EK Bistro ★ 4.5
EK Bistro on Petkovskovo nabrezje is Ljubljana's anchor brunch room, baking its own brioche and English muffins every morning. Eggs benedict, French toast.
Order: Eggs Benedict on house brioche
Where to brunch in Ljubljana: morning rooms worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Ljubljana. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
EK Bistro on Petkovskovo nabrezje is Ljubljana's anchor brunch room, baking its own brioche and English muffins every morning. Eggs benedict, French toast.
Order: Eggs Benedict on house brioche
Tozd's Cankarjeva room runs a laid-back brunch service through the afternoon, toasts and grain bowls with the city's best cold brew at the riverside bar.
Order: Avocado toast with cold brew done well
Pritlicje on Mestni trg runs an all-day kitchen with a vegan-and-gluten-free brunch corner alongside the standard eggs and toast plates. A TableJourney pick.
Order: Vegan breakfast plate with daily sides
Slovenska hisa opens at 08:00 with a Slovenian breakfast plate: regional eggs, dilce spreads, fresh dairy and a Slovenian roast coffee with river views.
Order: Slovenian regional eggs with dilce
Le Petit Cafe runs a French-Slovenian mix of breakfast and lunch plates on Trg francoske revolucije, with rabbit ragout the regular weekend special.
Order: Rabbit ragout plate with house bread
Stow inside the City Museum keeps savoury pies, baked goods and a daily soup option alongside its specialty coffee programme, a working brunch counter.
Order: Specialty filter coffee with savoury pie
Organic Garden plates a fully vegan organic brunch near the station with stacks of vegan pancakes, scrambles and a weekend tofu benedict. A TableJourney pick.
Order: Vegan pancake stack with maple syrup
Pekarna Osem on Stari trg fills its small counter through the morning with sourdough toasties, savoury bakes and a working filter coffee for under 10 euros.
Order: Sourdough toastie with fresh dairy
Daktari shifts from morning cafe through to lunchtime with a small breakfast plate menu, eggs with Slovenian sausage the regular order. A TableJourney pick.
Order: Eggs with Slovenian sausage done well
Kavarna Zvezda runs a Habsburg-style cafe breakfast on Wolfova: a Vienna coffee, potica slice, soft-boiled egg and the morning paper at a marble table.
Order: Vienna-style coffee with potica slice
Pop's Place adds a weekend brunch burger and a small egg-and-bacon-stack menu to the daily plate from noon Saturday and Sunday. A TableJourney editor pick.
Order: Breakfast burger with riverside seat