PEN KLUB restaurant

A new story of this legendary cultural workers‘ restaurant

Chef: Mojmir Marko Šiftar
    Tomšičeva ulica 12, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Menu price in RW

32 €

Opening hours in RW
  • Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 12:00 - 22:00
  • Sunday: closed
Reservations

Reservation required.

Reservation Schedule
Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 12:00, 14:30, 17:00, 20:00

Menu

Amuse-bouche: cream puffs
Veal sirloin slices with goat yoghurt, vanilla persimmon and sunflower seeds
Pork belly with roasted Jerusalem artichoke and fried pork skin, beurre noir sauce, turnip cream with cumin
Violet mousse with pumpkin seed chips, pumpkin cream with dried apricots and lemon emulsion
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.
Extra offer
Leek soup with prawns, chives and citrus 12,00 €
The additional offer 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.
Local suppliers
Govedina, teletina, svinjina: Mesarstvo Blatnik, Škofljica
Mleko in mlečni izdelki: Kmetija Pustotnik, Gorenja vas
Mojmir Marko Šiftar
Chef

Old is young, and new is real!

Nothing has changed at PEN KLUB. It remains the best hidden restaurant in Ljubljana that everyone knows. The conversations at the tables are still more important than the food on the plates, which themselves are still an important talking point. And there are still old nails on the wall, even though new guests don’t remember the old Pen. The new Pen has undergone such respectful rejuvenation, that it has retained all its finery, tradition and memories, while also recreating its sparkle, liveliness and popularity. The renovation has succeeded!

The menu once featured dishes such as beef salad, bean soup, sautéed liver, roasted shank, and it still does to this day, albeit in a totally different way. Regular guests like it because it’s new, while new guests like it because it’s still old.

The experience of the last visit

Recommendation

Quote

PEN KLUB’s menu has two pages – old and new – but the old doesn’t reanimate and the new one isn’t OTT. The young chef Mojmir Šiftar works wonders in rejuvenating traditional dishes – real food with a youthful smile.

Menu

Tasting menu

4 courses

80 €

6 courses

95 €

8 courses

110 €

Wine list

160+ wine labels; wines from all three Slovenian wine countries

Ambience

Area by the bar for nostalgic conversations; a blue dining room with an old ceiling, which was revealed when the panelling was removed; a white dining room, where there were once toilet facilities and are now multimedia works of art.

Specialities

Slovenian Pen