7 restaurants in Ljubljana, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday — the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Ljubljana.

Spajza ★ 4.4

stari-grad · Gornji trg 28, 1000 Ljubljana

Hours: Mon-Fri 17:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-22:00

Spajza on Gornji trg below the castle is one of Ljubljana's longer-running fine bistros, plating aged steaks and seafood in wood-and-vintage rooms.

Gostilna na Gradu ★ 4.4

stari-grad · Grajska planota 1, 1000 Ljubljana

Hours: Mon-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. Listed as Michelin.

Pop's Place ★ 4.3

center · Cankarjevo nabrezje 3, 1000 Ljubljana

Hours: Daily 12:00-01:00

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.

Klobasarna ★ 4.3

stari-grad · Ciril Metodov trg 15, 1000 Ljubljana

Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-23:00, Sun 10:00-15:00

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

Slovenska hisa ★ 4.2

center · Cankarjevo nabrezje 13, 1000 Ljubljana

Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-01:30, Fri-Sat 08:00-02:00, Sun 08:00-01:30

The riverside sister of Figovec, Slovenska hisa serves breakfast, lunch and evening plates on Cankarjevo nabrezje. Protected Slovenian dishes from struklji.

Ribca ★ 4.1

vodnikov-trg · Adamic-Lundrovo nabrezje 1, 1000 Ljubljana

Hours: Tue-Sat 08:30-21:00, Mon 08:30-15:00, Sun 11:00-18:00

Ribca sits below Plečnik's colonnaded arcade by the river fish market, sourcing all its seafood from the stalls upstairs at the basement counter.

Hood Burger Center ★ 4.0

center · Nazorjeva 4, 1000 Ljubljana

Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-23:00, closed Sun

Hood Burger opened in 2012 in a Vic shipping container and now runs three Ljubljana rooms; the Center counter near Preseren keeps gluten-free options.