Trendy breakfast, brunch and cocktail spot just off the main drag of Stradun, where a quality smoothie may start the day and a sassy cocktail might bookend it.
Palmotićeva 5A modern makeover of this vintage coffeehouse has changed its decor (a terrace of neat red-and-blue chairs), its name and its drinks. Half-a-dozen cocktails...
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This long-established expat bar stands beside another, the Gaffe Pub. Locally-owned Karaka comprises a compact interior filled with pub paraphernalia and...
Izmedju Polača 5The best of the Irish venues is an Australian-Croatian operation - look out for the board announcing that week's Sky Sports matches on the right-hand side...
Dropćeva 4AOnce a busy pub, popular with locals, is now somewhat underused, accentuated by its grand interior. A stroll from Iva Vojnovića, King Richard's stands amid...
Josipa KosoraEver wandered around the Old Town and wished there was a corner bar just for locals, in which everyone was a bit pissed up in a fun way, and where the music...
Frana Supila 1This characterful shoebox of a bar is known as 'Luci' after Luci Capurso, owner and ex-member of vintage beat combo Dubrovački Trubaduri. Shying away from...
Zlatarska 3Even this grunge bar in a Stradun side street has its own dinky little lantern, although you can't see any middle-aged tourists lingering over a pint. The...
Zamanjina 7One of a row of half-a-dozen smart but similar bars on the Iva Vojnovića strip popularised by local youth far away from the tourist beat, Mirakul lines up...
Iva Vojnovića 39Formerly part of the Hemingway chain and now sailing under its own flag, this prominent cocktail bar opposite the Rector's Palace offers mixed drinks by the...
Pred DvoromSet on a small stretch lined with party bars, the Roxy has been Dubrovnik's prime musos' hangout for the past 25 years, with letters from the Beatles Fan...
Bana Jelačića 9This is a recent venture from Bradley Leitão, the irrepressible owner of Katie O'Connor's Irish Pub. Striving to keep that fine balance of appealing to...
Marojice Kaboje 1The titular sunset view in full panorama, chic surroundings, a piano player - and happy-hour drinks in the afternoon. Cocktails (60kn) comprise 35...
Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, Masarykov put 20Classic actors' bar in the Old Town, the Talir has had a constant buzz and bonhomie about it since opening in 1983 - just look at the snapshots on the...
Antuninska 5A handy sports bar and terrace by the no.4 bus stop on the main road. Framed football memorabilia - a Hajduk Split top, a Forza Juve scarf - decorates the...
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