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Croatia Guide - Eating Out

A la carte restaurants, taverns and pizzerias, offering everything from typical local speciality dishes to fast food alternatives can be found in Croatia For excellent food in a traditional atmosphere head for one of the hundreds of country inns. Some of the many cafes or pub-like establishments often serve sandwiches and so are good for snacks or lunches as are the fast food outlets found in many towns. They are ideal for a quick, cheap, tasty snack offering fast-food favourites such as hot dogs, pizza and chips etc.

Wherever you happen to be in Croatia you should sample local dishes, made from the fruits of the earth and the sea. ‘Manestras’, broths made from vegetables and dried meat are a Croatian speciality. A sauce called ‘Zgvacet’ made from chicken, beef and venison is served with all types of pasta and Oysters are eaten raw with lemon juice. On the coast there are many fish specialities, the most famous of which is ‘Dalmatian brodet’, a kind of fish broth. High quality fish is served broiled, baked and fried and date shells and mussels are prepared in a sauce. Very highly recommended are sea spider, black fish and fruits of the sea risotto. Try the local cheese in the area you are visiting whilst in Croatia, it is usually made from sheeps milk and look out for Burek, a layered pie made with meat or cheese, and Piroska, a kind of cheese doughnut.Pastry shops are abundant, morning coffee and cakes are served from 10.30 and there are many varieties of icecream for the children to sample on offer.