Špacapanova Hiša
Restaurant
KOMEN
Key information
Welcome home
Meat products are cured and cheeses are aged at Špacapanova Hiša. Jams are cooked. Grapes are grown and wine is produced. Herbs are picked, and spirits and vinegar are made. And the food is superb.
Špacapanova Hiša is a family restaurant with a long tradition. It is home to the Špacapans who have been writing their recognisable culinary story in Komen in the Karst. Their welcome for newcomers is: “This house is our home. We would like our guests to feel at home, too.”
The village road-side restaurant hides a lot more than meets the eye. The homely dining room is filled with music from the record player. Home-made vinegar and olive oil, and Piran salt adorn the tables. The intimate terrace protects against the bora and prying eyes, and the scent of herbal garden is enticing.
They also have a maturing room for cheese and a wine cellar, topped off with a prosciutto-producing facility. Do not leave here without trying their Karst prosciutto from Krškolje pig and home-made salami.
You can also spend the night at Špacapanova Hiša in a small, cosy lavender-scented room. Guests are treated with courtesy. The multi-course breakfast also receives plenty of praise.
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
From generation to generation
Mother Ada Špacapan is the most known innkeeper in the Karst with many years of experience, who cooked Špacapan House an important place on the culinary map.
Son Ago, the new chef who boldly took over the reins, interlaces tradition and modernity with an abundance of fresh energy.
At Špacapan, it goes without saying that all ingredients are fresh, local, and many of them are produced by the family. This is largely thanks to father Ivo Špacapan, a passionate hunter and wine grower. They are especially proud of their vineyards. Most attention is paid to local Karst varieties and natural wine production without yeast and sulphur. The wine list with over 90 wines is dominated by wines from Primorska.
Images
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
Photo: Špacapanova Hiša Archive
01/08
Who cooks
Meet the chef
AgoŠpacapan
A promoter of the Karst cuisine using top ingredients either from their or the neighbour’s garden and the surrounding meadows creates the best flavours.
Ago appreciates tradition. He provides his guests with elements from the ancestors, successfully upgrading them.
Restaurant location
Komen 85
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