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
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 21A 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 6The 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/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 SarakeThis modern restaurant surrounded by a large, sunny terrace is popular all year round. Fellini started out as a typical trattoria, checked tablecloths and...
Marka Marulića 6/Mata Vodopića
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 8Beautifully 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 136