Dining Like a Local: The Best Family-Owned Restaurants and Taverns

"A small family-run restaurant balancing past flavors with a modern touch, located in the village of Pupnat about ten kilometers from Korčula, it serves family-produced cured meats, locally aged goat cheeses, home-grown vegetables, olive oil, and local wines. Standouts include homemade ravioli with goat cheese and sage sauce and Težačka plitica, the traditional laborer’s fare built on a loaf of homemade bread with smoked ham, goat cheese and olives, marinated aubergines, capers, and aubergine pâté. Pašticada with macaroni, a beloved Dalmatian specialty once reserved for major Catholic holidays, is prepared with beef fillet first soaked in vinegar, seasoned with carrot and pancetta, fried, then gently cooked with sautéed onion, carrot, apples, dried plums, spices, and wine to yield a rich sauce for the house macaroni." - Sarah Scaparone