Restaurant Matsunoki

The Japanese restaurant located in the luxury Hotel Bellevue was designed by the virtuosos of the Franić-Šekoranja studio. Its modern, elegant space features a sushi bar and an open kitchen that gives guests the opportunity to have a look at the food preparation process.

Awarded with the Michelin Plate, Matsunoki is a fusion restaurant offering traditional Japanese cuisine that combines indigenous Japanese foods with fresh Mediterranean ingredients from local organic farming. Chef Saša Pribičević, famous for his long-standing experience in some of the best Asian restaurants in Croatia, prepares exotic and interesting meals using modern culinary techniques. Nigiri sushi, maki sushi as well as other selected specialities on the menu guarantee an extraordinary gourmet experience. The restaurant also offers a selection of whiskeys by renowned Japanese distilleries such as Nikka Taketsuru, The Yamazaki, Hakushu and Hibiki, and a choice of sparkling and still sake wines.

Thanks to a carefully selected wine program, Matsunoki has won the title of “Best of Award of Excellence”, marked with two wine glasses, according to the 2021 Restaurant Awards presented by the renowned American magazine Wine Spectator.

With its 476 entries and an inventory of 2230 bottles, Matsunoki wine list provides to all its guests an opportunity to embark on an oenological journey like not others. The list promotes Croatian native varietals from Graševina, aged Malvasia Istriana, to Pošip, Grk, Teran and Plavac Mali and it elevates the whole offering bringing to the tables new sensibility and innovative trends. The selection expands to the rest of the world following the routes of old wine merchants exploring both Old and New World wine regions, always approaching the oenological journey through the lesser travelled paths.

Visit the sophisticated Matsunoki fusion restaurant, choose from an offer that's unique in both the destination and region, and savour luxurious and extravagant tastes!