The Best Seafood in Slovenia
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The best seafood in Slovenia, according to the experts: The 50 and the Michelin Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Topli Val comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Kobarid and Ljubljana.
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Dvor Jezeršek and Gostilnica Barba hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Topli Val
Seafood
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Dvor Jezeršek
Seafood
Set in a cluster of restored farmhouses in the foothills of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, this country restaurant leans hard into the landscape: freshwater fish and game anchor the evening tasting menu, which the kitchen will shape around your preferences. Outside tables look out over classic Slovenian rural scenery, and inside, small windows give a view straight into the kitchen. The kind of place you drive out to on purpose.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Dvor Jezeršek (this place) 68.544
- #2 Gostilnica Barba 68.544
- #2 Old Cellar Bled 68.544
- #2 Peti 181 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Calypso 68.544
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Rank 2. Gostilnica Barba
Mediterranean Seafood
A terrace worth lingering on greets you before you've even seen the menu, and the dining room inside carries the same unhurried ease. This is a neighborhood seafood restaurant in Novo Mesto, the kind that lets good ingredients and quiet technique do the talking rather than reaching for drama. The wine list runs mostly Slovenian, and the sommelier is the sort of person who actually helps you choose rather than hovering importantly.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Dvor Jezeršek 68.544
- #2 Gostilnica Barba (this place) 68.544
- #2 Old Cellar Bled 68.544
- #2 Peti 181 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Calypso 68.544
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Rank 2. Old Cellar Bled
Seafood
A lakeside restaurant in Bled where the dining room is arranged so that nearly every seat catches the water, which in winter sits still under a thin mist and looks like a painting no one asked for. The kitchen leans into freshwater fish and regional Slovenian cooking, with duck from the neighboring valleys doing solid work alongside the trout. In summer, the terrace is the obvious move.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Dvor Jezeršek 68.544
- #2 Gostilnica Barba 68.544
- #2 Old Cellar Bled (this place) 68.544
- #2 Peti 181 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Calypso 68.544
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Rank 2. Peti 181
Mediterranean Seafood
Tables on the river with Ljubljana Castle glowing behind them at night make the setting almost unfairly picturesque. Inside, the chef designed the room personally, muted tones and an intimate feel borrowed from early last century. The cooking is Mediterranean, leaning hard into fish and seafood, with a Slovenian wine list available by the glass. Book ahead if you want the lamb from the wood-fired oven.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Gostilnica Barba 68.544
- #2 Old Cellar Bled 68.544
- #2 Peti 181 (this place) 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Calypso 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Hotela Marina 68.544
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Rank 2. Restavracija Calypso
Seafood
Adriatic fish wheeled out tableside is the move at this seafood restaurant inside Nova Gorica's Perla casino and hotel complex. Classical preparations run the show, from raw shellfish through to whole oven-roasted fish, with a nod to the Slovenian hinterland for anyone who wandered in from the slots and wants something from dry land. The Michelin Guide lists it among its selected restaurants.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Old Cellar Bled 68.544
- #2 Peti 181 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Calypso (this place) 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Hotela Marina 68.544
- #2 Salicornia 68.544
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Rank 2. Restavracija Hotela Marina
Mediterranean Seafood
A seafood restaurant in Izola's Hotel Marina, positioned so the windows face the harbour directly, which makes the view less a feature and more an argument. The menu follows the day's catch rather than a fixed list, so shellfish, reef fish, and pasta show up when the sea provides them. The kitchen produces its own olive oil, which finds its way into the dressings and quietly ties the whole thing together.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Old Cellar Bled 68.544
- #2 Peti 181 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Calypso 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Hotela Marina (this place) 68.544
- #2 Salicornia 68.544
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Rank 2. Salicornia
Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Old Cellar Bled 68.544
- #2 Peti 181 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Calypso 68.544
- #2 Restavracija Hotela Marina 68.544
- #2 Salicornia (this place) 68.544