Gostilna na Gradu ★ 4.4
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.
Signature: Castle tasting menu, Game dishes, Regional cheese
TaBar reopened in 2024 in the renovated Rog factory complex, where chef Jakob Pintar plates Slovenian tapas around foraged ingredients and a tight.
Signature dishes: Foraged plates, Tuna crudo, Pickle board
Address: Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
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.
Signature: Castle tasting menu, Game dishes, Regional cheese
Ribca sits below Plečnik's colonnaded arcade by the river fish market, sourcing all its seafood from the stalls upstairs at the basement counter.
Signature: Fried squid, Sardines, Cuttlefish risotto
Allegria works in a rustic Mediterranean register a few blocks west of Preseren Square, pasta, seafood and a long list of Slovenian Istrian wines.
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.
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