Diocletian's Wine House on Julija Nepota tucks into the back lanes of Split's Diocletian Palace, pairing one of the city's most selective Croatian wine lists with Dalmatian cheese and charcuterie.
Must order: Plavac mali by the glass with the paski sir and prsut board.
Food program: Paski sir, prsut and home-baked bread boards
Tip: The room is small and rustic; book ahead for the dinner sitting and order the cheese and prsut board to walk the wine list.
Address: Julija Nepota 4, 21000 Split, Croatia
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 pour: Korcula Posip by the glass
Wine focus: Croatian regions, 100-plus bottles by-the-bottle and 30 by the glass
Food: Mediterranean small plates
Order: Korcula Posip with the slow-cooked octopus.
Tip: The courtyard tables are the right seats; live music nightly in summer.
Bokeria's wine room in Split shifts the Old Town restaurant into a wine-bar mood after 22:00, pouring Plavac mali and Posip by the glass into the early hours.
Signature pour: Postup Plavac mali from Peljesac
Wine focus: Croatian and Adriatic-region bottles, deep Plavac mali list
Food: Charcuterie and grill snacks
Order: Postup Plavac mali by the glass with the cured-meat board.
Tip: Sit at the cellar end of the dining room; the by-the-bottle list runs to ~200 Croatian labels.
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 pour: Korcula Posip by the glass
Wine focus: Croatian regions, 100-plus bottles by-the-bottle and 30 by the glass
Food: Mediterranean small plates
Order: Korcula Posip with the slow-cooked octopus.
Tip: The courtyard tables are the right seats; live music nightly in summer.
Bokeria's wine room in Split shifts the Old Town restaurant into a wine-bar mood after 22:00, pouring Plavac mali and Posip by the glass into the early hours.
Signature pour: Postup Plavac mali from Peljesac
Wine focus: Croatian and Adriatic-region bottles, deep Plavac mali list
Food: Charcuterie and grill snacks
Order: Postup Plavac mali by the glass with the cured-meat board.
Tip: Sit at the cellar end of the dining room; the by-the-bottle list runs to ~200 Croatian labels.