Pri Mari is likely one of the most recommended restaurants not only in Piran but anywhere on the coast, and after an evening spent as a guest here it's not difficult to see (and taste) why. The cosy, rustic eatery is your typical story of a girl from Venice falling in love with a Slovene boy, moving to Piran and sometime thereafter opening a restaurant specialising in Istrian and Venetian cuisine fresh from the sea. Okay perhaps that's not the most typical of stories, but now more than a decade on, the little restaurant near the entrance to town has built a reputation as one of the coast's top dining destinations, as much for the convivial atmosphere and genuine hospitality of the hosts Mara and Tomi, as for the excellent cuisine they serve. On top of everything else, it's also a great value. Highly recommended.