Name: Pelegrini
Address: Šibenik, HR

A one-star dining room in an 800-year-old stone house on the steps of Šibenik, facing the cathedral of St James, where the kitchen cooks the produce of the Dalmatian coast and its hinterland.

By Dimitris Stathopoulos

The cooking

Modern Dalmatian, built almost entirely on the region around it: fish and meat from Šibenik and its hinterland, the restaurant's own olive oil, and wines made in partnership with local growers. Chef Rudolf Štefan reads the coast season by season and keeps the plate close to it.

Why it is in VANE

It holds one Michelin star, won in Croatia's first Michelin selection in 2017 and kept every year since, and it does it from a small stone town rather than a capital. That is exactly the kind of table VANE looks for.

Where

An 800-year-old stone house facing the cathedral of St James, Šibenik

Kitchen

Chef-owner Rudolf Štefan

Michelin

One star, held since 2017

Style

Modern Dalmatian, land and sea

Best for

A long lunch above the old town

VANE selection. Chosen with a critic's eye and judged independently. It's here because we judged it, not because it paid.
On this profile: a researched profile, drawn from the restaurant's own record and reporting, not a claim of a first-hand visit. Where we have eaten there, the review says so.
Image: Photo: Pelegrini (official site)

Pelegrini

The cooking

Why it is in VANE

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