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
One of the busier spots come midnight in the Old Town, Africa attracts a young crowd who squeeze into a compact, colourful space of well conceived murals,...
Vetranićeva 3If you've lost, forgotten or galloped through your holiday reads quicker than anticipated, this bookshop is a boon. Half the store is dedicated to...
Stradun 8
Handy lodgings in the Old Town, each with a kitchen, fridge and washing machine. No arguing with the price, especially out of season; the facilities and...
Nikole Boždarevića 7This little gallery puts on regular exhibitions by local artists, as well as art workshops. The gift shop sells tasteful souvenirs, jewellery and albums...
Široka
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 10Quality 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 Pustijerne
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 9
A few steps above restaurant-crammed Prijeko is this small photography gallery, hosting themed exhibitions over the summer and selling prints by leading...
Zamanjina 10Old film and beer ads brighten the space; posters promote long-forgottten Olympics and pool-table lightshades of coloured glass advertise Coors beer....
Zamanjina 7The original church, allegedly funded by Richard the Lionheart in recognition of the local hospitality when shipwrecked on Lokrum in the 1190s, was lost to...
Poljana Marina Držića
First opened in 1932 by a certain Celestin "Cele" Šikić, this busy place is one of a gaggle of cafés grouped around the Stradun's bustling eastern end....
Stradun 1These four-star apartments, accommodating between two and four people, combine contemporary design and conveniences (including free Wi-Fi, spacious bath...
Svetoga Josipa 13
The first thing any visitor should fork out for is entrance up to the City Walls. The main one is by the Pile Gate. Arrowed up towards the Adriatic side,...
Old Town, Dubrovnik