Slovenska hisa bar ★ 4.2
Slovenska hisa's riverside terrace runs late into the evening with a small cocktail list around Slovenian gin and herbal liqueurs plus snack plates.
Signature drink: Slovenian gin and tonic
Food: Slovenian small plates
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Ljubljana for grown-ups.
Where to drink
Tektonik Kraft Pivovarna ★ 4.4
Tektonik runs the city's leading craft beer taproom, caps every half-litre at 5 euros and runs guided brewery tours Friday afternoons. A TableJourney pick.
Signature drink: House IPA
Food: Snacks
Loo-Blah-Nah Brewery and Taproom ★ 4.3
Loo-Blah-Nah runs 10 own beers on tap at the residential-industrial brewery in suburban Siska, plus a newer central pourroom near Central Market.
Signature drink: Loo-Blah-Nah IPA
Food: Bar snacks
Patrick's Irish Pub ★ 3.8
Patrick's is a basement Irish pub near the central bus station, 80s decor and a steady rotation of Slovenian and Irish football crowds till late hours.
Signature drink: Guinness
Food: Pub food
Sir William's Pub ★ 4.0
Sir William's is the city's sophisticated British-style pub, pulling cask ales beside Slovenian whiskies and a steady weekday after-work crowd.
Signature drink: Cask ale
Food: Pub food
Pritlicje ★ 4.2
Pritlicje shifts at 17:00 from cafe to bar, with a cultural programme of live music, lectures and exhibitions running alongside an extensive drink list.
Signature drink: Slovenian wine and beer
Food: Snacks and small plates
Daktari ★ 4.0
Daktari turns evening into a club with a small live music programme. The kitchen keeps a snack list running through to 01:00. A TableJourney editor pick.
Signature drink: Cocktails and Slovenian wine
Food: Small plates
Mister Beer ★ 4.2
Mister Beer is a craft-focused bar and bottle shop on Slovenska cesta, rotating taps from Tektonik, Reservoir Dogs, Pelicon and visiting European brewers.
Signature drink: Rotating Slovenian taps
Food: Snacks
Tozd ★ 4.4
Tozd on Cankarjeva is the wine trade's cafe-and-wine bar of choice, raw and unfiltered Slovenian bottles paired with the city's best cold brew.
Signature drink: Cold brew, Slovenian natural wine
Food: Toasts, small plates
Joe Pena's Cantina y Bar ★ 3.9
Joe Pena's frozen-fruit margaritas have anchored Cankarjeva since 1998, pulled at the bar with quesadillas through to 02:30 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Signature drink: Frozen fruit margarita
Food: Mexican and Tex-Mex menu
Dvorni Bar ★ 4.3
Dvorni Bar runs a small cocktail menu alongside its 80-by-the-glass Slovenian wine board, an older crowd's room a few steps from the Triple Bridge.
Signature drink: Slovenian wine flight
Food: Charcuterie
TaBar wine bar ★ 4.6
TaBar's wine bar inside the Rog complex is the city's sharpest natural-wine room, 150-kilometre radius organic and biodynamic bottles with foraged tapas.
Signature drink: 150-kilometre radius natural wine
Food: Slovenian tapas
Wine Bar Suklje ★ 4.5
Wine Bar Suklje on the embankment runs a 500-label list chosen by a young oenologist generation, paired with small plates till late. A TableJourney pick.
Signature drink: Bela Krajina natural pour
Food: Small plates
Pop's Place bar ★ 4.2
Pop's Place's craft beer list anchors the riverside burger bar, open till 01:00 daily and a regular pit stop on the embankment crawl. A TableJourney pick.
Signature drink: Slovenian craft IPA
Food: Burgers and ribs
Kavarna Zvezda ★ 4.0
Kavarna Zvezda by Park Zvezda is the canonical Habsburg-style city coffeehouse, an evening glass of Slovenian wine landing on a white tablecloth.
Signature drink: Vienna-style coffee and cake
Food: Pastry case