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Ljubljana

Cafés open late in Ljubljana

Café-bars on Trubarjeva and Mestni trg open until 03:00, Kavarna SEM by Metelkova and the bars of Tržaška cesta in Vič.

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Ljubljana's late cafés are café-bars: the espresso machine stays on while the evening switches to beer and wine. The law helps them after dark. Shops may not sell alcohol between 21:00 and 07:00, but cafés and bars may serve it until the end of their opening hours.1

The Center has the most late openers, along Trubarjeva cesta and the embankments; in Vič, most of them line Tržaška cesta. Kavarna Mačkon and Pritličje stay open until 03:00.

Local tip: Buy any bottle before 21:00: shops may not sell alcohol between 21:00 and 07:00, though cafés and bars can serve until closing.1

Where these cafés are: Center (10), Vič & Rožna dolina (7), Šiška (6), Old Town (4), Bežigrad (4), Moste & BTC City (4), Poljane, Tabor & Metelkova (3), Trnovo, Krakovo & Prule (2).

At a glance

40Cafés listed
39With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Bife Jež, from 05:00 (Mon–Sat 05:00–22:00 · Sun 08:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Kavarna Mačkon, until 03:00 (Daily 07:00–03:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (55%), wi-fi (43%), smoke-free indoors (25%).

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Until 03:00 on Trubarjeva and Mestni trg

Kavarna Mačkon, at Trubarjeva cesta 44, runs from 07:00 to 03:00 daily. Pritličje, beside the Town Hall at Mestni trg 2, serves coffee, snacks and alcohol until 03:00 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and until 01:00 on other nights.2

Trubar, at Trubarjeva cesta 43, closes at 01:00 every night. Lockal on Petkovškovo nabrežje, TOZD on Gallusovo nabrežje and Le Petit Cafe on Rimska cesta all close at 00:00, and LivingRoom Lounge on Igriška ulica at 00:00 from Monday to Saturday.

Museum and tower cafés after dark

Kavarna SEM, the café of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, opens 07:00–01:00 every day and stays open until 03:00 when it hosts an event, often a dance or music evening.3 It shares Metelkova ulica with the Metelkova autonomous cultural center, whose former army barracks host concerts.4

Kavarna Nebotičnik serves coffee, cakes and cocktails on the 12th floor until 24:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, and until 22:00 on Mondays and Sundays.5 Kavarna Union, in the Grand Hotel Union, closes at 22:00.

Tržaška cesta and the suburbs

In Vič, Kavarna Square 118, at Tržaška cesta 118, stays open until 02:00 every night. Rdeči baron, at the same address, closes at 23:00 and at 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and Kekec Bar, at Tržaška cesta 68, at 00:00 from Monday to Saturday.

In Moste, Kavarna Internacionala on Zaloška cesta is open until 01:00 and Lucky Bar on Litijska cesta until 00:00. Cona13, on Strossmayerjeva ulica, closes at 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, Kavarna Lokus in Šiška at 00:00, and Cafe Monet in Bežigrad at 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Until 22:00 or 23:00 in the neighborhoods

In the neighborhoods, many late café-bars close at 22:00 or 23:00. In Šiška, Scena bar at the Bolder Scena climbing hall pours Slovenian craft beer on draft until 23:00 every day,6 Kavarna Zofa closes at 23:00 and STOP bar at 22:00. In Bežigrad, MONO closes at 23:00 and Bife Jež, which opens at 05:00, at 22:00.

In Vič, Kavarnica Langus and Terra close at 23:00 on most days, and Špica Bar at 23:00 from Monday to Saturday. In the Center, Tloft on Gosposvetska cesta and BBIGE & Co on Slovenska cesta close at 22:00, and in the Old Town, Cafe Čokl on Krekov trg stays open until 00:00 from Monday to Saturday.

What the law says about late drinks

Mornings are the exception: cafés may not sell spirits from opening time until 10:00, and the ban covers a spirit added to coffee or another drink.1 After 21:00, a bottle of wine from a shop is off the table until 07:00, so a café-bar is where the evening drink happens.1

Sources

  1. Zakon o omejevanju porabe alkohola (ZOPA), Uradni list RS 15/2003, Uradni list Republike Slovenije, accessed October 2026
  2. Kam na kavo v Ljubljani (Katarina Dolničar), Turizem Ljubljana (Visit Ljubljana), accessed October 2026
  3. Kavarna SEM, Slovenski etnografski muzej, accessed October 2026
  4. Metelkova, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Kavarna, Nebotičnik, accessed October 2026
  6. Scena bar, Bolder Scena, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Ljubljana: questions

Which cafés in Ljubljana are open after midnight?

Kavarna Mačkon on Trubarjeva cesta is open until 03:00 every day, and Pritličje on Mestni trg until 03:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Kavarna Square 118 on Tržaška cesta closes at 02:00, while Trubar on Trubarjeva cesta, Kavarna SEM on Metelkova ulica and Kavarna Internacionala on Zaloška cesta close at 01:00.

Can you buy alcohol at night in Ljubljana?

Not in shops: Slovenian law bans retail sales of alcohol between 21:00 and 07:00. Cafés and bars may serve alcohol until they close. They may not serve spirits from opening time until 10:00, which includes spirits added to coffee or other drinks.

Which museum café in Ljubljana stays open late?

Kavarna SEM, the café of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum on Metelkova ulica, is open 07:00 to 01:00 every day and until 03:00 during events such as dance or music evenings. The Kavarna Nebotičnik terrace on the 12th floor of the 1933 tower is open until 24:00 from Tuesday to Saturday.

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