EK Bistro ★ 4.4

JAZ by Ana Ros ★ 4.7

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.

Signature: Daily market plates, Slovenian-international fusion sharing

Breg ★ 4.6

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.

Signature: Slovenian comfort plates, Seasonal grills

Gostilna Sestica ★ 4.2

Sestica has been a Ljubljana inn since 1776, the city's oldest restaurant, plating Slovenian classics, game and house-made pasta from the menu.

Signature: Game stew, Homemade pasta, Kranjska klobasa

Cantina Mexicana ★ 3.7

Cantina Mexicana has been Ljubljana's Tex-Mex anchor since the 1990s, kept on this list because it stays open past midnight when the rest of the centre has.

Klobasarna ★ 4.3

Klobasarna is the fast-counter shrine to kranjska klobasa, the protected Carniolan sausage served with Kaiser roll, mustard and fresh horseradish.

Signature: Kranjska klobasa, Struklji, Ricet

JAZ by Ana Ros ★ 4.7

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.

Signature: Daily market plates, Slovenian-international fusion sharing

Landerik ★ 4.6

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.

Signature: Guided tasting menu, Local-producer Slovenian

Breg ★ 4.6

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.

Signature: Slovenian comfort plates, Seasonal grills

Gostilna Sestica ★ 4.2

Sestica has been a Ljubljana inn since 1776, the city's oldest restaurant, plating Slovenian classics, game and house-made pasta from the menu.

Signature: Game stew, Homemade pasta, Kranjska klobasa