Herceg Novi Restaurants

Eating in Herceg Novi happens in three kinds of place, and the choice usually comes down to what's outside the window. A konoba tucked between the Old Town walls puts you on a narrow stone lane with the sound of somebody practising a guitar upstairs. A terrace on the Škver harbour gives you fishing boats and the rope on the marina railing. A seafront spot in Topla or Igalo trades the atmosphere for a wider sea view and usually a slightly quieter room.

The food itself is mostly Adriatic seafood, Italian and regional Montenegrin, with a steady presence of grilled meats. Fish is priced by the kilogram at most sit-down restaurants. Expect €35 to €60/kg for whole sea bass, dentex or bream, and around €12 to €22 for calamari and octopus dishes. Land-side, ćevapi and pljeskavica are standard on most menus; njeguški steak (stuffed with prosciutto and cheese from Njeguši village on the mountain above Kotor) is the showpiece if you want one plate that's actually from this region.

Breakfast is easier than it looks. Bakeries along Njegoševa open from around 06:30 and sell burek, priganice (small fried dough), pastries and cheese pies at €1.50 to €3 a piece. A proper sit-down breakfast usually means finding one of the cafés on the Old Town squares. Most open at 08:00 and start serving food from 09:00. For quick lunches there's burger-and-pizza counters along the main strip and a handful of stand-up sandwich places near the bus station.

A few practical notes. Reservations are only really needed in July and August, and only for terrace tables at the popular Old Town and Škver restaurants. Almost everywhere takes card alongside cash. Tipping is casual. Leaving the change or rounding to the nearest €5 is enough. A fair number of seasonal places shut completely between November and March; the Old Town and Njegoševa year-rounders stay open but drop to shorter winter hours.