Pizza in Zadar: Tri Bunara and What to Order

What Tri Bunara Does

At Tri Bunara the pizza is thin-based: the pizzeria describes its pizzas as made on a thin base with quality ingredients and plenty of Mediterranean influence. That means you should expect a lighter, crisper result than a heavy takeaway pizza at home.

The Tri Bunara menu also lists lasagne and desserts alongside its pizzas, so a pizza evening does not have to be pizza only and a fuller meal is possible under one roof.

Tri Bunara: The Old-Town Family Pizzeria

Tri Bunara sits at Jurja Bijankinija 8c, a short walk into the old town. It opened in 1976 as the first pizzeria in the city and is still family-run, which puts it among the longest-standing pizza addresses in Zadar.

Order a pizza as the main event and consider lasagne if someone at the table wants something other than a thin base. Desserts are on the menu too, so a full three-course dinner is possible under one roof. The pizzeria lists its hours as 12:00 to 23:00 every day, which suits both a late lunch and an evening meal.

The trade-off is the classic one for a central address. In return you get a proper sit-down pizza meal a few minutes from the old-town streets, which is worth it if your evening is built around eating rather than grabbing something en route.

Pizza Across the City

Other pizzerias also serve Zadar, including Crazy Pizza and Pizzara elsewhere in the city. This guide does not recommend them: their menus, hours and style have not been verified from the operators' own information, so treat them as options to check at the door rather than as destinations.

If pizza is only one part of a broader budget plan, the wider choice of cheap eats Zadar has to offer will help you slot it in alongside bakery lunches and market snacks.

Pizza and Price Expectations

Pizzara is a pizzeria elsewhere in Zadar, but like the other non-Tri-Bunara names here it is best treated as a fallback option whose menu, hours and character you confirm on the spot.

If your evening is about the food rather than the surroundings, an alternative pizzeria can be a sensible pick — just confirm the menu and prices at the door before committing to a table.

Old Town Versus Outside the Centre

Eating in the old town buys you atmosphere and convenience, and Tri Bunara is the strongest case for staying central because it pairs that location with a genuine history.

If your priority is value rather than setting, base your choice on how far you are willing to walk from the centre rather than on the menu alone — and confirm what a place actually serves once you are at the door.

What to Order

Start with a pizza and judge the place on its base, since that is where a thin-crust pizzeria succeeds or fails. At Tri Bunara, add lasagne if you want a second, heartier dish to share, and finish with a dessert. Ordering this way gives you a fair read on the kitchen rather than a single sample.

If you would rather build the evening around meat, steak Zadar addresses are a separate and pricier proposition, so keep pizza for the nights when you want something lighter.

Timing Your Visit

Tri Bunara's stated hours run from midday to 23:00 seven days a week, so a late lunch or an early dinner both fit. In July and August, eating before the main evening rush is the easiest way to avoid a wait.

Outside those months the pressure typically drops. If you have your heart set on a particular evening in peak season, plan around an earlier sitting rather than the height of the evening.

Pizza as a Budget Meal

Pizza is a dependable way to eat well for a moderate outlay in Zadar, because a single one fills a hungry adult and a shared one leaves room for a dessert.

The smartest approach is to treat pizza as one meal in a wider plan rather than the whole strategy. Pair it with a bakery breakfast and a market lunch, and the savings add up across a few days.

Should You Go to Tri Bunara?

Go to Tri Bunara if you want a sit-down pizza dinner in the old town with a bit of history behind it. Other Zadar pizzerias are fallbacks to try only after checking them at the door.

Whichever you pick, check the menu at the door before ordering, and in peak season plan around an earlier sitting. For more on the city's food scene, see Zadar food landmarks.