Barbieri’s

A sleek restaurant presided over by Croatian chef Mauro Renje, its legendary owner Andrej Barbieri sadly passed away this year. Inspired by French brasseries, servings are small but remarkably well-crafted, and the food plays to local strengths - there's Adriatic fish-dishes with dollops of fancy purees, novel uses of Slavonian plack pig and a stellar range of starters. Inside, it's a low light suede and dark leather affair, with a cocktail bar serving princely cocktails. One of Zagreb's pricier establishments with an opportune spot on Tkalčićeva, the location is hard to beat.