Gostilna Podfarovž

Modern Vipava tradition in Slovenia’s ‘Venice’

It’s good/Traditional and Contemporary/Creative and Original/Journeys and Experiences/From Rivers and Seas/Wine and Food

Chef: Denis Ibrišimović

Ulica Ivana Ščeka 2, Vipava, Slovenija

Menu price in RW

28 €

Opening hours in RW

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday: 12:00 - 23:00
Monday, Tuesday: 18:00 - 23:00

Reservations

Reservation required.

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Menu price in RW

28 €

Reservation Schedule

Friday: 13:00, 16:00, 19:30

Saturday, Sunday: 12:00, 16:00, 19:30

Monday, Tuesday: 19:00

Wednesday, Thursday: 13:00, 16:00, 19:00

Meat menu

Amuse-bouche: Podfarovž soup, Vipava stone (goose pâté, chocolate and butter)

Slow-cooked beef, homemade horseradish mayonnaise, pickled capers, pomegranate granita

Pearl barley with gorgonzola cream, truffle, pumpkin, dehydrated prosciutto and poached egg yolk

Beef brisket in coca cola, roasted radicchio, creamy curd cheese polenta with lemon zest

Fish menu - the trout story

Amuse-bouche: Podfarovž soup, Vipava stone (goose pâté, chocolate and butter)

Marinated trout, smoked yogurt, caramelized fig, fresh chanterelles, dill, pistachio

Smoked dome - trout poached in beef broth, mashed potatoes, parsley crumbs, carrot

Confit trout, roasted parsnips, parsnip cream with apple gel, parsnip crust chips, chervil and fig leaf powder

The menu includes a product made from beef or poultry meat, milk, dairy products and/or fruit bearing the »izbrana kakovost - Slovenija« label. The »izbrana kakovost - Slovenija« promotion encourages the use of locally produced food of Slovenian origin.

Wine pairing

Malvazija, 2025, Cultus

235# chardonnay, 2019, Ferjančič

Modri pinot, 2022, Tilia

Wine pairing price 16,00 €

Wine pairing

Zelen, 2025, Vidus

Matura's, 2022, San Martin

Fno belo, 2024, Ferjančič

Wine pairing price 16,00 €

Extra offer

Fig panna cotta with white chocolate, hazelnut crumble and roasted fig 7,00 €

Local suppliers

Meso: Mesnica Semolič, Solkan

Ješprenj: Mlinotest, Ajdovščina

Pršut: Kmetija Cigoj, Črniče

Postrv: Ribogojnica Libo, Slap ob Idrijci

Denis Ibrišimović

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

Podfarovž is the reward at the end of a walk through old Vipava, because he knows not only the trout from which chef Denis Ibrišimović makes everything, but also the entire Vipava valley, from which he draws tradition for his ideas, ingredients for new-local dishes and wines to accompany them.

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.

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

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Gostilna Podfarovž