Split Fish Market

The Peškarija (fish market) is housed in a elegant early 20th-century building on the harbour front, just outside the western wall of the palace. The market opens early morning when the fishermen bring in the night's catch, and the displays — whole branzino (sea bass), orada (sea bream), octopus, squid, sardines, and the shellfish that the Adriatic produces in abundance — represent the raw ingredients of Dalmatian cuisine. The market provides the most direct connection between Split's harbour (still a working fishing port despite the tourism) and its tables.