Restaurant Dopolavoro is situated at 1000 m above sea-level on the Ucka mountain range in a refreshing environment. The restaurant offers the best specialities of venison, wildboar and bear, as well as excellent roasts under the *peka* or *crpinja* (a traditional roasting pot) - breast of veal, lamb and leg of veal. A wide choice of soups, hors-díoeuvres, dishes prepared with forest mushrooms, wild asparagus and truffles, home-baked cakes and selected wines from renown cellars. During your visit to Kvarner, a meal in the Restaurant Dopolavoro is an absolute must!

Many Croatian traditional festivities are distinctly linked with food;whether they are related to strenuous labour (crop harvesting or threshing, the grape harvest and Christening of wine,...), religion (mostly Catholic - Christmas, Easter,..), or to memorable moments in an individual's life (baptism, wedding, birthday,etc). Every holiday has its typical dish. Pork and potato stew is eaten on pilgrimages and at fairs; cod is prepared for Christmas Eve and Good Friday; pork is eaten on New Year's Day; doughnuts are an inseparable part of carnival festivities, and in the south they prepare a similar fried sweet dish known as 'hrostule'. Ham and boiled eggs with green vegetables are served at Easter, while desserts comprise traditional cakes. Kulen (hot-pepper flavoured sausage) at harvest time, goose for St. Martin s Day, turkey and other fowl, as well as 'sarma' (meat-stuffed cabbage leaves), are served on Christmas Day. At weddings, a variety of dishes with cakes and biscuits are served, including 'breskvice', shortbread bear paws, gingerbread biscuits, 'fritule' - plain fritters, etc. And not only that we love to eat good, but we like to drink good! Wine and beer is our favourite!

Hmm... so you ended up in Rijeka (don't know how and why, but I am sure you have a damn good reason!)and you are rrreal hungry?? Relax, you are not going to starve, the food is cheap and delicious! If you want to have a warm snack, what you CAN'T miss is called....BUREK! It is a sort of a cheese pie, in a shape of a triangle, and it costs 7.50 kuna (around 1.50 NLG or 60UScents). You can find small kioscs all over the town, but the best one is at Braca (translation: Brothers; owned by two brothers, as much as I have heard of).