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.

Human Fish (visiting taps) ★ 4.2 · Ljubljana

center · Slovenska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana

Human Fish brews in Vrhnika south-west of Ljubljana and pours regularly in the city through guest taps at Mister Beer and Craft Room. A TableJourney pick.

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.