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Cafés in Bežigrad

Pražarna's roastery bar and the café-bars of Dunajska cesta, near the fairgrounds and Plečnik's stadium.

Photo: Nils Rotura, Pexels License

Bežigrad is a mostly residential district of 7.2 km² and about 32,700 people, laid out along Dunajska cesta (Vienna Road), its main artery and shopping street.1 Its oldest street is Hranilniška ulica, from the 1880s, and the older part keeps many large houses from between the wars.1

The district's landmarks are big ones: the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre at Dunajska cesta 18, Plečnik's stadium and, further north, the Stožice sports park.12 Cafés follow Dunajska cesta and the side streets around Linhartova cesta and Kardeljeva ploščad.

Local tip: For a laptop morning, Pražarna at Dunajska cesta 61 advertises fast Wi-Fi and sockets for every device; Bife Jež on Staničeva ulica is the place for a coffee at 05:00.3

At a glance

24Cafés listed
5With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
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  • Opens earliest: Bife Jež, from 05:00 (Mon–Sat 05:00–22:00 · Sun 08:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Cafe Monet, until 00:00 (Mon–Thu 06:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 06:00–00:00 · Sun 08:00–22:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (33%), open late (17%), wi-fi (13%).

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Along Dunajska cesta

The Exhibition Centre was founded in 1954 and held its first fairs in 1955; its modernist halls went up from 1954 to the late 1960s to designs by Branko Simčič, Milan Mihelič and Ilija Arnautović.2 Louis Armstrong played there in 1959, a major Plečnik exhibition was held there in 1986, and Hall A seats 5,000 for concerts; the grounds draw more than 400,000 visitors a year.2

Café-bars follow the road north: Verbot Kavarna at No. 9a, Kafetarija Raj and Kavarna Public at No. 51, Pražarna at No. 61, and a cluster at No. 111 with Bežigrajski Vrt, Cafe Buke bar and, at 111a, Cafe Fontana. Local, at No. 158, opens 07:30–22:00 on weekdays.

Pražarna, the roastery at Dunajska 61

Pražarna roasts its coffee in Ljubljana, with its founder, Damir Jusović, as roaster. In October 2026 a 200-gram bag of its Colombian cost €8.00 and of its Brazilian €10.50.3 The café invites people to work and study, with fast Wi-Fi, enough sockets for every device and quiet corners for a few hours at a laptop.3

It also sells Nespresso-compatible capsules filled with specialty coffee.4

Plečnik's stadium and the older streets

Plečnik designed the Bežigrad stadium for the Catholic gymnastics society Orli and for the Eucharistic Congress. It is his only stadium, the oldest surviving one in Ljubljana, and was declared a cultural monument of national importance on a provisional basis in 2005.5

Raubar, a café and restaurant, is at Hranilniška ulica 1, on the district's oldest street. Linhartova cesta has Plavi Bar at No. 2, OrganicoCafé at No. 7, Kavarna Mikavna at No. 11a and Nik's Bar at No. 62. Zamaro Coffee Lounge is on Topniška ulica, Panorama Cafe on Hacquetova ulica, and Žogica caffe bar, with outdoor tables, on Dimičeva ulica. Bar Slovenčeva is at Slovenčeva ulica 23 and Na Poti Domov at No. 24, and Bushy kapo dol, on Vodovodna cesta, has tables outside.

Early starts and student cafés

Bife Jež, at Staničeva ulica 17, opens at 05:00 from Monday to Saturday and at 08:00 on Sundays. Cafe Monet, at Parmova ulica 51, opens at 06:00 on weekdays and Saturdays and stays open until 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. MONO, at Podmilščakova ulica 55, runs 07:00–23:00 on weekdays.

AULA Cafe shares Kardeljeva ploščad 5 with the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Social Sciences, which has more than 3,000 students.6 Kavarna Kapital opens only 11:00–15:00, on weekdays.

Sources

  1. Bežigrad District, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Gospodarsko razstavišče, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, Culture.si, accessed October 2026
  3. Pražarna, Pražarna, accessed October 2026
  4. Ultimate Tourists' Guide: Specialty Coffee Shops in Ljubljana (Andrew Stetsenko), Specialty Kava Slovenia, accessed October 2026
  5. Akt o začasni razglasitvi Stadiona za Bežigradom v Ljubljani za kulturni spomenik državnega pomena (2005), Tax-Fin-Lex, accessed October 2026
  6. Fakulteta za družbene vede, Turizem Ljubljana (Visit Ljubljana), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bežigrad cafés: questions

Where can you work on a laptop in a café in Bežigrad, Ljubljana?

Pražarna, the roastery café at Dunajska cesta 61, invites guests to work and study, with fast Wi-Fi, enough sockets for every device and quiet corners. AULA Cafe at Kardeljeva ploščad 5 and MONO on Podmilščakova ulica also have Wi-Fi; MONO is open 07:00 to 23:00 on weekdays.

Which cafés in Bežigrad, Ljubljana open earliest?

Bife Jež on Staničeva ulica opens at 05:00 from Monday to Saturday and at 08:00 on Sundays. Cafe Monet on Parmova ulica opens at 06:00 on weekdays and Saturdays, and MONO on Podmilščakova ulica and Local on Dunajska cesta open at 07:00 and 07:30 on weekdays.

What is near Dunajska cesta in Bežigrad, Ljubljana?

Dunajska cesta is Bežigrad's main artery. The Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, founded in 1954, is at No. 18 and draws over 400,000 visitors a year. Plečnik's stadium, his only stadium design, is in the district, and Pražarna roasts coffee at No. 61.

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