Villa Spiza

Restaurant · Split

Villa Spiza

Restaurant · Split

Ul. Petra Kružića 3, 21000, Split, Croatia

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Dalmatian street food, fresh fish, risotto, pasta, meat dishes

Ul. Petra Kružića 3, 21000, Split, Croatia Get directions

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"As the daughter of one of Croatia’s most legendary chefs, Ivana Gamulin felt inspired to follow in her late father’s footsteps and open a restaurant. The result is Villa Spiza, a countertop spot within the palace walls, where she and her sister serve up Dalmatian soul food made with fresh, local ingredients. The menu changes daily depending on what’s available at the market but always features regional specialties like seafood risotto, fried calamari, and just-caught fish. For its comforting fare and low-key vibe, the restaurant is beloved by everyone from bohemians and backpackers to tried-and-true locals—which is always a good sign when searching for somewhere to eat. Service is friendly, but come prepared to wait—Villa Spiza doesn’t do fast food."

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paterjo

Google

This is a very small family operated restaurant on the north side of the palace just on the south side of the wall. There are only about 8 or 9 tables so recommend you come early as they are popular and they don’t take reservations. Menu changes every day and they actively cross out items on the hand written menu as they run out of ingredients. Excellent fresh food they make right when you order. Very reasonable prices for the area and friendly and efficient staff.

Rebecca Beames

Google

Fantastic food, vibes and service. This is an excellent restaurant if you are a solo traveler because there is individual counter seating on the kitchen side of the restaurant (“split” into two buildings on two sides of the street) where you can watch the chef at work. Dinner and a show! Staff were friendly and genuinely seemed to be having fun. Great experience and delicious food. I had the squid and a cheese plate. Tiramisu looked amazing.

Fareed Nassar

Google

Small, family run business with an amazing atmosphere and one of a kind vibe. Unfortunately, our own experience with the food was negative. My wife ordered the beef stew, and I the anchovies pasta. The beef stew was nothing but bones, fat and cartilage, so my wife couldn't eat it. The pasta was also not to our liking. The guys offered us kindly the drinks on the house, but i refused and paid the whole bill. We ended up eating somewhere else.

Monotosh Chakraborty

Google

This is a popular restaurant with no reservations. Food prepared is fresh and the items on the menu are available till the ingredients last. We had the Dalmatian prosciutto, fried squid and sea bass. The taste is quite fresh.

Perla B.

Google

If you are looking for a small family-run restaurant with local dishes made with simple and fresh ingredients, then Villa Spiza is the place for you. It's quite a small restaurant, so it gets crowded very quickly however, we went there around 5pm and it was super quiet so we didn't have to wait. I ordered the Dalmatian Prosciutto, wich was served with bread, olives, salad, and the most amazing sun dried tomatoes I ever had in my life. The prosciutto was so tasty, I thoroughly enjoyed it and the portion was quite generous. As main, I had the tuna pasta which was so tasty, it honestly reminded me of the tuna pasta my mum makes at home back in Italy! Please be aware that payments are cash only, so make sure you have cash with you.

Ross Conlon

Google

A lovely small family owned restaurant and heads up, it is cash only there. We enjoyed our very first meal in Split at this restaurant. I went for the sardines starter as never had them before and they were delicious! I then went for the calamari as my starter and it was a very unique meal that I enjoyed a lot! Service was great and I couldn't recommend this place more if fancy some home-style cooked meals!

Sophia Stoyanovska

Google

Amazing! Couldn't be better! I went for lunch today as my friend recommended me the place. I just entered the place and super nice guy approached me explaining the menu. Turned out he is the main chef! He helped me choose my food, was checking on me if I need anything and the food, oh my gosh! I had zubatac fish with mashed potatoes and swiss chard as a side dish. Everything was perfect, nice flavors, fresh, super nice seasonings. Pure orgasm. Must have when in Split, definitely. You can also watch the chef while preparing your food, they have open kitchen which is super cool.

MR APARIS

Google

We sat in by the bar on stools (there is a dining room across the street). It’s off season so we were alone. Husband had shrimp and pasta. I had sardines for lunch. Both delicious. Bread fresh and hearty. Service terrific. In bar area you watch the food being cooked. Great experience.