Stari Fijaker

Rating: 12
Author: Gault&Millau

Mesnička ulica 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

12/20
Gourmet Restaurant

Cooking: Local | Traditional
Style: Casual | With family | With friends

Gault&Millau's review 2026

Stari fijaker is located in the very centre of Zagreb, on Mesnička Street near the Upper Town, and for about thirty years it has been carefully nurturing the gastronomic spirit of old Zagreb. A warm, authentic atmosphere can be felt in the interior filled with antique furniture and black-and-white photographs that evoke the city’s stories from the past. Once you are comfortably seated, a traditional Zagreb lunch can begin with excellent, truly excellent, homemade klipići (traditional, longish, bread rolls crispy outside and soft and airy inside) and pogača (flatbread) with cracklings, which are the perfect accompaniment to a generous serving of homemade cheese and cream or boiled ham with horseradish. The menu features specialties such as duck and turkey with mlinci (kind of flat pasta sheets), venison stew, kalja (meat and vegetables stew), tripe, sarma, stuffed peppers, blood sausage, as well as pub classics, which is what the restaurant originally was, such as buncek (smoked pork shank), homemade pub sausage and Zagreb steak. Fans of authentic Zagreb desserts will enjoy baked štrukli (thin dough filled with cottage cheese), homemade strudels, and especially worth mentioning are the pancakes in a wine chateau - a rare treat that here is masterfully prepared. The restaurant has a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere with fast and dedicated staff. They mostly serve the house wine, excellent for a glass of gemišt (a mix of white wine and sparkling mineral water), but a smaller selection of bottled labels is also available. The price-quality ratio here is excellent.