Kava2 Specialty Coffee is a cafe in Diocletians Palace, Split.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Cortado with the rotating roastery single origin.
Tip: The bar seats are best for an espresso; tables are limited and rotate fast.
Address: Ulica Ante Starcevica 2/1, 21000 Split, Croatia
Tinel Specialty Coffee opened on Krizeva 4 in Split's old town in 2021, where barista Matej Serer pours single origins from Stow and Kava Family beans.
Signature drink: Cortado on Krizeva
Order: Cortado with the rotating Stow or Kava Family single origin.
Tip: A small room with attentive single-cup brewing; the iced Americano and the home-made cold brew are summer regulars.
KaKantun Coffee & Gin on Ulica Dujma Vuskovic is a Diocletian's Palace alley cafe-bar pouring specialty coffee by day and gin cocktails after sundown.
Signature drink: Matcha latte
Order: Matcha latte with a slice of the day's cake.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the matcha latte and the iced latte are house signatures, with a craft-gin and signature-cocktail list after dark.
D16 Coffee on Dominisova 16 in Split is the city's specialty coffee anchor, roasting and brewing 100 percent arabica with SCA-standard sourcing since 2017.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Order: A V60 filter of the rotating Ethiopian single origin.
Tip: The small back-alley terrace seats around eight; the second location on Trogirska 8 is the work-friendly room.
Lvxor in Split spreads its red-cushioned seats across the stone steps of Peristil, the most photographed cafe terrace inside Diocletian's Palace.
Signature drink: Macchiato on Peristil
Order: An espresso on the Peristil steps at golden hour.
Tip: The Peristil stones double as the seating; pay the (small) premium for the location, not the coffee.
Tinel Specialty Coffee opened on Krizeva 4 in Split's old town in 2021, where barista Matej Serer pours single origins from Stow and Kava Family beans.
Signature drink: Cortado on Krizeva
Order: Cortado with the rotating Stow or Kava Family single origin.
Tip: A small room with attentive single-cup brewing; the iced Americano and the home-made cold brew are summer regulars.
KaKantun Coffee & Gin on Ulica Dujma Vuskovic is a Diocletian's Palace alley cafe-bar pouring specialty coffee by day and gin cocktails after sundown.
Signature drink: Matcha latte
Order: Matcha latte with a slice of the day's cake.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the matcha latte and the iced latte are house signatures, with a craft-gin and signature-cocktail list after dark.
D16 Coffee on Dominisova 16 in Split is the city's specialty coffee anchor, roasting and brewing 100 percent arabica with SCA-standard sourcing since 2017.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Order: A V60 filter of the rotating Ethiopian single origin.
Tip: The small back-alley terrace seats around eight; the second location on Trogirska 8 is the work-friendly room.
Lvxor in Split spreads its red-cushioned seats across the stone steps of Peristil, the most photographed cafe terrace inside Diocletian's Palace.
Signature drink: Macchiato on Peristil
Order: An espresso on the Peristil steps at golden hour.
Tip: The Peristil stones double as the seating; pay the (small) premium for the location, not the coffee.
