Ultimate Croatian Food Tour in Split, Croatia

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Split, Croatia - After a full-day of discovering the best things to do in Split, Croatia; this afternoon we're heading out with Dino of Split Food Tours to get a taste of more Croatian food along the Adriatic coast.
We make five stops in total on this "Ultimate Croatian Food Tour," and here's a little more information about each:
1. Dalmatian Prosciutto & Cheese - Our Croatian Food Tour begins literally inside the walls of Diocletian's Palace (Štorija Fine Dining) for some champagne and a few quintessential appetizers. The Prosciutto is from the town of Drniš; famous for their prosciutto making thanks to the dry bura (bora) wind that passes through the area.
2. Local Seafood - Next up, it's time for locally-sourced Croatian seafood at Leonis Restaurant right in old town Split. Delicious octopus salad and cuttlefish risotto were the two Croatian dishes we tried here.
3. Traditional Konoba - We first visited a traditional Croatian Konoba (tavern) on the Istria food tour, and this location didn't disappoint either. The star of the show was Pašticada; a slow-cooked Croatian food staple that is as delicious as it is hearty.
4. Burek - A Croatian food tour wouldn't be complete without a stop for Burek. The best place to eat Burek in Split is said to be at this place, St. Burek. I would agree.
5. Gelato - Last, but certainly not least, the final scene of this Croatia Travel Vlog here in Split is with gelato at Gallery Gelato.
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[@GarethLeonard]

If you enjoyed this video, please smash that "👍" button and watch another episode from Croatia! 🇭🇷 Things to do in Split: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGrbl3uEdqxmmdE 👈Thank you as always for watching (and commenting), I truly appreciate all of you!! 🙏Stay tuned next week from the most expensive island in Croatia! 💰💰💰

[@escape2nomad688]

Great video! The food options in Split were amazing and we had such great food!🤩 If people would only know what else is coming up🔥😂🙌🏻

[@elicellhilani11]

Most beautiful country in the world - Croatia ❤

[@Hawaii763]

Croatian foods and people are amazing.

[@GarethLeonard]

Agreed.

[@brandonmoore2237]

"It looks like death but it tastes like life" is my new favorite food description! Haha, what a fantastic food tour of Split! It looks like an incredible city for food, history, and culture.

[@tourdeskcroatia]

Split is fantastic, here is some more info about it www.tourdesksplit.com/top-things-to-do-split-croatia/ Enjoy!

[@Kokolo-ze2cp]

@@urlauburlaub2222 Agree! Black risotto is NOT an Italian dish, this is one of Croatias national dishes and spreading such false information is offensive actually. Italians and even Spanish have similar dishes however it's not the same thing.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

@@urlauburlaub2222 Finally someone who seems to have a clue. I was already wondering about the tourist guide. He doesn't seem to know much historical about his own city. What a pity. Gareth makes such great videos about different regions in Croatia. I would have wished him - for each region - a more competent guide.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

@@urlauburlaub2222 Endlich jemand, der anscheinend Ahnung hat. Ich habe mich über den Touristenführer schon gewundert. Viel historisches scheint er nicht über seine eigene Stadt zu wissen. Wie schade. Gareth macht so tolle Videos über die verschiedensten Regionen in Kroatien. Ich hätte ihm - für jede Region - einen kompetenteren Führer gewünscht.

[@GLopezMad]

Just back from Croacia and YES I had black risotto with squid! Delicious!!

[@Vorrutyer]

It's actually cuttlefish, not squid

[@JessaKChannel]

Croatian foods are amazing! ❤️🙌

[@dieterbhonlen3320]

Yes dear

[@JessaKChannel]

@@dieterbhonlen3320 yes 🙂

[@dieterbhonlen3320]

@@JessaKChannel How're you doing??

[@JessaKChannel]

@@dieterbhonlen3320 I’m good, thanks! 🙂

[@apartmentsmiroslavvojnovic3302]

Healthy Dalmatian cuisine..Lovely greetings from Split riviera!

[@mcdougal5]

My parents were born in Bosnia and my mom makes Burek. Good stuff.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

You happy one. My mother often did štruklji. Unfortunately she died and I never learned how to make štruklji.

[@RSVD84]

You know to me it amazes me that people actually do stuff like this in other countries. I’ve only stayed in the US but never found authentic places. I’m so jelious there’s places like this that I know I won’t experience. But living through you make me happy. I’m into all these romcoms at the age of 38 and wish I was able to experience what I see of tv and on yt. Thank you for the experiment through your channel. But I am happy with my life I can have right now and how ever long I have.

[@ed_leonardi]

Croatia looks awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@JessaKChannel]

👌

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

It is awesome 😊

[@suzannethepatriot8049]

Burek is one of my all time favorites. I ate it everyday when I was there.

[@kinglee5008]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="392">6:32</a> she's absolutely beautiful, stunning. Thanks for the great insight and excellent video Gareth, keep up the great work

[@sunsetcliffs98]

Definitely needs her own travel channel.

[@ButterflyVan]

I love this video! We leave on Monday to Italy for 30 days from California! We are definitely going to make a trip over to Croatia!!! I will look up the food tour company! Thank you Gareth! Side note when you were standing next to the girl on the food tour you guys would make a cute couple!!!!😍

[@Summer-zv1tq]

Enjoy your trip.. it sounds amazing!

[@tourdeskcroatia]

Here is some more info about Split, Croatia www.tourdesksplit.com/diocletians-palace-split-croatia/ Enjoy!

[@leticiagomez-young8836]

I love that meat burek, I ate so much of it when I was in Croatia. Almost every bakery has yummy burek

[@bmholbrook]

I will be in Croatia in September and have booked this tour. I can’t wait. Love your video. 🎉🎉

[@taraelizabethlivinglife4094]

I love exploring the food culture in other countries. This looks delicious and fun!!

[@PuffOfSmoke]

Getting hungry watching you eat that Croatian Beef Stew. Gotta start looking for that recipe now.

[@markg3025]

Gareth great looking food and oh my the ladies were beautiful.

[@regnier30]

Dino is quite the character..lol..imagine him with a few drinks in him

[@kucnimajstor2901]

Everything looks so luxurious and everyone speaks english..

[@man4YAWEH454]

Very nice tour. Dino was great/ personable and funny. Lady friends were exceptionally beautiful and playful. Your a terrific host Gareth, as well, ty.

[@FloridaStrayDog]

Yeah, man. My wife introduced me to Burek and drinkable yogurt in Macedonia and my reaction was exactly the same, lol. I’ve had Burek many times since, absolutely one of my favorite foods. That yogurt, never again!

[@eztyson]

I’d completely forgotten about listerine strips. Great analogy!

[@alexwallace6120]

Hey Handsome, I love how you tried all those strange dishes. I also think it's great you include locals in your story which makes for a more interesting and entertaining video.

[@renataarchambeau6536]

Great video. We were in Split couple of months ago. Miss the food, and especially dark chocolate ice cream. You gotta try it; if you are still in Split: Gelateria aMare at Vocni Trg. Absolutely delicious. Glad you liked the black risotto and the octopus salad, and you put it out there for people to see.

[@tinaallan3419]

Another good one! Lots of laughs too! Kinda hungry now……

[@andrewreel8001]

Haha! "a meat listerine strip". Gareth - you're quite possibly the one person who has inspired me to want to travel abroad. Your videos are awesome 🤘

[@bazoo513]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="506">8:26</a> - Prunes, not plums. And you _do_ roast the meat prior to simmering it in this rich sauce. Another key ingredient is _prošek_ (not to be confused with Italian Prosecco - prošek is heavy, sweet, strong desert wine, not light fizzy one.)

[@nesvrstana1950]

and he calls himself food expert 😂

A prune is just a type of a plum

[@bazoo513]

@@nesvrstana1950 I think he simply doesn't know that "suha šliva" is not "dried plum" but "prune".

[@bazoo513]

@ Yes, just like raisin is "just a type of grape". You would never use fresh plums for pašticeda, just as you don't put grapes, but raisins, in some cakes.

[@bazoo513]

@@urlauburlaub2222 You are right - pašticada is the only Dalmatian dish I can think of that is prepared by roasting then long simmering; otherwise it is mostly grilling or quick boiling. Well, "brujet/brodet" is somewhere mid-way.

[@georginacuriel790]

You should put a warning on your food videos “Warning: you will get hungry” 😂 loved it!!

[@mistermerita341]

I can eat borek all day lol. Great vlog thank you for making me hungry.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

Burek not borek 😁

[@jagz926]

There's no warmer welcome, than a meat welcome...that's what she said. Great stuff, really enjoy your videos Gareth! Enjoy brother.

[@zuska168]

Great and allways funny .You enjoyed every single meal.

[@edwardcook8982]

Enjoyed watching another gastronomic journey to a beautiful country Croatia! Another fantastic journey! You Gareth so well Leonard 👏❤

[@JessaKChannel]

👍

[@piwizeguy321]

The gastronomy episode. Great stuff!

[@candykis33]

Split seems amazing! I love the interaction with everyone/the locals. Glad I subscribed to your channel. 😊

[@Crogedon]

love your energy and videos. hope you are enjoying Croatia. greetings from , well yeah Croatia :)

[@domagojhribar2900]

Dude, if you are still in Croatia you MUST try "janjetina"- lamb roasted on a spit!!!

[@alexandramoody4889]

My husband and I are headed to Croatia in a few weeks. Do you remember the name of the restaurant you had this dish?

[@edpoletto8048]

You keep hitting the nail on the head on your visits. All look spectacular!

[@tourdeskcroatia]

Great video, kuddos to both Gareth and Dino! Thank you Dino for showing us all those wonderful places, I definitely have to take my wife to pašticada Kod Joze for her birthday.

[@ronaldmiller2740]

HI GARETH,, GREAT FOOD AND TOUR ,, YOUR THE BEST!! THANKS,, CHOW!! CHOW!!!

[@mojojim6458]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="368">6:08</a> Gareth, you never told us you are actually a Brit. And in the emperor's basement, you manage to come across some truly beautiful sights. Human ones. Haha Thanks again for letting us see you indulge your food fantasies.

[@hinrichspartners3281]

Really enjoyed this video and how you tasted so many dishes and got into great locations. Did you meet this guy or hire him? He was excellent. Thanks for sharing.

[@BalkanTraveler]

Awesome video man, next time you come this way I got a few more dishes and hidden gems

[@BH-oq7pz]

Gotta LOVE Dino!!...very charismatic!...seems like it was a fun tour to shoot!...(sorry...gotta say...you make a cute couple with the blonde girl with her hair up in a bun...😁)

[@foodiekr3820]

Fantastic video ♥️😍♥️😍♥️

[@stargazer5073]

Oh la la....yummy 😋 At least the Italians brought gelato to the party!

[@mikehunt8997]

My mom made that cuttle fish and mixed it with rice. It was great.

[@julieannfaehealing]

Love all your videos ❤

[@almatassadduqtv]

Another's travel... watching here now Sir sending my support

[@annebjorge]

Miss it so so much

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

This begs the question, what exactly do you miss so much? Split, the guys in Split? A "galeb" or "galebi" in general? 😇😚

[@hipopotamus2625]

Good filming and music.

[@jasonsparkman4533]

I'll be going to Croatia primarily for the pipi

[@samkitty5894]

You naughty man you... My pipi got a lot of use there too...

[@markocicak4781]

Ok try that

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

😅😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@hugob111]

Good video brother.

[@susiem955]

I can only imagine that happy feeling of being able to travel to these wonderful countries and taste the food and get to know the people. I would never want to leave, I'd want to stay for at least more than a month because ON TO the next country. Gareth is one lucky man, need a companion traveler? lol I'll do all the camera work for you as long as I get to try that delicious looking food ;D

[@milesmiljcic9125]

bloopers are funny 😂

[@stargazer5073]

Gareth, need your help! Can you find restaurants in Los Angeles or San Diego County that serve the food you ate in Croatia? You could do a show on them! That way the rest of us can have fun too! Thanks bud

[@rayvillanueva4905]

Still trying to figure out, when do u have time to workout..lol....ty for sharing

[@mbdeuceduece4451]

This your guide is a vibe 😂.

[@pablohuljic]

Great argentine t-shirt!!! 🇦🇷

[@subalexn7]

Now I must go get some gelato!!! 😃😃😃 Or get to Split 😛😛😛 Also. Lovely ladies!

[@bozoone3781]

Poor Gareth, seems he once again is surrounded by beautiful women😁 It's a tough job but, someone has to do it. 😉🍺

[@redlionplumbing]

Nice dude. Looks like you found the San Diego of Europe.

[@dannyboy-vtc5741]

Oddly enough san diego some hundread years ago had a big croatian community that propelled its boom, especially in fishing industry, actually revolutionised fishibg industry world wide with invention of the reel for the nets reducing the workforce needed onboard and allowing huge nets, i mean it was a fishing industry revolution, so san diego would be adequate for certain.

[@redlionplumbing]

@@dannyboy-vtc5741 I had no idea & that's truly fascinating. Thank you.

[@dannyboy-vtc5741]

@@redlionplumbing yeah, san diego was very popular for dalmatians because it remainded them of home, so they basically held the fishing industry there back then, and became wealthy fleet owners and subsequently into the shadows of upper class, they fulfilled their american dream for certain.

[@thebigl156]

Between the yogurt drink in this video and the one you shared with your nephew, (the one that sat in your car a few days), I think my mind’s made up on fermented drinks.

[@DavidandSarah]

hahaha it definitely looks like a meat version of a listerine strip 😂 The food looks so delicious.

[@fooleos]

Taking shots with all those girls 😯 you lucky dog! 👌🏼

[@matoturcinovic]

Great video. Great combination with your funny friend. Hope you love croatia and our food?

[@samkitty5894]

I am originally from Split, currently living overseas. No one ever considered sea urchins a "food", only a nuisance to be taken out of the sea and trashed. Today, it is apparently considered a delicacy. Same with sea cucumber... Oh, how the times and appetites change.

[@toncid]

Lešo meso i šalša👌

[@gm9884]

Dino, my friend, black risotto IS traditional croatian dish....where is gregada, buzara, fritule, soparnik, peka, janjetina s ražnja...kakvi burek

[@MirkoMadzar12345]

Gareth what you think about Split? I know Dino from high school hahaha

[@jayd59]

You missed the best little restaurant..Čiri biri bela..try a breakfast there.. ❤

[@junelagomez8410]

Manyaman😋😋🥰🇵🇭

[@jenniferschauer5759]

We are doing a food tour in Split. I wonder if it’s the same one.

[@gk914]

HEY GARETH, HOW ARE YOU ❓ PLEASE REPLY 🙏 LOVE FROM BANGLADESH 🇧🇩

[@mariocroatia9321]

🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷❤❤❤

[@Kivas_Fajo]

The blonde girl with the bun is angel-like.

[@sunsetcliffs98]

Does she have a travel channel. Would watch that a few times 😂

[@Kivas_Fajo]

@@sunsetcliffs98 ...for research purposes, ofc?

[@sunsetcliffs98]

Of course, it’s travel content we could all use.

[@Matea19500]

Im from Croatia and from split

[@mjanie2276]

DINO VERY HANDSOME GUY ❤

[@johnmendez3771]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🥰

[@jaja2536]

And now you know why Italians like to come to Croatia ( and we really like their food also, real Italian food I mean ).

[@alokbehera123]

I visited split#diocletian palace

[@tomokaramolko8560]

Diocletian

[@uhohotdog3483]

🥰😋👍

[@kukijam7290]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1190">19:50</a>😆

[@dinomestrovic]

HŽV

[@bvonm9557]

those girls stalked you from the first restaurant hahahahaha

[@Im2qwik]

Video color grading is on point.....which camera ?

[@GarethLeonard]

Thank you, here's all my gear - www.garethleonard.com/gear

[@TrustMeIKnowThings]

Wow…he is incredibly handsome

[@tomusa1]

yammy

[@tomokaramolko8560]

I don’t understand why Dino showed you burek. It’s not even Croatian or Dalmatian. You should check out Soparnik..this is exclusively Dalmatian from the area from Makarska to Trogir. Nobody else in the world has Soparnik. And it is super delicious and healthy. Od cheese from Pag island…or octopuss baked under the peka. Or Buzara style mytilidae

[@GarethLeonard]

Watch last week's episode for Soparnik: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGrbl3uEdqxmmdE

[@dinomestrovic]

Hi.. it's quite simple.. This is a 4 hour long food tour. Burek is our stop 5 out of 6 and around 8.30pm. Where do you find soparnik in the middle of Diocletian's palace at that time? I would gladly put it on a evening tour but it is impossible. Next year we will have a morning tour with green market (Pazar) where soparnik is included. And also, why not burek. Taking them to best burek in town (Somebody feed Phil also filmed there) and we eat much more burek than soparnik anyway. Personally I eat at least one burek a week while I eat soparnik about 2 times a year. Burek can be found in any bakery on any corner of Split while for Soparnik you need to look hard for. Octopus peka would be amazing on a tour and it is one of my favorite dishes in the world but how do you organize that if there are only 2-3 people on the tour? Peka is usually made for 4-5 people's full meal.

[@jakovcu]

But we eat burek for 600 years, we Domesticated it

[@tomokaramolko8560]

maybe you Bosnians. But not we Croats… and definitely not in Dalmatia

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

@@GarethLeonard Gareth, don't get irritated. I've now looked at some of your posts. You're doing a great job. You present the homeland of my ancestors (stare slave djedovinu) so sympathetic, so human and so apt, there is hardly anything to improve. In some places, I would have liked you only a more competent guide. Thus, Split was founded in the 4th century BC at the latest. Not in the 3rd century AD.

[@xftbllplyr2091]

If croatian food was good, we’d have restaurants all over the world.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

The problem with Croatian cuisine is that it requires genuine, original, unadulterated ingredients if the food is to be good. It will be difficult to get the vegetables from the Neretva Delta fresh to the USA. Or putting the fish caught last night on the table for lunch in New York. I think it's really great when proletarians comment on things they don't understand. Das Problem mit der kroatischen Küche ist, sie erfordert echte, ursprüngliche, unverfälschte Zutaten, wenn das Essen gut werden soll. Es dürfte schwierig sein, das Gemüse aus dem Neretva-Delta frisch in die USA zu bekommen. Oder den in der vergangenen Nacht gefangenen Fisch zum Mittagessen in New York auf den Tisch zu stellen. Ich finde es echt toll, wenn Proleten sich zu Dingen äußern, von denen sie nichts verstehen.

[@kani9284]

There are plenty of Croatian restaurants where there is a Croatian diaspora. There are tons in Germany.

[@nhelfranciscomascarinas278]

✨✨✨🙏🧿

[@anu3008]

Hi.. Buddy pls visit our Indian Country also.... 😇

[@gk914]

RENDIA 🇮🇳🐄

[@mbdeuceduece4451]

So is this tour guy Luka Doncic’s brother? 🤔😂

[@ivicaursic2838]

Whole day without a glass of wine? Sorry but that is wierd. Whiskey after pašticada? Oh my God! What did you drink after black risotto? Tea?

[@the_clueless_traveller]

“That’s what she said” 💀 😂

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

Nur vier Mahlzeiten am Tag?! Ist die Esskultur in Kroatien inzwischen auch so weit gesunken? Muss wohl der Einfluss der EU und der Touristen sein. Bevor wir aus Kroatien 1971 fliehen mussten, gab es in meiner gesamten Verwandtschaft fünf obligatorische Mahlzeiten am Tag. Das einzige, worüber sich meine deutsche Freundin bei meiner Mutter beschwert hat, waren eben diese fünf Mahlzeiten. Nicht, dass es ihr nicht geschmeckt hätte. Sie war nur um ihre Figur besorgt. Gareth, deine Beiträge sind toll.

[@elicellhilani11]

And there is NOT only one BUREK recipe that is with meat. Burek is also made with cheese, with vegetables called zelje ( Rumex patientia). Also Turks and Greeks make sweet Burek pita with vanilla cream ! That guy from Split is completely ignorant !

[@almatassadduqtv]

Maybe too much expensive food there ...

[@weihoang9453]

I got totally slated on social media for asking about vegetarian dishes like it was so alien and wrong thing to do!!

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

Only four meals a day? Has the food culture in Croatia fallen so far in the meantime? Must be the influence of the EU and tourists. Before we had to flee Croatia in 1971, my entire family had five obligatory meals a day. The only thing my German girlfriend complained to my mother about were those five meals. Not that she didn't like it. She was only worried about her figure. Gareth, your posts are great.

[@damirblazevic4823]

Šta je tebi?

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

@@damirblazevic4823 Zakaj?

[@Irondiesel]

When referring to something good but doesn't cost a lot, remember it's inexpensive not cheap. Cheap means worthless and inexpensive means great and for a great price. I cringe when I hear cheap when it's a great item.