Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
I'll leave you to explore and find the spot with the breezy ambience you like best. When
ordering, the easiest choice is a
bela kava
—“white coffee,” basically a caffè latte.
Teahouse:
If coffee's not your cup of tea, go a block inland to the teahouse
Č
ajna
Hiša.
They serve about 50 different types of tea, light food (including great salads), and
desserts (€2-4 cakes and sandwiches, €7-9 salads, Mon-Fri 8:00-22:00, Sat 8:00-15:00, Sun
10:00-14:00, on the atmospheric main drag in the Old Town a few steps from Cobblers'
Bridge at Stari trg3,tel. 01/421-2444).They also have an attached tea shop,Cha (described
on
here
).
Cakes:
Zvezda Kavarna,
a trendy, central place at the bottom of Congress Square, is a
local favorite for cakes, pastries, and ice cream. A nostalgic favorite here—once popular in
communist times, and recently reintroduced to great acclaim—is the
emona kocka
(Emona
cube), a layer cake with nuts, cake, and chocolate (€3-5 cakes, Mon-Sat 7:00-23:00, Sun
10:00-20:00, a block up from Prešeren Square at Wolfova 14, tel. 01/421-9090). Their
Deli,
one door toward Prešeren Square, has takeaway coffee and smoothies, a wide variety of
cakes to go, and some of the most decadent ice cream in town (same hours). And their
Bis-
tro,
around the corner facing Congress Square, has a full menu.
Chocolates and Ice Cream:
Rustika
is a local chain that sells tasty homemade chocol-
ates, cookies (including one kind with four different types of chocolate), and a wide variety
