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
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...
Lapadska obala 20
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,...
Lapadska obala 21
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 9By 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...
BrsaljeA 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
Gil'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
In the fishing village of Zaton Mali 7km north-west of town, this old boathouse was converted into a restaurant by Niko Gverović in 1966. It is one of the...
Stikovića 43, Zaton Mail
Set in the bay between Lapad and Babin Kuk, the Levanat is signposted from the main road and on the coastal footpath from Lapad beach - the trek is worth...
Šetalište Niki i Meda Pucića 15
Everyone's favourite cheapie ensures queues around the old harbour all summer. Nothing fancy, just good domestic dishes at knockdown prices swiftly served...
Na Ponti
Just outside the Pile Gate, Dubrovnik's most prestigious spot offers two panoramic terraces of starched white tablecloth formality. To get full value for...
Brsalje 3, Plle Gate
Perched between the fortresses of Bokar and Lovrijenac, the sea crashing below its terrace, Orhan is dramatically located. From the lengthy menu, wait-staff...
Od Tabakarije 1
Here in Gruž Bay. A dozen tables are set on a sea-lapped terrace under the shade of a huge pine tree, a summer retreat enjoyed by cats and diners. There are...
Marina Orsan, Ivana pl Zajca 2With its terraces flanking a prominent square by the old harbour, the Poklisar fills in high season. Prices, given the setting, are reasonable and among the...
Ribarnica 1