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A Tale Of Two Michelin Meals

In Croatia, fancy food done right and wrong

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Addison Del Mastro
Jun 01, 2026
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Back in 2022, when my wife and I visited Croatia, we went to two Michelin restaurants. One was a true Michelin-starred place; the other was just a step below, an entry in the Michelin Guide. The two meals could not have been more different—and it surprised us both that the greatly inferior meal was the starred one, not the mere Guide one.

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