Ljubljana Central Market ★ 4.7
The main Ljubljana market, designed by Joze Plecnik between 1931 and 1944. Outdoor stalls on Vodnikov trg and Pogacarjev trg, plus the riverside covered.
Go for: Fresh produce, Fish, Dairy, Honey, Herbs
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Ljubljana shops, snacks and lunches.
Markets to wander
Plecnik Colonnade Fish Market ★ 4.5
The fish market in the lower storey of Plecnik's riverside colonnade carries daily Adriatic catch from Slovenian Istria, the source of Ribca's lunch counter.
Go for: Adriatic seafood, Daily catch from Slovenian Istria
Pogacarjev trg outdoor market ★ 4.6
The smaller cathedral-side square in the Plecnik market triangle, with outdoor produce six days a week and Odprta kuhna's Friday food event in season.
Go for: Friday Odprta kuhna food event, Outdoor produce, Herbs and spices
Plecnik Covered Market arcades ★ 4.5
The four arcades of Plecnik's covered market built 1940 to 1944 follow the river bend, sheltering cheese, honey and charcuterie vendors on the upper level.
Go for: Cheese, Honey, Charcuterie, Pickled vegetables
Bezigrad farmers' market ★ 4.0
The neighbourhood farmers' market in Bezigrad north of the centre is where locals shop daily rather than at the tourist-busy central market.
Go for: Daily produce, Small-farm dairy
Moste farmers' market ★ 3.9
Moste's neighbourhood farmers' market on the eastern side of Ljubljana serves the residential working-day produce trade. A TableJourney editor pick.
Go for: Working-day produce, Bakery counters
Trnovo farmers' market ★ 4.2
Trnovo's tiny twice-weekly farmers' market is fed by the Krakovo allotment gardens directly across the road, the closest farm-to-stall produce in the city.
Go for: Garden produce from Krakovo allotments
Ljubljana Wine Route stalls ★ 4.4
Twice-yearly wine market on Park Zvezda celebrating Martinovanje, the November moment when must turns to wine, with stalls of Slovenian growers pouring.
Go for: Slovenian wines by the glass, Karst pršut and cheese
BTC Tržnica ★ 3.8
BTC Tržnica is the food-court-style market at Slovenia's largest shopping complex, a 15-minute bus from the centre. Hood Burger's second branch sits inside.
Go for: Street food court, Hood Burger BTC, Asian grocers
DobraVaga Art Gallery (market level) ★ 4.0
DobraVaga sits in the lower colonnade beside the fish market, regularly hosting food-and-art pop-ups that draw young Ljubljana producers and natural wine.
Go for: Pop-up food events under Plecnik's colonnade