60 slovenian places in Ljubljana we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ljubljana | Slovenian across every city.
Slovenian cooking in Ljubljana spans the old gostilna tradition and a confident modern wave, often within a few blocks. In the centre and old town Gostilna Sestica, Gostilna Sokol, Druga Violina and Vodnikov Hram serve the classic regional plates, while Harfa, Aftr and JAZ by Ana Ros push the contemporary, tasting-led end. Counters like Klobasarna in the old town and Ribca at Vodnik Square keep the everyday, street-level version alive.
Gostilna Sestica ★ 4.2
center · Slovenska cesta 40, 1000 Ljubljana
Sestica has been a Ljubljana inn since 1776, the city's oldest restaurant, plating Slovenian classics, game and house-made pasta from the menu.
Gostilna Sokol ★ 4.1
stari-grad · Ciril-Metodov trg 18, 1000 Ljubljana
Sokol opened in 1870 in an old bourgeois house steps from the Town Hall. The kitchen sticks to indigenous Slovenian cooking, kranjska klobasa.
Druga Violina ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Druga Violina on Stari trg is a social-enterprise gostilna run by the CUDV Draga centre, employing adults with special needs. The kitchen sticks to Slovenian.
Gostilna Trnovski Pristan ★ 4.4
trnovo · Trnovski pristan 4A, 1000 Ljubljana
Trnovski Pristan is a modern gostilna on the riverside park in Trnovo, anchored by the only protected indigenous Slovenian pig breed (Krskopolje) and a tight.
Vodnikov Hram ★ 4.2
vodnikov-trg · Vodnikov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Vodnikov Hram on the market square has a kitchen that has continuously served Slovenian classics since the 19th century, with grilled meats.
Slovenska hisa Figovec ★ 4.3
center · Gosposvetska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Figovec opened in 1879 as a coachman's inn and reopened as Slovenska hisa Figovec, plating the canonical Slovenian table from kranjska klobasa to prekmurska.
Slovenska hisa ★ 4.2
center · Cankarjevo nabrezje 13, 1000 Ljubljana
The riverside sister of Figovec, Slovenska hisa serves breakfast, lunch and evening plates on Cankarjevo nabrezje. Protected Slovenian dishes from struklji.
TaBar ★ 4.5
center-rog · Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
TaBar reopened in 2024 in the renovated Rog factory complex, where chef Jakob Pintar plates Slovenian tapas around foraged ingredients and a tight.
Gostilna na Gradu ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Grajska planota 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Gostilna na Gradu shares the castle hill with Strelec but works in a folk register, pulling dishes from Slovenia's 24 gastronomic regions. Listed as Michelin.
Ribca ★ 4.1
vodnikov-trg · Adamic-Lundrovo nabrezje 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Ribca sits below Plečnik's colonnaded arcade by the river fish market, sourcing all its seafood from the stalls upstairs at the basement counter.
Aftr ★ 4.5
center · Nazorjeva ulica 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Chef Jorg Zupan rebranded his one-star Atelje into Aftr in 2021, swapping the tasting menu for a relaxed a la carte room with the same kitchen technique.
Pen Klub ★ 4.4
center · Tomsiceva ulica 12, 1000 Ljubljana
Pen Klub on Tomsiceva is the Kaval Group's relaxed sibling to Strelec, where chef Mojmir Marko Siftar plates contemporary European cooking with Slovenian.
Ja, pr' Lectar ★ 4.1
stari-grad · Stari trg 17, 1000 Ljubljana
Lectar's Radovljica inn anchored Slovenian tradition since 1822 and the family opened Ja, pr' Lectar on Stari trg in 2025 to bring it to the capital.
Le Bistro ★ 4.2
center · Hacquetova ulica 1a, 1000 Ljubljana
Manna's former Eipprova team relocated in November 2024 to a new room in Zupanciceva jama and renamed Le Bistro, keeping the same chefs and the seasonal.
Harfa ★ 4.3
center · Slovenska cesta 27, 1000 Ljubljana
Harfa is a Michelin Guide selected restaurant on Slovenska cesta, plating traditional Slovenian dishes with a modern hand and a tight pour list of Slovenian.
Monstera Estate ★ 4.4
day-trip · Krsovec 12, 9264 Grad, Slovenia
Chef Bine Volcic closed his Ljubljana bistro and moved Monstera to a Goricko hills estate in spring 2023, the closest thing to a Slovenian chef's table.
Hot Horse Tivoli ★ 3.9
center · Park Tivoli, 1000 Ljubljana
Hot Horse founder Jure Azman started the original horseburger in 1995, claiming a Slovenian street creation. Kitchen leans slovenian burger kiosk.
Klobasarna ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Ciril Metodov trg 15, 1000 Ljubljana
Klobasarna is the fast-counter shrine to kranjska klobasa, the protected Carniolan sausage served with Kaiser roll, mustard and fresh horseradish.
JAZ by Ana Ros ★ 4.7
center · Copova ulica 5a, 1000 Ljubljana
Ana Ros's Ljubljana casual concept on Copova, opened 2023. Head chef Alex Iacoviello (ex-Hisa Franko) runs daily sharing plates off the Central Market.
Landerik ★ 4.6
stari-grad · Stari trg 11, 1000 Ljubljana
Landerik is chef Izidor Krzisnik's Stari trg tasting-only room. Ex-Mirazur pedigree, listed in the Michelin Guide for modern-Slovenian local-producer cooking.
Breg ★ 4.6
center · Breg 20, 1000 Ljubljana
Breg is Jorg Zupan's neo-gostilna with partner Matjaz Ivanc, opened 2021 in the old Vitez rooms on the Ljubljanica. Fatty-and-delicious is the brief.
Druga Violina ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Druga Violina on Stari trg is a social-enterprise gostilna running 6 to 8 euro lunch menus of Slovenian classics, employing adults with special needs through.
Klobasarna ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Ciril Metodov trg 15, 1000 Ljubljana
The fast-counter Klobasarna serves the canonical Carniolan sausage, a protected designation, in a Kaiser roll with mustard and horseradish for under 5 euros.
Ribca ★ 4.1
vodnikov-trg · Adamic-Lundrovo nabrezje 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Ribca is the basement seafood bar below Plečnik's colonnade, sourcing daily from the fish market upstairs. Fried squid, sardines, cuttlefish risotto.
Hot Horse Tivoli ★ 3.9
center · Park Tivoli, 1000 Ljubljana
Hot Horse founder Jure Azman opened the original horseburger kiosk in Tivoli Park in 1995. Three Ljubljana locations, meat from butcher Krusic.
Vodnikov Hram ★ 4.0
vodnikov-trg · Vodnikov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Vodnikov Hram works as a casual lunch counter on weekdays before the dining room fills, with jota, kranjska klobasa and the daily roast on the menu.
Gostilna Sokol ★ 4.0
stari-grad · Ciril-Metodov trg 18, 1000 Ljubljana
Sokol opened in 1870 next to the Town Hall and keeps a casual gostilna kitchen of sour cabbage, kranjska klobasa and mushroom soup in a bread cup.
Ja, pr' Lectar ★ 4.0
stari-grad · Stari trg 17, 1000 Ljubljana
The Lectar family opened a smaller Ljubljana inn on Stari trg in 2025 to bring the Radovljica zganci-and-gingerbread kitchen to the capital.
Gostilna Sestica ★ 4.0
center · Slovenska cesta 40, 1000 Ljubljana
Sestica has been an inn on Slovenska cesta since 1776. The casual side runs game stews and homemade pasta in a less formal register than the dining room.
Slovenska hisa ★ 4.1
center · Cankarjevo nabrezje 13, 1000 Ljubljana
The riverside Slovenska hisa works as a daytime stop for traditional breakfasts, struklji and Slovenian cheese platters with river views. A TableJourney pick.
Gostilna Trnovski Pristan ★ 4.4
trnovo · Trnovski pristan 4A, 1000 Ljubljana
Trnovski Pristan runs a modern Slovenian kitchen on the riverside park in Trnovo, leaning on Krskopolje pig and seasonal Slovenian wines. A TableJourney pick.
Harfa ★ 4.3
center · Slovenska cesta 27, 1000 Ljubljana
Harfa works in a casual lunch register at midday, plating traditional Slovenian dishes with a modern hand and a tight pour list of Slovenian wines.
Aftr ★ 4.5
center · Nazorjeva ulica 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Chef Jorg Zupan closed the one-star Atelje in 2021 and reopened the space as Aftr, an a la carte room with fine-dining technique in a relaxed register.
Pen Klub ★ 4.4
center · Tomsiceva ulica 12, 1000 Ljubljana
Pen Klub on Tomsiceva reopened under chef Mojmir Marko Siftar with the Kaval Group, the same family running Strelec, plating contemporary European cooking.
Gostilna na Gradu ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Grajska planota 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Gostilna na Gradu shares the castle hill with Strelec but works in a folk register, pulling dishes from Slovenia's 24 gastronomic regions. Michelin Selected.
TaBar ★ 4.5
center-rog · Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
TaBar reopened in 2024 in the renovated Rog factory complex, where chef Jakob Pintar runs a tapas-style room around foraged ingredients and a 150-kilometre.
Harfa ★ 4.3
center · Slovenska cesta 27, 1000 Ljubljana
Harfa is a Michelin Guide selected restaurant on Slovenska cesta, plating traditional Slovenian dishes with a modern hand and a tight wine pour list.
Vodnikov Hram ★ 4.2
vodnikov-trg · Vodnikov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Vodnikov Hram in vaulted stone cellars on the market square plates Slovenian classics through the seasons: jota, kranjska klobasa and prekmurska gibanica.
Slovenska hisa Figovec ★ 4.3
center · Gosposvetska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Figovec opened in 1879 as a coachman's inn and reopened as the flagship of the Slovenska hisa family, plating the canonical Slovenian table from kranjska.
Ja, pr' Lectar ★ 4.2
stari-grad · Stari trg 17, 1000 Ljubljana
Lectar's Radovljica inn anchored Slovenian tradition since 1822 and the family opened Ja, pr' Lectar on Stari trg in 2025 to bring it to the capital.
Le Bistro ★ 4.2
center · Hacquetova ulica 1a, 1000 Ljubljana
Manna's former Eipprova team relocated in November 2024 to a new room in Zupanciceva jama and renamed Le Bistro, keeping the same chefs and the seasonal.
Monstera Estate (day trip) ★ 4.4
day-trip · Krsovec 12, 9264 Grad, Slovenia
After closing his Ljubljana bistro, chef Bine Volcic moved Monstera to a Goricko hills estate in spring 2023. Two and a half hours from the capital.
JAZ by Ana Ros ★ 4.7
center · Copova ulica 5a, 1000 Ljubljana
Ana Ros opened her Ljubljana casual concept in 2023. Head chef Alex Iacoviello runs a daily menu of sharing plates pulled off the Central Market.
Landerik ★ 4.6
stari-grad · Stari trg 11, 1000 Ljubljana
Chef Izidor Krzisnik (ex-Mirazur) runs a guided tasting in a small Stari trg room, modern Slovenian local-producer cooking, listed in the Michelin Guide.
Breg ★ 4.6
center · Breg 20, 1000 Ljubljana
Jorg Zupan (ex-Atelje, Ljubljana's first Michelin star) opened Breg in 2021 with Matjaz Ivanc in the old Vitez rooms. Slovenian comfort cooking.
Nobel Burek ★ 3.9
center · Miklosiceva cesta 30, 1000 Ljubljana
Nobel's 24-hour burek window opposite Triple Bridge has been Ljubljana's after-club hunger cure since the 1990s. Two euros gets you a meat burek at 04:00.
Olimpija Burek ★ 3.8
center · Presernov trg 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Olimpija's window runs phyllo burek 18 hours a day, the slightly more proper alternative to Nobel for a midnight stop. A TableJourney editor pick.
Gostilna As ★ 4.5
center · Copova ulica 5a, 1000 Ljubljana
Gostilna As keeps the kitchen running until 01:00 Friday and Saturday, the rare proper Slovenian restaurant where you can still order pasta at midnight.
Daktari ★ 4.0
stari-grad · Krekov trg 7, 1000 Ljubljana
Daktari runs a snack kitchen alongside its evening live music programme, keeping plates moving until 01:00 six nights a week. A TableJourney editor pick.
Druga Violina ★ 4.2
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Druga Violina keeps the kitchen running till midnight Tuesday through Sunday, with Slovenian classics from kranjska klobasa to ricet available late.
Gostilna Trnovski Pristan ★ 4.5
trnovo · Trnovski pristan 4A, 1000 Ljubljana
Gostilna Trnovski Pristan in Ljubljana: slovenian room. Hidden by the riverside park in Trnovo, named after the historic Ljubljanica dock. Most visitors.
Druga Violina ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Druga Violina is a social-enterprise gostilna on stari trg employing adults with special needs. tourists pass it for the obvious tourist gostilne nearby.
Druga Violina ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Druga Violina's daily lunch menu lands at 6 to 8 euros for a full Slovenian plate. A working-day staple of Stari trg's social enterprise gostilna.
Klobasarna ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Ciril Metodov trg 15, 1000 Ljubljana
Klobasarna's signature kranjska klobasa with Kaiser roll, mustard and horseradish goes for around 5 euros, the canonical Ljubljana 4-euro lunch.
Olimpija Burek ★ 3.9
center · Presernov trg 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Olimpija's phyllo burek goes for 2 to 4 euros depending on size, 18 hours a day on Presernov trg near the Triple Bridge. A TableJourney editor pick.
Nobel Burek ★ 3.7
center · Miklosiceva cesta 30, 1000 Ljubljana
Nobel's 24-hour burek window opposite the Triple Bridge holds steady at 2 to 4 euros for meat, cheese or spinach burek through the night. A TableJourney pick.
Hot Horse Tivoli ★ 3.9
center · Park Tivoli, 1000 Ljubljana
Hot Horse's signature horseburger has been a Ljubljana street icon since 1995, kept under 8 euros at the Tivoli park kiosk. Located in Center.
Ribca ★ 4.0
vodnikov-trg · Adamic-Lundrovo nabrezje 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Ribca's fried squid or sardine plate runs 8 to 14 euros, the best-value fresh fish lunch under Plečnik's colonnade. A TableJourney editor pick.
Pekarna Osem counter ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Stari trg 19, 1000 Ljubljana
Pekarna Osem's small counter on Stari trg serves savoury sourdough bakes and toasties through the day for a 3 to 6 euro walking lunch. A TableJourney pick.
Central Market produce shopping ★ 4.4
vodnikov-trg · Vodnikov trg 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Plecnik's Central Market sells the best picnic ingredients in the city: bread from Osem, cheese from arcade vendors, fruit from Vodnikov trg stalls.