Cafés in Old Town

From Mestni trg to Gornji trg

Pritličje, at Mestni trg 2 beside the Town Hall, serves coffee, snacks and drinks, and puts out heaters so the terrace works in winter.³ It is open until 01:00 from Sunday to Wednesday and until 03:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Robba is next door at No. 3.

Stari trg is the street of small cafés: Čajna Hiša Pod Velbom at No. 3, Cafetino at No. 5 and Cafe Romeo at No. 6. Slaščičarna pri vodnjaku, a cake shop at No. 30, sells cakes, ice cream and ice-cream drinks, with vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free sweets; it opens 08:00–22:00 in winter and until 24:00 in summer.⁴

On Gornji trg, Cafe kolaž is at No. 15 and Črno Zrno at No. 17. Črno Zrno is run by Alexander Niño Ruiz, a Colombian architect, and sources beans from Colombian farms; Sprudge measured the bar at about two meters wide and five deep in 2019.⁵

Krekov trg and the castle

The funicular to the castle starts from Krekov trg 3. It carries 28 passengers, takes one minute and climbs a little under 70 meters.⁶ Two cafés face the station. Cafe Čokl roasts its own coffee and serves it as espresso, cold drip, V60 or AeroPress; it sells beans for home only if you bring your own container.⁷

Kljukec, at Krekov trg 7, is a small family bar with Slovenian craft beers, specialty coffee and a terrace looking up at the castle; it opens at 07:00 from Monday to Saturday and at 09:00 on Sundays.⁸ At the top, Grajska kavarna sits inside the castle walls at Grajska planota 1, with coffee, wine and Lolita cakes.⁹

Coffee by the Central Market

The open-air market fills Vodnikov trg and Pogačarjev trg, and Plečnik's covered market, built in 1940–1944, runs along the river between them.¹⁰ Stalls open at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday and close at 18:00 on summer weekdays and at 16:00 otherwise; the market is closed on Sundays and holidays.¹⁰ Every Friday from mid-March to the end of October, Odprta kuhna (Open Kitchen) brings restaurant cooks to Pogačarjev trg.¹⁰

Hikofi is at Pogačarjev trg 1. Tri Marije, a coffee trailer on Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje below the colonnade, pours double espressos, flat whites, V60 and cold brew, with croissants and sourdough cinnamon rolls.¹¹ Degustarna is at Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 7, and Kiparna on Grudnovo nabrežje.

Early and late in the Old Town

Kodila Gourmet opens at 07:00 every day and closes at 15:00. AREST bar, on Kapiteljska ulica, runs 07:00–00:00 from Monday to Saturday. Donut Tell on Ciril-Metodov trg keeps 10:00–20:00 hours, and Vigò on Mačkova ulica stays open until 22:00 every day.