Restorani

Damir and Ornella are a couple of dedicated perfectionists who serve only the freshest seafood prepared with minimal interventions. Overgrilled fish? Forget it. And savour the pure taste of the sea. They call their style Mediterranean sashimi, but don’t expect anything like a wanna-be Japanese restaurant. Their dishes are a true local experience mainly because…

Restaurant Vinodol offers the best of traditional Croatian cuisine from various regions in downtown Zagreb, in a very warm and inviting setting and with friendly and attentive service.

Bistro živi sa svojim gostima, s vremenom i običajima, kada se ljudi okupljaju i nazdravljaju na omiljenim mjestima. Nadam se još mnogim neformalnim susretima, sastancima i brzim ručkovima na terasi tog ljupkog bistroa.

This high-end boutique hotel and restaurant is definitely for special occasions only, unless you’re loaded with money. But only stopping here and having a coffee on the terrace surrounded with nature and magnificent view is a great experience. Mind you, dining experience is worth every penny. The restaurant’s reputation lies in the hands of Zdravko…

Soul-warming farm-to-table tavern

Moderately priced old-school fish restaurant

There’s a story behind each dish or wine in Karlo, and we can’t wait to hear and taste more of them.

Ručajte kod Pina Kuhara iz mjesta Kuhari koji je…kuhar, naravno! Najbolje od tradicionalne istarske kuhinje, ali ne onog dosadnog dijela, nego stvari za koje možda nikada niste ni čuli…

When I stepped inside this recently renovated tavern in Beram, a small village in Istrian hinterland famous for the medieval fresco “The Dance of the Dead”, the first thing that crossed my mind was: “It’s as cozy as on my couch”. The kindness of the innkeeper Sandro and freshly baked bread we found on the…

The village of Livade is the capital of the famous Istrian white truffle, so it’s entirely natural that the area’s largest purveyor, Giancarlo Zigante, would open a fine dining establishment dedicated to the precious subterranean fungi. The decor of Zigante suggests a Spanish hacienda aesthetic, providing a comfortably rustic atmosphere that immediately erases any stress…

Not Your Average Istrian Tavern

Seafood restaurant with a long family tradition

Seafood from Novigrad fishermen’s daily catch.

Obiteljski restoran koji kuha vlastito pivo, i to izvan ustaljenih okvira, što se može zahvaliti mladom, zaigranom i predanom brewmasteru.

San Benedetto is one of the restaurants currently participating in a local promotion making the most of the seafood that is now in season. It offers special inexpensive menus featuring mussels, clams and scallops served in imaginative ways every March. After an initial aperitif, my companions started with a seafood salad, whilst I started with…

Marina and her partner Davor are the soul of this pleasant restaurant located on the first floor of a typical family house in Istria. From the outside it might seem this is just another tourist eatery serving miješano meso and fish platter, but this is very far from the truth. The cozy décor is a…

Alla Beccaccia is a must-visit for any devoted carnivore who visits Pula, especially if you like wild game.

The best place in Pula center to get a healthy bite when you’re in a hurry. They’ve become famous for the best ham and cheese French toast in the town but a tasty choice of vegetarian/vegan salads and sandwiches makes them really unique. What makes me happy is how they show traditional Croatian savory pies…

The Matić family wrote the book on hospitality in Pula, and even as a third generation gradually takes over this restaurant in the shadow of the Lungomare’s seaside pines, Milan remains a golden standard of Istrian seafood cuisine. An elegant interior exudes relaxed, intimate atmosphere while the kitchen, run by Davor, Katarina and Dean Matić,…

When a new eatery opens up In Croatia it is a rule that at the beginning food is great and prices are affordable but already after one year everything turns upside down, of course for worse. Not in Farabuto. As I live in Pula, I am visiting Farabuto every few months and I can tell…

Decision to abandon the old-fashioned decor of a traditional coastal Croatian konoba and go toward more elegant and cozy tones was a welcoming move. This family-owned restaurant enjoys fame for decades among locals who were always coming to Lanterna to enjoy in simply prepared fish and seafood, always super fresh as the owners are very…

We went to Konoba Rustica for Sunday lunch one day in February, and were surprised how packed it was, mostly with Italians and Slovenians, who just adore to spend weekends in Istria. Although they serve pizza, this is not just another bland pizzeria you find all over Croatia. It is also an authentic Istrian konoba…

Although there are plenty of good restaurants and taverns in south Istria, like Konoba Batelina, Alla Beccaccia, Konoba Vodnjanka, Restaurant Milan and Restaurant Bodulka, the sad fact is that the centre of Pula, with its tourist trap and fast food eateries, is a gourmet’s nightmare. Fortunately, a short walk from the fish and farmers market…

Štrukli is the no. 1 traditional dish in Zagreb and north-western Croatia, we all know that already. A couple of yeas ago, you could try decent štrukli only in upscale national restaurants or in scarce good-quality farm restaurants in the countryside around Zagreb. La štruk turned everything upside down. They opened what’s basically a cozy…