Tektonik Kraft Pivovarna ★ 4.5
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.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Ljubljana worth taking a tram to.
Where to drink local
Loo-Blah-Nah Brewery ★ 4.3
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
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
Craft Room is a small Trubarjeva bottle shop carrying the full range of Slovenian craft producers and a steady rotation of European imports.
Reservoir Dogs taproom (visiting taps) ★ 4.5
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
Pelicon was one of Slovenia's first microbreweries, founded in 2013 in Ajdovscina near Nova Gorica. Their hop-forward beers rotate through Ljubljana taprooms.
Pivovarna Union ★ 3.9
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
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.
Human Fish (visiting taps) ★ 4.2
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
Lobik is a small Trubarjeva multi-tap craft bar, rotating 12 lines weekly across Slovenian and visiting European brewers. A TableJourney editor pick.