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 3An unusual find, this, in a little row of businesses between Lapad market and the shopping centre. A proper bar for Celtic supporters, of which there are...
Marka Marulića 21Ah, Dubrovnik. Just when you think you're in a residential neighbourhood of allotments and exclusive hotels, along comes a bar full of hairy-arsed bikers....
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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 9Old film and beer ads brighten the space; posters promote long-forgottten Olympics and pool-table lightshades of coloured glass advertise Coors beer....
Zamanjina 7This is probably the smartest and certainly the largest, of four adjoining bars. Its drinks list is the biggest too and needs the long bar to accommodate...
Ive Vojnovića 39AThe unfortunately named Gaffe comprises a corridor terrace and shiny wood interior with little booths. Hajduk Split and Everton football souvenirs lend a...
Miha Pracata 4
Trendy breakfast, brunch and cocktail spot just off the main drag of Stradun, where a quality smoothie may start the day and a sassy cocktail might bookend it.
Palmotićeva 5This long-established expat bar stands beside another, the Gaffe Pub. Locally-owned Karaka comprises a compact interior filled with pub paraphernalia and...
Izmedju Polača 5The 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...
Dropćeva 4AOnce 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...
Josipa KosoraEver 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...
Frana Supila 1This 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...
Zlatarska 3Even 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...
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