Bedem
Restoran Bedem
A Michelin Guide restaurant beside the Varaždin castle walls, where two national champion chefs reinterpret traditional dishes with local ingredients.
Located on the northern walls of the old town fortress, overlooking the castle park, Bedem has been listed in the Michelin Guide (€€, traditional cuisine) since 2018. Chefs Anđelko Levanić and Zlatko Novak specialize in reinterpreting local dishes with modern techniques, often using Vidovec cabbage, pumpkin seed oil, Zagorje turkey and local trout. Recommended dishes include Zagorje soup, low-temperature pork loin in pumpkin seed shell, boiled Zagorje štrukli and the 'Zlatko-style' sea bass, and there is also a weekly set menu. There is a fireplace in winter and a terrace in summer. Reserve by phone for weekend dinners (+385 42 557 545). The restaurant is about a 5-minute walk from the old town center.
Opening hours
Mon–Thu, Sun 08:00–22:00; Fri–Sat 08:00–23:00
Nearby sights
- Varaždin Old Town (Stari grad)
- Sermage Palace – Gallery of Old and Modern Masters
- Franciscan Church of St John the Baptist
- World of Insects (Herzer Palace)
- King Tomislav Square & Baroque Old Town
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Varaždin
- Varaždin Cemetery
- Zrinski Castle, Čakovec