Central Dalmatia Restaurants
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On the tiny island of Sveti Klement, a 20-minute taxi-boat ride from Hvar Town, this terrace restaurant is backed by a romantic wilderness of Mediterranean flora and offers stunning views over the open sea. Besides wonderfully fresh seafood, dishes include kožji sir sa rukolom (goat cheese with arugula), and pašticada (beef stewed in sweet wine and prunes). The owner is well known for her love of art and culture as well as food: the walls are decorated with contemporary Croatian art, and there are classical music recitals on Sunday morning.
Originally opened in 1883 as a lobster house, this cleverly converted restaurant has platforms with tables built out above the water, and small boats can drive right under the platforms and into the central dining room. The house specialty is jastog sa špagetima (lobster with spaghetti).
Traditional home-cooked Dalmatian fare is served at this family-run eatery in an old stone building in Lastovo Town. Barbecued seafood predominates, and you'll also have the chance to try homegrown vegetables and local wine.
Widely acknowledged to be the best restaurant on the island, Triton is particularly popular with those traveling by sailboat, who can moor up on a small quay out front. The owners catch and cook the fish themselves; they also produce the wine, olive oil, and vegetables. You'll find it in Zaklopatica, a north-facing bay 3 km (2 miles) west of Lastovo Town. There are several apartments to rent upstairs, too.
This is a perfect place to sit over coffee or a glass of local wine and absorb the 2,000 years of magnificent architecture that surround you. The morning-to-night restaurant serves Mediterranean-style breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Try their octopus goulash with broad beans and polenta, which blends three of Central Dalmatia's quintessential ingredients.
Fresh fish takes center stage at this superb restaurant hidden away on a narrow, cobbled street of Hvar Town. The dining room is simply furnished with wooden tables, discreet modern art, and a large open fire, and the food and service are practically faultless.
A modern glass-and-wood conservatory that looks onto a courtyard garden of orange and lemon trees, Pojoda makes for a popular spot among the sailing crowd that won't disappoint a food-savvy traveler either. The dishes are named in local dialect: check out the manistra na brudet (bean and pasta soup) and luc u verudi (tuna stewed with vegetables), or try the pojorski bronzinić, a thick brodetto of squid with lentils and barley.
Above the ACI Marina, at the foot of Marjan Hill and close to the gardens of Sveti Stipan, this seafood restaurant has a light and airy minimalist interior, plus a summer terrace where you can watch the yachts sail in and out of port. In the vein of "slow food," the kitchen gives great care to seasonal ingredients and presentation. The former owner, Zoran Grašo, is a retired basketball player, and his son Petar Grašo is a famous singer, so you may spot some local celebrities from time to time among the diners.
This cozy restaurant has become popular because of its reasonably priced menu and quaint atmosphere. The Italo-Dalmatian menu features pasta dishes, seafood risottos, and old-fashioned local fish specialties such as bakalar na crveno (dried cod cooked in a rich tomato and onion sauce) and brudet (fish stew).
With tables set under the trees in the romantic walled garden of a 16th-century villa, dinner at this restaurant in Vis Town is an unforgettable experience. The menu changes daily depending on what fresh fish and shellfish are available. Your server will bring a platter to the table so you can choose your own fish before it's cooked. Fish is priced by weight so be careful what you order, and ask the waiter to clarify because there is no menu with clear prices.
A favorite among the yachting crowd, due in part to its location near the ACI Marina Skradin, Zlatne Školjke occupies a natural stone building with a terrace overlooking the water. The restaurant is aptly named Zlatne Školjke, which means golden shells, because of the plethora of shellfish farms nearby. Fresh oysters, mussels, scallops, lobster, scampi, and shrimp—you name it, they have it all, and prepare everything to perfection. Be sure also to try some of the Skradin local dishes like Skradin veal risotto, and Skradin cake, a light dessert with almonds, walnut, and honey. A sommelier can help you choose a wine, but a glass of local Debit white wine is a wise choice to complement a visit to Skradin.
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