Zagreb
You're flying out of Zagreb Airport, you have 90 minutes to kill, and you'd like to do better than a Pret. Good news: airport drinking has improved more in the last five years than the previous fifty. Pre-flight drinks at Zagreb Airport range from chain reliability to surprisingly polished hotel-style bars in the airport hotels. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to drinking better at Zagreb's airports.
Tkalciceva · $
Heritage Tkalciceva pub.
Donji Grad · $$
Speakeasy hidden behind an unmarked door.
Tkalciceva · $$
Music-bar with a hi-fi vinyl sound system and a tight cocktail menu.
Donji Grad · $$
Cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu and a thirty-something local crowd.
Want a real drink before flying? The fastest play is to get to airport hotels next door — most run polished bars that beat anything post-security. We list them at the bottom. If you've got 60 spare minutes pre-airport, see our shortlist of bars in Zagreb proper at the end.
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