Short for the Accademia del Caffè, this open-plan bar with sunken terrace is an all-day operation, popular year round. Beside the tennis courts, Aè attracts...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

The 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...

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....

A 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...

Beautifully situated, Defne occupies the roof terrace of the Old Town's five-star hotel, one of its three restaurants. The emphasis is on Mediterranean/Near...

One of a handful of decent choices for that first coffee near the main square, Dubrava catches the morning sun and offers the most choice from its thick,...

The 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...

By 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...

Open all year round, this intimate, traditional konoba near the main square does nothing revolutionary but what it does do - lamb shashliks, grilled squids,...

A 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...