Foodies welcome!
Odprta kuhna (the Open kitchen), Slovenia's favourite gourmet food market, has since its beginnings in 2013 become an integral part of Ljubljana's liveliness. Bringing together the best eateries from all over the country, it offers a colourful culinary experience you would not want to miss out on. Join us on every sunny Friday from March until October on Pogačarjev trg!
Let’s create something great together. Get in touch!
info@odprtakuhna.si
Committed to the environment
Establishing a model for an eco-friendly market, we lead by example in ensuring the Open kitchen is a plastic-free market, offering food and beverages in biodegradable packaging and glasses. We provide our guests with useful recycling tips and encourage them to visit the market on foot, bikes or LPP buses.
Sharing is caring
Giving back to the wonderful community that enabled the Open kitchen to become the culinary project we all know and love, we donate the remaining food to charity and strive to ensure a brighter future for all.
Something for every taste
At the Open kitchen, the Slovenian culture of casual get-togethers meets the love of good food. Create your own culinary experience – choose your favourite dish and refreshment, find your spot and enjoy a lovely dining experience, overlooking Plečnik’s elegant market colonnade.
From A(hi tuna) to Ž(likrofi)
A quick stroll along the square will captivate you with a wonderfully colourful mix of food and drinks. Here, the scent of pristine Slovenian cooking wafts in the air, while over there, the vibrant aromas of the world’s best cuisines make one shiver with delight. A bit further, the eye feasts on modern street culinary masterpieces, and a step later, the pop of a cork or the clink of ice cubes in a glass signals the weekend is here – the Open kitchen proves time and time again that the gourmet street food is perfectly achievable.
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Best attraction 2023
The international media In Your Pocket awarded us with the title Best of Ljubljana 2023. We became the winners in the category Best Attraction from the subsection of Best Experience in Ljubljana.
Ljubljana quality sign 2020
Tourism Ljubljana, in cooperation with the renowned gastronomic guide Gault&Milllau, checks the quality of the tourist offer in the capital and has awarded us the Ljubljana Quality Label for the year 2020 in the POP category.
Gault&Millau Slovenija POP 2019
The Gault&Millau Slovenija guide, one of the three most influential culinary guides in the world, awarded us with the title of POP 2019 for the best popular place in Slovenia.
Awarded idea
The Slovenian Tourist Board awarded us with the Snovalec 2018 for our project Slovenia – culinary destination. The project presents an integrated tourism product by connecting gastronomy to cultural and natural heritage and thus placing Slovenia firmly on the culinary map of the world.
Awarded innovation
In October 2014, we won the Sejalec, awarded to us for the most innovative Slovenian tourist product of the last two years. The Sejalec is the annual award of SPIRIT Slovenia, Slovenian Tourist Board for innovation and creativity in tourism.
Awarded excellence and quality
In January 2014, we received the Jakob award for excellence and quality in tourism of the Alpe-Adria region that is given yearly by the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre.