Aftr ★ 4.5
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.
Signature: Tasting plates, Foie gras and brioche, Slovenian beef
Compa is a small Trubarjeva meat-lovers' bistro known for cuts cooked over wood, polished by a chalkboard of Slovenian wines. Reserve, the room seats around.
Address: Trubarjeva cesta 40, 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.
Signature: Tasting plates, Foie gras and brioche, Slovenian beef
Pen Klub on Tomsiceva is the Kaval Group's relaxed sibling to Strelec, where chef Mojmir Marko Siftar plates contemporary European cooking with Slovenian.
Signature: Daily tasting menu, Lake fish, Slovenian cheese course
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.
Signature: Zganci, Carniolan sausage, Apple strudel
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 is a Michelin Guide selected restaurant on Slovenska cesta, plating traditional Slovenian dishes with a modern hand and a tight pour list of Slovenian.
Pop's Place is the riverside burger bar run by the same family behind Gostilna As, plating gourmet burgers with local beef and a long craft-beer list a few.
Signature: Gourmet burger, BBQ ribs, House fries