Zagreb is the capital of Croatia and its biggest dining scene: continental Croatian cooking, the Dolac market and a strong coffee-house culture.
In Zagreb the food leans continental - hearty Croatian dishes like štrukli, grilled meats and seasonal produce from the Dolac and Britanski trg markets, alongside modern bistros and a famous café scene in the Upper Town and along Tkalčićeva.
Below are our vetted places. What to try across the country is in the guide to the cuisine; each venue lists the check date.
A tiny courtyard place on the steps below the cathedral that serves strukli and almost nothing else - the fastest way to understand what Zagreb actually eats.
A small, deliberately informal room on Vlaska, built around sharing plates and a wine list rather than a conventional three-course menu.
A busy, inexpensive place on the steps between the cathedral and Tkalciceva, doing pizza, pasta and grilled meat at prices the surrounding terraces do not match.
A vaulted brick cellar just off Ban Jelacic square, serving Italian-leaning pasta and Croatian mains under the street-level cafe.
An old-school restaurant just off the Upper Town approach, serving continental Croatian home cooking rather than the Adriatic dishes most menus default to.
A long-running city-centre restaurant with a covered courtyard, best known for meat baked under the peka bell and for a menu that stays firmly Croatian.
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