Eastern Slovenia
Gregor Vračko's restaurant is all wood and floor-to-ceiling window minimalism. Its chic simplicity is a worthy contrast to the food. This is boldly…
Must-see restaurants in Eastern Slovenia
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Eastern Slovenia
Long a locals' favourite for top-notch Slovenian cuisine, Gostilna Repnik (1.5km east of the centre) also boasts boutique accommodation (singles/doubles…
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Eastern Slovenia
In Bakovci village, 5km southwest of Murska Sobota, this gostilna serves local specialities with a modern twist. We love the trout served with pea-mash…
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Maribor
The restaurant itself, in Obrežje across the Drava River, may not look like much, but you're here for the food not some grand dining hall. Owner-chef…
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Maribor
This lunchtime bistro serves some of the freshest dishes based on seasonal ingredients in Maribor. The daily changing menu takes inspiration from across…
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Eastern Slovenia
One of our favourite gostilna (inn-like restaurant) anywhere, the Kmetec sits high in the hills, looking Celje's old castle square in the face. Offerings…
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Eastern Slovenia
This glass-walled, contemporary restaurant mostly dishes up pasta and pizza (€5.90 to €8.60) with burgers, salads and a couple of more expensive grill and…
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Eastern Slovenia
Rogaška Slatina’s fancy-pants restaurant (part of Grand Hotel Sava) dishes up classic European cooking. Both smaller dishes, such as mushroom risotto with…
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Eastern Slovenia
The last thing we were expecting when we moseyed into Murska Sobota was a dystopian steampunk styled bar-restaurant serving up good burgers and a vast…
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Eastern Slovenia
Casual-chic dining comes complete with charming service at this glass-walled restaurant across the road from the market. The menu here is stronger on…
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Maribor
Restaurant, cafe, vinoteka and shop; Rožmarin has its finger in many a pie, but the restaurant is where it shines. It's all about modern European cuisine,…
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Eastern Slovenia
This mountain lodge (half board per person €28), 3km north of Rogla on the unsealed road to Koroška, is a popular place for hearty local dishes,…
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Eastern Slovenia
At the far end of Celjska cesta, the 'Sun' has something for everyone. There are huge, better-than-average pizzas and a big burger menu, classic central…
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Maribor
A great spot in full view of the Column of St Florian, patron of firefighters, this popular restaurant has both an open front and an enclosed back terrace…
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Eastern Slovenia
The closest Slovenj Gradec gets to fine dining is this restaurant in the Hotel Slovenj Gradec. The plošče (platters) for sharing are especially good value…
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Eastern Slovenia
This popular local restaurant-bar is where you come for good-value Slovenian staples with hearty soups, stews, and grilled meat and fish dishes. There's…
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Eastern Slovenia
Despite bearing the name of Slovenia's largest port town, the menu skips the coastal connection, focusing instead on Koper's Italian heritage with a menu…
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Eastern Slovenia
The Hotel Štrk's restaurant serves Prekmurje specialities such as roast suckling pig with noodles and indecently rich prekmurska gibanica, the local…
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Eastern Slovenia
This rustic-by-design restaurant at the 'Deer Ridge' farm is celebrated, not surprisingly, for its venison, as well as its wild mushroom dishes. Desserts…
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Eastern Slovenia
This pub-restaurant is all about gourmet burgers, served with onion rings and some of the best chips you'll get in Slovenia. We like the umami burger with…
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Eastern Slovenia
While on the top of Velika Planina, have a meal at Zeleni Rob, a small restaurant a short walk from the middle stop on the chairlift. It's known for its…
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Eastern Slovenia
Worth the short drive out of town, this contemporary, upmarket restaurant overlooking a tiny lake in Mljatinci (just south of the pottery village…
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Maribor
This pint-sized cafe on Maribor's liveliest street is a great place for a panini, salad or breakfast. It also does some of the best coffee in town and…
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Eastern Slovenia
About 400m north of the centre on the Mislinja River, Gostilna Murko is a four-star roadside inn popular with Austrian tourists. It's been here for…
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Eastern Slovenia
The Old Hut is the main restaurant – and the original structure – at the Planja Hotel. It retains its rustic mountain-hut vibe, and serves traditional…
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Eastern Slovenia
This long-established cafe draws the crowds with its fabulous cakes. Try the zagrebska (€2), a rich concoction of custard, cream, chocolate and flaky…
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Eastern Slovenia
In the valley itself, the 'Eagle's Nest' is a simple cafe-pub with snacks, housed in a tall wooden tower overlooking the falls and reached by a steep set…
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Maribor
For all your chickpea needs; this place dishes up excellent falafel plates, piled high with salads and hummus, and wraps.
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Eastern Slovenia
The Hotel Evropa's dining room dishes up a small menu of contemporary European cuisine featuring meat-based mains such as Black Angus beef on mushroom…
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Maribor
This unpretentious place is always stuffed with locals chowing down on cheap and cheerful čevapčiči (spicy meatballs of beef or pork) and pleskavica (meat…
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Maribor
A great place for a meal if you want to get out of the city but don’t feel like travelling is 'At the Three Fishponds' in City Park. Along with a handful…
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Eastern Slovenia
This gostilna (inn-like restaurant) in Zreče, on the main road to Rogla and opposite the PTC shopping centre, is a convenient place for a quick meal…
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Maribor
This enormous restaurant and pizzeria pulls in punters with its fast service, low prices and wood-fired stoves. Stick to the pizza, as the other mains are…
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Eastern Slovenia
This Maison de Qualité establishment up on the hill south of Olimje, part of the golf course complex, offers up traditional Slovenian fare and organic…
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Eastern Slovenia
Set back from the road opposite the Terme 3000’s main entrance, Gostilna Kuhar serves decent traditional Prekmurje dishes in a homey, simple interior and…
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Eastern Slovenia
In the spa's large wooded park, this restaurant is a good lunch stop, with a menu of good-value Prekmurje specialities, plus some seafood and steak dishes.
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Eastern Slovenia
South of Mali Grad, this homey pizzeria is one of the few places for a meal in central Kamnik. It has a shady terrace and does takeaway as well.
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Eastern Slovenia
Along with pizza, this place – just north of the Planja Hotel in Rogla – does breakfasts and some Slovenian dishes.
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Eastern Slovenia
You’ll find a large Mercator supermarket opposite the 1929-Art Deco Kino Metropol (Metropol Cinema).
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Eastern Slovenia
Self-caterers can stock up at this central supermarket in Podčetrtek village.
