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Where to eat in Sibenik

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A Michelin-starred Renaissance palazzo and a handful of stone konobas cooking peka and brujet.

Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2027: Impressive architecture, gastronomic delights and a colourful calendar of festivals, pitched as the alternative to Dubrovnik and Split. (Euronews, Sept 23 2026)

The dish: Peka

Veal or lamb with potatoes slow-cooked under an iron bell in the embers. Order it 24 hours ahead. The best one is at Konoba Gorica.

Where to eat in Sibenik old town

Restaurant

Pelegrini

Old town, next to St James Cathedral

Get: Modern Dalmatian tasting menu

One Michelin star, 2026 sommelier of the year Branimir Vuksic.

Source: Michelin Guide Croatia 2026

Restaurant · the best peka

Konoba Gorica

Outskirts, 2.5 km from centre

Get: Peka, pre-ordered

Highly rated for its peka.

Source: Bookiscout Sibenik guide 2026

Restaurant

Konoba Nostalgija

Sibenik

Get: Traditional Dalmatian dishes with a modern twist

Local favourite; no reservations, so wait for a table.

Source: Bookiscout Sibenik guide 2026

Restaurant

Konoba Marenda

Old town

Get: Homemade Dalmatian dishes cooked traditionally, such as brujet

Stone house in the old town, praised by Gault&Millau.

Source: Falstaff/Bookiscout Sibenik 2026

When to goSummer for the festival calendar; shoulder season for easier tables.
Good to knowBook Pelegrini three to four weeks ahead; it is closed Sunday and Monday.
New this yearPelegrini's sommelier Branimir Vuksic won a Michelin sommelier award in the 2026 Croatia guide.

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Book Sibenik with us and a food concierge comes with it: a call before you go, the hard tables asked for through the restaurant's own line with a backup for each, markets and classes, a what-to-order sheet, and a text line while you're there. A real person writes back within a day; nothing is charged now.

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