An emerging dining scene captures the authentic essence of Croatian cuisine and serves it on a platter of modern luxury. Heavy with Mediterranean influence and accented by Hungarian-Viennese flavor, dishes appease an international palette. With the Croatian staple diet consisting of only that which is fresh, expect Croatia’s best restaurants to share the tradition. From vineyards which gave birth to Zinfandel, to olive groves with oil rich enough to drink, to Dalmatian shores delivering fish fit for a king, this is terrain ripe with ingredients for a recipe of culinary mastery.

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