Guidebook for Zagreb
Everything Else
The daily market or Dolac, on a raised square a set of stairs up from the main square, has been the city’s major trading place since 1926.
7 locals recommend
Dolac Market
DolacThe daily market or Dolac, on a raised square a set of stairs up from the main square, has been the city’s major trading place since 1926.
Opened as a tourist attraction in 2016, the 350-metre-long Grič tunnel once served the city in extremely different ways. Created as an air-raid shelter during World War II, it lay empty for decades until the earliest days of techno when hosted the seminal Under City Raves. Also in the 1990s, it again saw use as an air-raid shelter.
64 locals recommend
Tunel Grič - Tomićeva
5A Tomićeva ul.Opened as a tourist attraction in 2016, the 350-metre-long Grič tunnel once served the city in extremely different ways. Created as an air-raid shelter during World War II, it lay empty for decades until the earliest days of techno when hosted the seminal Under City Raves. Also in the 1990s, it again saw use as an air-raid shelter.
Housed in one of the Upper Town's finest Baroque mansions, the thematic display takes visitors through a series of different emotions associated with a break-up, illustrated by objects donated by members of the public
396 locals recommend
Museum of Broken Relationships
2 Ćirilometodska ul.Housed in one of the Upper Town's finest Baroque mansions, the thematic display takes visitors through a series of different emotions associated with a break-up, illustrated by objects donated by members of the public
A mammoth Sunday flea market on the outskirts of Zagreb's city centre.
Many of the goods here are cheap – clothes, CDs, sports shoes – but you’ll also find piles of oddities and rarities from all over the Balkans.
10 locals recommend
Hrelić
Sajmišna cestaA mammoth Sunday flea market on the outskirts of Zagreb's city centre.
Many of the goods here are cheap – clothes, CDs, sports shoes – but you’ll also find piles of oddities and rarities from all over the Balkans.
Booksa
14d Martićeva ulicaZagreb’s prime literary club also doubles as a café.
Arts & Culture
Muzej suvremene umjetnosti
Ulica Julija KniferaCroatia's most internationally renowned sculptor, Ivan Meštrović, lived and worked in this restored trio of adjoining 17th-century mansions in Gornji Grad between the years 1923 and 1942.
25 locals recommend
Atelier Mestrovic
8 Mletačka ul.Croatia's most internationally renowned sculptor, Ivan Meštrović, lived and worked in this restored trio of adjoining 17th-century mansions in Gornji Grad between the years 1923 and 1942.
What you find today is a sumptuous interior – a suitably ornate backdrop for local-language theatre, ballet and opera.
346 locals recommend
Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
15 Trg Republike HrvatskeWhat you find today is a sumptuous interior – a suitably ornate backdrop for local-language theatre, ballet and opera.
The section dedicated to Nikola Tesla illustrates just how advanced this turn-of-the-century pioneer of electricity generation and radio transmission actually was. Daily demonstrations in his laboratory involve a short lecture during which some of his inventions are put through their paces.
115 locals recommend
Nikola Tesla Technical Museum
18 Savska cestaThe section dedicated to Nikola Tesla illustrates just how advanced this turn-of-the-century pioneer of electricity generation and radio transmission actually was. Daily demonstrations in his laboratory involve a short lecture during which some of his inventions are put through their paces.
Sightseeing
On Sundays the fruit and veg stalls that fill Britanski trg during the week are cleared away, and an attractive bric-a-brac and antique market is laid out.
9 locals recommend
British Square
Britanski trgOn Sundays the fruit and veg stalls that fill Britanski trg during the week are cleared away, and an attractive bric-a-brac and antique market is laid out.
Boundary-breaking art collective Pimp my Pump teamed up with street art studio Lapo Lapo to turn a run-down urban park into a vibrant open-air museum and green event space. An array of fun events, workshops and open-air exhibitions take place throughout the summer.
26 locals recommend
Art Park Zagreb
26 Ribnjak ul.Boundary-breaking art collective Pimp my Pump teamed up with street art studio Lapo Lapo to turn a run-down urban park into a vibrant open-air museum and green event space. An array of fun events, workshops and open-air exhibitions take place throughout the summer.
Parks & Nature
The Botanical Gardens form the east-west anchor of the ‘Green Horseshoe’, a U-shaped band of greenery laid out by Milan Lenuci in the 19th century. About 10,000 plant species come mainly from Croatia, some from as far as Asia.
122 locals recommend
Botanical Garden
9A Trg Marka MarulićaThe Botanical Gardens form the east-west anchor of the ‘Green Horseshoe’, a U-shaped band of greenery laid out by Milan Lenuci in the 19th century. About 10,000 plant species come mainly from Croatia, some from as far as Asia.
Maksimir Park comprises an attractive 18 hectares (45 acres) of welcome greenery opened to an appreciative public in 1794. Its woods, meadows and lakes were landscaped in what was then considered the English style.
396 locals recommend
Maksimir
1 Maksimirski perivojMaksimir Park comprises an attractive 18 hectares (45 acres) of welcome greenery opened to an appreciative public in 1794. Its woods, meadows and lakes were landscaped in what was then considered the English style.
Entertainment & Activities
Built-in 1924 and still retaining many of its period features, the 500-seater Kino Europa is the oldest still-functioning cinema in Zagreb.
49 locals recommend
Cinema Europa
3 Varšavska ul.Built-in 1924 and still retaining many of its period features, the 500-seater Kino Europa is the oldest still-functioning cinema in Zagreb.
A museum with mirror mazes, gravity-defying rooms, bottomless pits, holograms and mirages.
239 locals recommend
Muzej iluzija
72 IlicaA museum with mirror mazes, gravity-defying rooms, bottomless pits, holograms and mirages.
Drinks & Nightlife
The DJ presides over a relaxed vibe and offers music from deep house to dub, techno to reggae. International names make appearances here in this relatively secret dance enclave.
24 locals recommend
Masters club
132 Maksimirska cestaThe DJ presides over a relaxed vibe and offers music from deep house to dub, techno to reggae. International names make appearances here in this relatively secret dance enclave.
Known by all as 'Krolo' after the writer Miroslav Krleža who lived here, this beautiful old wooden bar near the main square gives its many patrons a flavour of pre-1991 Zagreb.
The bar staff are easy-going, the inviting older clientele religiously scan the day's newspapers and the younger regulars gather round the semicircular bar. No DJs, no hipster-attracting tricks, but still crowded and raucous at weekends. Timeless is the word you're looking for.
Krolo
7 Radićeva ul.Known by all as 'Krolo' after the writer Miroslav Krleža who lived here, this beautiful old wooden bar near the main square gives its many patrons a flavour of pre-1991 Zagreb.
The bar staff are easy-going, the inviting older clientele religiously scan the day's newspapers and the younger regulars gather round the semicircular bar. No DJs, no hipster-attracting tricks, but still crowded and raucous at weekends. Timeless is the word you're looking for.
This cult bar is a real locals' hang-out. The interior of Alcatraz is crowded with American number plates, beer flags, and mannequins – one of which wears a Mick Jagger mask and seems to be a part of the party.
63 locals recommend
Alcatraz Pub Crawl
12 Preradovićeva ul.This cult bar is a real locals' hang-out. The interior of Alcatraz is crowded with American number plates, beer flags, and mannequins – one of which wears a Mick Jagger mask and seems to be a part of the party.
Bacchus Jazz Bar is an ideal place to meet friends, listen to jazz and either have a civilised party evening or get revved up for what's to come.
37 locals recommend
Bacchus
16 Trg Kralja TomislavaBacchus Jazz Bar is an ideal place to meet friends, listen to jazz and either have a civilised party evening or get revved up for what's to come.
Funk club
56 Ul. Ivana TkalčićaThe music programme is dizzyingly diverse and there's usually something happening in the bar's basement. It's also one of the few places in the city where you can hear afrobeat, dancehall or grime music.
15 locals recommend
Plocnik
21 Međimurska ul.The music programme is dizzyingly diverse and there's usually something happening in the bar's basement. It's also one of the few places in the city where you can hear afrobeat, dancehall or grime music.
Tvornica kulture (‘The Culture Factory’) has established itself as Zagreb‘s leading medium-sized venue for live rock and pop.
57 locals recommend
Tvornica Kulture
2 Šubićeva ul.Tvornica kulture (‘The Culture Factory’) has established itself as Zagreb‘s leading medium-sized venue for live rock and pop.
Food Scene
Arguably the best ice-cream in the city centre, the display counter seduces passers-by with its bounty of glazed treats and homemade cakes.
80 locals recommend
Vincek slastičarnica
18 IlicaArguably the best ice-cream in the city centre, the display counter seduces passers-by with its bounty of glazed treats and homemade cakes.