Zagreb Entertainment Guide

Zagreb offers a good choice of places to eat; from very elegant restaurants (expensive) to good, wholesome local food at street cafés and small eateries (inexpensive). Cafés are great places to eat providing both local flavour and good food at prices that don’t hurt. Alternatively, some of the larger food stores and department stores in Zagreb stock a wide range of breads, spreads, meats, cheeses and snack foods, which can be a square meal in themselves.

With the increasing tourist traffic in Zagreb, a number of outlets serving international cuisine are also appearing on the scene. Among the prominent cuisines you’ll be able to eat are Italian, French, and Chinese- and the ubiquitous American fast food.

Zagreb’s a very `alive’ city- there are lots of restaurants, pubs, bars, cinemas, discotheques and nightclubs across the city, and almost anybody yearning for nightlife will find something or the other to amuse themselves with. In addition, the city has a host of performance venues where regular cultural events are held- everything from jazz concerts and ballet to opera and folk dances. One of the main venues is the Croatian National Theatre, where there’s some show on virtually every day of the year; other `happening’ places in town include the Lisinski Concert Hall and the Croatian Musical Institute. Keep an eye on the listings in daily newspapers, or buy a copy of the monthly English-language pamphlet, Events & Performances.

Zagreb’s cultural calendar is chockfull with events, and summers are especially the time when a number of cultural festivals are held. Highlights include the Folklore Festival, which features folk artistes from around the world (it’s one of the biggest annual events of its kind in the region) and the International Puppet Festival (if you’ve got children along with you, and it’s August, don’t give this a miss!).