15 cafes worth the trip across Slovenia, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Slovenia guides.
Stow Specialty Coffee Shop ★ 4.6 · Ljubljana
center · Gosposka ulica 15, 1000 Ljubljana
Stow inside the Ljubljana City Museum on Gosposka brought third-wave coffee to Slovenia. Brew bar, single-origin espresso on a La Marzocco, V60 and Chemex.
Stow 2 Go ★ 4.5 · Ljubljana
center · Presernov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Stow 2 Go is the take-away counter steps from Preseren Square, pulling the same beans and presses as the City Museum room with a focused walk-up menu.
Crno Zrno ★ 4.5 · Ljubljana
stari-grad · Gornji trg 17, 1000 Ljubljana
Crno Zrno on Gornji trg below the castle is the Colombian shop of Alexander Nino Ruiz, single-origin beans direct from small farms with a cold brew that won.
Cafe Cokl ★ 4.4 · Ljubljana
stari-grad · Krekov trg 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Cafe Cokl by roaster Tine Cokl has been pouring specialty coffee at the castle funicular base since 2012, working closely with Slovenia's Buna roastery.
Tozd ★ 4.4 · Ljubljana
center · Cankarjeva cesta 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Tozd is a cafe-and-natural-wine bar that relocated in 2023 to Cankarjeva, with the city's best cold brew and a short kitchen of daytime plates.
EK Bistro ★ 4.4 · Ljubljana
center · Petkovskovo nabrezje 65, 1000 Ljubljana
EK Bistro doubles as the city's serious daytime cafe with specialty coffee on the bar and house-baked cinnamon rolls coming out hourly. A TableJourney pick.
Cafetino ★ 4.3 · Ljubljana
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Cafetino sits on a cobbled corner of Stari trg with a large selection of fair-trade coffees freshly ground on the bar. The tiny room fills up by mid-morning.
Pekarna Osem ★ 4.3 · Ljubljana
stari-grad · Stari trg 19, 1000 Ljubljana
Pekarna Osem on Stari trg pairs its sourdough bakery with a small cafe counter where Andrej Gerzelj has been baking since 2013. A TableJourney editor pick.
Pritlicje ★ 4.2 · Ljubljana
stari-grad · Mestni trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Pritlicje on Mestni trg next to the Town Hall opened in 2014 as a cafe, gallery and concert venue rolled into one ground-floor address, an all-day local.
Slovenska hisa ★ 4.2 · Ljubljana
center · Cankarjevo nabrezje 13, 1000 Ljubljana
Slovenska hisa on the river opens at 08:00 for a Slovenian breakfast plate with regional eggs, dilce spreads and a Slovenian roast coffee on the terrace.
Buna ★ 4.2 · Ljubljana
center · Trg republike 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Buna pours the eponymous Slovenian sustainability-focused roastery's beans in a small Trg republike room, a working-day coffee for office regulars.
Daktari ★ 4.1 · Ljubljana
stari-grad · Krekov trg 7, 1000 Ljubljana
Daktari on Krekov trg shifts from morning cafe to evening club, with a kitchen of small plates and a programme of live music and literary readings.
Le Petit Cafe ★ 4.0 · Ljubljana
center · Trg francoske revolucije 4, 1000 Ljubljana
Le Petit Cafe on Trg francoske revolucije runs a French-leaning breakfast and lunch counter with rabbit and tarte du jour appearing on the chalkboard.
Kavarna Zvezda ★ 4.0 · Ljubljana
center · Wolfova ulica 14, 1000 Ljubljana
Kavarna Zvezda by Park Zvezda is the classic Habsburg-style city coffee house, white tablecloths and house pastries with a slice of potica on the menu.
Kavarna Cacao ★ 3.9 · Ljubljana
center · Petkovskovo nabrezje 3, 1000 Ljubljana
Kavarna Cacao on the embankment has been a riverside coffee-and-cake stop since the 2000s, popular with locals for its terrace and chocolate menu.