Seasonal Brda cooking, Soča river fish in spring and summer, house-cured prosciutto and salamiŠmartno
Restaurant inside the walled village of Šmartno, working a weekly menu of two dishes a day and pouring bottles from the family's Belica cellar at Medana.
Tip: The prosciutto is cured in the house and sold by the plate, and river fish only appears in the warmer months.
Meat and fish, house-made pasta and gnocchi, wood-fired pizza, steak tartare and fiorentinaPlešivo
Restaurant run by Marko Pulec at Plešivo, serving its own Pulec wines with a menu built on wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and cuts of beef.
Tip: Open 16:00 to 23:00 Monday to Thursday and from midday at weekends, with a terrace over the vineyards.
Adriatic fish delivered twice a week, cooked plainly, with vegetarian and gluten-free optionsPlešivo
Fish restaurant on the terrace at Plešivo, pouring the family's own Bužinel wines and taking deliveries from the Adriatic twice a week.
Tip: The same family runs Tavarneta Bistro and rooms nearby, all under the Bužinel name.
Brda staples: jota, prosciutto, polenta, goulash, strudel and chestnuts, with beef from the family's own herdGonjače
Terrace kitchen at Gonjače under the lookout tower, serving Brda dishes with house wine from the family's vineyards and selling their olive oil and honey.
Tip: Open Friday to Sunday midday to 22:00 only, and olive oil tastings can be arranged in advance.
Modern Slovenian cooking with Mediterranean and continental influences, tasting menus of 3, 5, 7 or 9 coursesCeglo
Restaurant inside the 16th century manor at Ceglo, listed in the MICHELIN Guide, with an in-house vinoteka pouring Brda growers alongside the tasting menus.
Tip: The kitchen runs Monday and Sunday 16:00 to 21:00 and Friday and Saturday midday to 23:00, and is closed Tuesday to Thursday.
Brda home cooking from local growers, paired with the organic wines of the Klinec cellar next doorMedana
Family inn at the entrance to Medana, running since 1918 and listed in the MICHELIN Guide, serving regional dishes with the estate's own skin-contact whites.
Tip: Hours are unusual: Monday and Sunday midday to 16:00, Friday evening, Saturday both services, closed Tuesday to Thursday.