Gastronomy

Opatija’s superb cuisine is renowned throughout the area. Its numerous restaurants offer interesting recipes prepared with fresh ingredients. The town also hosts a number of festivals dedicated to selected specialties and quality food. Opatija is home to some of Croatia’s best restaurants. Opatija’s top restaurants and traditional taverns, which offer fresh local ingredients and extensive wine lists, round off the experience of this fantastic town for every visitor. The chefs of the Opatija Riviera turn the fresh local ingredients, such as wild asparagus, Kvarner scampi or truffles, into culinary artworks distinguished by their delicate, exciting taste that will surely remain in the memory of each visitor.

Ružmarin

Specialties: Beefsteak in shrimp and truffle sauce with šurlice (traditional pasta), Carpaccio of local tuna on Istrian curd with orange and ginger jam, pizzas, grilled dishes, pasta.

Bevanda

Specialties: Homemade tagliatelle with lobster and truffles, gratinated noble fish fillet in aromatic herbs crust, gregada, Blac Angus rib-eye steak.

Roko

Specialties: Smoked Adriatic mussels in Istrian white vine with leek and cherry tomatoes, John Dory filet in Istrian white wine and caper sauce with pea puree, Churrasco steak.

Yaht Club Opatija

Specialties: Octopus salad with rocket salad, tomato and caper dressing, cuttlefish minestrone, adriatic scampi buzara style with spaghetti, a platter of various mussels a la chef.

Complete list of restaurants, taverns, fast foods and coffee bars in Opatija Riviera