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
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…
Ptuj
This unassuming restaurant in the suburbs whips up the most creative modern European cooking in the area. The menu changes daily, based on what's in…
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…
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…
Ptuj
Ptuj's fanciest restaurant is in a prime position, with a shady terrace facing the river. The speciality here is fish – particularly trout and pike-perch …
Maribor
This lunchtime bistro serves some of the freshest dishes based on seasonal ingredients in Maribor. The daily changing menu takes inspiration from across…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ptuj
This very pleasant gostilna above a pub and near the foot of the road to the castle serves a lot of stick-to-the-ribs Slovenian specialities, such as…
Ptuj
Resign yourself to a trip to the dentist when you get home. Based in the 18th-century Corner House, Teta Frida's chocolate torte and kremšnita (mille…
Eastern Slovenia
The Hotel Štrk's restaurant serves Prekmurje specialities such as roast suckling pig with noodles and indecently rich prekmurska gibanica, the local…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Maribor
For all your chickpea needs; this place dishes up excellent falafel plates, piled high with salads and hummus, and wraps.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ptuj
Popular with local students, the cosy 'Little Elephant' serves what many think are the best pizzas in Ptuj, along with some meatless dishes such as pasta,…
Ptuj
If you need a rice or noodle fix head to Ptuj's long-established Chinese restaurant. Portions are big, though flavour is definitely lacking, but it makes…
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…
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…
