Pizzeria Parma — Restaurant in Upravna Enota Ljubljana

Pizzeria Parma = A slice of nostalgia.

Before you read this review, there’s something that you need to know. Slovenes have mastered their neighbor’s art of making pizza. When in Slovenia, you should eat pizza!

So, let’s take your globetrotting taste buds on a historical trip to an urban project designed by one of Slovenia’s most prominent architects, Edvard Ravnikar. Locals refer to it as “Pasaža Maximarket” (this name might help you when asking for directions, you know, that old-school activity we engaged in before Google maps was a thing). It’s here where Ljubljana’s very first pizzeria is located.

We all know about classic large pizzas with traditional names, toppings, and thin crusts. But this unique remnant of Slovenia’s Yugoslav past, which has been around since 1974, has its own version of the basic flatbread with several toppings.

The pizzas are small, non-conformist, surprisingly filling, and have a thick crust. Parma’s original topping combinations are unparalleled in Ljubljana. Moreover, the food they serve is delicious and unpretentious. To this day, it remains popular with locals and ex-pats like me.

Therefore, when I’m too lazy to cook, I just come here, sit down at the counter, as the locals used to and still do, and order myself an “iOs” and a blueberry juice—a must-order when having a pizza here.

Culinary critics might disagree with me and recommend you visit a more upscale pizzeria instead. But let me tell you that you might miss out because no other place offers you a blast from the past as...

This place, albeit apparently the oldest pizzeria in Yugoslavia, is garbage! Firstly, an impolite waitress let us wait 20 minutes to take an order while overtly and in discriminatory a fashion prioritising Wolt and/or Glovo delivery guys and other 'more important' non-student customers who came after us. Secondly, we opted for a pizza with buffalo mozzarella and cherry tomatoes. What we got 10 minutes later was an underwhelming pseudo-pizza bambino which was even smaller than a New York's famed 1$ slice. This pseudo pizza cost 8,7€ and lacked buffalo mozzarella and was topped with cheap, conventional and less creamy mozzarella instead. Additionally, when asked twice where the salad bar is located, the waitress failed to respond, so we eventually found it by ourselves and indulged in some cream of mushroom soup (which was at least tasty) and a bowl of salad while waiting for that joke of a pizza that was served next. Finally, when we confronted the waitress and complained about the food and service, respectively, she replied, ''I wish you never become a waiter.'' and walked away without any apology or courtesy. P.S. To add insult to injury, we realised later we had been overcharged. Summa summarum, give this place a wide berth as there are plenty of much better pizzerias around Ljubljana, e.g. Trta and Osmica. This...

This place will forever stay in my heart. One of the best experiences I had in Ljubljana. You feel like being back in 70s, the menu is so retro same as the place, but the service and food is definitely the most professional. The choice of pizzas and salads is incredible. On the first night I came there and they were closing in like 40 minutes. The lovely waitress was still treating me amazingly and gave me all the time I needed. The pizza was so tasty, fresh and cute. If I could, I would try all from the menu (especially wanted to try the sweet one too but it was already too late on the second evening when I was trying to find it...which is the only thing which is bit tricky...). The only downside of this place for me would be that it is not open till later on Saturday and is not open on Sundays at all. So plan your visit properly when visiting Ljubljana and put this unique place (together with Burek Olimpija) as your top priority, you will...