After a year of working on its concept, Zagreb’s Bon Appetit restaurant has recently become the only restaurant in the city which offers so-called smart food menus. These are specialties from the domain of functional food that are necessary for a healthy metabolism and a fast-paced lifestyle. The concept was devised in cooperation with specialists from the fields of gastronomy and biochemistry.

The Red Bull Flying Bach World Tour, a sensational dance and music show featuring a seemingly mismatched combination of classical music and break-dance, is finally in Zagreb! On the 5th and 6th of May, at Zagreb’s Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, break dancing legends from the Flying Steps dance crew will amaze audiences with their stunts performed to the music of Bach’s Fuga.

After a five-year hiatus, fans of electronic music and renowned Croatian DJs will once again have the opportunity to enjoy the good old Future Sound of Zagreb, the most prestigious and best attended two-day club festival in Zagreb. It will take place on the 4th and 5th of May at the Boogaloo Club and feature more than 20 DJs.

Did you know that Zagreb is the host of a wild, unique and always full of surprises Triathlon – surfing urban race which will take place on May 5th in various city locations under the name SUPer Surfers Challenge Zagreb 2012. Be prepared not to be surprised that day when you see somewhat unusual groups of people engaged in even more unusual activities.

As of mid-April until June 24th, the Klovićevi Dvori Gallery will feature an exhibition of representative works by seven of Croatia’s most important abstract painters of the 1950s and the first half of the 1960s, titled “Abstraction: Modern and Contemporary”.

Until June 17th, Zagreb’s Museum of Contemporary Art will feature the unique event of the season – a large international exhibition, “L' amour du risqué”, in which numerous international artists will present their expressions of risk as an art form, and offer visitors an array of provocative, subversive, and sometimes completely bizarre works of art.

Until July 20th, Zagreb’s Marton Museum, the first private museum in Croatia, which features a collection of items of applied arts originating mostly from 18th and 19th century Europe, will also be presenting masterpieces of European applied arts from the Jugendstil period.

For girls and boys, or women and men, the largest European exhibition of Barbie dolls and Legos is coming to Zagreb. If these interest you, do not miss visiting Zagreb’s Hypo Centre between the 15th and 21st of May, and enjoy the magical world of childhood through two of the most popular toys.