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.
Signature: Grilled monkfish, Octopus salad, Pasticada
Order: Whole grilled monkfish with chard and Adriatic olive oil.
Tip: Ask for a terrace table at sunset; the kitchen leans seafood-first, with rotating Plavac mali bottles by the glass on the Croatian list.
Restaurant Kadena above the Zenta marina in Split is a Mediterranean terrace looking south to the Adriatic, in the Michelin Guide every year since 2018.
Signature: Adriatic fish carpaccio, Black truffle pasta, Whole grilled fish
Order: The whole Adriatic dentex for two, grilled and finished with Brac olive oil.
Tip: Open daily noon to 01:00; the wide terrace catches a sea breeze even in August. Order from the daily catch board.
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.
Pekara Hrstic is a Split bakery chain that has run for 25 years, baking burek, savoury pies and Dalmatian breads daily at its Mall of Split outlet.
Order: Cheese burek with the morning bread basket.
Tip: Outside the centre at the Mall of Split; warm cheese burek and fresh bread from the early shift to late evening.
Worth the queue: Cheese burek
Stow Coffee Roasters Split on Zrinsko Frankopanska 13 is the Croatian outpost of Slovenian roastery Stow, opened by Matej Serer in July 2024 daily 7-22.
Order: Filter of the rotating Stow single origin.
Tip: Beans roasted in Slovenia, brewed daily in Split; the front bar pours espresso, filter and whole-bean retail.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Tap B Craft Brewery in Split brews unfiltered, additive-free ales at a brewpub east of the centre, pouring Walter White blonde, Trapula APA and Mirakul IPA.
Order: A tasting flight of Walter White, Trapula and Mirakul.
Tip: The brewpub opens late-afternoon daily; the year-round line is Walter White, Trapula and Mirakul, with seasonal taps on rotation.
Restaurant Kadena above Zenta marina in Split keeps its terrace lit until 01:00, with the kitchen taking late grill orders well after most Riva rooms close.
Try: Mediterranean grill, sea-view dinner
Order: Whole Adriatic dentex with Brac olive oil.
Tip: Late dinner (after 22:30) is the quietest sitting on the wide terrace.