The best restaurants Croatia

The Restaurant is located in the Hotel Maslina Resort in Stari Grad. The restaurant boasts a large organic vegetable garden, offering healthy, seasonal Mediterranean dishes. A few ingredients are all the chef needs to create a tasty dish. The restaurant's elegant dining room is perfect for tasting wines recommended by the sommelier, but you can also order spirits and classic cocktails.

A quiet restaurant, both traditional and modern. The choice is wide, mozzarella salad, grilled lamb chops, hamburger and fries or, to start, the charcuterie-cheese plate and local wine. Also on the menu, black risotto, seafood tagliatelle, grilled fish or calamari with polenta or a vegan pizza. For the meat stew cooked under a peka ( goulash style), order in advance. Good cocktails.

The speciality of the house is the fish processed in an elaborate way in stew, the Korčulanska popara. There is also lobster risotto with cognac. Every year, new recipes appear on the menu and for those who prefer meat, there will always be a steak, grilled lamb or pork chops! Marko opened a second tavern called Dubravka, not far from there.

This restaurant and catering prepares traditional traditional cuisine, indivuelles dishes or large attablées. Delivery possible for reception.

With a very good location, this snack bar is both a takeaway (sandwich, pizza, nugget, grilled squid, chips, onion rings, etc.) and a restaurant, with well-placed tables overlooking the sea. Croatian, Italian and international fusion cuisine, where tapas and vegetarian cakes interact on the menu with the house speciality, parmida (a kind of moussaka), a plate of cold meats and local cheese with salads and hot or cold soups. For a quick, good and cheap lunch or dinner!

Opened in 2023 in a classic building on the corner of Flanatička and Sergijevaca streets, the restaurant has placed its tables at the foot of the Arch of Sergius, in an elegant dining room or on the balcony with a breathtaking view of the ancient monument. On the menu: an "Istrian street food & wine bar" formula, with wine by the glass, charcuterie/cheese bruschetta, hamburger-fries and pastries all day long. More elaborate options include fresh pasta with white sauce and truffle shavings, or tuna steak with sesame seeds on a bed of green rocket salad.

Restaurant Kastel is located in the Hotel Bastion, in the historic center of Zadar. The chef's cuisine is inspired by Mediterranean recipes. He revisits ancient Dalmatian dishes using local ingredients. With its terrace overlooking the sea and its wine and food pairing menu, this is the ideal place for a romantic evening.

10 metres from the sea, this pizzeria has a terrace overlooking the sea, very pleasant at sunset. Here, Italian cuisine, pizza, pasta and risotto combine Croatian specialities, grilled fish, seafood, lamb meat and cheese on the island.

Kapetanova kuća is an institution in Mali Ston! This large restaurant on the harbor, known throughout the country, serves fish dishes, seafood platters and Dalmatian cuisine. Of course, they serve oysters in all their forms! Inside, the décor is rustic, with stone walls and wooden elements in the large rooms. Outside, the tables facing the sea and surrounded by the hedge are the ideal place to indulge in fish dishes. Beware, you should not be in a hurry, as the service can be slow.

In one of the most touristy corners of the old town, this restaurant will suit lovers of bistronomes, brasserie. The classics of the Dalmatian table and international cuisine can be found here. As the name suggests, you can choose "stress-free" from the à la carte dishes served on colourful plates. Don't forget to accompany them with a good local wine and finish with a sweet and tasty dessert. Good welcome, quality service, even if sometimes overwhelmed by tourists. Friendly atmosphere.

They are said to be one of the best tables on the island of Brač. This Konoba of the highly renowned Jugović family offers typical Dalmatian dishes and good fresh produce. Fish and shellfish pay per kilo. The meat is also delicious (especially the grilled lamb) and the restaurant still full in summer, as in winter. Vegetarian dishes also. Reservation recommended.

A konoba (tavern) more than a hundred years old, which was once a warehouse where raw ham was dried. On the plate, simple Dalmatian cuisine of high quality. You can choose between dishes or platters of grilled fish and vegetables, risotto from the sea, pasta with shellfish, but also meat grilled over a wood fire (lamb, brochettes) served with chips or French fries. All this good food must be accompanied by local wine. It is always the place to be for the locals. A good address.

On the road to the beach at Bačvice, this fish and seafood restaurant has always offered cheap local dishes in an old-fashioned Dalmatian atmosphere that tourists love. You can sit out on the terrace in the shade of the plane trees, or in the superb hall, which will take you back in time and experience the Split of yesteryear alongside the locals. Warm welcome that makes you feel at ease right away. Good wine list and good desserts as well.

We can only applaud this address, opened in 2015 opposite the peaceful Lapad marina. The original structure of this stone-built Ragusan villa is enhanced by a sober, trendy design. Plates include fish, excellent salads and Cajun chicken wraps. Several tasty vegetarian options. World cuisine and freshly grilled dishes to share with friends (several tapas formulas). Take a look at the cocktail menu, which hides a few surprises. Great atmosphere.

Just 5 minutes from the station, in an area where the competition is tough, with café-restaurants elbow to elbow, this pizzeria is one of the best known in Biograd. On the menu, good pizzas cooked over a wood fire (it is always a pleasure to find some of this quality in Croatia) but also fresh pasta dishes, lasagne, without forgetting the unavoidable grilled meat and fish dishes which are the speciality of the country. Lively atmosphere, hot meal service all day long, related to the arrivals and departures of the passengers.

A buffet restaurant with few seats, where you can choose to outside sit inside or on the few tables in the street for a good meal of regional cuisine with dishes of traditional fish and very friendly service.

A shady terrace facing the sea, an address you will surely return to if you drop anchor in the port of Polače. The home cooking at this konoba is a real delight. While salads are common, you have to try the seafood risottos, sardines and grilled vegetables here unless you are more into lobster or crawfish. Even the fish soup is a surprise! Mijote also offers dishes under the peka, to be requested in advance (usually at least 24 hours in advance)! As for the service, it would be difficult to do better.

Close to the International Hotel, a restaurant with contemporary flair and design. The large bright dining room and the large outdoor terrace are suitable for the software. Businessmen attend but prices remain reasonable.

Opinions are divided on this seaside restaurant, east of the port, opened in 1936. What is certain is the terrace "feet in the water", one of the most enviable on the island with a magnificent view. Fish restaurant but also tea room, with pancakes or pastries for the afternoon. High prices, but well-prepared dishes and tasty cuisine. Octopus, tuna carpaccio, grilled fish or fish soup: several dishes are recommended. Don't forget to try the small red peppers stuffed with cheese as a starter.

More than forty-five years of loyal service for this restaurant of the historic city, located near the market. The staff were very helpful and helpful. The staff were very helpful and helpful. Here, you can accept the aperitif offered to make a patient between the dishes, share a grilled meat base or taste the sprinkler rizzoto, green pasta to gambas. In the evening, come early because the hotel is often crowded, especially in summer.

In a wooden and stone tavern, this restaurant has an excellent reputation. Fish and seafood dishes are traditional and careful. Octopus salad, shellfish, squid and grilled fish enjoy themselves in a warm and friendly atmosphere. In addition, the chef speaks French!

This comfortable "ranch", with its large farmhouse decor and inviting terrace, makes you feel like you're in the country. Some say that you can taste the best macaroni à la Žrnovo on the island... In any case, the grills and peka are a pleasure to see and even more to eat! The locals also come here for a drink in the evening and the cocktail menu is indeed worth a visit. The brothers Ivan and Jakša, the owners of the konoba, share the roles: Ivan is at the stove, while Jakša takes care of the cocktails.

Located just past the marina on the street leading to Lumbarda, the elegant Korsal Hotel restaurant overlooks the Adriatic Sea from the hotel's terrace areas. The fresh cuisine (fish, meat, traditional island dishes...) is complemented by state-of-the-art service. The tables are set outside facing the sea, but there is also the possibility of dining inside in the old wine cellar. The selection of reds and whites from the island is quite remarkable. To taste, the bar à la Korsal.

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!

Opened in 2003, this restaurant, close to the docks and the contemporary light facility (salvation in the sun), offers refined cuisine, typical Croatian dishes, fisherman's kitchen, carpaccio or tuna tartare, seafood sauce marinière, sprinkler risotto, but also braided with herbs or… Dishes in sauce, simmered with red wine way goulasch… We note the care of decoration, the training of the plate, the service.

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.

A restaurant with terrace installed in the central pedestrian street, where you can take your time under the arbour. A very small room inside and a few tables in the shade outside (so it may be crowded at noon). On the menu, the great classics of the Dalmatian coast: meat dishes, grilled fish, shellfish in sauce, salads, pastries... Uneven service. Among our favourite dishes, the green tagliatelle with seafood and the octopus salad. They also serve mussels and oysters from the bay of Ston.

The address, hosted by a former basketball player who took part in the Olympic Games in Atlanta, was celebrated in 2016. A design and sober place for Mediterranean and international cuisine with meticulous presentation: fish, seafood products (marinated octopuses, grilled tuna), Italian and Spanish specialities, soups, salads, beef or tuna, a Dalmatian base with prosciutto and assortment of cheeses. A chic restaurant with enough tourism.

This traditional family restaurant opened since the 70 s has just renovated its decoration. It always offers local specialities, in good portions for a reasonable price.

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.

This small bakery, 300 m from the port of Gruž and 200 m from the bus station, makes very good bureks. These puff pastry cakes filled with meat and cream cheese are a little oily, but delicious. For dessert, a small bottle of water, doughnuts and various cakes. Let yourself be tempted by what its window displays and point out what you want... The bakery is open all the time, so you can get your supplies quickly before jumping on your bus or ferry! Smiley service.

Konoba Nonno, known for its Žrnovo macaroni (a traditional dish from the namesake village on the island of Korčula), moved in the summer of 2016 to Petar Kanavelić Promenade, along the city walls. A victim of its success, the quality sometimes suffers and the prices remain very high, no doubt due to this new location facing the sea. If you have the opportunity to drop by at the beginning or end of the season, when it is more breathable in this part of the city, let yourself be tempted by the fish dishes, not to mention the traditional pasta.

The restaurant at Prijeko Palace, one of Ragusa's oldest private mansions, with its tables carefully arranged on Prijeko alley (where the old vine, or stara loza, climbs), is a real draw. The à la carte menu includes tuna tartare, octopus, homemade gnocchi and several vegetarian options... To dine on the terrace and enjoy the view of the old town, advance reservations are essential (4 people maximum). For breakfast, the Stara Loza restaurant offers a range of interesting savory and sweet options.

The family of farmers from Seget Donji came to settle on the island where vegetables grow well. The property is surrounded by greenery. You can stay at the estate (room rental). In the restaurant, traditional cuisine and island products. The specialities of konoba: the fish of the day with its grilled vegetables, Italian lobster soup served with spaghetti, wild mussels, octopus, all drizzled with homemade olive oil, accompanied by a red (plavac, babiç) or white (vezuljka, mladinka, maraština) wine.

In a beautiful garden with lush vegetation, a restaurant with large wooden tables close to the sea. Nice location and good Dalmatian cuisine.

Both bourgeois and rustic atmosphere for this family restaurant of local cuisine. Taste without hesitation the regional specialities, served in generous portions, such as pisanica, grilled beef with wine sauce, game in sauce, Viennese escalopes... All of this to be accompanied by good local wines that we will be able to advise you. Finally, choose from a selection of delicious pastries. The welcome is warm, like at home, and the service is attentive and smiling. A nice place to eat.

A B & B you'll find 5 km from Poreč. Set in the woods, 800 m from the road, the establishment is appreciated for its comfortable, rustic rooms and its local restaurant, with large wooden tables and benches set in the park. This country atmosphere is reserved for those who travel by car. The menu includes ravioli with truffles or wild asparagus cream, prosciutto and goat's cheese, grilled meats and fresh pasta.

Overlooking the port, towards the national park, one of the most popular fishermen's restaurants on the island. Its iodized grills are renowned, as are the plates cooked under the peka (especially the octopus). If you want to try different things, consider ordering a fish dish for two (or more) people. The portions are very copious. Finally, the setting is simple and the atmosphere very pleasant, but it can be very crowded, especially at lunchtime. It's best to make a reservation to make sure you get a table.

The name "Gil" is no longer on the stove, but the name has been kept as well as the gastronomic line. The menu, resolutely inspired by France, uses the region's leading ingredients to accommodate meat and fish. It will therefore come as no surprise to see the gratin dauphinois cohabit with grilled vegetables. For those who are in need of French cuisine but open to the mix of cultures. Pleasant atmosphere and diverse population. Attentive service and elegantly presented plates. Good wine list as well.

One of the few restaurants on the island that are not exactly on the promenade of the port but in a perpendicular alley. A fisherman's cuisine, family and simple. Soup of rock fish, generous grilled meats, which are served to you just drizzled with olive oil and crushed garlic on a bed of rosemary, but also risottos or fresh pasta with seafood, fried squid. For meat lovers, try ćevapčići, well seasoned with grilled vegetables

In a pedestrian street in the old town, far from the too lively sea, this restaurant serves traditional Dalmatian cuisine, seafood, fish and shellfish fresh, with the Chef's suggestion that changes every day. The service is slow, in replica quality is there. Fine wine house makes wait. A tavern where you can eat as much in the indoor room than outside. 

The Pučić Palace is first and foremost a beautiful luxury hotel in the old town, but on the ground floor it also houses a brasserie that goes by the name of Café Royal (while on the first floor, on the terrace, there is the restaurant La Cappella, open only in summer). In an almost Parisian atmosphere, this café offers traditional Dalmatian dishes and breakfast formulas. Nothing to report about the dishes, which remain correct but not very greedy. The prices are rather high but not more than elsewhere in town.

This fisherman's tavern is run by a friendly family. Located in the hollow of the port, the establishment is pleasant, as is the welcome. Here, homemade food is not an empty word: soup or marinated fish as a starter, with olives directly from the garden, followed by grilled fish of the day and southern vegetables, shellfish risotto, fresh pasta... The restaurant also offers a platter of grilled meats to share. Vegetarians can order a special dish while children will find a corner for them. Good desserts too.

In the old town, this restaurant, more than 35 years old, exudes the same elegant atmosphere as the city itself. Good taste dominates in the family house, a Dalmatian inn, with exposed stones and yellowed photos on the walls, woodwork and furniture that looks like it came straight from the antique shop. The cuisine is of high quality. For example, in addition to the classic risotto of the sea and fresh grilled fish, the tuna carpaccio accompanied by polenta with squid ink and green pesto. Good wines and cocktails too.

A restaurant on the road to the campsites and bathing areas in Stoja. Gina, that's the name of the chief who's been here for 60 years. Built in 1867 facing the bay, the establishment is reminiscent of an elegant konoba (tavern). In the kitchen, mainly seafood, seafood platters, grilled meats, gnocchi and fresh pasta in sauce, risotto. It is both traditional and modern... Speciality of the house, the lavender ice cream topped with jam. The bread is made on the premises and the cellar is well stocked with local wines.

This small tavern (konoba), 4 km from the city centre, is worth the trip. An authentic place to eat fresh fish, finely sliced or grilled whole. It is the specialty of the house since the boss is also a fisherman. The menu therefore depends on the catch of the day. His wife, who works in the kitchen, makes ample provision for antipasti, including small fries, a plate with marinated anchovies, squid and sardines, carpaccio (tuna, place) and grilled white fish as a main course. Besides, here, desserts are not neglected. Don't forget to make a reservation.

An agricultural property belonging to a large Italian family. The heirs have tastefully renovated comfortable studios and apartments for 2 to 6 people. The products of the farm feed the recipes of the chef: homemade bread for the prosciutto/cheese platter, farm rabbit, fresh pasta, wild asparagus, white truffles in season... One appreciates the setting and the history of the place, the quiet terrace and the warm welcome. Tasting and sale of local wines.

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.