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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.

A story between land and sea is written by the superbly composed dishes served on the fifth floor of the hotel. Fish cooked to perfection. Chef Jeffrey Vella is also very fond of seasonal vegetables. The wine list is comprehensive.

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.

In the small, top restaurant of David Skoko and his father Danilo, the dishes are prepared in the traditional way of the fishermen, spiced with a pinch of creativity - and also with olive oil, herbs and spices, all from local farmers.

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.

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.

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.

Luxury suites with sea view and infinity pool - the beautiful resort on the island of Sveti Nikola offers a lot. The cuisine makes use of the best local and seasonal ingredients, the outstanding staff additionally spoils with good Croatian and international wines.

This small boutique hotel offers a pleasant, almost private setting with a wonderful bay, beach and wellness activities. The first-class service and cuisine keep up: upscale pasta and risotto classics, creative Mediterranean dishes, but also plenty of international fare.

Fresh and airy is the feeling on the terrace with a sea view, also the beautifully arranged plates are a feast for the eyes and Chef Goran Hrastovčak plays with colours, shapes and consistency. Traditional becomes an explosion of flavour through unusual ingredients.