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The First Lady of the Adriatic
The joy of Mediterranean food is its simplicity, and you can’t get much simpler than the humble sardine. A staple diet of poor fishermen’s families for generations, sometimes looked down upon by those who think paying ten times more guarantees ten times more satisfaction, the sardine is beginning to take her rightful place as the queen of the sea.They say there’s no better place to eat sardines than right on the fishing boat. Able seamen rinse them in seawater, dip them in flour, chuck them into a pan of boiling oil, drain and salt them and peel the juicy white flesh off the bone, throwing the remains to the gulls. Try this at home – use plenty of good quality, strong, extra virgin olive oil. Buy bags of fresh sardines outside the fish market.
A rather more refined way to eat sardines is grilled in a special wire rack over charcoal (or threaded onto twigs if you’re nimble). Don’t get fussy with them – leave the first side to cook, turn once or twice only, and then coat them in olive oil and salt. Eat with your fingers with hunks of fresh bread, local tomatoes and red wine.
When the fešta is in town, you’ll have the opportunity to try sardines at stands throughout the city. And in a good konoba (traditional fisherman’s restaurant), you can try any number of alternative ways to eat these little bundles of goodness: salted, marinated, or eaten cold as a paté or a salad.
Latest Comments:
Lungo Mare
We stumbled into this restaurant on our first night in Zadar and was blown away by the wonderful food and service....Sabunjar
The restaurant is far more further from the main road Zagrebacka than showed on the map... we went there by feet and was really far!The lamp wasn't so good as well we received only a small portion of meet on the bones (they called it grilled lamp for 200 kuna for a kg)....Pet Bunara
This is my favorite restaurant in Zadar. Delicious main dishes including the exquisite lamb goulash served with home made gnocchi are well prepared with plenty of love....Taverna Diklo
We have been to Diklo 8 times now and always eat in the Taverna and have never had a bad meal.Food is excellent and service great....Mamma mia
Best small/medium size pizza in town :)...Hajduk
The best burek in town!...Mamma mia
Great food - best meet that melts in your mouth. And excelent onion soup )...Tequila Sunrise
Tequilla sunrice it's really magical place.It's my favourite place in Zadar. This old camp makes typical for Croatia clime....Foša
Fosa setting and location is fantastic. The interior is also very nice. The service is outstanding....Donat
This really has amazing ice cream. I highly recommend it....Taverna Diklo
Wonderful place good view small parking small tables. The second best place to eat fish in town. I personally like Roko more! The sea food is a must here! try the mussels and this other white shell (forgot the name locals call it Grope) main dish any thing from the sea fish shrimp lobster....Roko
You get really big portions that is true. The food is amazing! I am at other places where they serve fish but this place was the best! Highly recommend shells as starters and shrimps or Kovach (Kovač) fish for main dish (this fish is pricier but delicious)....Mamma mia
Amazing food good service good prices. You can order out but you have to pick up the food...Taverna Diklo
We ate a mixed seafood plate tonight and it tasted good. We enjoyed the service and would like to give credit to the waiter's recomendations....Zadar - Jadera
Absolutely amazing! We went here few years ago and have been dreaming of the meat platter since! Great food great service amazing price and beautiful country....