Restaurants on the island

On the island of Rab there are many very good restaurants. They offer local and international kitchen.

Nearby apartments are three restaurants: Skiper, Dupin ADN koD bUJOLA

In walking distance of 20 minutes there are also Beach bar & restaurant Mel, D&D, Del Mar. Very popular restaurants Gonar, More and Marenda are in walking distance of 20 to 30 minutes by the sea.


Here are also other very popular restaurants on the island:

Restaurant Nada, Palit
https://restaurantguru.com/Nada-Rab
https://www.facebook.com/Restaurant-NADA-1560938124149361/

Restaurant Šanpjer, Rab town
www.tripadvisor.com

Restaurant Perla, Banjol
www.perla-rab.com

Restaurant Kamenjak
https://restaurantguru.com/Kamenjak-Rab

Restaurant Gonar, Supetarska Draga-Gonar
www.gonar.hr

Restoraurant Leut, Barbat
www.leut-rab.com
https://restaurantguru.com/Leut-Barbat

Restaurant Ana, Palit
https://restaurantguru.com/Restoran-Ana-Rab

Konoba Rab
https://restaurantguru.com/Konoba-Rab-Rab-2

Restaurant More, Supetarska Draga-Gonar
www.more-rab.net

Restaurant Gožinka, Kampor
http://restaurant-gozinka.com

Restoran Aco, Barbat
aco-rab.hr

Restoran Vista, Supetarska Draga
vistarab.hr

Popular fast food bar Buža in Rab town
https://restaurantguru.com/Buza-Rab

Restaurant Velum, Palit
https://restaurantguru.com/Velum-Rab

Pelinkovac

It seems that many Central European nations have some sort of a bitter-tasting liqueur based on wormwood and a bunch of other herbs.

The Germans have Jägermeister, probably the most famous brand among them, there’s also Underberg, the Hungarians have Unicum, the Czechs have Becherovka, and so on. Croatia is no exception.
Here we have Pelinkovac. The name is pretty straight-explanatory, as it derives from the word pelin, for wormwood ( Lat. Artemisia Absinthium). Variations of it are also popular in the neighboring countries. All major Croatian distilleries have their own version. Most popular are made by Maraska and Badel Distillery, and as in football rivalry, there are those who like just Badel and those who like just Maraska Pelinkovac, although there are other “clubs”/distilleries which produce Pelinkovac; Dalmacijavino, Darna Distillery (Rovinjski Pelinkovac), Zvecevo…
The alcohol volume is from 28% in Marsaka’s Pelikovac to 32% in Dalmacijavino’s Pelin.

pelin maraska

Pelinkovac on the Adriatic coast is served pure, with ice and lemon, as an aperitif or digestif.
Some people like it with lemon juice made from 1/4 to 1/2 of fresh lemon, and it is called “Štrukani Pelinkovac”, The nickname for Pelinkovac is Pelin.

Pelinkovac is known as “stomach restorative”.
It can be bought in some shops out of Croatia.

The story of Badel’s Antique Pelinkovac

ANTIQUE PELINKOVAC is Badel’s oldest and most famous premium herbal liqueur and also one of the most intriguing Croatian drinks. The product dates back to the year 1862, the founding year of the company Badel 1862.

It was created by Franjo Pokorny, a tradesman, and founder of the company Badel 1862. At that time Antique was sold solely in pharmacies with the recommendation “stomach restorative”. It was so successful that Franjo Pokorny became the supplier of this fantastic liqueur for the Viennese and French royal courts, and in accordance with records from that time, it was also exported to America. The recipe for the production of Badel Antique Pelinkovac is the oldest and most secret in Badel 1862 archives (…) and the original bottle in which the product is sold is exhibited in Zagreb City Museum.

Since the year 1862 Antique Pelinkovac is produced in the same, traditional manner, in accordance with the original recipe, from 100% natural ingredients. To those who understand the production technology of fine liqueurs, we shall reveal that selected aromatic herbs are first macerated in alcohol, and then the aged macerate is distilled in small series in coppers and after it is aged, it is manually bottled and thus it is a true Croatian craft product. Every bottle is marked with a unique serial number printed on the label at the back of the bottle. The flavor of this premium herbal liqueur is dominated by wormwood (Cro. Pelin), an aromatic herb characterized by its scent and bitter note, by which it is remembered and recognized due to the beneficial effect on the human body, thus making Pelinkovac the perfect digestive but also one of the best bases for traditional aperitif cocktails. (…)

maraska.hr
badel1862.hr
lovezagreb.hr
facebook.com/drustvo.stovatelja.maraskinog.pelinkovca/