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Zori Restaurant terrace at night on Palmižana bay, Pakleni Islands
Est. 1947 · Vinogradišće Bay

The boats and the garden
decide the menu.

The kitchen of chef Siniša Jevrosimov, ten minutes by sea from Hvar town.

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Zori Restaurant is a seafood restaurant in Vinogradišće bay on Palmižana (Sveti Klement, Pakleni Islands), ten minutes by taxi-boat from Hvar town and a five-minute walk from ACI Marina Palmižana. The kitchen of chef Siniša Jevrosimov serves lunch and dinner every day from May through October; the card follows the morning catch.

A small table on a small bay

We don’t print a menu.
The boats do, every morning.

Mediterranean tradition, occasional Japanese precision, local catch and organic produce. What arrives at the kitchen at sunrise is what arrives at the table at dusk. The full card is on hand for guests; the concierge will send it ahead if you ask.

Lunch & dinner · May to October · The card is set at noon

The kitchen

“Service stays quiet because the table is loud enough.”

Chef Siniša Jevrosimov reinterprets Dalmatian classics on a charcoal gradele that burns hardwood until late. Local catch from the morning boats. Organic produce from the garden. Patient hands. Nothing on the plate that did not need to be there.

S. J.

Patient hands carrying a plate of hand-cut pasta with Adriatic prawns through the garden of Zori Restaurant, Palmižana
Signatures
Daily catch plated at the table's edge, the boats of Vinogradišće bay behind it, Zori Restaurant, Palmižana
From the morning boats

The daily catch

What the boats brought in this morning, and the bay it came from.

Grilled octopus over Vinogradišće bay at Zori Restaurant, Palmižana, Pakleni Islands
From the gradele

The octopus

Charcoal, olive oil from Hvar, nothing else.

Rib-eye from the wood-charcoal gradele being cut at the table, Zori Restaurant, Palmižana
From the slow side

Rib-eye on the gradele

Wood charcoal, sea salt, a patient fire.

Dark chocolate dessert with maraska cherry and a cocktail at dusk, Zori Restaurant terrace, Palmižana
From the pastry hand

Dark chocolate with maraska

Local sour cherry, the last light on the terrace.

The card moves with the boats and the wind. The five courses follow the day below.

The card · told as a day

From the morning boats
to the late fire.

Five courses, in the order the day arrives at the kitchen.

IAntipasti

From the morning boats

What arrived at the kitchen at sunrise. Cold, raw, barely touched.

  • Tuna tartareAvocado, ponzu, black sesame
  • Octopus carpaccioOlive oil from Hvar, capers, lemon
  • Sea-bass crudoCitrus, fennel pollen, sea salt
  • Burrata of the gardenTomato we grow ourselves, basil
  • Adriatic prawn tartareLime, chili, kohlrabi
The boats come in. Whatever they brought becomes the antipasti. Zori Restaurant, Palmižana.
06:40The boats come in. Whatever they brought becomes the antipasti.
IIPrimi

From the pasta board

Hand-cut every afternoon. The garden decides the sauce.

  • Tagliolini ai tartufiSummer truffle, aged parmesan
  • Black risotto HvarCuttlefish, squid ink, salted lemon
  • Spaghetti alle vongoleAdriatic clams, garlic, white wine
  • Risotto with garden herbsCarnaroli, the herbs in flower this week
Pasta cut by hand. The board is the oldest thing in the kitchen. Zori Restaurant, Palmižana.
16:20Pasta cut by hand. The board is the oldest thing in the kitchen.
IIIPesce

The gradele goes late

Wood-charcoal grill. We let the fire find the fish.

  • Grilled sea bassSwiss chard, potato, capers, lemon
  • Whole daily catchWhatever the boats brought in this morning
  • Scampi alla buzaraA Dalmatian classic, patient and dark
  • Ikejime sea-bassJapanese precision, charcoal finish
  • Adriatic lobsterBy request, the day before
The gradele has been lit since six. The fire goes late. Zori Restaurant, Palmižana.
21:15The gradele has been lit since six. The fire goes late.
IVCarne

The slow side of the kitchen

For the night you came for the fire, not the sea.

  • Island lambSlow-cooked, rosemary from the garden
  • Rib-eye on the gradeleWood charcoal, sea salt, nothing else
  • Duck breastMaraschino cherry, almond, sour
The last table lingers. The kitchen takes its time. Zori Restaurant, Palmižana.
23:40The last table lingers. The kitchen takes its time.
VDolci

What the pastry hand still makes

Three desserts the kitchen will not let go of.

  • Hvar lavender crème brûléeLavender from the field above
  • Olive-oil cakeCitrus, fleur de sel, our oil
  • Dark chocolate with maraskaLocal sour cherry, almond

00:15The kitchen goes dark.

The card changes with the wind. Daily catch is posted in the kitchen at noon.

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The room, between services
Zori Restaurant on Palmižana, between services (photo 1)
Zori Restaurant on Palmižana, between services (photo 2)
Zori Restaurant on Palmižana, between services (photo 3)
Zori Restaurant on Palmižana, between services (photo 4)
Zori Restaurant on Palmižana, between services (photo 5)

Vinogradišće bay · between lunch and dinner

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Lunch 12:00–15:00 · Dinner from 18:30, every day, May to October. À la carte; most guests spend €70–€110 a head, tasting menu from €120.

Serving this bay since 1947

4.5709 reviews on TripAdvisor
By taxi-boat

Ten minutes from Hvar town.

By yacht

ACI Marina Palmižana, a five-minute walk.

From the residences

Ten steps from your door.

Or call · +385 91 322 2227info@zori.hr
In their words4.5709 reviews on TripAdvisor

Guests arrive by boat, and most write something down afterwards. A few of them.

  • Delicious, imaginative food. Perfect ambiance was ensured by friendly professional staff who had intimate knowledge of the menu and from where everything originated.
    Lynne MLondon, United KingdomSeptember 2025
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  • Really an impressive place. Located perfectly to one of a bay. Very good and friendly and service-oriented staff. The food lasts well beyond what you can expect in a small bay in Croatia. Everything was very tasty and good from olive oil to dessert. Real place to recommendeven if it is not cheap.
    Anton GTromso, NorwaySeptember 2025
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  • Very nice and sophisticated place on Palmižana. The service is spectacular, the host Iva&Renato go out of their way. Highy reccomended!
    Ana RAugust 2025
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  • Must stop by. They have a dock for boats. Wonderful staff. Amazing food. Highly recommend!!! Everything was amazing. We will be back.
    MCJuly 2025
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  • Amazing setting and a great restaurant. Very professional and friendly staff. The food is of a high standard and a great wine selection. Highly recommended.
    Cliff859July 2024
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  • Excellent tastes. Very friendly stuff. Clean and tidy. Menu great. No fried calamari. Terrace with timeless view and light breeze under welcoming shade.
    s-adventureJuly 2024
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