18 restaurants worth the trip across Croatia, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Croatia guides.
Restaurant Krug ★ 4.9 · Split
matejuska · Trumbiceva obala 17, 21000 Split, Croatia
Restaurant Krug on Split's Trumbiceva obala is chef Karlo Kaleb's counter-seat fine-dining room, awarded the city's first Michelin star in the 2025 guide.
Tip: Book direct via info@krugrestaurantsplit.com; the L-shaped counter seats around a dozen guests in a single sitting.
Zoi ★ 4.7 · Split
diocletians-palace · Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 23, 21000 Split, Croatia
Zoi on Split's Riva is chef Alberto Garcia Perez's rooftop tasting room above the palace cellars, serving contemporary Mediterranean menus by candlelight.
Tip: Book the terrace for sunset; the kitchen runs the ECHO omnivore tasting and the TERRA vegetarian tasting, both with Croatian wine pairings.
Konoba Fetivi ★ 4.6 · Split
veli-varos · Tomica Stine 4, 21000 Split, Croatia
Konoba Fetivi in Split's Veli Varos is the Bib Gourmand family konoba on Tomica Stine, cooking grilled Adriatic fish and pasticada to a daily Pazar buy.
Tip: Tue-Sun 15:00 to 23:30, closed Mondays; book ahead for the early dinner sitting and the best whole fish go by 21:00.
K.uzina ★ 4.6 · Split
diocletians-palace · Kraj Svete Marije 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
K.uzina in Split is chef Toni Boban's Bib Gourmand room on Kraj Sv. Marije, cooking creative Dalmatian small plates behind the Ribarnica fish market.
Tip: Sit on the small terrace facing the fish market for the best evening light; the daily catch board is the menu to read first.
Dvor ★ 4.6 · Split
manus-zenta · Put Firula 14, 21000 Split, Croatia
Dvor on Put Firula in Split is a Mediterranean fine-dining room with a sea-facing terrace looking out to Brac and Solta, in the Michelin Guide since 2018.
Tip: Ask for a terrace table at sunset; the kitchen leans seafood-first, with rotating Plavac mali bottles by the glass on the Croatian list.
Zrno Soli ★ 4.5 · Split
matejuska · Uvala Baluni 8, 21000 Split, Croatia
Zrno Soli at ACI Marina in Split is a sea-facing dining room above the boats serving traditional Dalmatian cooking with a panoramic view of the Old Town.
Tip: The first floor terrace is the right table; rotate through the daily fish offer and finish with rozata custard.
Konoba Matejuska ★ 4.5 · Split
veli-varos · Tomica Stine 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Konoba Matejuska in Split's Veli Varos is a family-run room in a 19th-century UNESCO stone house, cooking the day's market catch over a wood fire.
Tip: Cash preferred; the small terrace fills early in summer, so go for a 19:30 dinner or a late 21:30 sitting.
Villa Spiza ★ 4.5 · Split
diocletians-palace · Ulica Petra Kruzica 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Villa Spiza in Split's Diocletian's Palace runs a handwritten daily board sourced from the morning Pazar, with around 14 cult-followed counter seats.
Tip: Walk-in only at 13:00 for the first sitting; the board changes daily and the small room rotates fast on the second turn.
Restaurant Kadena ★ 4.4 · Split
manus-zenta · Ulica Ivana pl. Zajca 4, 21000 Split, Croatia
Restaurant Kadena above the Zenta marina in Split is a Mediterranean terrace looking south to the Adriatic, in the Michelin Guide every year since 2018.
Tip: Open daily noon to 01:00; the wide terrace catches a sea breeze even in August. Order from the daily catch board.
Bokeria Kitchen & Wine ★ 4.4 · Split
diocletians-palace · Domaldova ul. 8, 21000 Split, Croatia
Bokeria Kitchen & Wine in Split's Old Town is a tall-ceiling stone room cooking modern Mediterranean dishes from a wood-burning grill into the night.
Tip: Late-evening sitting works; the dining room shifts into a wine bar mood after 22:00, with bottle-cellar pours kept until 01:00.
Zinfandel Food & Wine ★ 4.4 · Split
diocletians-palace · Maruliceva ul. 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
Zinfandel Food & Wine on Maruliceva in Split is a 2013 wine-led bistro pouring over 100 Croatian bottles, with 30 wines by the glass on the Pjaca route.
Tip: Book a courtyard table; live music nightly in summer, and the by-the-glass list is the best way to sample Croatian regions.
Apetit ★ 4.3 · Split
diocletians-palace · Ul. Pavla Subica 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
Apetit in Split's Old Town sits on the upper floor of a 15th-century palazzo between the Riva and Pjaca, cooking Dalmatian classics under stone vaulting.
Tip: Climb the stone stairs to the second floor; the dining room is small, so booking in summer is sensible.
Brasserie on 7 ★ 4.3 · Split
diocletians-palace · Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 7, 21000 Split, Croatia
Brasserie on 7 on Split's Riva is an all-day Mediterranean kitchen with French-Croatian dishes, from breakfast platters through to grilled fish at midnight.
Tip: Daily 08:00 to 23:00; the Riva terrace is best at sunset, when the kitchen pivots from brunch to grill.
Uje Oil Bar ★ 4.3 · Split
diocletians-palace · Dominisova ulica 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Uje Oil Bar inside Split's Diocletian Palace is the city's Dalmatian small-plates room, built on olive oil tastings, paski sir and Dalmatian prsut.
Tip: Order the olive oil tasting flight as a starter; the kitchen will pair it with the cured-meat and aged paski sir board.
Sperun Eat and Drink ★ 4.3 · Split
veli-varos · Sperun ul. 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Sperun Eat and Drink just below Veli Varos in Split is a small-terrace konoba pouring local wine and grilling Adriatic fish daily, kept open through midnight.
Tip: Closed Mondays; book ahead for the terrace in July and August or arrive at 19:00 for a walk-up table.
Konoba Korta ★ 4.3 · Split
diocletians-palace · Poljana Grgura Ninskog 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Konoba Korta sits on a small Split palace courtyard in front of the Church of St Philip Neri, serving Dalmatian seafood and meats under ancient stone walls.
Tip: Open daily through midnight; the cloistered courtyard tables are the ones to book in summer and shoulder season.
Konoba Varos ★ 4.2 · Split
veli-varos · Ban Mladenova 9, 21000 Split, Croatia
Konoba Varos in Split's old fishermen quarter of Veli Varos serves classic Dalmatian comfort cooking, in a stone-walled room behind the Church of St Francis.
Tip: Open 09:00 to 24:00; weekday lunch is calmer than the August evening crush, and the seafood platters are sized for two.
Bajamonti ★ 4.2 · Split
marmontova · Trg Republike 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
Bajamonti on Split's Prokurative square is an arcaded all-day kitchen that runs a steakhouse, a wood-fired pizzeria and a seaside fish house under one roof.
Tip: Open 07:30 to midnight; the steakhouse menu is dry-aged Croatian beef, and the pizza ovens lit through service from 12:00.