Restaurant Nav

Truly a fantastic experience. Excellent fine dining experience! Very intimate and personal service by the whole team(they don’t have dedicated waiters but the staff including the Head Chef Tvrtko serves you). No menu but you can give them your dietary restrictions and they will accommodate. Went for the wine pairing as well which has not only informative but perfect for each dish. Definitely recommend if you are in Zagreb!

This is what fine dining is about!!! A lot of times fine dining revolves around a lot of other things and not food, here the food is the center of universe and it is flawlessly executed by well deserved title of best chef in Croatia. Here the best ingredients from Croatia are turned into explosions of flavors. I can't imagine anyone who loves and enjoys food to leave this place unimpressed. If you are from Croatia, some flavors will bring you back to childhood and if you are foreigner it is the best way to taste real flavors of Croatia.

This was one of the best restaurant experiences. Perfect ingredients, impeccable execution, beautiful plating and interesting presentation. For me this was a new type of dining experience. Definitely not for every day, but very educational regarding local organic ingredients and bio dynamic farming. Would definitly recommend to any one who is an adventurous eater and wants to tray some "ordinary" ingredients executed and presented in a new and interesting way. We also got small wine paring and wines were fantastic also. My favorite dishes were parsnips, octopus, bread, cheese and smoked chocolate.

It's a great restaurant with a degustation menu of about 12 courses. Food is great, something to remember, and the staff is very friendly, including the chef, who personally visits each table and tells a short story about each dish. Atmosphere reminds of someone's living room, with only 5 tables, lovely decorations and a book case. It is very expensive, available only per reservation and open only on certain days. Despite the high prices, it's worth it, regardless of whether you have a special occasion, something to celebrate, or simply want to have a great dining experience.

I decided to wait for few days, reflect on my experience before posting a review. I had super huge expectations based on number of reviews read by various food critics and guests. Expected mind blowing experience and my expectations were partially met. Few courses were simply amazing, few average and 1 I did not like at all. But De gustibus non est disputandum. Menu is interesting, brave and creative combinations, well prepared and nicely presented. Staff is professional, yet friendly and pleasant. Wine pairing did not meet expectations and is definitely not worth the price. Giving the chance to new, innovative wine makers is cool, but not necesarrily good always and definitely not worth the price. Vodka based walnut shots were the best. Advertised as "personal" I would have expected that guests were asked about allergies, food preferences, or things they do not eat. Upfront deposit (portion of the full price) payment to confirm reservation is indeed common practice is some Michelin Star restaurants, here you need to pay full price for the menu and online payment needs improvements as we struggled big time. Overall we had great time and will probably be back when spring/summer comes hoping to taste new menu.

Nav is Restaurant owned by Chef Tvrtko Šakota and it represents his vision about fine dining. It is pretty unique experience in Zagreb. Food is very good and innovative. Wine choice is not the best or ideal one. But there are some very good wines on the list. All in all great addition to Zagreb restaurant scene.

Quite a journey, from tasting menu which was astonishing to wine pairing and presentation, service and staff, ambient and overall experience, friendly and inviting approach yet maintaining top professional level. Thank you Mr Tvrtko Šakota for this day to remember!

What a fantastic place - absolut recommendation for everybody loving great food and great chefs but not enjoying the typical Michelin star fuss. The chef and owner is actually your host cooking for you, serving you and sharing his broad knowledge of Croatian wines with you and opening his cellar with some true local treasures. There is only a limited number of seats (10-12) in a living room like atmosphere and an open kitchen. From there came one great dish after another - 14 in total all accompanied by fantastic wines that you will not be drinking anywhere else. The atmosphere is cosy but at the same time it‘s also a cool and unique place. Meal and accompanying wines were about 250€ per person - not necessarily cheap but worth it. And if you compare it with prices in other European capitals for the same experience it is an absolut bargain! But that is not why you should come to NAV - come here for an evening that you will enjoy and not forget!