Slovenska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana

Pelicon was one of Slovenia's first microbreweries, founded in 2013 in Ajdovscina near Nova Gorica. Their hop-forward beers rotate through Ljubljana taprooms.

Loo-Blah-Nah Brewery ★ 4.3 · Ljubljana

siska · Cesta 24. junija 25, 1231 Ljubljana

Loo-Blah-Nah runs 10 own beers on tap at the residential-industrial brewery in Siska suburbs, plus a newer central pourroom near Central Market.

Mister Beer ★ 4.2 · Ljubljana

center · Slovenska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana

Mister Beer is the city's craft beer retail-and-tasting room, rotating Slovenian taps with visiting bottles from Pelicon, Reservoir Dogs and across Europe.

Craft Room ★ 4.2 · Ljubljana

center · Trubarjeva cesta 47, 1000 Ljubljana

Craft Room is a small Trubarjeva bottle shop carrying the full range of Slovenian craft producers and a steady rotation of European imports.

Maister Pub ★ 4.2 · Ljubljana

center · Zelezna cesta 14, 1000 Ljubljana

Maister Pub is the Ljubljana outpost of Kamnik's Maister Brewery, pouring the full lineup from Gallus pilsner and Vega pale ale to General Maister IPA.

Lobik Beer Bar ★ 4.1 · Ljubljana

center · Trubarjeva cesta 23, 1000 Ljubljana

Lobik is a small Trubarjeva multi-tap craft bar, rotating 12 lines weekly across Slovenian and visiting European brewers. A TableJourney editor pick.

Pivovarna Union ★ 3.9 · Ljubljana

center · Pivovarniska ulica 2, 1000 Ljubljana

Union is Slovenia's largest brewery, founded in Ljubljana in 1864, with city-centre brewery tours of the historic site and lager production line.

Patrick's Irish Pub craft section ★ 3.8 · Ljubljana

center · Presernov trg 8, 1000 Ljubljana

Patrick's keeps a small craft beer section on tap alongside Guinness, useful for catching a Slovenian IPA in a pub setting with no waiting list.