Rijeka Where to get supplies and eat well

THE CUISINE OF PRIMORJE

The cuisine of the coastal area (the Opatija Riviera, Rijeka, Crikvenica, the Vinodol Riviera, and the islands of Krk, Cres, Rab, Lošinj, Susak, Unije, Ilovik, etc), owing to its Mediterranean and maritime influences is based on fish, seafood, lamb, pasta, Mediterranean vegetables and fruit, spices, olives and olive oil, chestnuts and wine. Fish and seafood, sheep and goats, grapes and wine, laurel, rosemary and herbs, figs and olives, steamed and grilled food, cultivated and wild vegetables, asparagus and tomatoes, grape and herb flavoured brandy - all these bear the true mark of Mediterranean cuisine. The recipes the people from the Kvarner coast are so proud of were created at home, by the fireplace, where bread or young lamb or goat's meat were baked under the baking lid, while all the other food: polenta, steamed fish or meat, pasta or the thick vegetable broth known as maneštra were put in the pot above the fire. Even today, ham and cheese are dried above the fireplace, caressed by the smoke. Octopus is dried in the sun and wind, cheese and fish are preserved in salt (alternate layers of fish and salt). In some places, fish and cheese are preserved in olive oil. Olives retain their hardness in brine or baked in the oven after they have been soaked in the sea for some time. Those with a sweet tooth have no need to worry: there is fried pastry with almonds, fig cakes made of dried figs and nuts with a few drops of brandy, presnac (a kind of cheese cake) with cottage cheese, cakes made with big, juicy, sweet Lovran cherries, and various cakes made with Lovran chestnuts.

Source: http://www.kvarner.hr

RESTAURANTS

Tapas bar, P.R. Vitezovića 5, tel: 051 315 313
Na Sušaku, Radnička 21, tel: 051 436 050
Loža, Prolaz Ante Dukića 1A, tel: 051 691 347

TAVERNS

Tarsa, Josipa Kulfaneka 10, tel: 051 452 089
Dalmatino, Sveti Kuzam 17, tel: 051 251 588
Ronjgi, Ronjgi bb, tel: 051 256 038

PIZZERIAS

Bracera, Kružna 12, tel: 051 213 782
Barbossa, Vrlije 8, tel: 051 218 805
Delfino, Trg Jurja Klovića 4, tel: 051 336 736, http://www.delfino.hr/

SHOPS
Shops in the centre of Rijeka work from 08:00 to 20:00, and on Saturdays until 13:00. On Sundays, they are closed. The main city market is open every day until 14:00, and on Sundays until noon. Brajda market works until 18:00. There are several pharmacies in the city centre that are open all night. After 20:00 cigarettes and newspapers can be bought at the all-night kiosk at Žabica bus station.

Tower centar Rijeka
Opening hours:
1st-4th floors
Monday: 13:00 to 21:00
Tuesday-Saturday: 09:00 to 21:00
Sunday: 10:00 to 21:00
5th floor
Monday and Sunday 10:00 to 23:00
Tuesday-Saturday 09:00 to 23:00
Janka Polića Kamova 81A
51000 Rijeka

Kaufland
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-21:00
Zametska 55
51000 Rijeka

Mercator
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 08:00-21:00, Sun 08:00-14:00
Osječka 71
51000 Rijeka

Plodine
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 08:00-21:00, Sun 08:00-13:00
Vukovarska 87
51000 Rijeka

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