Restaurant Nostromo
A seafood lover's dream next to the fish market, offering exquisitely prepared dishes in an art-adorned setting.
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Restaurant Nostromo
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Must-see attractions
A seafood lover's dream next to the fish market, offering exquisitely prepared dishes in an art-adorned setting.
"Easily one of the top restaurants of all time for us. Well worth the price!"
Reserve in Advance
This popular spot fills up quickly. Securing a table in advance is highly recommended.
Try Signature Dishes
Don't miss out on unique culinary experiences like Sea Stone Soup or grilled red scorpion fish.
Quick Facts
Cuisine
Seafood, Croatian
Price
$$$
Phone
+385 95 209 9691
Address
Ul. Kraj Svete Marije 10, 21000, Split, Croatia
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Fresh Catch from the Fish Market
Savor the ocean's bounty with seafood caught daily from the adjacent market. Perfectly prepared and expertly flavored.
Art-Filled Ambiance
Dine surrounded by impressive local artwork, adding a unique cultural layer to your exquisite dining experience.
Masterful Flavor Balancing
Experience dishes where subtle flavors are expertly balanced by the chef, creating humble yet characterful plates.
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Reserve in Advance
This popular spot fills up quickly. Securing a table in advance is highly recommended.
Try Signature Dishes
Don't miss out on unique culinary experiences like Sea Stone Soup or grilled red scorpion fish.
Choose Your Catch
Select your whole fish before it's cooked, ensuring freshness and your preferred portion.
Explore the Courtyard
When the fish market closes, the restaurant transforms into a charming covered courtyard.
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Reserve in Advance
This popular spot fills up quickly. Securing a table in advance is highly recommended.
Try Signature Dishes
Don't miss out on unique culinary experiences like Sea Stone Soup or grilled red scorpion fish.
Choose Your Catch
Select your whole fish before it's cooked, ensuring freshness and your preferred portion.
Explore the Courtyard
When the fish market closes, the restaurant transforms into a charming covered courtyard.
What Travellers Say
Reviews Summary
Diners rave about Restaurant Nostromo, consistently praising the exceptional freshness of their seafood, masterfully balanced flavors, and attentive, personal service. The art-filled atmosphere also adds to the unique charm. While prices are on the higher end, most guests find the experience to be well worth the cost for a truly memorable meal.
"Not sure what happened in case of all negative scores in the past, but our experience was exceptional. Very good service, exceptional food, and very nice atmosphere. Easily one of the top 10 restaurants of all time for us. True that it is at higher end with prices, but well worth it in our case. 👍"
Alen Šarlah
"This restaurant is revelation. Hidden gem in the Split downtown. They use real extra virgin olive oil. On top of that service was excellent. As we arrived we were offered some kind of seafood pate and this extra virgin olive oil to have a bite as we were waiting. Fish soup has reasonable price and has a lot of pieces of real fish. It was delicious. I have ordered grilled squid and I was really happy with it. It is possible to choose what weight you will take. I have ordered a bit more as I was hungry but you can always take less and have even more affordable meal. Swiss chard was awesome. My companion ordered pasta with shrimps which was also awesome. Great taste. And as I mentioned before we had a great service. Recommendation. You can find this restaurant next to the old fish market."
Ivo Lipanović
"Food: the chef is a master in balancing subtle flavors, it's remarkable how he's manipulating subtle flavors to end up with humble yet extremely characterful and balanced dishes. 5/5
Service: extremely attentive and polite, yet personal and approachable, a service level almost nowhere seen in Europe nowadays. 5/5
Atmosphere: the unassuming dinning hall features a lot of impressive art pieces, keeps you busy looking around in between different courses. 5/5"
Sayed Baqer Al Sharaf
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Frequently Asked Questions
The seafood is sourced daily from the adjacent fish market, ensuring exceptional freshness and quality.
Yes, it is highly recommended to make reservations in advance, especially for dinner, as the restaurant is very popular.
Guests often recommend trying the Sea Stone Soup, grilled red scorpion fish, octopus salad, and various fresh fish preparations.
Yes, the restaurant allows you to select your whole fish before preparation, ensuring you get exactly what you want.
The restaurant features traditional decor with exposed stonework and impressive local artwork, creating an intimate and artistic ambiance.
While specializing in seafood, they offer salads and sides that may cater to vegetarians, but it's best to inquire directly.
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Restaurant Nostromo is located opposite the entranceway to the daily fish market (which is well worth a visit if you are interested in local produce & markets), you can dine here for lunch and dinner and the decor is very traditional, with areas of exposed stonework and lots of photos, artwork and trinkets adorning the walls. Once the fish market has closed for the day, the restaurant moves outside and turns the space into a beautiful, covered courtyard with a display of all the local fish on offer. This is simple, classic Croatian food, done well.
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This intimate restaurant combines an inviting dining space with classic décor of Croatian cherry wood, black granite and marble with fresh seafood that comes from the fish market the restaurant sits alongside. People come here for the quality of dishes such as carpaccio, seafood risotto, lobster and shrimp prepared according to the guest’s preference and a selection of meat dishes such as stuffed ram steak and veal escalope. Pair these with Croatian wine or champagne.
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- Nostromo: Set against the backdrop of the bustling fish market, Nostromo is a seafood lover's dream. This restaurant is famed for its impeccable selection of fresh catches, ranging from succulent oysters to a variety of Adriatic fish. The nautical-themed ambiance, combined with an authentic dining experience, makes Nostromo a must-visit.
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Absolutely one of the best places to eat fish in Split is restaurant Nostromo, directly on the local fish market in the city center. The tradition, rich history, experienced chefs, and the best freshly caught fish in Split: all this is restaurant Nostromo and more. For first-class authentic seafood experience, book your table in Nostromo.
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Split is, besides historica, also a sea town with a long tradition of great seafood restaurants. One of them Is “Noštromo”, a small restaurant situated in Split’s Old Town, by the fish market. The interior is nice decorated and enriched with the paintings of famous Croatian artists.
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If you care more about the food than the view – then go to the best seafood place in town: Nostromo restaurant located right on the fish market. For meat lovers, restaurant Dvor has excellent meat (and fish ) meals prepared on a charcoal grill.
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The restaurant is situated in the heart of the town, near the church of Sv. Mary and fish market whose daily offer reflected in the restaurant daily.
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