The best restaurants Split & Area

To findtaverns(konoba), quality wine bars or more authentic tables, you have to move away from the port. On the heights of the village, this family-run establishment is the perfect answer. Inside, the dining room has a sober but warm decoration. Outside, the tables climb up the alley. Fresh fish and seafood are presented to you raw on a tray. As for meat, lamb on the spit, a specialty of the island, is served sliced with small vegetables. Good list of regional wines. Reservations are recommended.

Just 3 km from the center of Supetar, on the road to Nerežišća, this restaurant-tavern welcomes you on its dominating terrace. The view of the sea extends to the coast, where the lights of Split and Trogir shine at night. You will appreciate all the more the Dalmatian cuisine served here: the platter of cold meats and local cheeses with salad, the grilled fish of the dayor the sheep meat turned on the spit with southern vegetables, fried potatoes or blitva, the pašticada with local wines as accompaniment... Finally, a piece of walnut and almond cake.

To the right of the cathedral, up the steps from Jurja Novaka, this tavern, set back from the main piazza , was originally a wine cellar. Winegrowers for generations, the family has converted the premises into a traditional konoba with a beautiful roof terrace. The interior is decorated with exposed stonework, while tables and barrels on the terrace create a wine bar atmosphere. Here, you can order more elaborate southern dishes, such as gregada, cooked in a wood-fired oven.

The name indicates the trend of this restaurant opened in 2018 on the heights of the port. Dario Kozul, the owner, has surrounded himself with a young team to offer organic vegetarian cuisine. The local island produce comes from Brač and Hvar, is varied according to the season and delivered by small local farmers. A virtuous approach to healthy dishes: full salads, bowls, wraps, vegan burgers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pasta, vegetable gnocchi, desserts, lactose-free ice creams and smoothies. Another address on the beach (BioMania Streetfood).

This restaurant takes advantage of several spaces to serve. On the waterfront, facing the bay, there is a pleasant tiered terrace, where a few tables are sheltered under a palm roof. It can be accessed by boat. Another terrace under a canopy and a rustic dining room also welcome guests. In the kitchen, fisherman's plates, swordfish carpaccios, grilled fish and vegetables, risottos with squid ink, crayfish flambéed with grappa, fresh pasta with shellfish, pizzas, etc. During the day, the restaurant becomes a beach bar.

In this wine bar, you can be satisfied with a plate of cold cuts and cheese accompanied by a good local wine. For an aperitif for example. But for a more relaxed meal, you can go to the restaurant of the Horizont hotel, just next door. Here you can enjoy refined Dalmatian cuisine, inspired by Japan, carefully prepared seafood dishes, grilled meat with finely cut vegetables. A beautiful Croatian wine list and high quality service.

In an alley perpendicular to the port, this establishment is a good address at any time of the day. For breakfast, lunch, dinner or even an aperitif. The restaurant is ideally located, with a very nice terrace, not far from the terminal to take the boat and return to Split and the mainland. It is a good spot to start or end your stay on the island of Hvar. The food is simple, local, balanced and the prices are affordable. A place where tourists and locals meet. A careful and smiling service.

With its terrace and bay windows directly overlooking the beach, this establishment plays the chic bistronomy card! Elegant interior, retro-futuristic decor, well-spaced tables where you can eat all year round. On the menu: Mexican salad, avocado, corn, charcuterie and local cheese platter with a selection of regional wines and carefully prepared plates for grilled meats (tuna or beef), seared to perfection with fries or southern vegetables, steaks in sauce, hearty burgers and delicious desserts.

An inspired restaurant that combines fresh Croatian ingredients (land and sea) with Asian cuisine. To be discovered in one of the most beautiful courtyards of the Diocletian Palace. The terrace plunges us into a retro cinematographic atmosphere with old posters. Inside, the decoration takes up the 7th art atmosphere thanks to many objects recovered from the old cinema of the city. A beautiful address for very convincing menus with exotic/adriatic flavours.

Here you can order pizzas (a wide and varied choice, from the classic four cheeses or the queen to the most original one facing the sea or with meat...), of course, but also typical meat dishes such as the famoussausages (ćevapčići), grilled meats, pasta, salads, soups... You will enjoy your meal sitting on a beautiful terrace under the palm trees, by the water, watching the arrival and departure of the ferries. Organized and smiling service. Mainly tourist atmosphere with the comings and goings of the ferries.

On the same street as the famous Tradicija house, this other bakery stands comparison. Its cakes and pizzas are tasty. Try, for example, the fine calzone with spinach, the pizza or the local burek with fresh cheese or its meat buns. You can also choose these round buns with crunchy black sesame seeds to make your own sandwiches. Good option for hiking. Takeaway only

Between Vis and Kubavac there is a restaurant that is famous on the island for its wine business as well as for its specialties. Here they cook octopus, fish or lamb, simmered under peka for at least three hours,accompanied by rice or potatoes and vegetables. A bistronomy formula is also available. If you have your own vehicle, dinner can be combined with a day at the Green Cave or Stiniva Beach. To take advantage of the shuttle bus to and from the port of Vis, reservations are required and must be confirmed two hours in advance.

A small intimate restaurant in a pedestrian alley in Split. Sitting at the bar or on small tables, you can enjoy the good Dalmatian cuisine skilfully concocted by the attentive chef, consisting of local charcuterie, meat or fish, shellfish, stew, pea soup. A beautiful variety that should satisfy all the guests. Villa Spiza is an authentic address, appreciated by the locals, with a good atmosphere, very much in demand and a quality service, with the smile of the waiters as a bonus. But there are only a few tables, first come, first served!

The owner's creed, for (to pronounce Tsar), is summed up in two quite explicit points: The kitchen of a restaurant can be good only if the owner has put his personal touch and the head weighs more than 100 kg. If the principles are adhered to then be confident: this is where we must stop! The client is allowed here as in an individual. The kitchen is traditional Dalmatian and in particular Hvar. Ingredients, meat or fish, are simple but sublimated by their preparation. Here, no menus. The specialties of this paradise are boiled meat (lamb, beef or veal) served with tomato and capers sauce, or goat cheese, soup of eels, fish in crust or in the oven with potatoes and a sauce of white wine, spaghetti au, or sheep soup with tomato and capers.

Il Golfo is a seaside restaurant, with tables set up on a pontoon. If you don't have a reservation you will hardly get a seat. However, you'll probably be lucky enough to grab a seat on the pier (very romantic too!). With such a location, the Mediterranean cuisine is in the spotlight, fish and shellfish dishes are recommended. Also on the menu, pizzas, grilled meats, salads... All served in generous portions, excellent homemade bread, with a smile, pancakes for dessert!

Far from the hustle and bustle of the historic city east of Split, the Dvor is primarily appreciated for its setting. With the sea view from the shaded terrace, the shaded terrace offers a pleasant moment in an elegant seaside atmosphere. At the table, we mainly serve fish dishes: white fish tartar, grilled red tuna steak, black risotto with seafood, octopus cooked over a wood fire. The wine list is varied to accompany your dishes. To finish the meal, good desserts too. Quality service and warm atmosphere.

In a hidden alleyway, the tables of this konoba are set in front of large historical windows, opened for the emperor himself, in the surrounding wall. One comes here for this exceptional setting, to feel like Diocletian at his window watching the harbor. For more than forty years, the tavern has been serving traditional Croatian cuisine (seafood, grilled fish and meat, southern vegetables) or aperitif antipasti plates. If you are lucky, you will be able to sit at one of these mythical tables for food and drink only.

A wine & dine bar restaurant opened in 2017. Dishes are inspired by generous Dalmatian cuisine (sea and land), with fresh, organic produce. The menu features a wide range of grilled dishes, whole fish or meat with southern vegetables, fresh seafood pasta, local poultry nuggets, hamburgers and pizzas. You can also choose the charcuterie and cheese plancha with wine by the glass or a cocktail. Vegetarian platter and good desserts too, like the homemade pistachio cheesecake. Friendly setting and welcome.

In a high street overlooking the main square, this restaurant also called Garden of the Wild Oranges is located in an old orange grove. The exterior setting of this 15th century palace is romantic (a very good reason to bring one's half here and, why not, make a declaration of love) while the cuisine remains classic. A la carte, you will find fresh fish, seafood platter, meats, risotto, grilled vegetables. Good service.

On the terrace, this konoba 's tables are lined with lavender plants, which attract butterflies. The view of the sea is breathtaking. For starters, we recommend anchovies marinated in olive oil on a bed of arugula, a platter of grilled seafood to share, grilled sea bass or squid fillets, with southern vegetables, blitva or fries. Tagliatelle with gambas, as well as grilled white meat, pizzas, cheese and regional charcuterie. Smiling service and reasonable prices for the island.

Makarska's seafront restaurants are packed in summer. If you're looking for a little peace and quiet at the table, set back from the riva, this grill-bar with shaded terrace overlooks a park. The à la carte menu offers a wide choice of dishes, including homemade soups, grilled meats and fish, tuna steak, fresh pasta, tagliatelle with shrimp and pine nuts, pizzas, grilled southern vegetables, fries and blitva. Generous plates for classic Adriatic dishes. Friendly service.

In a beautiful village house, a restaurant where you can have lunch even late in the day and late in the evening, which is appreciable. Like most of the establishments on this seaside promenade, it is very busy in summer. It is therefore best to make reservations. Animated by a dynamic and friendly team, the restaurant offers good Dalmatian dishes (sea and local), pizzas and cream desserts in jars quite original. The service is fast and smiling, the portions generous. It is a nice place to have a pleasant meal at reasonable prices.

On the seafront promenade, this is the pizzeria where the locals like to hang out. If you're in the mood for a pizza worthy of the name, the Mirkec brothers are the place to go! You'll love the large terrace, the wide choice of pizzas and the Italian and Dalmatian cuisine (fish, grilled meats and vegetables, seafood, fresh pasta, risotto, etc.). Fast service and good atmosphere. Other address: Ulica Sv. Tudora (Okrug Gornji).

It is one of the most famous restaurants in the city, an institution, where hoteliers send their clients without hesitation. We therefore advise you to make a reservation, especially in high season when the tables are quickly filled. The owner and his wife will welcome you with a few words in French and will tell you about their Dalmatian cuisine: a good plate of cold cuts, cheeses, grilled fish and seafood, grilled vegetables, blitva... A good wine list and tempting desserts! Here the customer is really "the king".

At the marina, at the foot of Mount Marijan, on a promontory on the rocks of Sustipan, this restaurant enjoys a privileged location, with a terrace offering a breathtaking view of the sea. The menu offers traditional Dalmatian specialties, a fisherman's cuisine, carefully prepared with local seasonal produce and fresh fish, in the spirit of slow food gastronomy. You'll come for the view, the sophisticated cuisine, the peaceful nautical ambience and the attentive service. Takeaway also available.

On the inland road between Humac and Gdinj, just outside the hamlet Zastražišće, the farm of the Kuzmičić family is established in organic farming. You can visit it, walk among the animals, donkeys, goats, cats, rabbits, most of them living freely. You can explore the estate, which offers beautiful views of the countryside, the sea and the Makarska Riviera. You can have lunch on the spot in bistronomy formula or grill. Goat cheese, smoked ham, olive oil, bread, wine, everything is produced on site. Sale to take away also. Friendly welcome.

Just behind the Bernardo konoba is the Top konoba. Both offer a fisherman's cuisine generously prepared with local olive oil. This is one of the characteristics of the Dalmatian table. White fish, thick sliced tuna steak, shellfish (langoustines, shrimps, etc.), everything is fresh, usually marinated and grilled or served with a pepper sauce, accompanied by chips or southern vegetables. Other choices, green pasta, gnocchi, a children's menu with a pancake and ice cream for dessert... Remember to book on the terrace on the first floor to enjoy the view of the port.