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nightlife Roxly C-2, Mala 5, tel. 041 399 599, 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. So whether you want a coffee with a view, a long lunch, or cocktails and rock and roll, the Roxly can meet your needs - just make sure you get your times right. QOpen 07:00 - 02:00, Thu, Fri 07:00 - 03:00, Sat 10:00 03:00. Closed Sun. (€6-18). PJAEGBXSW
Slon Lounge B-2, Slovenska 34 (Best Western Slon), tel.
470 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 businesslike 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). PTJAUGBKXSW
Stara Mačka B-3, Krojaška 8, tel. 251 17 49, info@sta-
ramacka.si, 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
Turbo Folk En Pub H-1, Celovška 150, tel. 514 11 26, info@
enpub.si, www.enpub.si. The true sounds of the suburbs echo around the walls of this extraordinary little place practically non-stop. Leave your gun in the car, clear security and the metal detector, and you’re free to indulge your wildest wishes. Every night is different, from hopelessly sentimental romantic nights of ballads to all-night DJ parties featuring the classic Turbo Folk girls. Refreshment features everything from bottles of ice-cold local beer to cocktails to ice cream, and they even do sandwiches and coffee for party animals who’ve moved on to other places that stay open even longer and come back again early in the morning. For a totally different take on Ljubljana, En Pub simply has to be experienced to be believed. QOpen 06:30 - 24:00, Thu 06:30 - 03:00, Fri 06:30 - 05:00, Sat 09:00 - 05:00, Sun 09:00 - 24:00. PTA6ULGBXW
Klub 12 G-1, Prušnikova 95/041 67 85 77, info@
klub-12.com, www.klub-12.com. Turbo Folk’s classic Ljubljana after-party venue is a good few kilometres from the city centre and doesn’t see a single client until around 04:00, but that’s all part of the fun really. After the other venues have closed their doors the deal is to pile into this dark underground cavern with its strange red lighting, pictures of naked women with bows and arrows on the walls and excruciatingly loud music and carry on with the party. This is hedonism at its very best, to the point that many of the true hardcore followers of the faith scrabble out of here blurry eyed in the morning and start all over again. Unmisable for those who know and love how to party. QOpen 07:00 - 05:00, Sat, Sun 18:00 - 05:00. PALEGX
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nightlife 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
Žmauc A-3, Rimska 21, tel. 251 03 24. Ask any tuned-in local
to make a list of their favourite bars and they’re almost certain to put this place on the list. Covered in quality graffiti outside and always featuring a huddle of interesting-looking individuals smoking suspiciously large cigarettes by the entrance, the exterior is but a mild prelude to what’s inside. A smallish L-shaped bar is packed day and night with more strange characters amidst an interior design scheme straight from the pages of a Manga comic. Excellent for coffee or something a little stronger. Highly recommended. QOpen 07:30 - 01:00, Sat 10:00 - 01:00, Sun 18:00 - 01:00.PJA6GB
Clubs
As Lounge B-3, Čopova 5, Knafljev prehod, tel. 425 88
22, www.gostilnaas.si. This fabulous lounge is the third string to the three-string bow that is As. Featuring lots of laidback browns and oranges with comfortable sofas and a mix of well-heeled clients, enjoy loads of cocktails and DJs in a chill-out environment that’s one in a million. Private parties also available. QOpen 09:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon, Tue, Sun. PAG
Bachus B-3, Kongresni Trg 3, tel. 241 82 44, info@
bachus-center.com, www.bachus-center.com. One of the longest running nightclubs in the centre of Ljubljana, this place accordingly bursts with people whenever there’s something good going on. Running the gamut of themed nights appealing to everyone from students to those looking for the best DJs in the city, this is currently the liveliest place in town for everyone to let their hair down and have some good old-fashioned fun. QOpen 08:00 - 06:00, Mon 08:00 - 23:00. Closed Sun. PJAEG
Emonska klet B-3, Plečnikov Trg 1, tel. 421 93 00,
emonska.klet@siol.net, www.emonskaklet.com. As well as being a large subterranean restaurant-bar in the heart of the city centre serving traditional Slovenian food, this is also where scores of young and not-so-young people head for during the evenings and weekends when it doubles as a club venue. As well as rolling around on the floor drunk, other things to do under the large vaulted brick ceilings are listen to the occasional DJ or even a band or two, get stuck in a conversation with expats and dance like a complete idiot. Fun! QOpen 10:00 - 02:00, Sun 12:00 - 21:00. Admission €1. PJAEG New
InBox J-3, Jurčkova 224, tel. 600 50 86/040 47 79 61,
info@inbox-club.si, www.inbox-club.si. This massive warehouse-style venue on the southern outskirts of town has been packing in Slovene clubbers, under one guise or another, for the better part of a decade. It generally attracts a younger crowd that always comes to party, and is where you’re most likely to to find big-name international DJs in Slovenia. From time to time it also hosts pop or rock acts and has random theme nights, such as the reoccurring Hawaii Party, where tropical attire is not only encouraged but obligatory. QOpen , Wed, Thu 21.00 - 4.00, Fri, Sat 21:00 - 05:00. Admission: Free to €26 depending on the event (check their website for details). PALEG
Klub 300 H-1, Regentova 35, tel. 1 510 39 40, fax
1 510 39 41, info@bowlingklub300.com, www.bowlingklub300.com. Celebrating a birthday? Graduating? Reunion? Organizing a business meeting or get together? If it’s a good time you need, Klub 300 is a friend indeed any day of the week. Order a ‘zirafa’ for the group (a 3 litre long tube of bubbling local beer which allows you to pour your own draught) and take on your friends or colleagues at one of the bowling alleys, or at a game of pool. El Toro, a Mexican restaurant attached to the complex, fries up a spicy dish for just under a tener and the cocktails are only a fiver. The VIP room is especially suited for business meetings who want to mix work with a bit of fun. QOpen 14:00 - 24:00, Wed 13:00 - 24:00, Fri 14:00 - 02:00, Sat 11:00 - 02:00, Sun 11:00 - 23:00. PALG
Klub K4 B-2, Kersnikova 4, tel. 438 02 61, mique@ klubk4.org, www.klubk4.org. If you’re staying in a hotel in this part of town and your bed starts bouncing across the room in the middle of the night, the chances are the culprit can be found inside Club K4. A very student-oriented club indeed, it’s hot and sweaty and the DJs play some of the weirdest, hardest stuff in the country. Brilliant stuff. Sunday is the pink party night, the only party night in town for the gay community. Q Open Tue from 22:00, Wed-Sat from 23:00, Sun from 22:00. Mon closed. Admission €7. PJAG Klub SubSub A-1, Celovška 54a, klub@subsub.si, www.
subsub.si. The oldest club in Ljubljana doesn’t really get going until about 1 am but when it does it doesn’t let up until 5 or 6 in the morning. Specialising in ‘good music’, with underground DJs and bands, SubSub attracts a mix of locals and tourists who want to hear the full gamut of alternative dance tracks from hip hop to funk to reggae. The cover charge depends on who is spinning or playing and once through the doors you’ll be part of a hip crowd ranging in age from their teens to their late 30’s. Check out the website for a glimpse at what’s upcoming and a taste test of the sounds you’re likely to hear. QOpen 17:00 - 02:00, Thu, Fri, Sat 17:00 - 05:00, Sun 15:00 - 02:00. (€3-16). PJALEGBXW
KMŠ A-3, Tržaška 2, tel. 425 74 80, info@klubkms.si,
www.klubkms.si. If you’re young and a student (or at least look like one), here’s a great place to have some fun with the rest of Ljubljana’s dynamic youth. Numerous concerts and DJ nights are programmed for the weekends and the occasional weekday. Drink to your heart’s content as the booze is by far the cheapest in town.QOpen 08:00 - 22:00, Sat 21:00 - 05:00. Closed Sun. Closed in August. Admission €0,5. PJA6EGW
Orto Bar E-1, Grablovičeva 1, tel. 232 16 74, info@
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orto-bar.com, www.orto-bar.com. A combined bar and live music venue dedicated to the glorious and mostly unpretentious world of rock music, filled nightly with a well-behaved
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crowd in leather jackets etc, drinking the night away and taking advantage of one of the few regular live music venues in the city. The bar is worth visiting on its own. Long and thin, there’s a line of old turning ventilators along one wall, giving the place a futuristic, Mad Max feel. QOpen 08:00 - 05:00, Mon, Tue, Wed 08:00 - 04:00, Sun 18:00 - 21:00. PALEGBX New
Top: Eat & Party A-3, Tomšičeva 2, tel. 40 17 77
75, info@klubtop.si, www.klubtop.si. Located on the top floor of a commercial building in the heart of the city centre, this recently-opened venue is already the odds-on favourite to win the prestigious “Most Literally Named Club in Slovenia” award, and is looking to compete internationally later this summer. Local DJs spin a good variety of music Wednesday to Saturday, running the gamut from live jazz and bossa nova to the latest house cuts. If you’re not in the mood for going out, at least try to stop by during the day for a coffee on the terrace and some great views of the castle and old town. QOpen 08:30 - 22:00, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 08:30 - 05:00. Admission: Free before 23:00 and €6 after. PJAEGBKW
Ultra B-2, Nazorjeva 8, tel. 031 56 07 13, info@ultraclub.si, www.ultra-club.si. If you find yourself painfully unprepared at the salsa night a few doors day, you can slink down to this fancy disco for something a little more freeformed. The bar features DJs and various theme nights from house to hip hop and the full bar also offers an assortment of cocktails whenever you take a break from the throbbing crowd. QOpen 20.00 - 03.00. Closed Mon, Tue, Sun. Admission €5. PJAG
Jazz clubs
Gajo Jazz Club B-2, Beethovnova 8, tel. 425 32 06,
jazzclub.gajo@siol.net, www.jazzclubgajo.com. Roll over Beethoven - this is perhaps Ljubljana’s most famous Jazz venue, with regula jam sessions (Monday nights), concerts by local and international artists and other events. besides listening to music, it’s a great place for a few beers too. The programme can be found on the club’s English-language website. QOpen 09:00 - 01:00, Sat, Sun 09:00 - 24:00. PJAEGS new
Mons Jazz Club G-2, Pot Za Brdom 55, tel. 470 27
00, fax 470 27 08, info@hotel.mons.si, www.mons. si. One of the city’s top jazz venues. Every week or so the Mons hotel hosts top quality jazz featuring some of Europe’s finest performers. If you live in town or are a regular visitor, buy the season ticket” valid for all concerts over the year.Q PAULGW
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