A bucket-list trip to Croatia recently included 3 nights in Split between a jam-packed itinerary of Dubrovnik and Hvar with some island hopping to follow. Not too far from Italy we heard that the pizza in Croatia was just as good and although geographically close to Italy, we strangely didn’t see any Italian wines to buy in Croatia. A good thing that they support their local wine industry so well.
We did pizza restaurant research and Sette Sorelle seemed to be worth a visit based on various reviews and word on the street. One thing that many tourist spots in Croatia get right, is being quite persistent on giving them reviews if you seem to have had a good time.
Sette Sorelle didn’t disappoint. As we arrived, we passed by some cute 2-seater tables along the sidewalk with music speakers creating a perfect street-side ambiance for a lovely crisp autumn evening, and their outside terrace looked sublime. Since we’d made a reservation we were told they had a table for us upstairs. We were initially disappointed as the ground floor area was so inviting, but the upstairs rooftop section with its retracted roof was even more special with views over the nearby church tower and the red-tiled roofs of Split in what was a beautiful evening.
Our waiter was very friendly but admitted his lack of wine knowledge when we asked about the wines. He also didn’t bother to find out or ask a colleague to help answer our questions, so we opted to first order a cocktail from their superb cocktail selection and would easily recommend the margarita cocktail, then I ordered a 125ml glass of red Karizma PetraC for 55kn (just over 7 euros). Sette Sorelle was one of the few restaurants we visited which didn’t list the euro price in their menu (in January 2023, Croatia will join the Euro currency family and do away with their kuna) though the menu also contains a charming story of the Seven Sisters giving inspiration to their product.
The strange aspect was that the wine list contained expensive red wines – the cheapest was around 40 euros a bottle with 3 of the 12 red wines costing a scary 1200kn, 1330kn and 2500kn – yes, that’s 160 euros, 180 euros and 332 euros… for a bottle of red wine!! This would all be fine if the vintages were listed or if the staff had enough wine knowledge to explain just why the prices seemed ridiculous – unless intended to confuse a currency-illiterate tourist?
Besides for that, we agreed that the pizza was among the best we’ve had anywhere in the world.
We met the owner of a local wine bar and he then suggested that Sette Sorelle had used the pizza recipe of a classic pizza establishment in Split called Pizzeria Bokamorra. He told us if we liked the pizza’s at Sette Sorelle we could love the Pizzeria Bokamorra offering.
The atmosphere in Pizzeria Bokamorra was lovely and the staff were friendly. And they knew their wine list! Two of us preferred the pizza at Sette Sorelle but preferred the wine list at Pizzeria Bokamorra; and one of us loved everything at Pizzeria Bokamorra. What is your favourite?
A TALE OF TWO EQUALLY GOOD PIZZA… written by John T – one of the international Thacks Awards panelists, living in Spain. When not traveling and wine-tasting, John is an iGaming specialist reporting into director level in the sports betting industry with a degree in Information Technology.
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