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Conestoga C-2, Trubarjeva 43, conestoga@email.it. Doesn’t
look all that much from the outside: only a barrel or two gives away
the fact that this a drinking den, and nothing that this is in fact a live
music venue par excellence. The tiniest stage in Ljubljana (Europe
even) hosts live acts most evenings playing blues, jazz and rock.
Take home a souvenir t-shirt, a bargain €9. QOpen 08:00 - 01:00.
JRUEGB
Čupiterija B-3, Mestni Trg 4, tel. (+386) 59 712 368,
cupiterija@gmail.com. This place may be located on Mestni
Trg in the heart of Old Ljubljana, but don’t let that fool you:
it’s the epitome of funky - in a good a way. First of all it also
goes by the name Hijo de Puta, a mildly vulgar Spanish phrase
(if you’re not sure what it means we don’t want to ruin the
surprise). Then there’s the interior, a dizzying hodge podge of
Gaudi-inspired colours and textures spreading through several
rooms and multiple levels. It’s also one of the only places in
town where we feel obligated to forego our usual beer and
whiskey and order cocktails to go along with the free nightly
tapas. QOpen 09:00 - 01:00. PJAGBS
Lar’s Bar C-3, Gornji Trg 23. Sleek lines and more than a
mod towards Scandinavian design at this sublime little bar on
a quiet central side street. Owned and run by the eponymous
Lars, expect a wide range of Scandinavian cocktails, many of
which are mixed to perfection on the biggest vodka cocktail
list we’ve seen this side of Oslo. Offbeat nights in Ljubljana
should both begin and end here. QOpen 15:00. - 01:00, Sat
11:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon, Sun. PJGB
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Makalonca B-3, Hribarjevo Nabrežje 19, tel. (+386) 40
42 71 67, makalonca@makalonca.si, www.makalonca.
si. After several years hiatus, and several months of renovations,
Makalonca reopened this autumn with much fanfare
- and deservedly so, as it occupies one of the coolest locations
in the Ljubljana. Located below street level along the
Hribar Quay, it offers a quieter, more relaxed atmosphere than
can be found at the strip of bars and cafés on the Ljubljanica’s
opposite bank (or at least on nights when they forego the
techno). QOpen 08:00 - 01:00, Sun 10:00 - 22:00.
Opera Bar B-2, Cankarjeva 12, tel. (+386) 1421 03
90, www.opera-bar.com. A bright, large, colourful space
popular with many of the city’s more well-heeled residents,
including those who like to attend the opera house across the
street, Opera Bar is your classic café-bar. It brims with goodlooking
types drinking coffee during the day and something a
little stronger later on. The Australian-Slovenian ownwership
explains the huge Aborigine-style painted ceiling and walls.
QOpen , Mon, Tue, Wed 07:00 - 01:00, Thu, Fri, Sat 07:00
- 03:00, Sun 10:00 - 18:00. PJHAEGBXS
Rollbar J-2, Hala 18 (BTC City), tel. (+386) 1585 25 70,
www.indoor-karting.com. Another reason to visit the huge
BTC complex is this extraordinary place. Taking the gimmick of
the race-car-theme-drinking-hole to its logical conclusion, this
subterranean boozer not only comes complete with enough
racing paraphernalia to start your very own F1 museum, it’s
actually got a go-kart racing circuit. There are no drink-driving
laws here, just a bunch of electric go-carts and a hangar-size
space to wiggle them through. Not quite as tame as it sounds,
these go-carts when running on full power have a top speed of
120kph, restricted for obvious reasons here to a more sensible
albeit still stupidly fast 65kph. QOpen 07:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat
08:00 - 01:30, Sun 08:00 - 23:00. AUEGBXW
Roxly C-2, Mala 5, tel. (+386) 41 399 599, info@roxly.
si, www.roxly.si. It’s all in the timing so they say. Spread
over two floors, the Roxly provides a dual function by offering
meals by day and music by night. The coffee bar and
restaurant is popular during the daylight hours, with a good
wine and cocktail list, a menu made up of local and international
dishes and a view of the castle from the outdoor dining
area. By night, DJs and live music, mainly of the blues and
rock varieties, keep this place rolling along until three in the
morning, providing a welcome alternative to the ubiquitous
dance music found in most late-night venues. QOpen 07:00
- 02:00, Thu, Fri 07:00 - 03:00, Sat 10:00 - 03:00. Closed
Sun. (€6-18). PJAEGBXS
Slon Lounge B-2, Slovenska 34 (Best Western Slon), tel.
(+386) 1470 11 55, www.hotelslon.com. If Ljubljana were
a village, this would be the village pub. This legendary bar in the
legendary hotel of the same name is the kind of place where
people arrange to meet, and where they can sink back in comfortable
armchairs, chatting while they knock back a devilishly good
coffee or cocktail in an atmosphere that’s at once business-like
and relaxed. An almost circular affair with huge windows overlooking
the busy street outside, this is most people’s first choice
for informal get togethers. QOpen 08:00 - 24:00, Sun 10:30
- 24:00. (€7-15). PJAUGBKXSW
Stara Mačka B-3, Krojaška 8, tel. (+386) 1251 17
49, www.staramacka.si. The ground floor space of this
combined cocktail bar and steak house restaurant has opted
for something along the lines of a Cuban vibe, with plenty of
Cuban cocktails on the menu to accompany the Cuban music
and cigars also on offer. Upstairs find a small restaurant with lots
of classic 60s-style red lampshades turning out a reasonable
menu of appetizers, steaks, fresh salads and seafood dishes.
For those who can’t be bothered to move too far from where
they eat to where they end up drinking, Stara Mačka may well
prove too tempting to resist. QOpen 09:00 - 01:00, Sun 09:00
- 23:00. (€4-15).PJA6UGBKXSW
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