A medieval Dalmatian custard pudding, slow-baked in a bain-marie and unmoulded onto its caramel base. Flavoured with rose-petal liqueur (rozalin) which gives the dessert both its name and its delicate floral perfume.
Rožata's first written records date to the late 15th century in Venetian-ruled Dubrovnik, where it was known as the friar's pudding. The rose-petal liqueur that gives the dish its name is the distinguishing detail. Today rožata appears on most Dalmatian dessert menus from Dubrovnik up to Split, including Apetit and Bokeria Kitchen.
4 editor picks for Rožata in Split, ranked by editorial score. All Split signature dishes · Rožata across every city.
Restaurant Krug ★ 4.9
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.
Bokeria Kitchen & Wine ★ 4.4
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.
Apetit ★ 4.3
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.
Bistro Toc ★ 4.3
diocletians-palace · Segvica ul. 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
Bistro Toc near Split's Diocletian Palace is a creative Mediterranean bistro with vegetarian options and a tight stone-walled room set just off Pjaca.