Welcome to the next round of voting for our Best of 2025 competition. This time we're celebrating all the wonderful things we can eat, drink or experience here in Slovenia. 


Ljubljana is a hub for foodies, offering everything from vibrant farmers' markets to Michelin-starred restaurants. Whether savouring hearty Alpine dishes, fresh Mediterranean seafood, or the celebrated local wines, there’s something for every palate. In this category you'll have the opportunity to vote for you favourite local gostilna, experience or festival, and lots more! 

Here's our nominees for the Best Local Food and Drinks round:

Food Experience
Culinary Time Machine, From pumpkin to oil at Kocbek, Chocolarium - Chocolate museum, Drožomanija sourdough workshop, Mati - Truffle (Truffle hunting), Fonda fish garden visit, Dinner at 160 metres below ground, Velenje, Rock'n'Roll of Flavours in Maribor, Dobrote Dolenjske tasting, Meet Meat & Eat at Kodila, Slovenia Eco Resort.

Drink Experience
Berryshka Guided Tour and Tasting, Beer Way Tour, Broken Bones Gin Tasting, Šuklje sommelier-guided wine tasting, Ljubljana, Faladur Wine Tasting, Winestronaut, Wine Tours Vipava Valley, Wine Fountain, Marezige, Union Beer Experience, Beer Fountain, Žalec, The Wine Fountain Izvir Cvičkova

Gastronomic Festivals & Events
November Gourmet Ljubljana, Žlinkrof Festival, Idria, Restaurant Week Slovenia, Taste of Posavje, Krško, Velvet Dinner among the Vineyards, Maribor, Altroke Sweet Istria Koper, Cheese and Wine Festival, Bohinj, Chocolate Festival, Radovljica Bograč fest, Lendava, Slovenian Cheese Festival, Brdo pri Kranju

Wine Festivals & Events
The Feast of St. Martin, Maribor, Wine Route Ljubljana, Slovenian Wine Festival, Ljubljana, Wine Route in the Tunnels under Kranj, Orange Wine Festival Izola, Brda and Wine, Šmartno, Festvina by Koželj, Brdo pri Kranju, VinDel Wine & Culinary Fair, Maribor, The Oldest Grapevine Festival, Maribor, Days of Poetry and Wine, Ptuj

Best Gostilna with Local Food
Gostilna Kopač, Gostilna Žabar, Gostilna Mihove, Medvode, Gostilna Dobnikar, Medvode, Gostilna Repovž, Šentjanž, Gostilna Lovenjakov Dvor, Murska, Gostilna Krištof, Predoslje, Gostilna Avsenik, Begunje, Gostilna Dobenski hrm, Mengeš, Gostilna Francl, Celje

Specialty Coffee Roasters
STOW, Escobar, Coronini, Buna, Banibeans, La Huella, Kolektiv 22, Pražarna, Nanni, R&B Cafe Roasters

Best Craft Micro Breweries
Reservoir Dogs, Loo-Blah-Nah, Reset, Maister, Green Gold, Tektonik, Pelicon, HopsBre, FEO, Krlj

Best Mountain Hut Food
Koča na Ljubelju, Koča na Kokoši, Lavričeva koča na Gradišču, Vojkova, koča na Nanosu, Planinska koča Iskra na Jakobu, Dom na Joštu, Dom na Kofcah, Dom na Uršlji gori, Gostilna Ledinek Šmarna gora, Tumova koča na Slavniku

Artisanal Local Brands
Bela krajina Finest, Bled Local Selection, From Bohinj, Brežice Selection, Dolenjska Delights, Idrija Selected, Soča Valley Finest, Jeruzalem Slovenija, Our Finest, Maribor, Taste Laško,, Tastes of Rogla, Sevnica premium, Heart of Slovenia, Kranjska Gora Finest

Food Inflluencer
Gremo jest, Miha First, Yummyavanture, SloveniaFoodExperience, Maša, WineDineSlovenia, Denise, Sara Rutar, Midvakuhava, Nina Kastelic, Jani Jugovic, Pojejme

So who will you vote for?

Check out all of our current Best of Winners here.