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Špacapanova Hiša
Review
About
MICHELIN
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MICHELIN Guide: Good cooking
For more than 50 years, Špacapanova Hiša has been a bastion of Karst cuisine. The restaurant has been run by the Špacapan family since 1973, while its current success is largely due to son and brilliant manager Ago, who has taken the quality of the cuisine to a new level. The regional cuisine is prepared from local ingredients – staff are happy to provide information on the provenance of the ingredients and the human stories involved in their production. Depending on the time of year, don’t miss the lamb and kid, both of which are raised in the Karst and cooked in the oven, then served with cow’s milk curd ravioli. The traditions of the Karst are also alive and well in the wine cellar (the venue for tastings of wine, ham and cheese matured on site). If you’d like to prolong your stay here, the restaurant also offers a few guestrooms, some of which have been recently renovated with period furnishings.
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Features
CUISINES
European, Slovenian
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
FEATURES
American Express
Cash Only
Digital Payments
Free off-street parking
Free Wifi
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Street Parking
Table Service
Visa
Location
Free off-street parking, Parking Available, Street Parking
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Hours
Open until 10:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
12:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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4.3
97 reviews
Excellent
65
Very good
15
Average
5
Poor
5
Terrible
7
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Ivy0070
Zagreb43 contributions
Jul 2024 • friends
I have had the pleasure of dining at Spacapanova hiza multiple times, and each visit has been a delightful experience that keeps me coming back. This family-owned gem offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere that makes you feel right at home from the moment you walk in.
The menu reflects head chefs genious talent, and it is no wonder even Michelin recognized it and rewarded it with a green star. All dishes are prepared with homegrown ingredients and each dish is a testament to their commitment to quality and authenticity.
The staff at Spacapanova hiza is incredibly friendly and attentive, always ensuring that your dining experience is top-notch. It's clear that they take pride in their work and genuinely care about their customers' satisfaction. Will be coming back again and again.
P.S. Don't skip breakfast experience.
Written July 8, 2024
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Tomas B
6 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
My wife and I stayed overnight at Špacapanova Hisa as a stop on a 7-day cycling tour, and we had dinner and breakfast there. This was a memorably great dining experience and I highly recommend it. It’s a small operation where the owner seems to do everything: host, sommelier, waiter, food runner, busboy, and presumably cooking a lot of the food. It’s a labor of love, and his passion really comes through. The food was really excellent. We dined at several Michelin star restaurants on the trip, and the food and experience at Spacapanova was equally special while being far less pretentious (and half the price). Everything is homemade, down to the beer, wine, balsamic vinegar, bread, and cured meats. So impressive!
Written July 19, 2023
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C B
13 contributions
Aug 2023 • couples
Highly recommended!
We even got a table spontaneously. We had the menu with wine pairing. It was amazing!
The service was also great, extremely friendly waiter.
Here, emphasis is placed on regional products, which are processed and served absolutely perfectly. Gourmets will enjoy themselves here.

Written September 28, 2023
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Nenad S
1 contribution
Oct 2024 • couples
I do not recommend it. We came for a dinner as part of Restaurant Week and were disappointed. It started with being served warm sparkling wine and espresso without sugar. The dishes that followed were far from exceptional, and having two soups in a five-course menu was definitely unnecessary. The food could have been served at a higher temperature. The highlight, in the worst sense, was a bone with a small amount of meat on it. The wine pairing was, well, meh. I would not recommend it at all, in fact, I advise against it. Simply saying something is local, from the neighbor’s garden, is not what makes fine cuisine.
Written October 18, 2024
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Audrey91690
Saclas737 contributions
Dec 2023 • couples
Pretty olive-colored attic room, clean, renovated and well appointed. For a night with our dog, we were also able to enjoy the chef's very good cuisine, a real culinary experience, with the "Special experience" formula: excellent flavors, original dishes with local products, and excellent service. top thanks to Urban and his good wine and gastronomic advice! The next day the same, very copious breakfast for which we were surprised by the dishes brought and like the day before, a mixture of flavors which gave us a smile and enough energy to get back on the road on our road trip to Slovenia! Highly recommended and validated by the Michelin guide!

Written December 28, 2023
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RandalJBarnes
24 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
We stayed in the hotel as well as eating dinner here.
The hotel, Pension Spaca, is small, owned and operated by a family. Spacapanova Hisa is the attached restaurant that they operate. When we walk in, we smell what we take to be baking bread. It is not. Their house bread is sourdough. The smell of yeast comes from the baking of yeast that goes into their house butter.
We had not pre-booked our dinner, so they had not expected us to eat here. Nonetheless, the chef offers to make us a meat and cheese platter, and pasta porchini. We accept the kind offer. He recommends a local wine. The experience was one of the best we have had on our travels. We make up our minds to request Slovenian wine when possible. It is excellent.
We recommend this restaurant without hesitation.
Written August 8, 2023
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Jure1
Ljubljana195 contributions
Sep 2022 • couples
Been here few times, it was always good balance between price and performance.
Apperently they raised the prices from our last visit in December 21, now long menu cost 100 eur per person, which is crazy if you consider ingredients of dishes plus portions are very small. If you look only for nicely decorated plates, you found a right place! You will have to eat a lot of bread to be full at the end.
Bright sight of the story is new waiter, very attentive and kind.
On the other hand cocky owner does not even say hello.
That was my last visit, many other places around worth a visit.
Written September 4, 2022
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Marina K
16 contributions
Oct 2021 • couples
To have a possibility to choose is a simple but yet very, very important detail when it comes to food. If you stay at Špacapanova hiša for two nights you HAVE to follow a slow food menu. Only one menu. No choices! And if you say that you want to enjoy food by your own choice they told you that you ordered dinner! So accept what they have… And forget the simple wish to really enjoy your food. Food by your choice.
And when you talk to the staff about the issue they become arrogant.
Written October 2, 2021
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Ago Špacapan
Dear Mr./Ms.
We thank you for staying with us and for your feedback. We are sorry your experience didn’t fulfill your expectations.
Perhaps you didn’t have time to check our website or visit our social media pages before your visit. There, you would be able to find all the information regarding our food and menu.
You made dinner reservations for Friday and Saturday. My husband and I were surprised you haven’t already seen our menu. Nevertheless, you seemed satisfied with your meal, which made us very happy. You cancelled your dinner reservations for the next day despite being informed that we cannot not accept cancellations at such short notice. Someone else could have reserved the table, for which you had made reservations 10 days prior. In addition, you were offered a shorter menu but you refused. Despite all that, you were not charged for our lost revenue.
Our guest’s well-being is our priority and we are sorry to hear that your experience was not what you had expected. It is good to check certain locations and restaurants in advance to make sure they fit our style and habits and avoid any inconveniences.
We wish you all the best and send you greetings form Karst.
Špacapan family
Written December 6, 2021
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Milič T
503 contributions
Aug 2023 • couples
Together with my wife we stopped again at this fantastic restaurant. This time we enjoyed a simply exquisite four-course menu. Starting with beef done in a particular way, exclusive risotto, very good rabbit and we finished with a very good strudel. This restaurant serves exclusively genuine products... produced at home. The waiter is very professional and friendly and all the staff as well. Congratulations.
We recommend it to you.

Written August 12, 2023
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George1133
Ljubljana1571 contributions
Aug 2021 • couples
Known place to locals (Slovenians) but not really destination you just turn off from the main roads if you are tourist. But if you have time do just that as it is well worthy. Splendid food, great hospitality and being in the heart of Karst region - amazing red wine Kraški Teran.
Just take a 5 or 7 course menue and with some extra "amuse-bouche" you are in for culinary delight.
Everything is super tasty & smooth. For me personally young goat as a main was real cherry on the cake but all the rest was amazing as well.
Even more - my wife is vegetarian and she got special treatment with customised magic from the Chef.
I just attach pictures as they can say more than words.
Written August 3, 2021
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SimplyDrapi
Ljubljana481 contributions
May 2022 • couples
One of top Slovenian restaurants in all respects. Please, do not expect fast food or that you could order food out of a daily menu. Špacapan prepares a culinary experience in its original meaning. It is well thought and especially tasty set of probably 20 or more delights within a 5 course set menu. should you expect a steak and to finish in one hour, do not go there. This is a place for real food lovers. Every dish is an experience. every dish is prepared from local ingredients - and every is simply amazing. We were asking ourselves all the time: is he (the chef) going to keep the pace until the last one. He did. Wow. Not to mention wines. Two of us took wines to accompany food, and two ordered two wines only. Both choices were very good.
Written May 22, 2022
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charon66
Groningen204 contributions
Sep 2024 • couples
What a super nice and -good restaurant. Nice menu with all ingredients from the immediate area. Delicious wines and all topped off with a very passionate waiter who understands his trade. By the way: the cook can do some of it too! Indeed: worth a detour!
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Written October 7, 2024
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Matjaz
Divaca45 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
We had a really pleasant dinner. The food was fantastic.
Superbly finished plates. A perfect match of flavors and on the top all, an insanely friendly waiter and owner. After dinner, we visited their cellar, where the owner showed us everything that he does, from dry meat wine, spirits. He really works with his heart and that shows in the quality of his products. We will be back soon.
Written February 27, 2023
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Anja I
11 contributions
Feb 2020 • friends
We planned to just have good lunch but stayed for almost 7 ....amazing, delicious, out of this world... hours instead. The words can't describe my gratitude. Best food experience so far (and I had many).
Unfortunately I'm not able to post all 17 courses we had.
Written February 18, 2020
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Milena M
Milan6 contributions
Jan 2020 • couples
Great place with local cusine! I am originally from the Kras area and I visited Spacapanova hisa with my boyfriend. We had an amazing experience thanks to superb food, sweet local wines and great staff. Definitely recommended!
Written January 3, 2020
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