The best restaurants Kvarner Gulf

Sardegna offers pizza and delicious Italian recipes.

In this lovely restaurant, you can taste the delicious meat and fish… for example.

Among the succession of restaurants that line the avenue, this tavern with terrace, located next to the Crikvenica hotel, attracts attention. On the menu, traditional Mediterranean cuisine, Adriatic specialities, such as risotto with cuttlefish ink, whole pike or grilled squid, accompanied by the essential blitva, this crushed potato and chard in olive oil, very digestible. Homemade fried potatoes are not bad either! The konoba also offers rooms for rent.

" Sabbia "means sand in Italian and, indeed, it can be located on the ground floor, opposite the beach, at a lower table and on the benches laid on the cove. Relaxing break for a refreshing drink, with or without alcohol. Good cocktail card. On the floor, two ambiances, pizzeria-bar-lounge or more chic lounge cafe with breathtaking views on the coast. In the evening, it's animated with djs. In short, beach club, restaurant and music evenings.

The village elders will tell you: "There's always been a konoba Belona here! Although you won't have a view of the harbor or the marina, you will discover a popular restaurant, typical of the Adriatic coast. At the entrance to the town, in a house with a terrace overlooking... the road! The family-style cuisine is simple and generous, with plates featuring freshly caught fish (baked sea bass, grilled squid, seafood risotto), accompanied by southern vegetables, French fries or fried potatoes and local white wine.

This restaurant boasts a superb terrace overlooking a pretty cove (Veli Žal). All day long, you can order cold drinks, lunch and dinner. The menu features grilled fish, seafood and shellfish, octopus, a plate of local cheeses and charcuterie, southern vegetables... In summer, the site below is colonized by deckchairs and parasols, spoiling the view. If it's cool outside, the dining room is pleasant.

At the foot of the hill, topped by the campanile of the San Antonio Abate church, this fisherman's restaurant is renowned in Veli Losinj. It offers a picturesque terrace on the quay. The tables are oriented so as not to miss out on the panoramic view of the old town and the sea. Here, of course, you'll find platters of shellfish, seafood salads and pasta, stewed octopus, fried fish and grilled fish, as well as local charcuterie and wood-fired meats. Don't forget to book, as it's often fully booked.

At the entrance of a seawater, close to a church (Crkvica Navještenja Blažene Djevice Marije) and a lighthouse (lanterna), this restaurant has a dominant position on the rocks. From its terrace, it becomes a wonderful spot for sunset. Recommended as much for the view of a fresh or hot drink as for the restaurant, where you can serve fish cooking but also grilled meat. For a well-placed table, you must book.

A restaurant that does not overlook the port but in a pedestrian alley. That's just as nice. You will find fresh fish and seafood because the owner is a fisherman. On the printed menu, prefer the suggestion of the day, generally the house proposes the arrivals from the port and the market, such as squid and crayfish in sauce, grilled white fish... For meat lovers, there is also lamb roasted under peka (stewed on embers). Accompany it with a good wine from the region.

In the center of the old port, a terrace on the waterfront. A menu very much oriented towards fisherman's cooking. Do not deprive yourself of rock fish soups, octopus salads or stuffed squid... Fresh whole fish is offered by the kilo: sea bream, pollock, scorpion fish, tuna, octopus, depending on the catch of the day. It will be presented to you grilled, accompanied by seafood and the famous blivića (chard and crushed potatoes), optional grilled southern vegetables, all generously elongated with regional olive oil, naturally

A good restaurant in Baška, where the competition is tough! In an elegant interior with original marine decor (exposed stonework, model ships hanging on the walls, sculptures, driftwood) and a terrace overlooking the beach, the restaurant offers seafood dishes such as grilled fish and crab in sauce, as well as meat dishes and a wide selection of pizzas and pastas. The house also rents out comfortable rooms in two independent villas on the heights of the resort (villas Anna & Eda).

With its original menu, the Camplin, named after a historic square, explains the fundamentals of Italian pizza making. Since 1992, it is the best pizzeria of the port! It qualifies itself by a large choice of small and large pizzas, by an excellent dough, quality and generous toppings. You can sit in a small elegant dining room with exposed stones or on the terrace overlooking the sea. It is not easy to get a seat, so you have to come early or enjoy your meal inside in summer or take it away.

Next to a serious competitor, the gastronomic Leut, the family restaurant Aco is holding its own. The father, former owner, has handed over to his daughter and son-in-law, in order to continue fishing on his boat. It is one of the few places in the port that serves baked octopus, a traditional dish of the Adriatic coast. You can also try fish soup, shellfish in sauce or grilled lobster. In this cuisine of the sea, it is difficult to make a choice among all these dishes. Good authentic atmosphere.

The family restaurant is a tavern with a rustic and marine-inspired interior. The local atmosphere is pleasant. This fishermen's restaurant features grilled fish, fried squid, but also continental Croatian specialties (ham and cheese platter, fresh pasta with goulash meat). All of this, washed down or cooked with olive oil produced by the family. If you have any room left, you can choose from a variety of homemade desserts, such as fig and walnut cake.

This tavern offers seafood specialties and southern recipes, grilled meats, fresh pasta with anchovy fillets, olives, tomatoes, macaroni with truffles and bacon. But why not try the shellfish risotto, prawns in sauce, whole fish with grilled vegetables and blitva? A wide choice that will satisfy every customer. Pleasant service and lively atmosphere. Accompany it with a glass of local wine. The owners have another restaurant, Konoba Mali Nono (J. J. Strossmayera 39) with the same formula.

This tavern is located in an alleyway in the old town. On the terrace or in the stone-panelled dining room, you can order simple, tasty southern dishes: seafood antipasti, charcuterie and local cheese for starters. We continue with salads (octopus or tuna), seafood spaghetti, grilled meat or fish, served with homemade fries or mashed potatoes and green shoots(blitva), or a vegetarian plate, all accompanied by regional wines. Impeccable service and a great atmosphere.

More than just a bakery, just behind the Théâtre National, you'll find a cosy place with a mezzanine and terrace, which doubles up as a delicatessen, health food store, sandwich shop, salad bar and tea room.Gluten-free food intolerants and all the rest come here to order excellent "sendvic", such as homemade sandwich bread (corn flour/sunflower seeds), vegan or prust/lettuce. Other choices include pizzas, savoury and sweet tarts, hamburgers, apple burek, cakes and cookies. On site or takeaway.

With its marble, colonnade and panoramic terrace overlooking the gulf, the architect-designed building impresses, as does the champagne bar. You feel like you're on an elegant cruise in this 5-star hotel, which also has a lounge bar and a fine restaurant. The chef emphasizes local and organic products, the fisherman's table, the refined desserts, all of which are prepared in a graphic and very careful manner. Good wine list too. The restaurant is open to all and serves until midnight.

You've got to try this little restaurant on the harbor. Konoba Na Kantunu offers its customers seafood cuisine, often served on generous plates or in several ramekins. Try the local specialty, octopus ragout, which is delicious. And don't forget the shellfish platters, the fresh fish court-bouillon, and the daily grilled meats with vegetables just seared in olive oil, all accompanied by a good natural white wine from the region. And last but not least, our homemade desserts are sure to please.

Outside the city centre, south of Krk-city, the restaurant is located near the campsite, in a natural setting with a terrace on the seafront. For dishes of grilled meat, lamb, veal or the broche milk pig, which are the house specialty, but also the octopus to potatoes, the wolffish baked in salt, is worth the move!

Morčić Restaurant is a typical cuisine restaurant in northern Dalmatia, so mainly fish. He took the head of the maure as the symbol of Rijeka.

With its terrace overlooking the main road and the port, this blue-faced restaurant is easy to spot. The address has existed for over forty years. The traditional Bellavista cuisine is based on seafood and regional recipes: pasta, grilled fish, squid, risottos and the unmistakable blitva (mashed potatoes and steamed chard, drizzled with olive oil), a vegetarian dish as well as a good selection of wines. A simple and generous card. Good welcome.

On the heights of the village, next to the Jelena Križavice church, there is a restaurant whose terrace under an arbour offers a splendid view of the Kvarner Gulf. On the menu, Croatian specialties cooked by the chef, plates of cold cuts, local cheese, grilled meat or fish, platters to share with family or friends, meat stew in sauce, seafood, fresh pasta, gnocchi, risotto with seasonal asparagus ... Everything is homemade! Good wine list too. It's more expensive than elsewhere but tasty.

In Rijeka, with its huge fish market, you have to eat fish! In this tavern, the service is simple and the plate, honest. On the go, you can order a good portion of fried squid with grilled potatoes. More quietly, you can choose a risotto, fresh pasta with seafood sauce. But the specialty of the house is the grilled tuna steak, the rock fish platter with squid and shellfish, all grilled with local oil, accompanied by a homemade pesto (2 persons). On the spot or to take away.

In this family restaurant, the chef himself comes to present the day's catch before cooking. The platter of grilled whole fish arrives on the table (for 2 or 4 people). It is often an assortment of white and blue fish (stonefish, hake, sardines, etc.), accompanied by crustaceans and vegetables such as blitva (crushed chard and potatoes in olive oil), which is first devoured by the eyes. Meat lovers, try the pork medallion with mushroom sauce and French fries!