11 dalmatian spots in Diocletian's Palace and Old Town, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Diocletian's Palace and Old Town's food · All dalmatian in Split.
Villa Spiza ★ 4.7
Ulica Petra Kruzica 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Villa Spiza in Split's Diocletian Palace runs a handwritten daily board sourced from the morning Pazar, with around 14 cult-followed counter seats.
Tip: Walk-in only at 13:00 for the first sitting; the board changes daily and the small room rotates fast on the second turn.
K.uzina ★ 4.6
Kraj Svete Marije 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
K.uzina in Split is chef Toni Boban's Bib Gourmand room on Kraj Sv. Marije, cooking creative Dalmatian small plates behind the Ribarnica fish market.
Tip: Sit on the small terrace facing the fish market for the best evening light; the daily catch board is the menu to read first.
Villa Spiza ★ 4.5
Ulica Petra Kruzica 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Split's cult 14-seat counter inside Diocletian's Palace: handwritten daily board from the morning Pazar market. Walk-in 13:00 for the first sitting.
Tip: Walk-in only at 13:00 for the first sitting; the board changes daily and the small room rotates fast on the second turn.
Konoba Korta ★ 4.4
Poljana Grgura Ninskog 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Konoba Korta sits on a small Split palace courtyard in front of the Church of St Philip Neri, serving Dalmatian seafood and meats under ancient stone walls.
Tip: Open daily through midnight; the cloistered courtyard tables are the ones to book in summer and shoulder season.
Apetit ★ 4.3
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.
Tip: Climb the stone stairs to the second floor; the dining room is small, so booking in summer is sensible.
Uje Oil Bar ★ 4.3
Dominisova ulica 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Uje Oil Bar inside Split's Diocletian Palace is the city's Dalmatian small-plates room, built on olive oil tastings, paski sir and Dalmatian prsut.
Tip: Order the olive oil tasting flight as a starter; the kitchen will pair it with the cured-meat and aged paski sir board.
Konoba Korta ★ 4.3
Poljana Grgura Ninskog 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Dalmatian seafood-and-meat konoba on a Split palace courtyard. Signature: squid with barley and broad beans, finished with new olive oil. Book in summer.
Tip: Open daily through midnight; the cloistered courtyard tables are the ones to book in summer and shoulder season.
Uje Oil Bar ★ 4.3
Dominisova ulica 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Uje Oil Bar inside Split's Diocletian Palace is the city's Dalmatian small-plates room, built on olive oil tastings, paski sir and Dalmatian prsut.
Tip: Order the olive oil tasting flight as a starter; the kitchen will pair it with the cured-meat and aged paski sir board.
Apetit ★ 4.3
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.
Tip: Climb the stone stairs to the second floor; the small dining room takes only around 30 covers.
Uje Oil Bar ★ 4.3
Dominisova ulica 3, 21000 Split, Croatia
Uje Oil Bar inside Split's Diocletian Palace is the city's Dalmatian small-plates room, built on olive oil tastings, paski sir and Dalmatian prsut.
Tip: Start with the olive oil flight; the kitchen will then build a small-plates meal around what the morning Pazar yielded.
Konoba Gregolevante ★ 4.2
Bosanska ul. 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
Konoba Gregolevante on Bosanska in Split's Old Town is a small cave-like room tucked into a quiet alley, cooking seafood from the morning Ribarnica buy.
Tip: Cash is the safe bet; the room is intimate so book ahead for the dinner sitting in summer.