Restaurant Krug on Split's Trumbiceva obala is the city's first Michelin-starred room, awarded in the 2025 Croatia guide for Karlo Kaleb's counter cooking.
Must order: The full tasting menu with the Croatian wine pairing.
Tip: Book direct via info@krugrestaurantsplit.com; the L-shaped counter seats just over a dozen, and demand is heavy through summer.
Address: Trumbiceva obala 17, 21000 Split, Croatia
Zrno Soli at ACI Marina in Split is a sea-facing first-floor room above the boats, in the Michelin Guide for Dalmatian cooking with a modern hand.
Order: Daily Adriatic catch grilled, paired with a Posip from Korcula.
Tip: Ask for the terrace looking back to the Old Town; the daily fish board is the menu to order from each evening.
Zoi on Split's Riva is chef Alberto Garcia Perez's rooftop tasting room above the palace cellars, serving contemporary Mediterranean menus by candlelight.
Order: The ECHO tasting menu with the Croatian wine pairing.
Tip: Book the rooftop terrace at 20:30 for the sunset sitting; the kitchen runs the ECHO omnivore tasting and the TERRA vegetarian tasting.
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.
Order: Whole grilled monkfish with chard and Adriatic olive oil.
Tip: Ask for a terrace table at sunset; the wine list runs deep on Plavac mali and Posip with strong by-the-glass coverage.
Restaurant Kadena above Split's Zenta marina is a Mediterranean terrace looking south to the Adriatic, in the Michelin Guide every year since 2018.
Order: The whole Adriatic dentex for two, grilled simply with Brac olive oil.
Tip: Open daily noon to 01:00; the wide terrace catches the afternoon breeze and is the best table at sunset.
Zrno Soli at ACI Marina in Split is a sea-facing first-floor room above the boats, in the Michelin Guide for Dalmatian cooking with a modern hand.
Order: Daily Adriatic catch grilled, paired with a Posip from Korcula.
Tip: Ask for the terrace looking back to the Old Town; the daily fish board is the menu to order from each evening.
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.
Order: Hand-cut tagliatelle with Adriatic prawns and aged tomato.
Tip: Open until 01:00 daily; book the upstairs balcony for the city's most photographed dining-room view.
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.
Order: Pasticada slow-braised in prosek with homemade gnocchi.
Tip: Climb the stone stairs to the second floor; the small dining room takes only around 30 covers.
