Gil's has recently changed hands, and the city's gourmets are agog to see how the new guard will change things. First major change is the name:...
Sv Dominika
In the fishing village of Zaton Mali 7km north-west of town, this old boathouse was converted into a restaurant by Niko Gverović in 1966. It is one of the...
Stikovića 43, Zaton Mail

Timeless, traditional and tremendously cheap, this locals' favourite has hardly changed despite the new tourist traps around it. A prime site by the market...
Gundulićeva poljana 8
Just outside the Pile Gate, Dubrovnik's most prestigious spot offers two panoramic terraces of starched white tablecloth formality. To get full value for...
Brsalje 3, Plle Gate
Here in Gruž Bay. A dozen tables are set on a sea-lapped terrace under the shade of a huge pine tree, a summer retreat enjoyed by cats and diners. There are...
Marina Orsan, Ivana pl Zajca 2
The estimable Wanda has breathed life into staid Prijeko, offering top Mediterranean cuisine at reasonable prices. Local Goran Starčić worked in the...
Prijeko 8
In business since 1979, this is the city's most revered, and one of its cheapest, pizzerias. Set just off Stradun, it also serves pastas (lasagne,...
Nikole Božidarevića 10
Year-round cheapie located behind a walled-in courtyard over the water from Gruž harbour. In summer tourists tucking into Dalmatian-style scampi (105kn) and...
Lapadska obala 20
A real find, this, opened in the summer of 2006. Facing Gruž harbour across the water, Blidinje comprises a rustic ground-floor space of two dozen covers,...
Lapadska obala 21Quality oyster and sushi bar with branches in Split, Zagreb and Mali Ston, where the family has its base. Here in the Old Town, the freshest fish, shellfish...
Od PustijerneA free-standing house in a prime spot over the north wall of the Old Town, this friendly yellow-painted eaterie serves up a mess of Mexican food. For the...
Hvarska 6Beautifully situated, Defne occupies the roof terrace of the Old Town's five-star hotel, one of its three restaurants. The emphasis is on Mediterranean/Near...
Pucić Palace, Od Puča 1The village of Bosanka stands some 200 metres above Ploče on a hilly slope of Mount Srdj. Outside the village on the Ploče side stands this traditional...
BosankaBy the Pile Gate this landmark venue dating back to its namesake year of foundation is now a modernised, sunken room brightened by old photos of the trams...
BrsaljeOpen all year round, this intimate, traditional konoba near the main square does nothing revolutionary but what it does do - lamb shashliks, grilled squids,...
Kovačka/Stradun