40 upscale places in Ljubljana, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Ljubljana: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Ljubljana food.
JAZ by Ana Ros ★ 4.7
center · Copova ulica 5a, 1000 Ljubljana
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.
JAZ by Ana Ros ★ 4.7
center · Copova ulica 5a, 1000 Ljubljana
Ana Ros opened her Ljubljana casual concept in 2023. Head chef Alex Iacoviello runs a daily menu of sharing plates pulled off the Central Market.
Landerik ★ 4.6
stari-grad · Stari trg 11, 1000 Ljubljana
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.
Breg ★ 4.6
center · Breg 20, 1000 Ljubljana
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.
Landerik ★ 4.6
stari-grad · Stari trg 11, 1000 Ljubljana
Chef Izidor Krzisnik (ex-Mirazur) runs a guided tasting in a small Stari trg room, modern Slovenian local-producer cooking, listed in the Michelin Guide.
Breg ★ 4.6
center · Breg 20, 1000 Ljubljana
Jorg Zupan (ex-Atelje, Ljubljana's first Michelin star) opened Breg in 2021 with Matjaz Ivanc in the old Vitez rooms. Slovenian comfort cooking.
TaBar wine bar ★ 4.6
center-rog · Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
TaBar's wine bar inside the Rog complex is the city's sharpest natural-wine room, 150-kilometre radius organic and biodynamic bottles with foraged tapas.
Wine Bar Suklje ★ 4.6
center · Breg 10, 1000 Ljubljana
The Suklje wine family from Bela Krajina opened this riverside Breg bar in 2017, the young oenologists curating a 500-label Slovenian and natural list.
TaBar ★ 4.6
center-rog · Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
TaBar's Rog complex room runs Slovenia's tightest 150-kilometre-radius natural wine list, all organic and biodynamic, against chef Jakob Pintar's tapas.
Gostilna As ★ 4.5
center · Copova ulica 5a, 1000 Ljubljana
Gostilna As in the Knafljev passage pairs Karst seafood and handmade pasta with a 300-bottle Slovenian wine list, open since the late 1980s era.
TaBar ★ 4.5
center-rog · Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
TaBar reopened in 2024 in the renovated Rog factory complex, where chef Jakob Pintar plates Slovenian tapas around foraged ingredients and a tight.
Aftr ★ 4.5
center · Nazorjeva ulica 2, 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.
Veganika ★ 4.5
stari-grad · Gornji trg 33, 1000 Ljubljana
Veganika on Gornji trg in Old Town is the city's most established fully vegan room, the carte Mediterranean and Slovenian-leaning plates with the deepest.
Aftr ★ 4.5
center · Nazorjeva ulica 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Chef Jorg Zupan closed the one-star Atelje in 2021 and reopened the space as Aftr, an a la carte room with fine-dining technique in a relaxed register.
TaBar ★ 4.5
center-rog · Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
TaBar reopened in 2024 in the renovated Rog factory complex, where chef Jakob Pintar runs a tapas-style room around foraged ingredients and a 150-kilometre.
TaBar ★ 4.5
center-rog · Ribji trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana
TaBar moved into the Rog factory complex in 2024 with chef Jakob Pintar's Slovenian tapas and a 150-kilometre natural wine list. A TableJourney editor pick.
Wine Bar Suklje ★ 4.5
center · Breg 10, 1000 Ljubljana
Wine Bar Suklje on the embankment runs a 500-label list chosen by a young oenologist generation, paired with small plates till late. A TableJourney pick.
Vinoteka Movia ★ 4.5
stari-grad · Mestni trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Tucked next to the Town Hall on Mestni trg, Vinoteka Movia is the city's tiny dimly lit bar from one of Slovenia's most respected wine families.
Gostilna As wine cellar ★ 4.5
center · Copova ulica 5a, 1000 Ljubljana
Gostilna As keeps Ljubljana's deepest Slovenian wine cellar with 300 bottles by the glass available across the meal, paired with handmade Karst-style pasta.
Spajza ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Gornji trg 28, 1000 Ljubljana
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 Trnovski Pristan ★ 4.4
trnovo · Trnovski pristan 4A, 1000 Ljubljana
Trnovski Pristan is a modern gostilna on the riverside park in Trnovo, anchored by the only protected indigenous Slovenian pig breed (Krskopolje) and a tight.
Gostilna na Gradu ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Grajska planota 1, 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.
Pen Klub ★ 4.4
center · Tomsiceva ulica 12, 1000 Ljubljana
Pen Klub on Tomsiceva is the Kaval Group's relaxed sibling to Strelec, where chef Mojmir Marko Siftar plates contemporary European cooking with Slovenian.
Monstera Estate ★ 4.4
day-trip · Krsovec 12, 9264 Grad, Slovenia
Chef Bine Volcic closed his Ljubljana bistro and moved Monstera to a Goricko hills estate in spring 2023, the closest thing to a Slovenian chef's table.
EK Bistro ★ 4.4
center · Petkovskovo nabrezje 65, 1000 Ljubljana
EK Bistro on Petkovskovo nabrezje is Ljubljana's anchor for all-day brunch, baking its own brioche and English muffins daily. Eggs benedict and French toast.
Pen Klub ★ 4.4
center · Tomsiceva ulica 12, 1000 Ljubljana
Pen Klub on Tomsiceva reopened under chef Mojmir Marko Siftar with the Kaval Group, the same family running Strelec, plating contemporary European cooking.
Gostilna na Gradu ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Grajska planota 1, 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. Michelin Selected.
Tektonik Kraft Pivovarna ★ 4.4
center-rog · Komenskega ulica 32, 1000 Ljubljana
Tektonik runs the city's leading craft beer taproom, caps every half-litre at 5 euros and runs guided brewery tours Friday afternoons. A TableJourney pick.
Tozd ★ 4.4
center · Cankarjeva cesta 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Tozd on Cankarjeva is the wine trade's cafe-and-wine bar of choice, raw and unfiltered Slovenian bottles paired with the city's best cold brew.
Dvorni Bar ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Dvorni trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Dvorni Bar opened in 2005 and has been the canonical Slovenian wine education room since, with more than 80 wines by the glass covering all three Slovenian.
Tozd ★ 4.4
center · Cankarjeva cesta 8, 1000 Ljubljana
Tozd on Cankarjeva doubles its cafe with a working natural wine bar, pouring raw and unfiltered Slovenian growers alongside the city's most popular cold brew.
Druga Violina ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana
Druga Violina on Stari trg is a social-enterprise gostilna run by the CUDV Draga centre, employing adults with special needs. The kitchen sticks to Slovenian.
Slovenska hisa Figovec ★ 4.3
center · Gosposvetska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Figovec opened in 1879 as a coachman's inn and reopened as Slovenska hisa Figovec, plating the canonical Slovenian table from kranjska klobasa to prekmurska.
Harfa ★ 4.3
center · Slovenska cesta 27, 1000 Ljubljana
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 ★ 4.3
center · Cankarjevo nabrezje 3, 1000 Ljubljana
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.
Klobasarna ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Ciril Metodov trg 15, 1000 Ljubljana
Klobasarna is the fast-counter shrine to kranjska klobasa, the protected Carniolan sausage served with Kaiser roll, mustard and fresh horseradish.
Harfa ★ 4.3
center · Slovenska cesta 27, 1000 Ljubljana
Harfa is a Michelin Guide selected restaurant on Slovenska cesta, plating traditional Slovenian dishes with a modern hand and a tight wine pour list.
Slovenska hisa Figovec ★ 4.3
center · Gosposvetska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Figovec opened in 1879 as a coachman's inn and reopened as the flagship of the Slovenska hisa family, plating the canonical Slovenian table from kranjska.
Spajza ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Gornji trg 28, 1000 Ljubljana
Spajza on Gornji trg below the castle plates aged steaks and seafood in a wood-and-vintage room, family-run since 2004. A TableJourney editor pick.
Harfa ★ 4.3
center · Slovenska cesta 27, 1000 Ljubljana
Harfa works in a casual lunch register at midday, plating traditional Slovenian dishes with a modern hand and a tight pour list of Slovenian wines.