Hiša Franko
| Hiša Franko | |
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Patio of Hiša Franko in 2006 | |
Interactive map of Hiša Franko | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1970s |
| Owners |
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| Head chef | Ana Roš |
| Rating | |
| Location | Kobarid, Slovenia |
| Coordinates | 46°14′50″N 13°32′16″E / 46.2472°N 13.5378°E |
| Website | www |
Hiša Franko[a] is a three-Michelin star restaurant in Kobarid, western Slovenia. Its kitchen is led by chef Ana Roš.[1] It has appeared regularly in The World's 50 Best Restaurants list since 2017.[2][3]
The restaurant building was erected in 1860[4] and spent time as a farmhouse and a World War I hospital before being abandoned.[5] In the 1970s, the property was converted into a restaurant and guest house by Franko Kramar and named Hiša Franko, which means "House Franko".[6][5][7] In 2000, ownership passed to Kramar's son, Valter Kramar, and his then partner Roš.[1] After the departure of the head chef, Roš, who has no formal culinary training, took over the kitchen.[6][8][9][10] Valter Kramar developed the wine program, with a focus on Slovenian wines.[11][12][13] In 2016, Hiša Franko and Ana Roš were featured in the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table.[14]
The restaurant's cooking is closely connected to the Soča Valley, using seasonal produce and ingredients from local foragers, shepherds, cheesemakers, hunters, and fishermen.[15][16] Menus often include wild herbs, mountain dairy products, river trout, game, berries, and mushrooms. Critics have described the style as farm-to-table and rooted in regional tradition while incorporating broader culinary influences.[16][14] Gault Millau named it and Pri Lojzetu as Slovenia's joint-best restaurants in November 2018, while the Michelin Guide awarded Hiša Franko two stars and a Green Star for sustainability in 2020, when it first covered the country.[17] In 2023, it became the first Slovenian restaurant to earn three Michelin stars, making Roš one of the few women with that accolade.[18]
Reception
- 2019 – Named Restaurant of the Year by Gault & Millau Slovenia.[19]
- 2020 – Awarded two Michelin stars and one Green Star for sustainability in the Michelin Guide Slovenia.[17]
- 2023 – Awarded three Michelin stars and one Green Star for sustainability (the first restaurant in Slovenia with three stars).[18]
Notes
- ^ Slovene pronunciation: [xìːʃa fràːnkɔ].
References
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- ^ "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017 – the complete list". Hot Dinners. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023 – the list in pictures". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Ana Roš – beste Köchin der Welt". Kurier. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Home cooking – Ana Roš". The World's 50 Best. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Ana Roš: Selbstlernerin". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Ana Roš on the triumphs and trials of being one of the world's best chefs". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ Springer, Kate (7 March 2017). "Ana Roš: The female chef putting Slovenia on the map". CNN. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Safronova, Valeriya (11 May 2023). "Friends Once 'Escaped' Her Cooking. Now, She's One of the World's Best Chefs. (Published 2023)". New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ First, Miha; Vogrin, Nina (24 September 2013). "Ana Roš: Brez Michelinovih zvezdic je več svobode" [Ana Roš: There's more freedom without Michelin stars]. SiOL (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Discover Slovenia's "Potato & Hay"". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Ana Roš: "I consider myself a wild child of gastronomy"". Forbes India. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Valter Kramar – Interview". Phaidon. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Ana Roš – Slovenia chef, Netflix Chef's Table". The Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Pioneer Ana Roš". National Geographic. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "The chef who put Slovenia on the map". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "The MICHELIN Guide celebrates Slovenian gastronomy for the first time". MICHELIN Guide. 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "The MICHELIN Guide Slovenia 2023: Hiša Franko awarded three MICHELIN Stars". MICHELIN Guide. 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Nagrade 2019". Gault & Millau Slovenia. 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2025.