Gourmet products local specialties and wines Croatia

Behind Place Jelačić, the large central market is not to be missed. Its origins date back to the 1930s, when the upper and lower cities were still battling it out. Every day, especially on Saturdays, it's a lively and colorful place. Small farmers, market gardeners, butchers, fishmongers, florists, woodworkers, junk dealers... each with their own stall. A bakery for burek, pizzas, sandwiches and a coffeshop (Broom44).

The Hrelic flea market by the river Save and the brocante at Britanski square arealso heldevery Sunday.

In addition to the distribution network of supermarkets and mini-markets throughout the country, coffee and tea from Franja can be purchased in these souvenir shops. Besides coffee, tea and herbal tea, you can also find honey, olive oil, chocolates, wine bottles, coffee pots, teapots and other Croatian delicacies. You can also visit the shop of the roasting family at 24 Ilica Street in Dubrovnik and Split.

This is where the highly sophisticated Rab almond tart(Rabskatorta) is made. Its origins date back to the 18th^century ,to Venetian times, and it was created by the Benedictine nuns. In 1996, the Vilma family, as did baker Božo Sokolić, continued to perpetuate the tradition of this very special cake. Since then, the rabskatorta recipe has become so popular that there are now two of the family's pastry shops in Rab-town, one in Zagreb and one in Rijeka. Other cakes, shortbread and typical island specialties are also sold.

Founded in 1977, the famous patissier is a blend of Viennese and southern influences. It's a Zagreb institution that locals love and tourists love to discover! The house offers a wide selection of ice creams, tarts, cakes, such as Zagrebaske kremšnite or strudel, cookies, crunchies and chocolates of course. Eat on the terrace or take away to enjoy while visiting Zagreb, relaxing in a park or staying in a hotel... Ankica and Stjepan Vincek have opened six stores in Zagreb.

This patisserie-crêperie is famous for its ice creams and ice creams, crêpes coated in chocolate, caramel or whipped cream, fruit salads, small cakes and mignardises. A favorite with Ragusans, this family-run establishment also serves as a café and remains one of the least expensive in the old town, open all year round. It's a place frequented mainly by locals, who often order large, elaborate cakes here for family celebrations. You'll also find a pleasant terrace right in the alleyway at this address.

The master pastry chef-chocolatier offers a wide range of cocoa desserts, cakes, cheesecakes and sponge cakes, tarts, gourmet coffees with mignardises as well as ice creams with multiple flavours or elaborate verrines. Such a vast and tempting choice that one does not know what to choose... Also offers lunch and dinner with Italian dishes just as well cooked as the sweet part. Its motto, to give "sweetness in the heart of Zagreb". Good welcome in a comfortable and bright setting, impeccable service.

In this pastry shop(slastičarnica), better known by the locals as Kirigin, there is a queue! Here, tradition endures. All the cakes are baked in the brick oven, the same one since the opening of the house, more than seventy years ago! There are dozens of original cakes to choose from, the pinca, which is eaten at Easter, the rafioli, a traditional cake from the region, the mandolat with almonds and chocolate, the preznik, filled with nuts and candied fruit with rum and lemon peel, the apple strudel, etc. On the spot or to take away.

Proud of its long history, the bakery celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021. 1961, the Mikelec family started baking bread in their house in Dubravica (Zagreb region). 1962, first deliveries to the capital. 1963, thestand mixer replaces manual kneading. 2001, first stall on the market in Zaprešić. 2012, the first shop opens on Gajeva Street. Today, with about 30 bakeries in Zagreb, the production expands to various products, multigrain breads with spring water, sandwiches, bureks, pizzas, salads, cakes and pastries.

A few kilometres past Trstenik, on the road to Orebić, the Matuško winery has made a name for itself in the production of Dingač, the region's high-strength red wine (14.5 degrees). It is actually a registered designation, since the grape variety used is called plavac mali. In the tasting and sales shop you will find other wines, champagne, liqueurs and olive oil. The restaurant, which is located next to the vineyards, overlooks the sea. It serves local cuisine, land and sea, accompanied, of course, by the house wines.

Mike (Miljenko in Croatian) Grgić is a child of the country he left in 1954, heading for California, where he successfully embarked on a career in viticulture. He returned to Croatia in 1996 to establish himself on the Pelješac peninsula, one of the country's most renowned wine-growing regions. Today, Mike, who is rarely seen on site, has become the international star of the region's winemakers... He produces mainly pošip (white wine) and plavac mali (red wine). His cellar, more of a boutique wine bar, organizes popular tastings.

The Ledinić family produces wine on the peninsula and runs a small wine bar in the old town of Ston. It sells alcoholic beverages, mainly grand cru red wine (plavac mali vintage) and homemade liqueurs, bottled in attractive bottles. Also offers olive oil and other artisanal products. Perfect for finding gourmet treats for yourself. From spring to autumn, the family business opens rooms for tourists (seasonal rentals). A warm welcome.

Certainly, the most famous pastry shop on the island, the one where people queue up for the cakes of the house Smiljana Matijaca. In the front of the shop, you will be tempted by the famous Cukarin, Klašun, Amareta, Marko Polo bombica. Harubica with carob seed, a natural supplement that is used in many cakes in Croatia. You will also find other gourmet products to treat yourself to, such as Ston salt scented with lavender, Dalmatian herb tea, homemade jams, Pelješac wines...

This concept shop showcases the culinary resources and handicrafts of Croatia. From the outside first, in a well-arranged shop window, then inside, you will find a whole range of gourmet products: wines, oils, dry cheeses, cold meats and cured meats, aromatic herbs, ready-to-cook pasta and risottos, condiments, vegetables and truffles in jars, as well as various honeys, jams, fruit and dry cakes, wines, liqueurs and rakiya, herbal teas, etc. A tasty mix of scents and tempting products.

Born on the island, Andro Tomić dedicated his life to wine and spent many years in France for perfecting in oenology. It produces 130,000 to 150,000 bottles per year, in red, white and rosé. In the summer, the winemaker offers tasting (in English or German). You can discover the varieties of the region, including plavac Mali, cabernet sauvignon, pošip or prošek, this traditional sweet wine produced in Dalmatia, which the Croats serve with dessert.

A boutique that is both a herbalist's shop and a sales outlet for organic and natural products. Croatian medicinal herbs have a good reputation, especially those grown on the islands or in the mountains, where the soil is less tired from intensive cultivation. This traditional natural medicine is still part of the country's family pharmacopoeia. Here you'll find advice (in English) and a wide choice of different blends of dried plants, herbal teas, spices, honeys, jams and liqueurs from the region.

Another address in Makarska: Europske zajednice 1.

This is Dubrovnik's liveliest and biggest market! Not far from the harbour, local greengrocers come to sell their produce, freshness guaranteed. Fish market in the adjoining market hall and numerous cafés. If you're staying in an apartment or aparthotel, this is the place to stock up. Also for its atmosphere. In 2022, the Gruž market was closed for renovation. It is due to reopen in 2023, but in the meantime everything has moved to Lapad.

Between the villages of Oskorušno and Potomje, there is Donja Banda, a place that concentrates the best wineries and vintages of the region, including those of Philipp Vina's slopes or those of Matuško and his brother Boris Violić. At the boutique wine bar, you will be offered tasting moments with local dishes. A moment that will please all fans of good wines. In the sales area, bottles of wines and liqueurs, regional gourmet products. Only good things to bring back as a souvenir for yourself or to offer, a gift without fail.

A few kilometers from Ston, it is as if the Miloš opened the Pelješac wine road. A part of their hundred-year-old cellar is dug in the rock. Here, as a little everywhere on the peninsula, we do a lot of things by hand, starting with the weeding of the vines - which gives excellent organic herbal teas - and the work of wine, of course. The Miloš family produces in small quantities, rosé, red, Plavać Mali (Stagnum) wines and organic olive oil. Very good reception, oenological tour, photo exhibition about the vineyard, tasting-sale.