🇭🇷 Croatia Food Guide: Must-Try Dishes

🏰 Zagreb🍳 Breakfast. Otto & Frank: Share their "Zagreb Breakfast" (fried poached eggs + veggies)—one plate feeds two. ☕ Coffee. Cogito Coffee: Try filter coffee (V60)—staff-recommended Kenyan beans (bold and bitter). 🍦 Dessert. VINCEK: Pistachio gelato is a winner. 🍽️ Dinner.Nokturno:1st visit: Octopus stew + wide noodles, grilled sea bass, paired with sweet Malvasia wine (cuts richness).2nd visit: Fried squid, štrukli (cheese pastry), and caper pasta.Skip: Heavy potato salads. 🏰 Split & Islands. Pricey but similar menus—better to eat on islands! Trogir (Castro Story) 🌈Scallop carpaccio with truffles.Lobster macaroni (lobster less fresh than fish) 🌟 Hvar (Grand Luna).Seafood platter (great value!)🔅Fish soup (dip bread in it!)🔅Dalmatian smoked ham 🏰 Dubrovnik. Unique Bites.Octopus burger (shared—it’s huge!).Fried squid (fresher than shrimp) 🍽️ Top Restaurants.1836 / Panorama: Book for views; 10% off if you visit both.Chef’s King Pawns (hilltop): Jumbo shrimp but pricey. 🍦 GelatoAroma: Ginger + basilPeppino: Pistachio. Croatian Food Hall of Fame 🍰Seafood: Octopus, squid (fried), swordfish (carpaccio), sea bass, bream, sardines, gregada (stew). 🍰Meats: Kulen (spicy sausage), ćevapi (mini grilled sausages).Drink: Local beer! 🍻 #CroatianFood #ZagrebEats #DalmatianCuisine #TravelCroatia