The most bohemian of the bars in the palace, the AGC comprises a front courtyard, a small bar leading to a muralled main room with a vaguely erotic theme...
Dosud 10This splendid recent venture from a Croatian who has spent many years in Berlin lies on the western boundary of Diocletian's Palace, near the Riva, and...
Šubićeva 5One of the many Old Town bars you really want to find again, this DJ den is set on an unmapped square just behind Iza Lože and the youngsters sinking cheap...
Bernardov prilaz/Poljana stare Gimnazije
A five-minute walk from the Riva, this affordable, foreigner-friendly find offers English breakfasts, curries, chili con carne and copious salads with fresh...
Segvićeva 1This little tea shop down a stone alleyway also has two or three tables outside where customers can sit under a cool archway and enjoy a cup of their...
Bosanska 2Locals would class this as a restaurant and it serves food, to be sure. They would also called it the 'Tre Volte', after the arches overlooking the sea, the...
Dosud 9/AlješinaJust behind Narodni trg, Gaga is a permanently busy cocktail bar filling a tiny old square (check out the authentically retro barber's signs) with a young,...
Iza Loža 5Joze's friendly Tavern is central but slightly off the beaten track - head out of the Golden Gate, over the park and Sredmanuška opposite, up a slight...
Sredmanuška 4This local restaurant, perfectly located with a terrace overlooking a prominent square by the palace, has a menu that reflects its traditional...
Trg braće Radića 2Also known as Kavana-Bistro Anika, Le Monde's downtown restaurant is tucked behind the National Theatre. With a downstairs café-bar, upstairs dining room...
Plinarska 6Luxor's café in the heart of the palace is already one of the most popular meeting places in town. The restaurant on the first floor has been re-energised...
Kraj sv Ivane 11Tiny bar within the palace, with a few tables scattered outside. It's in a major hub of bars on Majstora Jurja on the north side of the palace, Teak, Kala,...
Dominisova 9The unabashedly modest Pimpinella prides itself on its steak or fish prepared on a charcoal grill, its black risotto with shellfish, its gregada fish stew...
Spinčićeva 2ASip your coffee in the shelter of stone arches with stained-glass windows behind you in this loveliest of courtyards accessed through an iron gate - the...
Dioklecijanova 7Seemingly, this cubbyhole of a palace bar has little to recommend it above the others, until you find a table on the terrace, enjoy the jazzy, clubby sounds...
Poljana Grgura Ninskoga 3