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.
Kobarid · Soča Valley €€
Fish arrives from the hotel's own fishermen in Savudrija and trout from the Kobarid fish farm, and the kitchen makes Kobariški štruklji to grandmother Pepca's recipe, with venison from local hunters.
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.