Everyday choice
Mornar€€
My more frequent choice for a straightforward everyday lunch or dinner in the centre.
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Restaurants
These are places I like going to myself — for a casual lunch, dinner or a glass of wine. I hope you find a few that suit your taste too.
Your host's personal selection
Places I personally choose
If you ask me where to eat in Rijeka, these are the places I'd suggest. I know them all from personal experience, and I've added a few words about what I like about each one and when I'd choose it.
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Centre — a 1–15-minute walk from InCenter Apartments
The closest personal picks around InCenter, easy to reach on foot.
Now and then
Batak Rijeka€€€
A good place when you want something more substantial, although it is not my everyday choice.
Pizza in the centre
Maslina na Zelenom trgu€€
When I feel like pizza in the centre, Maslina is one of my personal choices.
At Rijeka's market
Konoba Fiume€€
My personal choice at Rijeka's market, about a 5-minute walk from InCenter.
Rijeka — within the city
Places elsewhere in Rijeka that are worth crossing the city for.
Trsat, occasionally
Tarsa€€€
A very good place on Trsat for an occasional visit rather than every day.
An exceptional special dinner
1 MICHELIN Star · MICHELIN Guide 2026Nebo Restaurant & Lounge€€€€€
I have personally eaten here and found it genuinely excellent. This is a special-occasion choice with an exceptionally high price level.
Fresh fish
Konoba Girica€€
A small, friendly konoba below their own small fish shop; my pick for simple fresh fish.
Pancakes
Pizzeria Pampas€
Although it is a pizzeria, my special recommendation here is the pancakes.
Further afield — a special outing
Day trips and places, including restaurants, that are worth travelling beyond the immediate city centre for.
Local lunch and cream cake
Gostiona Putniku€
If you are heading towards Zagreb or Gorski kotar, Gostiona Putniku is a good stop along the way for marenda, a local lunch. I especially recommend the kremšnita cream cake.
A more special Lovran
Ganeum€€€
For a slightly more exclusive meal in Lovran; my recommendation is the fish.
With a Crikvenica day trip
Sabbia€€
A place I would pair with a day trip to Crikvenica.
Local and everyday
Oštarija Štacijon€
An oštarija in Matulji, just outside Rijeka, that I choose for a local marenda or an everyday meal.