Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Ljubljana.

Top tables

Strelec ★ 4.7

Modern Slovenian, tasting menuChef Igor Jagodic€€€€€95-145stari-gradMon-Fri 17:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-22:00, closed SunBook 2 weeks ahead

Strelec sits in the Archer's tower of Ljubljana Castle, where chef Igor Jagodic plates a five, seven or nine-course Mediterranean-Slovenian tasting.

Aftr ★ 4.5

Modern Slovenian bistroChef Jorg Zupan€€€€55-85centerBook 1 week ahead

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

Contemporary European with Slovenian rootsChef Mojmir Marko Siftar€€€€55-80centerMon-Fri 12:00-22:00, Sat 17:00-22:00, closed Sun

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

Slovenian regionalChef Sebastjan Elbl€€€€45-75stari-gradMon-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-17:00

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

Slovenian tapas, natural wineChef Jakob Pintar€€€€55-80center-rogMon-Sat 12:00-24:00, closed Sun

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

Modern Slovenian tasting menu€€€€60-90center

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

Slovenian traditional, grilled meats€€€€35-60vodnikov-trg

Vodnikov Hram in vaulted stone cellars on the market square plates Slovenian classics through the seasons: jota, kranjska klobasa and prekmurska gibanica.

Gostilna As ★ 4.5

Mediterranean, handmade pasta€€€€€60-95centerMon-Thu 10:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-01:00, closed Sun

Hidden in Knafljev passage between Slovenska cesta and Wolfova, Gostilna As pairs Karst seafood and handmade pasta with a 300-bottle Slovenian wine list.

Ja, pr' Lectar ★ 4.2

Slovenian traditional€€€€35-55stari-grad

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

Slovenian-Mediterranean€€€€45-75center

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.

JAZ by Ana Ros ★ 4.7

Modern Slovenian casual, market-driven sharing platesChef Alex Iacoviello€€€centerMon-Sat 07:00-24:00

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

Modern Slovenian tasting, local-producer ingredientsChef Izidor Krzisnik€€€stari-gradMon-Sun 12:00-17:00, 18:00-22:00

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

Neo-gostilna, modern Slovenian comfortChef Jorg Zupan€€€centerMon-Sun 12:00-22:00

Jorg Zupan (ex-Atelje, Ljubljana's first Michelin star) opened Breg in 2021 with Matjaz Ivanc in the old Vitez rooms. Slovenian comfort cooking.

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Editor picks in Ljubljana include Strelec, Aftr, Pen Klub, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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