Nautika, Dubrovnik

Nautika's boon is its peerless maritime view of the Dalmatian coast off the eighty-foot walls of Dubrovnik's old town - its kitchen isn't shabby either; order the Adriatic scallops with Istrian black truffle flakes and kale cakes; veal fillets with potato gratin, pea mousse and truffle essence; and carob cake, complemented by Croatian wines and no fewer than three different local extra virgin olive oils to pair with the bread.

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Mimoza, Croatia

Grilled fish fillets, with the meat of sharks caught off Dubrovnik's Dalmatian coastline and served with a shockingly blue 'seaweed sauce,' are an acquired taste at Mimoza restaurant, with a muddy flavour and sandy texture. The entire fish is commonly utilised for various shark recipes in Croatia, ranging from shark steaks to shark liver pate, coming from sustainable populations of shark species.