JB Restaurant is the story of the Bratovž family, rooted in a love of cooking and shared work that has bound them together for more than three decades. Its beginnings trace back to 1992, when Janez Bratovž returned from five years of training abroad and laid the foundations of what would become one of the first chapters of modern Slovenian cuisine. From their home on Miklošičeva Street, beneath a Plečnik façade, JB spent decades shaping the face of Slovenian gastronomy — and became the first restaurant from Slovenia to earn a place on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

In May 2026, after decades on Miklošičeva, JB moved to the foothills of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, to Golf Resort Arboretum, where the seasons enter the space more directly than ever before. The story continues, with Tomaž and Nina at its helm. Tomaž leads the kitchen with a quiet attentiveness to the ingredient and a precision that has deepened with the years. Nina, an Advanced Sommelier, oversees the wine list and that barely perceptible rhythm — between kitchen and guest — that defines great service.

The family’s founding principles remain unchanged. The kitchen begins with the ingredient and the season; technique is in the service of flavour. A personal approach returns to the guest something increasingly rare: time. The new setting has brought a new menu and a wine list that stretches from neighbouring producers to the great houses of the wider world, yet the foundation is the same as it was on the first day. A great ingredient has a voice worth hearing. The guest comes first.