Restaurant in Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb's most consistent creative kitchen. Book it.
Nav holds a Michelin Plate for the second consecutive year and a La Liste score of 78 points, making it Zagreb's most credibly recognised creative restaurant right now. At €€€€, it's a serious spend by local standards, but the kitchen's consistency earns it. Book a few days ahead — this one is easier to secure than its recognition suggests.
The most common misconception about Nav is that it's Zagreb's answer to a special-occasion-only restaurant, somewhere you visit once for a birthday and never return. That framing undersells it. With a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, plus consecutive La Liste Leading Restaurants recognition at 78 points in both years, Nav has built a track record that holds up to repeat scrutiny. If you're visiting Zagreb and serious about eating well, this is where you should be booking — not because the room is glamorous, but because the kitchen is doing something consistently precise in a city where that's harder to find than you might expect.
Nav sits at Masarykova ul. 11/1, in central Zagreb, which means it's walkable from most of the city's main hotels and easily reachable on foot from the historic Upper Town. For a first visit, arrive with a clear appetite and no hard stop for the evening. This is creative cuisine at the €€€€ price point, which in Zagreb's context signals a serious kitchen working with considered technique rather than a tourist-facing interpretation of Croatian classics. The Google rating of 4.8 across 177 reviews is a meaningful signal: at this price tier, a rating that high with that review volume suggests the kitchen is hitting its marks consistently, not just on press nights.
The creative format means the menu will not conform to expectations built in conventional restaurants. First-timers should resist the urge to order defensively. The kitchen's strengths are in its approach to composition, and the dishes that look least familiar on paper are often the ones that make the meal. If you're arriving with someone who prefers direct cooking, Nav may not be the right call , consider ManO2 or Dubravkin Put for a more accessible entry point to Zagreb's dining scene.
This is worth addressing directly, because the editorial angle matters here: Nav is not a venue designed for off-premise eating. Creative cuisine at this level depends on plating, temperature control, and the specific context of the dining room. The dishes at Nav are constructed with precision that doesn't survive a delivery journey intact. If your question is whether to order Nav for delivery or takeout, the answer is no , you would be paying €€€€ prices for a version of the food that cannot represent what the kitchen is doing. The experience at Nav is inseparable from eating it in the room, and that's not a limitation, it's the point. For occasions where you need restaurant-quality food delivered, Zagreb has better-suited options at lower price points. Nav earns its position through the in-room experience, and that is where your money is leading spent.
Nav's back-to-back Michelin Plate awards in 2024 and 2025, combined with identical La Liste scores across two consecutive years, suggest a kitchen in a stable phase rather than one in flux. That consistency is actually useful information for a first-timer: you are not walking into a restaurant mid-reinvention or recovering from a chef departure. The La Liste 78-point score puts Nav in credible company globally, and among Croatian restaurants, it sits alongside Agli Amici Rovinj, Alfred Keller in Mali Lošinj, Boskinac in Novalja, Korak in Jastrebarsko, Krug in Split, and LD Restaurant in Korčula as part of a recognisable tier of Croatian fine dining that has earned international attention. That context matters when calibrating expectations: Nav is operating at a level comparable to what you would find in similarly sized European cities with more established fine-dining reputations.
For international reference points, the La Liste methodology places Nav in territory that, while not at the level of Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen or Arpège, shares the same evaluative framework. That framing helps you understand what the kitchen is attempting even before you sit down.
Address: Masarykova ul. 11/1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. Booking difficulty: Easy , Nav is bookable without the weeks-in-advance pressure you face at Croatia's most sought-after coastal restaurants. Book a few days to a week ahead to secure your preferred time. Budget: €€€€ , plan for a full evening spend at the upper end of Zagreb's restaurant pricing. Dress: No dress code is confirmed in available data, but the price tier and creative format suggest smart-casual at minimum; arriving underdressed at a Michelin Plate restaurant in central Zagreb would be out of place. Group size: Leading for twos and small groups where the creative format can be appreciated without the logistics of coordinating large-party preferences. Phone and hours: Not available in current records , confirm directly before visiting.
For a broader picture of where Nav fits in Zagreb's eating and drinking scene, see our full Zagreb restaurants guide, our full Zagreb hotels guide, our full Zagreb bars guide, our full Zagreb wineries guide, and our full Zagreb experiences guide.
Yes — Nav is one of the clearest choices in Zagreb for a celebration meal. Back-to-back Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) and consecutive La Liste scores of 78 points confirm a kitchen that delivers reliably, not just on good nights. At €€€€ pricing, the spend matches the occasion. For something lower-key, Noel or Dubravkin Put offer a slightly less formal register at comparable quality.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in the venue record, so it would be worth calling or emailing ahead to ask — Nav is at Masarykova ul. 11/1 in central Zagreb. Creative cuisine at this price point is typically structured around table sittings rather than casual counter service, so don't assume walk-up bar access is available.
Nav's central Zagreb location and creative format make it a reasonable solo choice — Masarykova ul. 11/1 is walkable from most city hotels, which removes logistical friction. Solo dining at €€€€ creative restaurants tends to work best when a tasting menu format is on offer, as it structures the meal without requiring group coordination. Confirm table availability for one when booking.
Based on the venue's profile — Michelin Plate recognition and La Liste placement in a city with a growing fine-dining scene — booking at least one to two weeks ahead is sensible, particularly for weekend evenings. Nav does not carry the same months-in-advance pressure as Croatia's hardest-to-book tables, which makes it one of the more accessible options at this level.
At €€€€ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Plates and La Liste scores of 78 points across 2025 and 2026, Nav makes a reasonable case for the spend — particularly if creative, composed cuisine is the format you want. Within Zagreb, it sits above Izakaya or ManO2 for structured fine dining. If you want a la carte flexibility at a comparable level, Noel may suit better.
Nav's awards profile (Michelin Plate, La Liste Top Restaurants) places it in the dressed-up-but-not-formal tier typical of European creative fine dining. A jacket is a safe call for the evening; there is no evidence in the venue record of a strict dress code. Err toward neat over casual at €€€€ pricing — it reads as appropriate to the room.
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