Pub Gambrinus, Maribor 🇸🇮  

Location: Gledališka ulica 11, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Year of Inscription: 2023

Venue Type:  Hospoda / Beer Specialists / Compact / Traditional

EBG Rating:8.1/10
Choice/
Quality of Drinks
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A pub offering a few Czech beers would be a pleasant outcome anywhere in the Balkans but one that has 8+ taps largely from excellent small brewers is automatically outstanding.
Style/
Décor
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A little knajpa, battered old wood fittings with leaning posts and simple pubby surroundings with some decorative beery posters (occasionally erring to the banal)
Atmosphere/
Character
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A sleepy afternoon hangout but social enough to chat to the bar guy or hang out on the terrace. In the evening a place here is sought after.
Amenities/
Events
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Outdoor seating, books, board games, snacks
Value For Money❤️❤️❤️
Considering the quality of wares the prices are entirely fair, although will be a few cents higher than the average in Maribor. 
DescriptionThis down-to-earth pub on the periphery of Maribor centre would be a pleasant enough place of itself, but add 8+ taps offering beer from cutting edge Czech beers, a friendly and enthusiastic owner and you have a very appealing venue. Unpretentious setup clearly inheriting the well-worn remnants of a prior operation with its wood fittings and fairly cosy space. It’s always nice to find such places in the land of the blandest Caffe Bars where pub culture, outside of Irish bars, not only doesn’t exist but doesn’t seem even to be understood as a concept. Finding something like this that also allows you to access some of the best lager on the planet (no joke) is a delight. (Added April 2023)