Bratislava Slovakia
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- Jan 4
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Bratislava Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia is a compact and easy-to-explore city that makes a perfect one-day stop on a Central or Eastern Europe itinerary, like travelling from Warsaw, Krakow, Bratislava, Vienna, Brno, Prague. While it may be smaller and less grand than nearby cities like Vienna or Prague, Bratislava surprises with its charming Old Town, cozy coffee spots, good lunch places, restaurants and atmospheric wine bars. Located just about an hour from Vienna by bus, 2 hours by train, the city offers a relaxed alternative with a growing creative and café scene, making it an interesting addition to any European city trip.
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Bratislava Travel Guide
Bratislava is an underrated European city that blends a compact historic Old Town with a growing creative and café culture, making it perfect for a short city break. In this travel guide to Bratislava, you’ll read about must-see sights like Bratislava Castle and the Blue Church, alongside cozy coffee spots, local wine bars and street art. This hipster guide to Bratislava highlights where to eat, drink and explore beyond the tourist trail, ideal for travelers looking for unique and photogenic places in Slovakia.
Breakfast and Lunch Bratislava Slovakia
Enjoy Bistro - At Bistro Enjoy you get quality, fresh ingredients, food and coffee wise. Perfect for homemade cakes and coffees, but also for a healthy breakfast or lunch.
Fach Bistro - A Bistro, Bakery and Juice Shop under one roof. Enjoy sourdough pastries with speciality coffee, cold pressed juices and a deliciously tasty menu in their Bistro. Fach is highly recommended.
Oli's Corner - Oh Oli, we like you a lot. Live like a local and go to Oli's bakery bistro, a
bistro with a large round table, a bakery and a small shop with local products. Top favourite.
Bistro St. Germain - Bistro St Germain works with Craftsmanship, seasonal flavours and exceptional taste. A French cafe with joie de vivre. Love it. Look at the dishes on Instagram.
Coffee Bratislava Slovakia
Black Coffee Bratislava - Black Coffee café on the green roof of the OC Centrál shopping centre in Bratislava. From the top of the building you have a great view of the green surroundings with a cup of excellent coffee. Perfect for a day of indoor shopping.
Good Times Coffee Roasters - With three locations in Bratislava, you will have good times at this coffeeshop. The brick walls are a plus. Or coffee that changes the rules of the game as they say so themselves.
Grāo - loved my coffee and sweet treat at coffeebar Grāo. Also open for a glass of wine.
Kaviareň Vták - Delicious coffee and home made cakes, love the interior too.
Lab Cafe - I love the concept of Lab Cafe. A place to get a coffee brew and a workshop in one. For everyone that feels creative (or just pretends it to be).
Oli's Corner - Oh Oli, we like you a lot. Live like a local and go to Oli's bakery bistro, a
bistro with a large round table, a bakery and a small shop with local products. Top favourite.
Soren - Good coffee and jummy pastries. Located just outside oldtown.
Restaurants Bratislava Slovakia
Bratislava Flag Ship Restaurant - Touristy or not (it felt like a mix of both locals and tourists) this is a nice restaurant to try Slovakian cuisine. The atmosphere of a bierstube with dark green furniture but nevertheless tasty food that won't break the bank.
Cork Wine Bar Bratislava - Cork Wine Bar offers more than 350 wines from all around the world, fine cognacs and grappas, serves special cheeses, salamies and other delicates.
Fach Restaurant - a modern unique restaurant and bar serving quality food and wine, great coffee and delicious home baked bread and pastries with vegan juice shop. Love the interior and the trees. Top tip.
Restaurant Irin - Honest fine food, rooted in regional tradition & reimagined. Authentic, low intervention wine
Marina Bistro - Coffee, wine and gastro delicacies in Bratislava created with love from morning to night.
Wine bar Viecha Naturalnych - I really enjoyed having wine and snack at this wine bar in Bratislava. It felt urban, young and hipster. With cosy corners, high chairs and a big terrace outside. It was crowded when I was there and it certainly had good vibes.
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Things To Do Bratislava Slovakia
Old Town (Staré Mesto) - Bratislava's historic centre is filled with charming streets, squares, and beautiful buildings. Visit the Old Town Gate, St Martin's Cathedral, Old Town Hall, the Primate's Palace, and stroll through the picturesque streets.
Bratislava Castle (Bratislavský hrad) - The iconic Bratislava castle offers a stunning view of the city and the Danube river.
The Blue St. Elisabeth's Church - This unique, Art Nouveau church is famous for its blue colour and fairytale appearance. It is one of the most photographed buildings in Bratislava.
Slavín Memorial - This impressive monument and military cemetery commemorates the Soviet soldiers who died during the liberation of Bratislava in World War II. It also offers great views over the city. A bit of a roundabout walk though and outside the city.
Statues in Bratislava - Meet Handsome Naci, a stylish man in a suit with a cane and top hat; Cumil (Rubberneck), who peeks curiously out of a manhole; a Napoleon soldier, who leans casually over a bench; and Hans Christian Andersen, a famous storyteller.
Nedbalka Gallery - a beautiful and small modern art gallery with Slovak modern art from the late nineteeth to the early twentieh century. The building and interior resemble the Gugenheim Museum in New York.
Danubiana Meulensteen Art Musem - One of the most romantic art museums in Europe, the Danubiana Art Museum is located 20 km south of Bratislava. Its a gallery of modern and contemporary Slovak and international art. There is also an adjoining sculpture park. The building itself is also magnificient and is located at a peninsula surrounded by Danube.
Devin Castle - The ruins of this castle, built on a high rock where the Danube and Morava rivers meet, are one of the most important historical and archaeological sites in Central Europe. The views are enchanting.
Do the Bratislava city tour walk and get yourself a gelato at Arthur Ice Cream.
My trip through Central/Eastern Europe took me to Warsaw, Krakow, Bratislava, Vienna, Brno and Prague. If you have similar plans, discover all my city trip guides here.
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