Best World Cuisine Restaurant in Ljubljana
Ljubljana has no end of fantastic dining options including many Gostilnas offering terrific home cooked meals, but sometimes you just fancy some flavours from further afield. Here's our contenders for the Best World Cuisine. Let's take a look at this year's nominees:
Cantina Mexicana
Fun on two floors in one of the city’s most popular courtyards, Cantina Mexicana is positively aglow with bright colours, strange sculptures, grass growing on the ceiling and some nice lighting tricks behind the long ground-floor bar. The food is classic Tex-Mex as you’d expect, and appears to be fairly popular. If nothing else, this is one of the quirkiest and silliest places in the city centre and even if you’re not hungry is well worth a visit for a drink or two. Read more...
Shambala
A small part of Asia comes to life in the centre of Ljubljana. Not only does Shambala's kitchen turn out some of the best (and spiciest) Asian cuisine in Slovenia, but the tranquil, almost meditative, ambience of the place allows you to enjoy your meal in a state of perfect relaxation. Guests can dine either in the main dining room with its glass ceiling or in the more intimate room with a vaulted ceiling. During the warmer months, diners can also take advantage of the pleasant garden. The menu features seafood dishes, vegetarian options and grilled specialities. Read more...
Namaste
Set along the beautiful Breg promenade in the old town, Namaste was the first Indian restaurant in Slovenia. With its soft, yellow-hued lighting, hand-painted walls and a relaxed atmosphere, this local institution also offers one of Ljubljana’s most romantic dining experiences of any flavour, while the house specialties from the Rajasthan and Punjab regions are prepared individually with spices directly imported from the subcontinent and can be ordered to suit all tastes. Read more...
Libanonske meze
This exceedingly popular Lebanese restaurant can be found down the bustling, cobbled pedestrian thoroughfare known as Trubarjeva Cesta in the old town. As the name suggests many of the dishes on the extensive menu are mezze, ie the flavourful appetisers on small share plates that are common amongst the cuisines of the Eastern Mediterranean. Most of these are vegetarian friendly, but meat eaters will of course find plenty to salivate over as well. Read more...
Argentino
The journey out to BTC is well worth the effort, for Argentino really needs to be experienced to be believed. Huge and based on a classic Argentinean hacienda on two levels with further seating outside, the interior designer had a great time thinking this one up. Featuring vast paintings, enormous mirrors, video projectors, a fabulous bar and an even lovelier open kitchen, which turns out a dizzying array of mouth-watering Latin American dishes including some of the best steaks in Ljubljana. There's also an excellent wine cellar with some 130 different Argentinean wines. Read more...
Zaika
Follow your nose to the far end of Ljubljana's colourful Trubarjeva Street and you'll discover the source of those mouthwatering aromas is none other than Zaika - an aptly named restaurant, because everything served here is indeed delicious. The star of the show is chef Zia, who cut his proverbial chops in various well-known kitchens around the city, before opening up his own pint-sized passion project that concocts some incredible flavours from the subcontinent and dishes you won't find anywhere else in town. Read more...
Taqueria Unomas
This lively eatery is a passport to the vibrant streets of Mexico, where every taco is a spicy love affair. From sizzling street corn to the tastiest tortillas, they're on a mission to make your taste buds dance. Think festive and funky, a perfect setting for a taco fiesta. Read more...
Barra
Where dining transcends into an art form! This trendy haunt is a flavour fiesta, boasting a nikkei menu of Peruvian dishes prepared with Japanese techniques. From tapas to tantalising cocktails, each visit is a culinary adventure. The ambiance? Think chic meets cosy, a perfect backdrop for epicurean escapades. Read more...
Joe Peña's
A combined cantina and cocktail bar with a fine garden to boot, they’ve got it just right, from the general scruffiness of the place through to the smell of limes and cumin that hits you as you open the door. The food’s pretty good, being the standard Mexican dishes as found throughout the world including fajitas, enchiladas et al, plus there’s a decent menu of vegetarian options to keep everyone happy. Read more...
Tiflis
Transport yourself to the flavourful landscapes of Georgia at Tiflis! This culinary gem is a symphony of Georgian delights, where khachapuri dreams come true. From aromatic khinkali to decadent walnut-filled sweets, each dish is a culinary love letter to the Caucasus. The ambience is a dance of warm hues and cultural charm, a perfect backdrop for a Georgian feast. Read more...
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