JB Restaurant

"The restaurant is named after Janez Bratovž, regarded as the father of modern Slovenian cuisine and the author of a book detailing his philosophy, ingredients, and forty of his most celebrated recipes. He opened his restaurant in 1992 inside this elegant Secessionist building from the 1920s, designed by the architect Jože Plečnik.Today, in this captivating architectural setting, his son Tomaž leads the kitchen, skilfully blending regional ingredients and flavours with refined classical influences. Don’t miss the iconic JB ravioli, the restaurant’s signature dish, filled with pistachio and cheese and served with foie gras and veal jus." - Michelin Inspector

JB Restavracija: honest home-style cooking

"As soon as you step in, you feel you’re entering a living slice of Slovenian culinary history in a secessionist-style 1920s building on Miklošičeva Street, where an elegant, almost futuristic dining room meets cooking as polished as the setting under chef Janez Bratovž and his family. This was the first Slovenian restaurant to make the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, yet the spirit is “honest home-style cooking”: produce is carefully sourced from Slovenian farmers and fishermen, with fresh ingredients chosen daily at the central market. Amuse-bouches arrive on the branches of a tree-like centerpiece; plates are modern, attractively presented, and boldly playful, from sashimi-style raw fish served on a bone and starters like trout, sea bream, horseradish, and fennel to risotto with lemon and langoustine and contemporary reinterpretations of polenta with mushrooms and home-made cheese. The cuisine shows Mediterranean and French influences but remains deeply Slovenian; bread, breadsticks, pasta, and ravioli are made in-house, with braising a favored technique that keeps the chef in close, flavor-balancing contact with his ingredients. Foams and lightly seared meats may be new to some guests, but the mantra holds—“If the ingredients are good, there’s no need for fancy cooking techniques... Our cuisine takes guests back in time, evoking memories of the flavours of bygone days.” A perfectly cooked ravioli is a permanent fixture adored by guests, while the family team—son Tomaž cooking alongside Janez, daughter Nina (an Advanced Sommelier) guiding the wine list and front of house, and wife Emma overseeing operations—grounds an identity that weaves past and present, from the four-elements taste philosophy to the photos at the entrance and a large, elegant white book whose copies are each marked by a unique colored brushstroke." - La Guida Michelin

MICHELIN Guide Slovenia : Meet four chefs of Ljubljana’s food scene

"As Ljubljana’s first fine-dining restaurant, JB Restavracija embodies Chef Janez Bratovž’s generous, elegant attitude: it’s classic fine dining without being posh or artificially sophisticated, built on simple, clean ingredients handled with refreshing old-school perfection. Trained in Austria and revered for mentoring Slovenia’s new culinary generation, he balances a signature ravioli filled with foie gras—a local favorite for years—with an increasing focus on vegetables from his private backyard garden 25 kilometers from Ljubljana. I appreciate how his family is woven into the experience—his wife as office manager, his daughter as sommelier, and his son as sous-chef—an intimate touch that complements this Michelin Plate landmark of the city’s dining scene." - Le Guide MICHELIN