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
The more haphazard of the two open-air bars cut into the sea-facing rocks, Buža I welcomes sunbathers, divers, drinkers and film fans. Its entry faces the...
Accessed from Ilije SarakeThe more well-known of the cliff-face bars; tourists follow the 'Cold Drinks' sign from the open square of Rudjera Boškovića. Prices are a little steeper...
Crijevićeva 9Open 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
Set 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 landmark venue on Stradun is pricey even by Dubrovnik standards but popular all the same - everyone meets at the Festival. Breakfasts go for 55kn,...
Stradun 28Gil's restaurant and Gil's Pop Lounge have been taken over by new owners recently, and we're intrigued to see what they do with this high-end cocktail bar...
Sv Dominika
A 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...
Pod dvorom 1
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 5Beautifully 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 7Popular 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 42A cut above the average konoba, not least because of its roofed terrace and sea view, just set back from the main road. The food, too, is superior home...
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