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The Korak restaurant is located within the family winery and is an absolute step forward in the development of the gastronomic scene in Plešivica, a renowned wine region that many call „the Croatian Champagne“. The first fine dining restaurant in the region, it is a project of the young and extremely promising chef Bernard, whose goal is to connect local producers, gastronomic heritage and the touch of nature; because Bernard has an unwritten rule; „if it’s not in season, it’s not on the table“.

His work directly reflects in creating a network of growers, hunters and plant and mushroom gatherers, all in order to help the local community strengthen up and return to the healthy growing of foods like those we can find on Bernard’s plates. The clean and precise aesthetics both in flavours and the visual approach are complemented by the play of textures and the original gastronomic identity, unique just like a fingerprint.

ABOUT THE CHEF

Bernard’s culinary beginnings are tied to Dubravkin put, a fine dining restaurant located in Zagreb, or more precisely to the renowned chef Priska Thuring. He spent almost 2 years there, and although self taught as a cook, he quickly showed great ambition and progress. Eager to continue his education, he goes to Slovenian Hiša Franko for an internship, but only a month later Chef Ana Roš offers him a fulltime job. Ana Roš, the World’s best female chef in 2017 and ***Michelin star restaurant owner, leaves a deep mark on his future career. He soon becomes her sous-chef, and in the winter, when the restaurant is closed, he goes to Osteria Francescana, then the best restaurant in the world, to spend three months working with Chef Massimo Bottura. After a while he decided to return home and open a restaurant needed in the local community. His dishes thrill and offer a new, exciting and intriguing story about the coexistence of nature, local ingredients and family.

In 2023, his restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star * and a Green star for its sustainable approach. In the same year, he was named chef of the year, while in 2024 he confirmed his presence in the Michelin guide and won the award as the best fine dining restaurant in Croatia by the good food guide “Dobra hrana”.

Tasting menu

Food is served in the restaurant surrounded by hundred years old linden tree, vineyards and stunning views.

Menu is inspired by our Plešivica region, part of continental Croatia where the mountains meet the hills occupied by vineyards with a wonderfully rich palette of ingredients, like our neighbor’s raw, fresh cow’s milk from which our 80-year-old grandmother’s fresh cheeses are made of in honor of our family tradition, curd for tortellini and sour cream for our creamy, rich freshly made cultured butter. Wild herbs found and harvested on our estate just before the service, freshly caught trout from a fish farm at the source of a stream that supplies the farm with clear water in our nature park or zander fish from Crna Mlaka and other wild tastes of Plešivica.

The 7-course tasting menu is based on the environment in which the estate is located in and is surrounded by, the terroir of the Plešivica region, which is an immeasurable source of inspiration focusing on the current micro season.
Bernard’s culinary vision is to evoke the complexity of the base ingredient with as little intervention as possible, and to bring guests closer to an intriguing story about the coexistence of nature, local ingredients, tradition and family.

€ 141 per person

NOTE: If your guests have allergies and / or intolerances to certain foods, please specify them when making a reservation. We CAN accommodate pescatarians, vegetarians, but we CAN NOT accommodate vegans since our menu is rooted on dairy products like cows & goats milk from our region. For that reason also we DO NOT have a dairy-free/lactose-free option. Our kitchen must know NO LATER then 2 (two) days before your arrival about your allergies and other restrictions.

WINE PAIRING

Wines are served in sequences with the dishes, with a detailed description of the wines and the production.

Pairing of standard wines (vintages that are currently on the market).

  • € 68 per person 

Pairing of standard wines (vintages that are currently on the market) and archive wines (our best vintages).

  • € 135 per person 

FROM FARM TO TABLE

Vegetables and herbs that we use in our creative dishes in our restaurant are cultivated from our organic vegetable and herb gardens, nurtured by our grandma on the beliefs of sustainable agriculture. We cultivate produce according to seasons and offer our guests the freshest in our farm to table restaurant. Apart from our gardens, there are numerous fruit and nut trees around our vineyard appellations.

If there is no produce available in our gardens we look no further then our hard-working neighbors or local producers. We serve food produced on a “slow farm” premise.

INFO

Lunch or dinner (starts the earliest – the latest)

Wednesday to Friday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (lunch), 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (dinner)

Sunday 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

For reservations please use our online booking system

Last minute reservations or general inquiries:
Tel: +385 (0)99 2764 204
restaurant@korakwinery.com

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