This is our 14th Best Of Awards Competition, where, together with local residents and those who love Slovenia, we select the best in Slovenia. We have chosen the best providers in various categories, one of which is the Food & Drinks Slovenia category, further divided into several subcategories. The prestigious Best Of 2025 awards ceremony took place on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Check out the winners below in the article.
Subcategories for Best of Food & Drinks and who is competing?
Best Food Experience
- Culinary Time Machine at Ljubljana Castle
- From Pumpkin to Oil at Kocbek Oil
- Chocolarium – Chocolate Museum
- Drožomanija Sourdough Workshop (winner)
- Mati – Truffle (Truffle hunting)
- Fonda Fish Garden Visit
- Dinner at 160 Metres Below Ground
- Rock’n’Roll of Flavours in Maribor
- Dobrote Dolenjske tasting
- Meet Meat & Eat at Kodila
Best Drink Experience
- Berryshka, Guided Tour and Tasting
- Beer Way Tour
- Broken Bones Gin Tasting
- Šuklje Sommelier-Guided Wine Tasting
- Faladur Wine Tasting
- Winestronaut, Wine Tours Vipava Valley
- Wine Fountain, Marezige (winner)
- Union Beer Experience
- The Wine Fountain Izvir cvička
- Beer Fountain Žalec
Best Gastronomic Festivals & Events
- Gourmet November, Ljubljana
- Žlikrof Festival, Idrija
- A cheese and wine festival, Bohinj
- Restaurant Week, Slovenia (Teden Restavracij) (winner)
- Taste of Posavje, Krško
- Velvet Dinner among the vineyards, Long Table Maribor
- Altroke Sweet Istria, Koper
- Chocolate Festival, Radovaljica
- Bograč fest, Lendava
- Slovenian Cheese Festival, Brdo pri Kranju
Best Wine Festivals & Events
- The Feast of St. Martin in Maribor
- Wine Route Ljubljana
- Slovenian Wine Festival, Ljubljana
- VinDel Wine & Culinary Fair, Maribor
- Orange Wine Festival, Izola
- Brda and Wine, Šmartno (winner)
- The Oldest Grapevine Festival, Maribor
- Days of Poetry and Wine, Ptuj
- Wine Route in the Tunnels under Kranj
- Festvina by Koželj, Brdo pri Kranju
Best Gostilna with Local Food
- Gostilna Kopač, Ljubljana
- Gostilna Lovenjakov Dvor, Murska Sobota
- Gostilna Krištof, Predoslje
- Gostilna Avsenik, Begunje
- Gostilna Dobenski hram, Mengeš
- Gostilna Francl, Celje
- Gostilna Žabar, Ljubljana
- Gostilna Mihovec, Medvode
- Gostilna Dobnikar, Medvode
- Gostilna Repovž, Šentjanž (winner)
Best Coffee in Slovenia
- STOW
- Escobar
- Coronini
- Buna
- Banibeans
- La Huella
- Kolektiv 22
- Pražarna (winner)
- Nanni
- R&B Cafe Roasters
Best Craft Micro Breweries
- Reservoir Dogs
- Loo-Blah-Nah
- Reset
- Maister
- Green Gold
- Tektonik
- Pelicon
- HopsBrew
- FEO
- Kralj (winner)
Best Mountain Hut Food
- Koča na Ljubelju
- Planinska koča na Sv. Jakobu
- Koča na Kokoši
- Lavričeva koča na Gradišču
- Vojkova koča na Nanosu
- Dom na Joštu
- Tumova koča na Slavniku
- Gostilna Ledinek Šmarna gora
- Dom na Uršlji gori
- Dom na Kofcah (winner)
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