Croatia continues to shine with its growing number of MICHELIN Stars

"On the island of Korčula, this Bib Gourmand tavern wraps a warm family story in a sustainability‑first philosophy—almost everything is homemade or home‑produced, from bread and extra‑virgin olive oil to pastas, cheeses, vegetables and desserts—thanks to founders Mirjana and Mate, daughter Biljana (chef and pastry “sorceress”), son Matij (grill master) and manager Ana Farac (an agricultural engineer who tends the garden; “eat locally, think globally” is their mantra); signatures range from Biljana’s autumnal goat‑meat gnocchi (meat sautéed tender with vegetables and turned into a comforting filling) and a praline infused with lemon verbena cream to the Težačka plitica platter of artisanal bread, goat’s cheese, smoked ham, olives and aubergines in olive oil, home‑made pasta with butter, cream and fennel sparked with chilli, a smoked‑ham omelette with foraged asparagus, the celebratory pašticada slow‑cooked with fruit and spices and served with hand‑rolled macaroni, and the medieval Rozata custard, all underpinned by strict no‑waste practices like preserving vegetables in house olive oil and making passata from their tomatoes." - Annalisa Leopolda Cavaleri