2 Best Restaurants in Bratislava, Slovakia

In recent years, Bratislava has been taken over by ice cream stores, and today it's hard to find an Old Town street without a high-quality gelato option. But if you have to choose only one scoop while you're in town, opt for Koun (pronounced "cone"). Run by Barbara Szalaiova, who studied the art of gelato making in Italy, this award-winning gelateria has an ever-changing rota of flavors, with only eight of their hundreds of recipes available on any given day.

Long in the shadow of its beer master cousins in the Czech Republic, Slovakia brewing has grown leaps and bounds in the past decade and is finally coming into its own. Of the many excellent brewpubs in Bratislava, this one stands out because the two homebrews on tap come directly from the brewing vats, rather than kegs. There are also 13 rotating guest beers from small Slovak and Czech brewers. The multi-room pub is a no frills space with shared tables and includes an outdoor terrace during the summer. A menu of classic pub grub complements the beer.