Zagreb

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Bonita
Flower Square

Popular sandwich bar that also serves pancakes and hot wine in the winter.

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American Doughnut
Teslina street

A sandwich bar that also serves salads and deserts.

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Karijola
Kranjčevićeva 7
+ 385 1 3667-044

Pizza.

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Mamma Mia
Ilica 63
+385 1 4846-093

Pizza.

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VegeHop
Vlaška 79

Vegetarian.

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Stara Sava
Savska cesta 208
+385 1 3634-322
Close to rotor and Mladost sports center

Arguably the best pizzeria in Zagreb.

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Baschiera 2
Selska cesta 215
+385 1 3698-999
On the end of Savska street and beginning of Horvaćanski zavoj

Pizza.

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Pyr
Teslina 13/1

Vegetarian.

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Dvojka
Nova Ves 2
+385 1 4817-462, +385 1 4666-111
On Kaptol close to Centar Kaptol

Pizza.

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Sandwich Bar Pingvin
Nikole Tesle 10
01 48 11 446
on one of the central streets, close to the Flower Square and Trg Ban Jelcica

Classic sandwich bar with a wide menu and reasonably good mix of languages. One of the most popular dishes is the toplo/hladno hot/cold, a grilled chicken and vegetables sandwich.

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Gigi
Petrovaradinska 39
+385 1 3885-092

Be sure to visit this pizzeria if you're going to the Jarun lake.

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MOCA
10 kuna

Newly open at the main square serves great and cheap fried, deep fried and baked potatoes with a large variety of dipps for takeout.

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Manzoku
Gajeva street

An excellent and so far only Japanese take-out in Zagreb. Unpleasant staff will provide you with a tasty but rather expensive meal.

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Pizza Cut Duck
Teslina street

A pizza-slice bar that also serves fresh tortillas with veggie and/or meat filling.

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Žirafa
Maksimirska cesta 64

Cheap mexican food and drinks. Nice summer terrace.

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Oliva
Jarunska 5
Phone: 01 3020 777, 3020 778
11-24
The Italian restaurant Oliva is located at the Jarun near the students` hall Stjepan Radic at the Eastern part of the volleyball center.

Italian restaurant pizza, pasta

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Nocturno
Skalinska 4
+385 1 4813-394
On Kaptol, between Tkalčićeva street and Cathedral

Pizza.

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Colonia
Božidara Magovca 21
+385 1 6698-153
In New Zagreb, in Mamutica

Pizza.

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Robin Food Catering
Derenčinova 1

Vegetarian.

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Nova
Ilica 72/1

Vegan.

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There are many take out, pizza-cut, sandwich bars and fast foods arround the city. Most are located in the city center main square - Ban Jelačić and surrounding blocks. There are also food chains such as the "McDonald's", "Daily Fresh", "Mlinar", "Pan Pek", and the preferred "Dubravica". Sandwich prices around the city varies from 10 to 20 kuna. You can also find many kebabs and pancake-to-go places.

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Å estica
Medulićeva 6
+385 1 4846-248, + 385 1 4846-562

Pizza.

Midrange

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Asia
A. Å enoe 1
+385 1 48 41 218
12AM-12PM

Chinese restaurant

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Caramba
Frankopanska 6

Mexican food.

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Restaurant Kvatric
Maksimirska 9
+385 1 2330 070

Croatian restaurant with very nice food for a reasonable price. Has a nice terrance in the back garden. Close to tramstop 'Kvaternikov Trg'.

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Mali Medo
Tkalčićeva 36
+385 1 4929 613
Mains: 20-40 kuna

Another traditional Croatian restaurant. Lively atmosphere, youthful clientele, and all very affordable. Excellent ćevapčići and gulaš, not to mention superb beer.

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Mex Cantina
Savska cesta 154
+385 1 6192-156

Mexican food. Good service, great food, on Mondays they offer live music by the best Croatian mariachi band, Los Caballeros starting at 9PM.

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Ivica i Marica
Tkalčićeva 70
+385 1 481 7321 or +385 1 482 8999
Open every day except Mon 12PM-11PM

Wonderful food made only from natural ingredients, many sourced locally.

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Pivnica Medvedgrad
Samoborska cesta 217, Božidara Adžije 16, Tkalčićeva 36
500ml beer: 12 HRK

Great food and beer for reasonable prices. Make sure to try 'čvarkuša' 4 HRK.

Top end

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Boban
Gajeva 9

Italian food.

Top end
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Feniks
Jurisiceva 19
01/481 44 11
5 minutes walk from the Zagreb's main square

Mexican food.

Top end
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Le Bistro
Mihanovićeva 1
+385 1 45 66 666
Daily 8:30-23:00

A French restaurant within the Regent Esplanade Hotel..

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Panino
Nova Ves 11
+385 1 46 69 013
Centar Kaptol

Nice little restaurant with great service and wonderful food. If you are into French and Istrian style food you will probably love this place.

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Takenoko
Nova Ves 11, in Kaptol Centar Shopping Center
+385 1 48 60 530
Centar Kaptol

Zagreb may not be synonymous with sushi restaurants, but this is one is superb. It is not cheap, but sushi they make is incredible.

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Srčeko
Vinogradska 135
+385 1 373 10 07
M-Sa 12AM - 11PM, Su 12AM-6PM

A very romantic little restaurant.

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Restaurant Suhina
Dr. F. Tuđmana 1, Orešje
+385 44 1 33 71 562
near the Podsused bridge

An old family-run restaurant on the old Samobor road that offers a variety of roasted food.

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Velika Klet Obitelji Bunčić
20km from central Zagreb
+385 1/ 2781-132 | 01/ 2781-133

A very popular place that offers Croatian cuisine, live music on weekends, a stable, fish pond and basketball courtyard.

Desserts

desserts
Torte i To
Nova Ves 11, second floor of the Kaptol Centar

A great little caffe offering the best cheese cake in town, and other great cakes

desserts
SladoMazo
Zelinska 7

A pancake restaurant with a wide range of crazy both sweet and satly filling ideas.

desserts
Vincek
Ilica
Closed on Sundays.

The local, best known ice cream and cake palace in town center. Offers diet foods.

desserts
100% juice bar
Tkalčićeva 5
in the center of Zagreb. Down some stairs - look for the small sign

Pricey but a good place to get a healthy snack or fruit smoothie.

Tobacco smoking is banned in all enclosed public spaces, including restaurants and some but not all bars and cafes. The smaller bars / cafes could opt and some did to allow smoking.