IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Pohorka

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » International

  At the end of a quiet residential street at the foot of Pohorje, the outdoor terrace is a great place to relax with a beer after a day of hiking, and there's a fairly decent play area to keep the kids busy while you do so. Read on
  

• Pri Treh Ribnikih

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » International

  Goes two centuries better than some of its other resilient competitors in the region, this three-hundred-year-old restaurant has survived by staying in close communion with the lush nature which surrounds, in the form of the City Park and its three ponds - which give the restaurant its name. Read on
  

• Idila

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » International

  Some distance away from Maribor proper near the Pohorje mountains and their famous ski slopes, this restaurant offers big, rustic portions of a good variety of meat dishes, plenty of vintage wine and indulgent desserts. Read on
  

• Frajgraba

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » Slovenian

  Excellent home-made food prepared in an area renowned for its special sauces just outside of Maribor. Housed in rather stately-looking premises amid beautiful scenery, the dining area is spacious, if a tad spartan, but the diners are too preoccupied with tucking into their food and conversation to be concerned with any lack of frills. Read on
  

• Villa Rustica

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » International

  Pohorje-based restaurant with a slight difference in that it celebrates what Italian, rather than Slovene, cuisine has had to offer over the centuries. Read on
  

• Galeb

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » Mexican

  Late-opening Mexican restaurant near the River Drava which provides a tranquil garden for its customers during summer and a crackling fireplace for them to warm to in the winter. Read on
  

• Rožmarin

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » International

  The owners of Maribor's trendiest restaurant definitely know what they're doing. From the lighting to the service to the food this place exudes a cosmopolitan ambiance that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in the country. Read on
  

• Vinska Klet Brigadir

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » Slovenian

  Quite a few places around Maribor have wine cellars open for tastings and tours, but this one actually manages to cram an entire restaurant underneath its low-hanging vaulted brick ceiling. Read on
  

• Novi Svet pri Stolnici

  
  Maribor » Restaurants & Cafés » International

  Maribor's most renowned fish restaurant is where Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich ate while in town for the Slovenia-Russia World Cup 2010 qualifier, which gives some indication of the quality and reputation. Read on