Tables worth booking ahead: from castle dining rooms to lakeside terraces.
Kobarid · Soča Valley €€€€
Ana Roš cooks a single seasonal tasting menu in a rustic guesthouse whose legacy goes back to 1861, with trout, deer, goat, forest fruits and wild plants from the Soča valley on the plates; it holds three Michelin stars.
Bovec · Soča Valley €€€
Chef Tomaž Sovdat and his team cook from local seasonal produce in Log pod Mangartom; both chefs trained at Hiša Franko and Dobra Vila Bovec, and the Slovenian wine list leans towards natural wines.