Maps Events Restaurants Cafés Nightlife Sightseeing Shopping Hotels Zagreb ESSENTIAL Spring 2015 CITY G UIDES Pocket’s Progress With the mission of giving you ‘ten city changes since our first edition’ Zagreb Book Festival Follow IYPs official guide to the best book fest for every guest Divine Croatian Design Go local… Be local… Support local… N°79 - complimentary copy zagreb.inyourpocket.com Contents ESSENTIAL CIT Y GUIDES Foreword 4 The editor’s choice on what not to miss this Spring Arrival & Getting Around 6 Lost? Help is at hand Pocket’s Progress 10 Ten big ways in which Zagreb has changed Culture & Events 12 You won’t be bored Croatian Design 24 Support the local designers Zagreb Pulse 28 Designer tips Kišobrani Cerovečki Archives Restaurants 30 The Kaplja Raincoat – This award winning hand-made Coffeeraincoat designed & Cakes by Ana Rimac, is full-circuit in cut 38 Enjoy the riches Treatand yourself made from a high quality cotton material that is Local Flavour 35 impregnated with a waterproof layer. The pattern is taken Nightlifefrom the Šestine Umbrella and is one of the latest gems 44 A taste of culture Whenfrom youthe Cerovečki just gotta Crafts boogie Shop! Coffee & Cakes 39 Sightseeing 45 Treat yourself Check out the highlights Nightlife 41 Shopping 52 When you just gotta boogie Perfect gifts and souvenirs Hotels 60 A place to rest your weary head List of small features Tasty Getaways 35 The foodie’s guide 38 Horrible Histories 50 More style for less cash 58 City Center Shopping 59 Maps & Index Street register 64 City map 65 City centre map 66-67 Take a peek at a few hand-picked eateries that are nestled around town and offer the very best in indigenous specialties made from local and seasonal ingredients and wines from central Croatia. See page 35. facebook.com/ZagrebInYourPocket Spring 2015 3 Foreword Welcome to Zagreb at this beautiful time of year where not only the good old flora and fauna blossoms, but the warmth in the city air turns up a notch with a large number of concerts, exhibitions and festivals up for grabs. In this is- sue, we look at a story on Croatian design and young de- signers who introduce you to their industry. In addition, we Publisher Plava Ponistra d.o.o., Zagreb have prepared a short review of how Zagreb has changed ISSN 1333-2732 since our first edition, in 2001. Hmmm, it’s been that long! Within the section entitled Zagreb Pulse, those connected Company Office & Accounts to this editions deign cover embark on their fave not to be Višnja Arambašić missed places in town and Local Flavour offers suggestions Zagreb In Your Pocket, Draškovićeva 66, Zagreb, Croatia Tel. (+385-1) 481 30 27, 481 10 70, fax (+385-1) 492 39 24 on great gourmet getaways; we’ve chosen certain hot to [email protected], www.inyourpocket.com trot places on your culinary journey around Zagreb. Discov- Accounting Management Mi-ni d.o.o. er the Nightlife in which one becomes richer with a num- Printed by Radin Print, Sveta Nedelja, published 4 times per ber of newly opened places, and find the perfect souvenir year as a memento or gift in our Shopping special. So, without Editorial further a due, spring into action! 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And there is a brand new digi- tal platform to look forward to: we will rolling out the new inyourpocket.com throughout April and May. In order to make sure you keep up with all that’s new at In Your Pocket, like us on Facebook(facebook.com/inyourpocket) or follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/ inyourpocket). 4 Zagreb In Your Pocket zagreb.inyourpocket.com Arrival & Getting Around Arrival & Getting Around a nifty tourist information touch screen - nifty, that is, if it ever worked. The left luggage facilities (Garderoba) are available 24 hours and are to the left of the main hall as you exit the tracks. Each piece of luggage costs 15 - 25kn/ per day. Getting to Town: Walk out the main entrance and survey your surroundings - this is the centre. To get to the main square, Trg bana Josipa Jelačića, take tram N°6 towards Črnomerec or tram N°13 heading towards Žitnjak. Taxis queue in front of the main hall and a ride into town will usually go along the most scenic of routes and will cost around 30kn. Main Train StatiON (GlaVni KOLODVOR) QC-4, Trg kralja Tomislava 12, tel. (+385-) 060 33 34 44, www.hzpp.hr. PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUses A list of departure times can be found at all bus stops, Photo by Zoo Archives marked by blue signs with a bus picture or at www.zet. hr. The biggest bus stop for local transport is just south of C-4, Glavni kolodvor through the Importanne Mall passage. BY BUS office complete with a currency exchange (Open 08:00 - Qtel. (+385-) 0800 20 00 60/(+385-) 060 10 00 01. The ground floor of the Zagreb Bus Station (autobusni 21:00) and ATM. In the departures hall there is an Informa- kolodvor) is home to a series of shops where anything from tion Centre (tel. 060 32 03 20), which is open 24 hours. Trams bed linen to a cup of coffee can be procured. The top floor Toilets: The toilets in the centre of the airport across from Zagreb has 15 tram lines that run from 04:00 - 24:00; the is home to a post office (Open 07:00 - 20:00, Sat 08:00 - the post office have a baby changing room, but do note night trams (4 lines) run from 24:00 - 04:00. Schedules can 13:00. Closed Sun) and chapel. Window N°3, the Informa- that the ones on the top floor are less crowded. Getting be found at www.zet.hr/tramvaj/.aspx. Tickets cost 10kn tion centre (Open 00:00 - 24:00), usually is staffed by some- to Town: Pleso prijevoz (www.plesoprijevoz.hr) runs a bus for daily transport and 15kn for the night rides (00:00 - one with at least a minor command of English. Changing service from Pleso International to the Zagreb Bus Sta- 04:00), each is valid for 90 minutes, while daily tickets currency: ATM machines are located in the main hall next tion (autobusni kolodvor), which leaves according to flight are 30kn. Tickets are available from the driver, on kiosks to the ticket office and outside the building along Avenija schedules from outside the international arrivals and costs or ZET stores. Children under six ride free. Validate your Marina Držića. There is a currency exchange (mjenjačnica, 30kn/person. Those willing to part with a bit more cash ticket once you board: an unvalidated ticket is as good as Open 06:15 - 21:30, Sun 07:00 - 21:30) in the ticketing hall. can catch a taxi in front of the international arrivals. Due no ticket at all, and getting caught without one is an em- Left luggage: Abandon your bags in the Garderoba (Open to the specific location of the Pleso Airport, taxi rates can barrassing and costly experience, with inspectors operat- 24hrs) located up the small staircase to the right of the differ significantly.Therefore, we recommend you pre-book ing on a random schedule.Qtel. (+385-) 0800 20 00 60/ main hall for 5kn/hr unless your bag weighs over 40kg in online prior to your arrival. Simply log onto www.ekotaxi. (+385-) 060 10 00 01, [email protected], www.zet.hr. which case you’ll be paying 10kn/hr. Toilets are located up hr and your taxi ride will be waiting for you with prices and the small staircase to the left of the main hall and cost 3kn. comfort second to none. If you wish to go solo and ride on Getting to Town: Should you want to walk the 20 min- your own, then the airport has over 10 local and interna- TOURIST INFORMATION utes into town, when your back is to the station entrance tional rent-a-car agencies to choose from.