It was only a matter of time before we featured Zinfandel Food and Wine Bar, one of Split’s leading restaurants and wine bars in the gastronomy scene.

Split’s latest lover hails from the Big Apple.

Incredible recognition for Zinfandel Food and Wine Bar!

Split is quickly becoming known as a gastronomers dream. While foodies can take their pick from traditional konobas to burgeoning new eateries, today we’re giving you a taste of Split sure to make the foodies drool.

“Zinfandel is coming home! It took him a while, but now it is safely on its way,” said Davorka Krnić-Trick, who along with Fani Prodan and Iva Drganc is mustering her strength and great knowledge for a project whose aim is to affirm our oldest vine sort - Tribidrag. It is a story of an authentic vine sort and not just enological curiosity. It is a new value in the economic and touristic sense

Genial Jancis Robinson to arrive in Split to first world conference on Tribidrag, most important Croatian wine grape variety

As a statement of the rise of Croatian wine, it could not be starker - the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers Association is heading to Dalmatia to discover the original Zinfandel in Dalmatia. 

In the city of Split, albeit the second largest city in Croatia, you’d have to assume, or at least hope, that the restaurant scene is thriving. Lucky for us, it is. Here’s a look into the top 10 restaurants in Split, as voted by TripAdvisor.

In the land of seafood, mixed meats, charcuteries & crusty breads, and all of the vegetables you can imagine, we usually leave our meals overly content, stuffed to the max, and wanting to refuse the sight of anymore food possibly coming our way...unless it’s dessert. If you’re in Split, you’re in trouble - here are some of the top dessert destinations you won’t want to miss.

Zinfandel: a grape made famous by Californian vineyards, a grape whose origins are found in the city of Split, Croatia, and a restaurant so good you would be crazy not to eat there.