This long-established expat bar stands beside another, the Gaffe Pub. Locally-owned Karaka comprises a compact interior filled with pub paraphernalia and...

The 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...

Once 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...

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...

Popular eaterie halfway along the main drag from Lapad beach, the Konavoka comprises two terraces, one at street level overlooking the passing holiday...

Near the Eden, the pleasingly modest and family-run Atlantic specialises in Italian food - and in particular a variety of imaginative sauces to accompany...

A 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...

There is little Latin about this last-stop dance-and-drink den, an all-too-easy slide downhill from the Capitano, by the Pile Gate. The nominal entry fee...

Ever 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...

This would be the best year-round nightspot if they ran a regular programme - as things stand at the moment live gigs and DJ appearances come in flurries,...

This 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...

Everyone's favourite cheapie ensures queues around the old harbour all summer. Nothing fancy, just good domestic dishes at knockdown prices swiftly served...

Even 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...

Run by the same management as the Lokanda Peskarija, this is one of the best pizzerias in town. It certainly serves the biggest pizzas. It's a simple wooden...