Zadar Restaurants

Restaurant attached to Hotel Niko. Sits right off a pier, plain but elegant at the same time. Waiters wear white/black and bow ties. VERY attentive waiters -- replaced our bread basket 3 or 4 times each visit. Always made exceptional recommendations -- if you're having seafood -- go with the recommendations! Between the 4 of us, we had the bread, a large platter of clams and mussels in wine/garlic sauce, the tagliatelle (incredible), and a couple of mixed grill platters -- everything was excellent. Upon paying the bill, the waiter offered us some kind of digestivo -- a brown drink that he compared to grapa -- I'm guessing it's like national drink of Croatia or something -- any way, he was very proud to present this to us....tasted like wood. I mean, it was free and I had to be polite.... but it was pretty bad.

I finally decided to to try a whole lobster, grilled. Roko's has a beautiful tank filled with spiny lobsters - take your pick. I also tried some razor clams and the house white. Don't be intimidated by the price of the lobster, 400 kn for 1 kg. Mine cost 200 kn.

Located just outside the city wall's on a small cove. I had smoke dalmation ham, marinated anchovies, frutti de mare risotto and the house wine. Nice terrace.

Favorite Dish: Their smoked dalmation ham was the best I had during my trip - slightly smokey, silky on the tounge.

Tuna carpaccio, gnocci with dalmation ham and rocket, gnocci with gorgonzola and pine nuts, lamb in a red wine sauce, fresh fish fillet in a scampi sauce - everything is a wonderful update of croatian cuisine and very affordable.

Favorite Dish: The gnocci were so light, the cream sauce luxurious - the tuna carpaccio was sprinkled with fat juicy capers - the lamb was wonderfully tender and flavorful.

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Foša is small port next to the Lion's Gate, here you can find one of the most better fish restaurants in whole Croatia.

Favorite Dish: I strongly recommend this restaurant to those of you who are seafood lovers. Here you can enjoy in every day fresh fish and "frutta di mare".

The culinary specialties of the Zadar region include some of the finest characteristics of Dalmatian cuisine, which is first and foremost based on fish and other seafood.
Everything is enhanced with local olive oil, which is particularly aromatic and delicious in these parts.
When here, by all means treat yourself to lamb dishes. This easily digestible and healthy meat, particularly if is from the island of Pag, is usually served roasted. The best time for roast lamb is during the spring, when it is served with green onions.
A particularly delicious hors d'oeuvre is the famous Pag cheese. The secret of its wonderful flavor lies in the specific pastures (full of medicinal herbs, and hit by strong sea winds and salt) and special production techniques.
The fine local wine goes together well with the Posedarje prosciutto. Salted sardines are a part of the fishing tradition. They can be served in small quantities as hors d'oeuvres or used as garnishing. They can be bought individually at Zadar's fish markets.

well, best pizza you will get in ''floramy''. there also works cute girl named Diana!

one vegetarian said that he had really good food in restaurant named ''dva ribara''

its easy to find restaurants... all are wery good!

Favorite Dish: from ''floramy'' its pizza... you can watch till the make it and help them with it and their tolets are very clean!

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