These tips for gourmets in Slovenia will make a tour of this country an experience for everyone. Especially for those who love to enjoy excellent cuisine, enjoy relaxing in thermal spas, and want to experience a meal not only with their palate but also with a beautiful view. With these three gourmet tips for Slovenia, you'll be well equipped.
Tips for Slovenia for connoisseurs
Admittedly, you'll have to travel around the country a bit to experience these three things. But it's worth it, and not just because of the travel tips we present here. Slovenia is also a country that invites exploration with its charming landscapes. Its rolling hills, green landscapes, and small villages are waiting to be discovered. But these three gourmet tips are worth a detour, if not a trip altogether:
Tips for Slovenia spa lovers: Ayurveda lunch at Therme Laško
We spent one night of our trip in the thermal spa Laško in eastern Slovenia. Here connoisseurs and Slow Traveler The thermal spa is located in the Savinja Valley, right on the river. From our room's balcony, we could watch the fog slowly being burned away by the sun. So, a morning stroll along the river piqued our curiosity about what the spa has to offer. Even the Romans used Laško's thermal waters.
Then came missionaries, and in the 19th century, the first thermal bath was built. Historical circumstances ultimately led to ups and downs in the spa's fortunes. It was only in the mid-20th century that it was expanded and modernized. Today, it is a center for health tourism with numerous health and wellness programs.
Far Eastern treatments using the methods of Ayurveda are offered in the treatment rooms, where the guests are queuing up when we arrive there. For example, you can sweat in a wooden steam bath. If you do not like it so hot, you can massage yourself instead according to the methods of Ayurveda. Then there's the swimming pool next to the spa to cool down. We ourselves are more familiar with the culinary side of Ayurveda.
What we have to imagine, we learn at our Ayurveda Lunch. We start our lunch with spicy samosas with dips. This is followed by a tongue plate with cream of horseradish, which proves to us that Ayurveda does not necessarily have to be vegetarian. Nevertheless vegetables and salad predominate. This is shown by the delicious peanut salad and a vegetable platter with tofu. Finally, there's a fruit salad, which is made with coconut sprinkles.
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Tips for Slovenia connoisseurs: Dinner with a view at the Grand Hotel Toplice in Bled
Many visitors who are regulars at its elegant hotels know that Bled is one of the most beautifully situated places in Slovenia. The top hotels on the lake attract international guests as well as tour groups. Above all, they want to enjoy the lake view. We are no exception.
This is also one of the reasons why we are looking forward to our dinner at the Grand Hotel Toplice, right on the lakeshore. From the hotel lobby, a magnificent panorama of the sunset behind the mountains on the other side of the lake opens up before us. One floor below, an elegantly set table awaits us in the hotel restaurant.
On the way there, we discover the illustrious guests who have stayed here. From political figures to crowned heads, every celebrity the world has to offer has been there. The hotel is proud of its rich history. These days, it primarily attracts golfers and conference guests.
Wellness enthusiasts will also appreciate the hotel's spa. Its pool is fed directly with thermal water, which is changed daily. The Grand Hotel Toplice is also one of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
We also sense this in the restaurant, where an elegantly set table awaits us. A welcome from the kitchen with homemade bread and a pâté is followed by a salad with various salmon pralines. This is followed by pumpkin soup with pumpkin seed oil, a tribute to our nearby neighbor Austria. The main course consists of various meats with vegetables and pea purée. Finally, we are served an intensely fruity mousse with seasonal fruits. An elegant dinner like this does credit to any grand hotel.
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Slovenia Gourmets: Pri Lojzetu Restaurant in Zemono Castle
The third and best of our tips for Slovenia is Gostilna Pri Lojzetu in Dornberg. The cuisine and service in this restaurant surpass anything we have experienced in upscale restaurants. We have not yet experienced what Chef Tomaz Kavcic offers us in his restaurant. A meal under his direction is a veritable firework of imagination and outstanding food.
It starts with the location of the restaurant. Zemono is located outside the village on a hill in a castle that once belonged to the noble family from the nearby village. From there you have a wonderful view of the valley below us and the mountains around us. We sit on the terrace and enjoy the evening sun. We share the view with the guests at the next table. From the rest of the restaurant guests we get almost nothing, because a lot of importance is placed on intimate and individual care of the guests.
This even goes so far that the chef repeatedly comes to our table and introduces us to his dishes. Not only that, he treats us as if we were long-time friends. We experience the same courteous, friendly, and unobtrusive service from his staff, who are always ready to answer questions. This turns our dinner into an impressive culinary event.
The food itself is as amazing as the impeccable service and the restaurant's location. Kavcic places great importance on preparing the ingredients as faithfully as possible to their flavor. He pays attention to the "basic kitchen ingredients." His definition of good cuisine is finding the right basic ingredient. His culinary art lies in not destroying its essence. Guests sense that someone was thinking of them while preparing the dish.
Only half an hour by car from Postojna, it is worth arriving for this culinary event.
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Check out Petar's video about our Slovenia vacation for connoisseurs. There you'll find more tips for Slovenia. It'll whet your appetite to get to know the country better:
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Source: Tips for Slovenia: On-site research. We would like to thank Best Press Story for supporting this trip. However, our opinions remain, as always, our own.
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Exciting - we got to know some completely different restaurants. In the thermal bath in Lasko we "only" had a beer tasting - were you there in the escape room?
We do not know the escape room. What's this? However, we stayed at the spa in Lasko. As far as restaurants are concerned, it's always interesting to get to know different things.
Dear Monika, I think this Slovenian travel tip is great! Is also great to do now in the fall / winter. I drive mostly in the direction of Croatia. LG, Meli
Glad to be useful to you, Meli. And it's true, you can drive there in the fall and winter too. LG, Monica
It's always exciting to discover places and culinary delights that are not on the screen in general. Thanks for the insight - even if I have to join Barbara in terms of budget. ;)
Especially in Slovenia has apparently done a lot in terms of culinary in recent years. We did not expect that too.
Hi monika,
I did not know how good the Slovenian cuisine is! In the meantime one can hardly distinguish in which country one is (s) t! Thank you for your travel tip with the delicious cuisine!
Best regards,
Alex.
In addition, there is also the Slovenian farmhouse kitchen, Alex. This is certainly heartier than what is served in the restaurants mentioned here. However, quite varied regional dishes are now on the table. The Cevapcici and Raznici from earlier I have not discovered on the menu on our trip.
Best regards,
Monika
Hello you Two, oh, I'm getting hungry right away, even though there are a lot of dishes that are not going to work for me anymore. I should ever go to Slovenia again. Greetings from Salzburg, Claudia
Hello Claudia,
yes, Slovenia is a country where the farm kitchen is quite hearty. But with a little search you should also find "smooth delicacies". Kind regards, Monika and Petar
Oh how delicious !! I read these reports whenever I'm hungry anyway.
Me too. I've just searched blogs for Christmas cookie recipes. Now I'm hungry: D
I like it very much if you are personally and individually treated in restaurants. Also enough space to the next table and thus a sufficient privacy I find pleasant. In this respect, especially the castle Zemono sounds tempting.
The restaurant in Zemono Castle is really something special. There are rarely any restaurants where I feel as comfortable as there. And the food first ... that was properly celebrated.
Dear Monika, dear Petar,
that sounds all very wonderful, it would not be so miles away from my budget ... That's only with 15 Euro a day TOTAL and I assume that I do not get in more than one appetizer in any of the restaurants mentioned;) Too bad! I would like to have something really fancy ...
Best regards,
Barbara
Dear Barbara,
we can not afford that every day either. But it does not have to be. Therefore, we appreciate such delicacies in between all the more.
Best regards,
Monika
Three tips that promise a lot of pleasure. I hope you also had a good wine in the glass ;-)
Yes, especially the wines from the Vipava Valley were great. We enjoyed them in the Gostilna Pri Lojzetu in Zemono. They serve almost exclusively wines from the local region, and they are great!
We would also like to start the week. We want to try an Ayuverde meal for a long time. Sounds like that is largely milk-free ?! What does "driving around the country" mean in terms of time?
I'm not so good with ayurvedic recipes, but what we ate was lactose free. Instead of cow's milk, soymilk or coconut milk is used, if I remember correctly. And how much time you spend on it, of course, depends on which route you choose. But if you drive from Lasko to Zemono and on to Bled, that costs about 3 car hours. By the way, Ljubljana is perfect as a central location for all three enjoyment tips, because no matter which side you come from, you always have to pass Ljubljana.