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Vila Podvin

 

  • Mošnje 1a, 4240 Radovljica (open map)
  • info@vilapodvin.si
  • www.vilapodvin.si
  • +386 (0)8 384 34 70
  • +386 (0)41 747 636
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A good fairy of Slovenian cuisine

Idyllic Vila Podvin in the peaceful surroundings of Alpine nature is a synonym for the best author’s cuisine in Gorenjska.

On the outskirts of Radovljica, where meadows meet forests and old farm tracks, stands Vila Podvin, a restaurant that brings together nature, tradition and modern creativity in every dish. Its philosophy rests on the belief that food tells the story of a place and the people who shape it. Ingredients come from the local area, from farmers and foragers who understand the rhythm of the land and the seasons.

In the kitchen, the guiding principle is from meadow to plate. Dishes are simple in their origins but refined in execution, as the culinary team weaves traditional Slovenian techniques together with modern approaches. The menu shifts with nature: as the seasons change, so do the flavours on the plate. Every dish reflects the moment in which it was created.

Cuisine
Photo: Vila Podvin Archive

Traditional cuisine with the chef’s signature

If you expect merely excellent traditional cuisine at Vila Podvin, you have the wrong idea. It is only the basis masterfully played around by Chef Uroš Štefelin.

Modern cooking approaches and boldness are manifested on his plates. All of a sudden, there is no mention of traditional Slovenian dishes any more, but new Slovenian cuisine.

Tripe, “emperor’s mess”, strudel, sausages, trout, and other Slovenian delicacies come to life in a completely new way on their plates.

Matija Lelas
Jakob Jerala
Photo: Vila Podvin Archive

Meet the chef

The chef transplanting French elegance into the forest and the Alps.

Matija Lelas builds his cuisine around a precisely defined idea: French elegance as the technical foundation, the forest and the Alps as the content.

At the centre of everything are sauces. Considered, structured, the kind that pull a plate together and make clear that genuine thought went into it. For local ingredients, he reaches for dairy: buttermilk and sour milk, because they work across every dimension of a dish and resist being used in just one way.

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