Matjaž Erzar – Matiček, the renowned chef, who has been running the restaurant for more than two decades with the indispensable help of his partner, Simona Virant, is a true culinary encyclopaedia of Kranj and its surroundings, knowing the ancient ingredients and dishes of Gorenjska in the past.
As a hunter, he knows the game cuisine in detail. He also likes to garden – growing himself the vast majority of the vegetables he serves to guests. And he is skilled in making sausages and salami, making jams, syrups and much more. At the Pr’ Matičku restaurant, you get all of the above, plus a story from the chef’s rich past, which includes travels around the world.
Gostilna pr’ Matičku was awarded two chef’s caps in the Gault & Millau Slovenia 2022 culinary guide, while the Austrian culinary magazine Falstaff awarded two forks to Matiček.
Let’s be clear: the ingredients in Matiček’s inn are local, Slovenian. “What we don’t grow at home or catch ourselves comes from the surrounding farms. Slovenia is so small that everything is local to us – even the house wine from Goriška brda, which the Mužič family delivers to us,” says Matjaž Erzar, the chef. Before you go home, don’t forget to take a peek in Matiček’s pantry, where you’ll find jars of home-pickled mushrooms or sea-buckthorn, colourful chutneys and a variety of jams. “19 varieties this year,” chef Erzar added proudly.
→ Location: Jezerska cesta 41, 4000 Kranj (google zemljevid)
→ Opening hours:
Mon. – Fri.: 12:00 – 22:00
Sat.: 12:00 – 16:00
Sun., holidays closed (or upon apon agreement)
→ Contact:
00 386 4 234 33 60
prmaticku@gmail.com
prmaticku.si
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