"Sunday Opening" Restaurants in Istarska županija
This high quality restaurant is of a unique and distinguished nature. Chef Emanuele Scarello has created three tasting menus: Godia, Istria and Rovinj. The use of the best produce is important, sustainability has a very high priority.
One of the most creative cuisines in Istria of the highest quality. Danijel Dekić combines fresh, regional market produce with a fine hand. You choose from three menus, one of which revolves around lobster, one is vegetarian. Danijel's wife Tjitske provides the best wines.
Danijel Dekić set milestones with Monte, and with Cave Lab he plays in the same gourmet league. The focus is on six top regional products, each served in three different ways as part of a six-course menu through to dessert.
In the top hotel, you dine under candlelit chandeliers in the polished vaulted ceiling. The cuisine is French-influenced, but the ingredients come from the region. There are courses like beetroot risotto with beetroot confit and goat cheese. Wine cellar with 250 labels.
This is the place for foodies who are looking for the extraordinary, the exclusive. This starts with the wine accompaniment, which is perfectly matched to raw fish starters, scallops au gratin, velvety gnocchi with interesting ragout and braised fish.
A gourmet restaurant in a charming boutique hotel. The cuisine of the well-known Fernetich family focuses on traditional recipes with regional, partly home-grown ingredients, which are very creatively translated into modern dishes. Excellent wine list, great service.
An upscale gourmet restaurant set among the grapevines and olive trees. In addition to pasta, fish and risotto, the kitchen also makes wonderful use of colourful and crispy vegetables, mixed with almonds, olives and tomato vinaigrette.
Elegant restaurant on the harbour; in the evening the sky behind the masts turns blood red. Marina Gaši offers two seasonal menus that captivate with creativity and unusual taste compositions. Good wines are recommended by Marina's husband Davor.
In front of the terrace stretches a beautiful landscape; the hosts create an additional feeling of well-being. The focus of the kitchen is on homemade pasta with wild asparagus or truffles - and meat, which is particularly tender in the peka.
Multilingual restaurant host Nikola Bijelič has enormous charm, taking care of his guests with top notch service. The wonderful terrace sits on the lovely seaside promenade. The scallops, the pasta with shrimp scampi, and the fried squid with chard and potatoes are wonderful and addictive. Nice wine list.
The use of the best produce is the top priority; vegetables come from their own organic garden, even olive oils are produced by the family itself. The pulpo salad with marinated fennel brings freshness, ravioli with Istrian cheese have a lot of flavour. Top wines.
The Badurina-Badi family has been breathing its very special energy into the restaurant since 1986. They are known for raw fish starters, pasta buzara and the truffle dishes. Another highlight is the sea bass in bread crust. Very good Istrian wines.
A popular restaurant with three terraces, all facing the sea. The kitchen skilfully bridges the gap between modernity and tradition. Cream of shrimp scampi soup, fish soup, grilled octopus, and truffle ravioli match the magnificent ambience.
Here everything revolves around the truffle. Whether as a delicate carpaccio, on steak, pasta or in homemade ice cream, the aromatic powerhouse is put in the best light on every plate. To take home, there is good olive oil and a wide selection of truffle products in the store.
Atmospheric and cheerful presentation, every detail fits here, the small terrace is very cosy. The kitchen serves dishes with flavour, ranging from perfect thin based pizza, stews and steaks to homemade pasta with truffle.
So cosy: wooden beams, rustic stone walls and a lovely fireplace. The signature dish is pasta served with a tender beef stew, made from the famous Boškarin beef. Mounds of truffles are shaved onto the pasta, and there's chocolate cake for dessert.
A very friendly konoba that focuses on warm hospitality, traditional recipes and fresh regional produce. The menu includes tuna tartare and several classics such as black risotto, pasta buzara or pasta with truffle.
Centrally located, this restaurant is both casual and elegantly furnished. The beautiful stone walls are lined with rows of wine. The menu ranges from octopus carpaccio to fish soup, creamy risotto, fritto misto, and also great meat dishes.
A modern, upscale restaurant with a very friendly staff, and knowledgeable advice on wine. The colourful starter platter is appetising. The grilled sole and the creamy risotto with shrimp are equally nice.
The restaurant, located in an adults-only hotel, lends an easy-going atmosphere to enjoy great drinks. Mediterranean classics such as octopus stew cooked in Teran wine for eight hours have an added fun touch of creativity, as well as lovely fresh herbs: bay leaf, lavender, and thyme.