Sights in Dubrovnik - Croatia and Slovenia - page 520

Just Outside the Old Town, with a View
(See “Old Town Hotels & Restaurants” map, here .)
Orhan Restaurant, overlooking the tranquil cove at the Pile neighborhood outside the Old
Town, feels just beyond the tourist crush. It features disinterested service and unremark-
able food, but great views on a large terrace (reserve a seat here in advance). Watch the
people walk the City Walls across the cove. This is a handy spot for a scenic breakfast
(70-115-kn pastas, 95-160-kn main courses, daily 8:00-23:00, cash only, Od Tabakarije 1,
tel. [phone], www.restaurant-orhan.com ) .
Komarda serves up forgettable food on a memorably romantic terrace, with views of
Dubrovnik'swallsandOldPort.Tablesarescatteredaroundatranquilgardenjustabovethe
sea and a concrete beach. As there's no point eating here unless you have a good view, con-
sider dropping by early in the day to pick out and reserve the table of your choice for dinner
(75-90-kn pastas, 90-150-kn main courses, daily 7:00-2:00 in the morning, reservations es-
sential in summer, mobile [phone], http://komarda.hr ) . To find it, exit the Old Town
through the Plo č e Gate (east). After walking through the final fortification, you'll reach a
block of travel agencies. Once you pass these, look for the stairs down to Komarda, on the
right.
Picnic Tips
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Dubrovnik'slackofgreatrestaurantoptionsmakesitaperfectplacetopicnic.Youcanshop
for fresh fruits and veggies at the open-air produce market (each morning near the cathed-
ral, on the square called Gunduli ć eva Poljana). Supplement your picnic with grub from the
cheap Konzum grocery store (onelocationonthemarketsquareneartheproduce-vendors:
Mon-Sat7:00-20:00,Sun7:00-13:00;anothernearthebusstopjustoutsidePileGate:Mon-
Sat7:00-20:00,Sun8:00-13:00).Goodpicnicspotsincludetheshadedbenchesoverlooking
the Old Port; the Porporela breakwater (beyond the Old Port and fort—comes with a swim-
ming area, sunny no-shade benches, and views of Lokrum Island); and the green, welcom-
ing park in what was the moat just under the Pile Gate entry to the Old Town.
Breakfast
(See “Old Town Hotels & Restaurants” map, here .)
If you're sleeping in a soba, you'll likely be on your own for breakfast. Fortunately, you
have plenty of cafés and pastry shops to choose from, and your host probably has a favor-
ite he or she can recommend. In the Old Town, Dubrava Bistro —which locals call “Sn-
ack Bar”—has great views and fine outdoor seating at the most colorful end of the Stradun.
While the ham resembles Spam and the continental breakfast is paltry, you can't beat the