Lifestyle

Fall and winter trips to major European cities often follow the same script: wrestling with an umbrella in the wind, crowded subway cars, wet platforms and constant checks of the time. Zagreb moves at a different pace.

Zagreb is a city of many layers of flavors, habits and places to eat, perhaps best understood through the people who live and breathe it every day. Those layers reveal themselves through deeply personal associations – for some, Zagreb is the smell of the market; for others, a family lunch, a morning coffee or a place they have been returning to for years.

In cooperation between the MICHELIN Guide, one of the world’s best-known and most influential gastronomic guides, and the Zagreb Tourist Board, the fourth consecutive Michelin Masterclass for Zagreb chefs was held in Zagreb.

Some of the best journeys require neither a long drive nor meticulous planning. All it takes is getting into the car, leaving the city behind and heading for the rolling hills that have safeguarded one of continental Croatia's most beautiful wine stories for centuries.

Zagreb’s Urania Bar has received another major international recognition. Following a series of achievements over the past year, Urania Bar has been included in 50 Best Discovery, the global guide featuring noteworthy restaurants, bars and hotels from around the world.

The MICHELIN Guide Croatia 2026 features a total of 111 recommended restaurants, a new star for Croatia and 20 new additions to the selection. Zagreb has retained its two one-MICHELIN-star restaurants, gained a new Bib Gourmand, the MICHELIN Opening of the Year Award and three new restaurants in the main selection. This year’s results are important not only because of the distinctions themselves, but also because they show that the city’s dining scene is becoming more diverse, more confident and more relevant.

Zagreb is no longer just a stopover on the way to the coast. It has become a destination in its own right – a city people travel to with intention, often driven by one of the strongest motivations in modern travel: gastronomy.

From historic cafés to modern cocktail spots – here’s where theatre-goers in Zagreb like to enjoy a drink before the curtain rises.

From Hidden Gardens to Rooftop Bars

Zagreb's markets have long been central to the city's daily life — places where local producers, traders, and customers come together.

Traditional visit of the famous Slovenian chef Ana Roš to Mano2 in Zagreb delights yet again

In an old Zagreb house in Gračani, where the aromas of game stews and poppy seed rolls from Stari Puntijar’s kitchen once lingered, new scents now drift through the air, the scent of old books, the scent of history.

Cracklings that restore the pride of this famed delicacy!

Delicious Zagreb Christmas guide

Delicious Zagreb takes you to Tkalčićeva Street, or Tkalča, as the people of Zagreb fondly call it. It is the most touristic street of the Croatian capital, abounding in bars, restaurants, and shops. It stretches from the main city square to Medvedgradska Street, where the much quieter residential area begins.

Zagreb's business district Radnička cesta has the most restaurants and bars per square meter, covering everything from traditional Balkans to Asian fusion. Come explore.

For a while now, Marticeva street is an alternative to the city center promenade of Bogoviceva due to the lively bar and restaurant scene, and a chilled-out attitude it serves. Take a walk down the cool block.

A first-timer’s food itinerary: coffee, Dolac Market, brunch, gablec, štrukli, wine and a dinner that lingers

Zagreb is best discovered in the morning, at the plac — the local word for the city’s farmers’ markets

You do not always need to explore Zagreb with a guidebook in hand and a checklist of sights to “do”

Some evenings simply are not made for staying in

Trešnjevka is not a neighbourhood you conquer with an itinerary; you follow your appetite

Some of the best journeys require neither a long drive nor meticulous planning