O’Brok
What was once the family home of esteemed Croatian novelist August Šenoa (1838-81) is now, according to Domagoj, the best place to go for Zagrebian specialities. At the nearby Dolac Market (10 minutes away on foot), O’Brok’s renowned chef Krunoslav Majcen handpicks fresh ingredients each day at dawn. Domagoj says the restaurant’s “guests always come back for more jela na žlicu (spoon meals: this Croatian expression refers to various soups and stews) just like their grandmas used to make, sausages, krvavice sa zeljem (blood pudding with cabbage), knedle (Croatian dumplings) and especially for Majcen’s štrukli (cheese-filled dough), among the best in the region.”