GIAXA
2024
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Housed in a Gothic palace, this gourmet restaurant boasts a lovely patio and has enjoyed an excellent reputation for decades.
Located in the Jakša family palace (late 15th century), this gourmet restaurant has enjoyed a remarkable patio and an excellent reputation for decades. We sit under the Gothic arches, close to the pillars. Sculptures by Darko Šoša accompany the meal. Traditional dishes are carefully revisited. Fresh fish and seafood, island vegetables and herbs, Dalmatian meats and wines - choose from the à la carte menu, tasty pasticada lamb in sauce, fresh homemade pasta, macaroni with Istrian truffles, of course!
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Opening time and information on GIAXA
Daily in season from midday to midnight. 1 meal with 3 courses, around €50.
Owner's Message
Our cuisine
Nowadays, gastronomy has become an important part of the lifestyle. Following the new trends in world cuisine while maintaining the authenticity of local cuisine, the restaurant's offer is based on meals prepared from local products: fish and seafood caught in the local sea and vegetables grown on the island. In this way, trade on the island becomes an advantage instead of a disadvantage. By combining its history and approach to cuisine, Giaxa Restaurant becomes a place where the scent of Hvar's lavender and rosemary meets the Serenissima.
Our wine cellar
Our wine list has more than a hundred different labels of Croatian and European wines, among which the most important are native Dalmatian grapes such as pošip, bogdanuša, grk, plavac mali, crljenak, babić. Many of them are served by the glass. Our staff will be happy to help you choose which wine to pair with your dishes.
Members' reviews on GIAXA
I started with the monkfish carpaccio with capers and my partner had the warm tomato tart. Both were excellent.
We followed with the saffron prawn risotto which, while ostensibly a starter, was enough to share, certainly once supplemented with a simple side salad.
The wine was a bottle of Bogdanjuša, which paired with all dishes beautifully.