Gostilna Podfarovž

Modern Vipava tradition in Slovenia’s ‘Venice’

Chef:Denis Ibrišimović
Chef:Julijana Krapež
    Ulica Ivana Ščeka 2, Vipava, Slovenija
Menu price in RW

28 €

Reservations

Reservation required.

Availability

Monday – Tuesday at 19:00
Wednesday – Friday at 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00
Saturday – Sunday at 12:00 / 16:00 / 19:30

Meat menu

Amuse-bouche: Podfarovž’s soup, whipped butter with mustard seeds

Dry-aged beef tartare, raspberry, mustard seeds, roasted hazelnuts and pickled onion

Creamy polenta with Brie cheese, walnuts, pork belly and blueberry cream

Slow-roasted (8 hours) beef short ribs with chocolate, fried potato polenta, carrots and meat demi-glace

Fish menu

Amuse-bouche: Podfarovž’s soup, foamed butter with mustard seeds

Shrimp pate, orange gel, capers, parsley oil

Fregola with cuttlefish, cuttlefish ink and tomato espuma

Sea bass fillet, Jerusalem artichoke, Hollandaise sauce and caviar

Wine pairing

Wineries: Klet Vipava 1894, Vipava; Tilia Estate, Potoče; Vina Benčina, Lože, vsi Vipavska dolina

Accompanying wines (3 glasses) 16.00 €

Extra offer

Carrot cake with tangerine, white chocolate and sour cream ice cream 7.00 €

Local suppliers

Vegetables and meat: Local suppliers, Vipava

Denis Ibrišimović
Chef
Julijana Krapež
Chef

A romantic terrace beside the source of the Vipava

Podfarovž is a reward at the end of a walk through old Vipava. Guests first catch sight of the small courtyard with its shady vines and take a rest at the tables laid with white table linen. They discover the romantic terrace beside the source of the Vipava and take a photo with the chef as a memento. This small, homely and pleasant restaurant is a place for socialising, where guests are led into a culinary journey through the Vipava Valley. As you walk up the stairs, you can ‘hide’ among the fine dining menu produced by the former professional footballer turned chef, who knows his wines too.

Podfarovž doesn’t just specialise in trout, from which many a dish is made, but rather the entire Vipava Valley, from which it draws tradition for chef’s ideas, ingredients for new, local dishes, and wine to accompany them.

The experience of the last visit

Recommendation

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With its Vipava walnut štruklji, steamed, topped with butter, sugar and breadcrumbs, Podfarovž prepares guests for a further walk through Slovenia’s ‘Venice’ to the seven sources of the Vipava River and its river delta, which is the only one of its kind in Europe.

Menu

Tasting menu

3 courses

36 €

4 courses

43 €

5 courses

49 €

6 courses

55 €

Wine list

sommelier Edvin Ličina; a small wine list with an emphasis on local winemakers; 70 wine labels

Ambience

A wooden terrace above the source of the Vipava River. A small and sociable dining room.

Specialities

Delta of Vipava river; Lasntieri Castle