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In the modest surroundings of the Dolac market, the cookery is anything but pedestrian. Head chef Dino Galvagno cut his teeth in restaurants around the world and the owner knows a thing or two about the restaurant business. That’s why this place is full of local businesspeople taking advantage of the well-priced daytime menu. Come evening, a more expensive gastronomic menu features intriguing specialities from all regions of Croatia (although since autumn 2005 the regular menu is also available in the evening hours). Kerempuh is closed between 4pm and 7pm.
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A little treasure ensconced near the grand Maksimir park, this restaurant’s attention to detail extends from the artistic touches in the soothing interior to the beautiful presentation of the food. Klub Maksimir is one of the few Zagreb restaurants to base its repertoire on Croatian cuisine but also to employ the power of imagination. Desserts are particularly well done, and because the portions are nouvelle cuisine sized, you shouldn’t hold back.
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The restaurant is located on the ground floor of Zagreb’s Art Pavilion, a grand edifice facing the beautifully laid out Tomislav Square park, opposite the main railway station. The owner’s preoccupation with art is evident from the Croatian masters hung on the walls. It’s billed primarily as a Croatian restaurant, but many Italian influences permeate the menu. Try pork medallions with prosciutto and sage, or a salad with sea bass or sesame chicken. Excellent cooking and a classic dining room—one of Zagreb’s finest.
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Of several traditional restaurants in the wooded foothills of Mount Medvednica, all with fine reputations and a regular clientele of wealthy Croatians and visiting business folk, Stari Puntijar is perhaps the most interesting as it seeks to maintain a centuries-old culinary tradition. Menu items recreate dishes from the antique recipe books in the restaurant’s little museum of gastronomy. The local Turopolje steak comes particularly recommended, if they have it. Decor is in a plush medieval style.
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A simple but smart traditional Croatian restaurant, light and airy with a brick cellar-style interior. During the summer, the courtyard garden is a highlight of city centre dining. Grilled meat meals and large fresh salads are almost always well turned out and full of flavour, and the succulent veal cooked ispod peke (under an iron bell heaped with charcoal) is the house speciality. Decent, efficient and good value for money.
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