The restaurants below have been classed into four different pricing categories and are listed alphabetically:
$$$$ (over 200HRK)
$$$ (150HRK to 200HRK)
$$ (100HRK to 150HRK)
$ (up to 100HRK)
Prices are for a three-course meal with half a bottle of house wine, tax and service included.

Boban
If you want to dine with locals head to Boban. This Italian restaurant serves up daily specials alongside the usual suspects in an old brick cellar. The only downside is the lack of outside tables in summer.

Gajeva 9
Tel: (01) 481 1549.
Website: www.boban.hr
Price: $$

Dubravkin Put
Seafood is the speciality at this highly-acclaimed restaurant, with fresh fish arriving daily from Dalmatia. In summer, you can eat outside on the leafy terrace.

Dubravkin put 2
Tel: (01) 483 4975.
Price: $$$$

Giardino
This stylish cafe-cum-Italian is a good place to grab a tasty lunch and watch the fashion parade on the pedestrianised Tkalčićeva.

Tkalčićeva 37
Price: $$-$$$

Paviljon
A sound choice if presentation counts, with carefully prepared meat and fish dishes served in this elegant 19th-century Art Pavilion, close to the train station.

Trg kralja Tomislava 22
Tel: (01) 481 3066.
Website: www.restaurant-paviljon.com
Price: $$$$

Pivnica Medvedgrad
This popular beer hall is known for its hearty dishes like sausages and beans and its own-brand brews served at heavy wooden tables.

Božidara Adžije 16
Tel: (01) 364 6546.
Website: www.pivnica-medvedgrad.hr
Price: $-$$