When the Polenec couple took over the Brioni Restaurant and Café in 2004, they thoroughly renovated the premises and designed new, modern menus.
Now, Brioni Restaurant and Café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has a patisserie and a café.. Their carefully selected ingredients are combined with an inspiration by French cuisine. Chef Tomaž Polenec explains: “During my childhood, we lived in Paris for a while because of my father’s job. It was there that I was introduced to French cuisine and a respectful attitude towards food. Perhaps that’s why I knew from a young age on, in which direction my career would take me.”
Brioni Restaurant and Café is a POP place in the Gault & Millau Slovenia 2022 culinary guide.
Chef Polenc’s plates are inspired by chestnuts in autumn, asparagus in spring and colourful vegetables from the surrounding farms in summer. Goose liver is Brioni’s signature dish and is always complemented with seasonal, ingredients from the Gorenjska region.
Not only when preparing the menus, but also the patisserie, they rely on carefully selected ingredients. Some desserts, such as the rich chocolate cake, are made like this from day one, while other cakes reflect the season and are inspired by seasonal fruits.
“We also make seasonal coffees in the café – in autumn, we complement a special coffee with homemade pumpkin puree, in winter we add cinnamon to a rich white coffee, and so on,” Barbara Polenec said, mentioning also the house-made ice creams, a real hit in summer!
→ Location: Koroška cesta 10, 4000 Kranj (Google Maps)
→ Opening hours:
Mon.- Sat.: 9am-10pm
Sun.: 12am-8pm
→ Contact:
00 386 4 201 07 50
brioni@t-2.net
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