Croatia continues to shine with its growing number of MICHELIN Stars

"Tucked in an exclusive Novalja retreat on Pag island, this elegant stone‑built hideaway pairs a soulful wine heritage with a MICHELIN‑Starred dining room defined by Pag lamb, sweet scampi and wildly aromatic herbs, served with warmth and polish; sustainability is a guiding principle as menus shift with the market and ingredients are sourced micro‑locally from Pag (with zero‑waste nose‑to‑tail treatments of lamb), while the kitchen champions island producers—skuta curd from Vidas dairy, lamb from Žakan butcher, scampi from fisherman Gordan Peranić in Stara Novalja, wild fish from Palčić in Proboj, and organic vegetables from Drita Dunatov and Dikla near Zadar—and the family’s wine cellar remains the heart of the house, bottling around 50,000 bottles annually alongside a 250‑label selection of Croatian wines." - Annalisa Leopolda Cavaleri