Bowa Restaurant

Bowa sits in a lovely bay of crystalline water and comfortable, small pebbles on Šipan, the largest of the Elafiti islands. Šipan’s fishermen deliver fresh daily catch, and the nowadays atypical dishes like the cuttlefish orzotto or the fig and ginger salad promise to indulge demanding palates. No need to announce your visit for a lunch at the terrace, but call ahead and prepare to splurge to meet the minimum spend at one of the elevated cabanas. Apart from the prices, the only thing to mind in this bay might be the few too many Instagram-pleasing floaties and the accompanying photoshoots. On the way there, take a dip at one of the wild beaches on the mainland, such as Dobra, or at Koločep island's (Kalamota's) Blue Cave, illuminated inside with an electric blue, and visit the quaint Suđurađ town afterwards, where the nobility of Dubrovnik’s glory era spent their idle summer days.