Hearing about our search for the best local trout meal, our crazy Aussie Croatian friends, Jen and Jude from Perth, took us to their favorite weekend noshery, Konoba Izvor in Žrnovnica.

Izvor means source or spring, and the Žrnovnica River appears from the limestone just up from the restaurant. Locals can be seen hiking up the path below the terrace with empty bottles to fill – beats paying for the same water in the supermarket. In amongst the greenery and with the sound of the stream it is easy to forget you are only 10 minutes from Split.

We liked the food so much we went back 2 weeks later.

The Konoba is run by Nana Mateljan and its best to book ahead on the weekend – telephone +385 (0)91.785.6913 or +385 (0)21.472.020 (Nana speaks 5 or 6 languages).

Popularity: 7%