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Split Restaurants

Cheap (10)

Gust

Just outside the palace is this pizzeria proving Croatians can cook pizza just as well as their Italian cousins across the Adriatic Sea. read more
Affordable (12)

Black Cat

Geared firmly towards travellers passing through, this great-value eatery offers the likes of British-style cooked breakfasts, but also more inventive Asian dishes. read more
Good quality (12)

Kod Joze

This old konoba sells some basic Dalmatian staples, but also pushes the boat out, too, with some first-class seafood dishes. Cheap wines come in jugs, with the better ones in bottles. read more

Split Nightlife

Chilled (10)

Buza

Meaning 'Hole in the Wall', this relaxed and and informal wee drinking den serves up lashings of cold beer and a decent diet of rock music. read more
Live Music (6)

Metropolis

Ostensibly a popular nightclub, this party place also boasts some decent live DJs, as well as featuring occasional gigs by lively local performers. read more
Clubbing (14)

Hemingway

Chill out with Split's style brigade at this slick nightlife venue. Lounge sounds and smooth cocktails ease you into the laid-back Mediterranean vibe. read more

This Month in Split (October):

By Robin McKelvie

Shopping: You can buy a whole lot of 'antique' tat in Split, but you stand a far better chance of securing the real thing at Antiques & Art, with a souvenir that won't fall apart when you get home (4 Buliceva. Tel. 098 917 6368).

Sightseeing: Every morning through October the dramatic Roman Peristyle comes alive with the epic sounds of a group of male acappella singers. The performances are free (Peristyle, Diocletian's Palace).

Key areas: As the mercury finally starts to dip, the crowds may have gone, but the water temperatures are usually not bad for a dip at sandy Bacvice Beach. The Bacvice entertainment complex is on hand with a sprinkling of restaurants, caf�s and bars afterwards.

Day trips: Catch a bus north and in less than an hour you will be strolling around Trogir, one of the prettiest historic towns on the Croatian coast. Don't miss the stunning cathedral and the local seafood restaurants.

Split Trivia

October: The sexy, revamped waterfront boulevard in front of Diocletian's Palace has been the source of massive controversy. Decide for yourself whether it is eye-opening in a good way or just an eyesore.
September: Ivan Me�trović is Croatia's most famous sculptor. A native Dalmatian, he loved Split so much that he, like Emperor Diocletian, built a retirement home there. However, in 1947 he emigrated to America, where he died in 1962, and his Split home is now an art gallery.
August: When the madcap international tennis star and local Split boy Goran Ivani�ević made good and won Wimbledon as a wildcard entry in 2001, he celebrated by mooning the 100,000 adoring fans who had come to greet him on the waterfront.