Old Town Bars
A night in Split usually starts in the lanes of Diocletian's Palace — from coffee on the Peristyle to cocktails in the stone passages. Here's a tried-and-tested route through the best bars.
Location
Diocletian's Palace & Varoš, Split
When
Year-round; bars run until midnight–2:00
For whom
A warm-up before the club or the whole evening
Vibe
Stone lanes, cocktails, jazz and craft beer
Diocletian's Palace is the living core of a Split night — a maze of stone lanes where the bars open one next to another. The classic route:
- Lvxor — cocktails right on the Peristyle, on the steps of the ancient square
- Marvlv's Jazz Library — jazz and vinyl in a 15th-century palace
- Leopold's Delicatessen — a tiny craft-beer specialist in historic walls
- Sanctuary — a small, always-busy bar with craft beer and cocktails
- The Daltonist — craft cocktails inspired by Dalmatian tradition
- Bar Sistema — an upscale cocktail bar with a whisky library
- Quasimodo — rock, indie and themed nights for the alternative crowd
After the last cocktail in the palace, it's an easy walk on to the Riva (Fabrique) or to Bačvice (Vanilla, Tropic) for the club part of the night.