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 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
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 21By 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/StradunA café-restaurant by day, by night this is a clubby beachside cocktail bar. The clientele is chic - it's hired for fashion parties - but the place is far...
Banje beach, Frana Supila
Near the upper entrance to the Hotel Kompas, the Eden is a comfortable place in which to enjoy seafood, steak and superior starter dishes, not least from...
Kardinala Alojzija Stepinca 54Set away from the tourist bustle in the heart of the Old Town, this traditional terrace konoba turns out standard domestic fare with a smile. It's handy for...
Ilije Sarake
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
Beautifully situated in a small park outside Ploče Gate, down steps shaded by trees and palms, Komarda looks over the old port, the Old Town and Lokrum...
Ludmila Rogovskog 7A quality, traditional local restaurant tucked away behind the big hotels on Babin Kuk, signposted from the main road. Pleasantly surrounded by greenery, a...
Iva Dulčića 136Popular eaterie halfway along the main drag from Lapad beach, the Konavoka comprises two terraces, one at street level overlooking the passing holiday...
Šetalište kralja Zvonimira 38Near the Eden, the pleasingly modest and family-run Atlantic specialises in Italian food - and in particular a variety of imaginative sauces to accompany...
Kardinala Alojzija Stepinca 42At the junction of the two main roads heading towards Lapad beach, this rather spacious neighbourhood restaurant - enclosed terrace, two floors - attracts a...
Šetalište kralja Zvonimira
Near the Minčeta department store by the Gruž harbour waterfront, the Primorka offers the best of local, home cooking at less than half the price of places...
Nikole Tesle 8