28 cafe places in Ljubljana we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ljubljana | Cafe across every city.
Coffee is close to a civic ritual in Ljubljana, and the cafe scene splits between old-school kavarne and a serious specialty roastery wave. In the centre Stow Coffee Roasters, R&B Cafe Roasters and Tozd push the third-wave style, while Kavarna Zvezda and Kavarna Cacao keep the classic Slovenian cake-and-coffee tradition. The old town adds Cafe Cokl, Crno Zrno and Pritlicje, the small rooms where regulars linger over a single macchiato.
Pritlicje ★ 4.0
stari-grad · Mestni trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Pritlicje is a ground-floor cafe-restaurant-club on Mestni trg next to the Town Hall, plating an all-day kitchen with vegan and gluten-free options and live.
Stow Specialty Coffee Shop ★ 4.6
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
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
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
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.
Cafetino ★ 4.3
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.
Tozd ★ 4.4
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.
Pritlicje ★ 4.2
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.
Daktari ★ 4.1
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.
Pekarna Osem ★ 4.3
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.
Le Petit Cafe ★ 4.0
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.
Slovenska hisa ★ 4.2
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.
EK Bistro ★ 4.4
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.
Kavarna Cacao ★ 3.9
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.
Kavarna Zvezda ★ 4.0
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.
R&B Cafe Roasters ★ 4.4
center · Slovenska cesta 47, 1000 Ljubljana
R&B (Roaster and Baristas) pours single-origin espressos roasted on-site on Slovenska cesta. Named European Coffee Trip's Roaster of the Year 2025.
Pritlicje ★ 4.1
stari-grad · Mestni trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Pritlicje on Mestni trg shifts from afternoon cafe to evening bar and stays open through the city's main music nights, with a snack menu till close.
Cafe Cokl ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Krekov trg 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Cafe Cokl is the small krekov trg cafe at the castle funicular base is overshadowed by stow's brand. tine cokl has been roasting and pouring here since 2012.
Krakovo allotment gardens ★ 4.0
krakovo · Krakovski nasip, 1000 Ljubljana
Krakovo allotment gardens in Ljubljana are rows of vegetable cottages between Trnovo and the river, supplying neighbourhood gostilne with daily produce.
Crno Zrno ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Gornji trg 17, 1000 Ljubljana
Crno Zrno on Gornji trg below the castle is Alexander Nino Ruizs single-origin Colombian shop, quiet enough most days to get a brew-bar conversation.
Stow Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7
center · Gosposka ulica 15, 1000 Ljubljana
Stow brought third-wave coffee to Slovenia in 2014. The City Museum cafe doubles as a roasting and education space with regular Coffee Academies for home.
Crno Zrno ★ 4.5
stari-grad · Gornji trg 17, 1000 Ljubljana
Crno Zrno is a single-origin Colombian operator under Alexander Nino Ruiz, sourcing direct from small farms and roasting on Gornji trg below the castle.
R&B Cafe Roasters ★ 4.6
center · Slovenska cesta 47, 1000 Ljubljana
R&B (Roaster and Baristas) was named European Coffee Trip's Roaster of the Year 2025, roasting single-origin lots on Slovenska cesta and serving them.
Cokl by Tine Cokl ★ 4.5
stari-grad · Krekov trg 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Tine Cokl has been roasting and pouring on Krekov trg in Ljubljana's old town since 2012, partnered with Buna and rotating single-origin pour-over every week.
Cafetino ★ 4.2
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Cafetino on Stari trg is a fair-trade specialist with freshly ground beans on the bar and a small retail wall of single-origin bags from around the world.
Tozd ★ 4.3
center · Cankarjeva cesta 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Tozd roasts and pours its own cold brew at the Cankarjeva cesta room (relocated from Gallusovo nabrezje in 2023). A TableJourney editor pick.
Kava Cas ★ 4.1
center · Trubarjeva cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana
Kava Cas is a small Trubarjeva specialty room with a roasting setup at the back, popular with the morning Trubarjeva walkers. A TableJourney editor pick.
Escobar Coffee ★ 4.1
center · Tomsiceva ulica 7, 1000 Ljubljana
Escobar is a small Colombian-focused roaster on Tomsiceva. Single-origin beans direct from cooperatives and a tight a la carte menu of espressos.