Restaurants in Dubrovnik
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Kamenice
Looks vaguely like a socialist-style canteen, with prices to match. Order the squid, anchovies or kamenice (oysters).
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Lucín Kantun
A modest-looking place with shabby-chic decor and a few pavement tables, but appearances are deceptive – this restaurant serves some of the most creative food in Dubrovnik. Virtually everything on the short meze-style menu is excellent, including amazing squid (stuffed with smoked ham and served with lemon and butter sauce), a lentil and shrimp creation, cheeses (including paški sir) and Dalmatian hams. Everything is freshly cooked from an open kitchen so you may have to wait a while at busy times.
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Chihuahua Cantina Mexicana
No matter how good the local cuisine is, sometimes the palate cries out for exotic spices. The tapas, fajitas and empanadas may be ersatz Mexican, but it is a refreshing change from pasta, risotto and fish. Plus there are vegetarian dishes to fortify the lively young crowd.
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Orhan
Fancy restaurant beautifully located by the Pile Gate. Fish and seafood are good here, but you’ll pay a premium for the location.
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Fresh
Smoothies, wraps and other healthy snacks are on offer at this popular meeting place.
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Gil’s
Gloriously glitzy or ridiculously pretentious, everyone has an opinion about Gil’s. Whatever your take on it, the cooking certainly hits the heights – scampi-stuffed veal, grilled turbot with confit lemon and pine nuts – and there’s a wine cellar stocked with 6000 bottles. The setting is unmatched, on top of the city walls with tables positioned so you can peer through the battlements over the harbour.
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Defne
Enjoy unique old-town ambience at this fine restaurant, which has a huge outdoor terrace and serves (mainly Eastern) Mediterranean cuisine, so there’s lots of Turkish, Greek and Balkan food. The menu is a little annoying, with dishes that have been given Asian themes – Sultan’s Dreams is beefsteak rolled in foil with herbs – but the cooking is accomplished and setting lovely.
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Taj Mahal
It’s like an Aladdin’s cave, with an interior loaded with Turkish decorations and subdued lighting. Order the džingis kan and get a taste of everything Bosnian or feast on spicy sudžukice (beef sausage). Vegetarians will find plenty of choices including aubergines alla edina (eggplant stuffed with cheese). There are also three pavement tables.
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Nautika
This elegant restaurant offers good but expensive dining and a spectacular view over the sea. It's class all the way with an emphasis on dressed up seafood dishes. The staff are also dressed up - in period costume. But the best item on the menu is the undressed oysters from the nearby Pelješac Peninsula. A good vegetarian selection is also available.
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Wanda
Single-handedly saving the reputation of Prijeko restaurants, this is a very classy Italian. Dishes include osso buco with saffron risotto and beautifully crafted pasta dishes. Eat from the fixed-priced tasting menus (150KN to 580KN) to see what the chefs are really capable of. You’ll also find some great Croatian wines to sample.
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Restaurant Jadran
The menu tries to offer everything to everyone and mostly succeeds. From meat to fish to vegetables, the food is fresh and unpretentious. It's also a great pleasure to eat under the Gothic arches of this former convent. There's a great deal of seating here, making it likely you'll find a table when other restaurants are full.
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Lokando Peskarija
Located on the Old Harbour right next to the fish market, you'll feast on the freshest catch here. Locals chow down on a hearty plate of fried sardines and finish with a 'Rozata Dubrovnik' for dessert. The interior is atmospheric and from the outside tables you can watch the boats come and go over a glass of good local wine.
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Dubravka 1836
This place has arguably Dubrovnik’s best dining terrace, right by the Pile Gate with stunning views over the walls and Adriatic. Though it draws quite a touristy clientele and the menu is international, locals still rate the fresh fish, risotto and salads, pizza and pasta. Prices are moderate given the location.
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Revelin
This place alternates between being a bar-restaurant in summer, and bar-club in winter. There’s a wonderful terrace overlooking the harbour and a modern menu including good pastas and salads, fresh Adriatic fish and complex dishes such as beef tartufo (steak with cream and Istrian truffles).
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Levanat
Levanat overlooks the sea from the forested hill between Lapad Bay and Babin Kuk. The cuisine is innovative with lots of seafood and some unusual sauces – such as prawns with honey and sage – and delicious vegetarian options. It’s signposted from the main road and coastal footpath.
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Mea Culpa
A good pizza should have the correct balance between crust and topping. Too much crust and the pizza is dry; too much topping and it's a gloppy mess. The pizza chef here has perfected the winning formula, turning out pizzas big enough for at least two people from a wood-fired oven.
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Nishta
A casual enjoyable vegetarian restaurant. Nishtu raids the globe for dishes so you’ll find leće u šumia (lentil cakes and mushrooms), miso soup, nachos, Indian food, Thai curries and chow mien on the same menu (if not on the same plate).
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Buffet Skola
For a quick bite between sightseeing spots, you can’t do better. A ham and cheese sandwich is the thing to order, made with local dried prosciutto (pršut) and cheese cured in oil, served on heavenly homemade bread. Yum.
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Konobo Atlantic
It's not terribly atmospheric at the outdoor tables since it's next to a bus stop. Install yourself indoors, however, and you can sample superb home-made pasta like vegetarian lasagne and tagliatelle with assorted seafood sauces.
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Konoba Atlantic
A casual, welcoming and inexpensive eatery renowned for its homemade pasta (try the ravioli stuffed with spinach and ricotta), though the fresh fish and gnocchi with rabbit sauce are equally delicious.
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Blidinje
A locals’ local that’s perfect for a meat feast. Call first and order lamb or veal slow-cooked under hot coals, then turn up in a couple of hours and it’ll be cooked to perfection.
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Restaurant Domino
Head here for a meat fix. The restaurant offers a good selection of cow cuttings, but the other items don't offer the best value for money. It's often filled with large groups.
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Spaghetteria Toni
Pizza, pasta, pasta, pizza. There are a million joints in town that serve pasta, but this is the best. Vegetarians will find good veggie pies.
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Pergola
On a busy corner in Lapad, the outdoor terrace is an oasis of calm in which to enjoy delicious fish and meat dishes accompanied by local wine.
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Dundo Maroje
Dundo Maroje Nothing too startling, but everything is cooked exactly as it should be. The menu is wide ranging with an accent on seafood.
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