The Best Japanese Food in Croatia
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The best Japanese food in Croatia, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Izakaya comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Zagreb and Mali Lošinj.
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Matsunoki and Tekka hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. Izakaya
Contemporary Japanese
A contemporary Japanese restaurant a few kilometers south of the center, with a minimalist veranda out front and an interior dressed in quiet nods to the Orient. The menu runs long, from sashimi and nigiri to tataki, dim sum, and signature rolls, and the kitchen gives it all a gentle modern spin. Holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which tells you something about the prices before you even sit down.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Matsunoki
Contemporary Japanese
The sushi counter faces an open kitchen inside Hotel Bellevue, with a panoramic terrace over the Adriatic as an alternative. This is a contemporary Japanese restaurant doing both classic sashimi and more creative takes, plus Wagyu for anyone who arrived by yacht and wants to make sure everyone knows it. The sake and Japanese whisky list is carefully chosen, which at a resort hotel on a Croatian island is either charming or surreal, possibly both.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Matsunoki (this place) 68.544
- #2 Tekka 68.544
- #2 Tekka by Lone 68.544
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Rank 2. Tekka
Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Matsunoki 68.544
- #2 Tekka (this place) 68.544
- #2 Tekka by Lone 68.544
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Rank 2. Tekka by Lone
Japanese
A Japanese restaurant inside Hotel Lone where the menu runs through sushi, sashimi, gyoza, and warm soups, but the kitchen sources its fish and produce almost entirely from Istria. The effect is less fusion gimmick than quiet conversation between two very different food cultures. Summer seating in a pine-shaded garden is where you want to be, ideally with something from the cocktail list while deciding between nigiri and rabbit teriyaki.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Matsunoki 68.544
- #2 Tekka 68.544
- #2 Tekka by Lone (this place) 68.544