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.