Today, the MICHELIN Guide revealed its new selection of restaurants in Slovenia. With a total of 58 recommended establishments, including 1 Two Star, 9 One Star, 7 Bib Gourmand and 6 restaurants allocated a Green Star for their endeavors to promote sustainable gastronomy, Slovenia is asserting itself as a gastronomic destination, whose potential and quality are making steady progress.
The MICHELIN Guide Slovenia 2022: 4 new One Star restaurants!
“The third edition of the MICHELIN Guide Slovenia demonstrates the increasing gastronomic standard which can be observed country-wide. Indeed, the 10 new restaurants joining or being promoted in the 2022 selection are located in 7 different cities and our inspectors were delighted to discover how, year on year, high quality restaurants are emerging or making headway all over the country. Moreover, during their visits, our team continued to notice to what extent the commitment to providing more sustainable and eco-responsible dining experiences was an underlying trend and a strong culinary tradition in the local gastronomic scene. This commitment is fostered by ever more dedicated chefs, as evidenced by the addition of two new MICHELIN Green Stars to the 2022 selection” , declared Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guides.
4 new restaurants receive One MICHELIN Star
Run by two brothers, Mate and Filip Matjaž and located in Portoroz on the Adriatic coast, COB offers a gourmet journey through the Istria region, which the chef is particularly fond of. Greatly inspired, he skillfully reinterprets age-old recipes, enhancing them with a modern twist. By earning One MICHELIN Star, Milka places the city of Kranjska Gora firmly on the national gastronomic map for the first time and confirms the successful comeback of young chef, David Žefran. In this establishment, the tasting menus bear witness to the great technical prowess of the chef, who also prioritizes local and regional produce. Using endemic herbs and traditional preservation processes, David Žefran is a proud ambassador of his region, which he enjoys helping diners to explore.
The inspection teams were also delighted to rediscover the work of chef Uros Stefelin in his new restaurant, Hiša Linhart , located in downtown Radovljica. This new eatery was awarded One MICHELIN Star for its particularly flavorsome cuisine, based on a locavore model and centered around the "product of the day", which also includes plant-based options.
6 new restaurants join the MICHELIN Guide recommendations
While the MICHELIN Guide is renowned for its Stars, its recommendation mission applies to all noteworthy establishments across a full range of categories. Over the course of their travels and discoveries, the inspection teams select great restaurants for all gourmets. This year, 6 new high-quality establishments, located in 6 different cities were added to the MICHELIN Guide selection: Altrokè in Ljubljana , City Terasa in Maribor , Restavracija 1906 in Bled , Restavracija Mama Marija in Kranjska Gora , Špacapanova Hiša in Komen and Vila Podvin in Radovljica .
