Southern DalmatiaDubrovnik
Dubrovnik rewards a bit of planning, from a booked occasion dinner to old-town konobas.
CROATIAN FOOD GUIDES — UPDATED FOR 2026
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Where and what to eat in Croatia: restaurants and konobas, seafood, markets and the dishes behind them, with sources you can check.
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11 citiesEach with its own restaurant guide
461 food guidesRestaurants, dishes, markets, cafés
180 Croatia-wide guidesDishes, seafood, drinks and regions
21 food landmark pagesKonobas and markets in 5 cities
CHOOSE A CITY
11 Croatian cities, one restaurant guide each
Start with where to eat, then what to order there, the seafood, cafés and cheap eats, and the food landmarks where a city has them.
Southern Dalmatia
Central DalmatiaSplit
Split's best eating runs from old-town rooms inside the palace walls to neighbourhood konobas.
Central DalmatiaHvar
Hvar's best tables split between Hvar Town's harbour, Stari Grad and the inland villages.
IstriaRovinj
Rovinj packs Adriatic fish and Istrian farm cooking into one small peninsula.
Northern DalmatiaZadar
Zadar packs its best eating into a small peninsula, from the market to the harbour.
Continental CroatiaZagreb
Zagreb eats on two tracks: hearty inland Croatian cooking and fresh Adriatic fish.
IstriaPula
Pula rewards eaters who follow the fish, from the market hall to Istrian konobas.
Northern DalmatiaŠibenik
Šibenik eats best when you pick the area first, from old-town arcades to the waterfront.
CroatiaCroatia
Country-wide guides to Croatian dishes, drinks and the restaurants worth a detour.
IstriaPoreč
Poreč restaurants worth planning a meal around, from the Decumanus to the harbour.
KvarnerRijeka
Rijeka rewards eaters who follow the daily catch rather than the menu.
BEFORE YOU ORDER
Croatian food, explained
180 Croatia-wide guides to the dishes, seafood, sweets and drinks you will meet on the coast and inland, how eating out works, and where to eat region by region.
Croatian FoodCroatian food divides into a coastal kitchen of fish, olive oil and grilled vegetables and an inland kitchen of pork, paprika and dough. Here are the dishes to order first, the regions they belong to, and how a konoba meal works from the bread basket to the bill.Read the guide 
Restaurants in CroatiaA practical guide to restaurants in Croatia: how konobas, pizzerias and pekaras differ, the dishes to order first, why kilo-priced fish changes the bill, and when an old-town terrace is worth it.Read the guide 
Croatian SeafoodCroatian seafood runs from squid-ink risotto and slow fish stew to whole grilled fish shown at the table and charged by weight. This guide explains each dish in plain English, how it is cooked, what arrives on the plate and which coastal white to drink with it.Read the guide 
FoodCroatian dishes
FoodGrill and meat dishes
FoodDesserts and sweets
FoodSnacks and pantry
FoodOlive oil, truffles and produce
FoodDrinks
FoodRegional cuisine
FoodVegan and dietary needs
RegionIstria
RegionKvarner
RegionNorthern Dalmatia
RegionDalmatian coast
RegionDalmatian islands
RegionDubrovnik Riviera
RegionContinental Croatia
FOOD LANDMARKS
Konobas, green markets and fish markets
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Where to eat
Restaurant shortlists for each city and town, plus konobas, cheap eats, fine dining and tables with a view.
See all 166Local dishes
Peka, pašticada, black risotto, ćevapi, štrukli and the rest: what each dish is and where it is served.
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Seafood
Fish, shellfish and the Ston oysters: how seafood is priced and served, and the seafood tables city by city.
See all 27Cafés & sweets
Coffee culture, bakeries, ice cream and desserts, and the cafés worth sitting down in each city.
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Food markets
Green markets and fish markets: when they open, what is in season and how to shop them.
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Food tours & classes
Guided food tours and cooking classes, what they include and how to choose one.
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