Cocktail barJazz cocktail bar€€€diocletians-palaceMon 17:00-23:30, Tue-Sat 17:00-24:00, Sun closed
Marvlvs Library Jazz Bar on Papaliceva in Split is the city's after-dinner jazz room, tucked inside Diocletian Palace with low light and short cocktail menus.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned with rakija accent
Food: Snacks
Order: Old Fashioned with the house Croatian whiskey.
Tip: Sit in the back room for the music; the front bar is the after-dinner queue for a drink before the late sitting.
Cocktail barWine bar with Dalmatian small plates€€€diocletians-palaceTue-Sun 17:00-23:30, Mon closed
MoNIKa's Wine Bar on Ban Mladenova in Split's Old Town pours wines from the family's Zrnovnica estate alongside Dalmatian cheese and prsut boards in a small.
Signature drink: Croatian wine flight by the glass
Food: Paski sir and prsut boards with home-baked bread
Order: Monika's wine flight with the paski sir and prsut board.
Tip: The room is small; book ahead for the evening sitting or arrive at 17:00 when the bar opens for the night service.
Cocktail barCraft beer bar€€€diocletians-palaceMon-Tue 17:30-24:00, Wed-Thu 17:30-01:00, Fri-Sat 17:30-02:00, Sun 18:00-24:00
Leopold's Delicatessen Bar on Poljana Tina Ujevica in Split is the pioneering craft-beer bar in the Old Town, with the city's deepest Croatian draught list.
Signature drink: Croatian craft IPA flight
Food: Charcuterie boards
Order: Tasting flight of Croatian-only craft draughts.
Tip: Order the half-pour flight; the bar fills early in summer and the small terrace is hard to land after 21:00.
Cocktail barWine bar€€€diocletians-palaceDaily 08:00-24:00
Zinfandel Food & Wine on Maruliceva in Split is the city's wine-led bistro, pouring 100-plus Croatian bottles and 30 by the glass between Pjaca and Vocni Trg.
Signature drink: Posip by the glass
Food: Mediterranean small plates
Order: Korcula Posip with the slow-cooked octopus plate.
Tip: The courtyard tables are the right seats; live music nightly in summer.