Places to eat and shop

Eating out near Komarna and Klek

A typical lunch cost around 7 Euros including beverages. A delicious wine 'n' dine with fish or meat as the main course will set you back something between 12 and 20 Euro. It very much depends on the location of the restaurant and be prepared to pay more if you go to typical tourist restaurants in Ston or Dubrovnik.

Villa Bili restaurant The restaurant in Villa Bili is the only option if you want to dine out in Komarna. It has a good kitchen and very reasonable prices. You don't have to eat there though. You can of course settle for an ice-cream, a soft drink or a cup of coffee.

You may also have a meal at the Konoba close to Bili. Just remember to order it the day before - or at least several hours in advance. They will then prepare anything you want based on fresh meat or fish.

On the coastal road towards Klek, there is a restaurant in Duboka. Villa Malo Misto, It seems to be open all year and has a good selection of food and a good kitchen - and prices at the upper end of what you expect in Croatia. The restaurant is closed on Sundays.

For a greater selection of restaurants, you should go to Klek three km to the south. Restaurant Adriatic on the coastal road is open from June to September. Down by the beach we can recommend the restaurant in Hotel Plaza. It has a good kitchen, a professional service, and there is also the small Restaurant Skoj on the beach.

Neum further five km. down the coast are another option. There you will always be able to find somewhere to eat. Just after the border station there is a small hotel, Anchora, with an excellent restaurant - especially for fish.

When you get into Neum, there are some pizzerias around the traffic light. They are fine for a cup of coffee and maybe a pizza if you are desperate, but we suggest you continue and turn right and drive down towards the beach where you may find more restaurants both on the way down and at the end where you may park free outside the season. In high season, the parking fee is 5 Kuna per hour.

We can recommend Humska Kuca (Mountain Hut) on your way down to the right after the entrance to Hotel Sunce and a little later Restaurant Bonaca at the bottom of the road. Both have a good selection on the menu, good quality and reasonable prices. If, in stead of turning right towards the beach, you continue the main road towards Dubrovnik, we can also recommend Restaurant Karaka. It is in a small shopping center almost at the end of Neum.

Opuzen - In the other direction towards Split, there is Hotel Merlot, which has a good menu card and a good price/quality ration. Inside Opuzen on the town Hall Square there is a simple pizzeria.

There are also some restaurants in Metkovic 20 km. away. Restaurant Taverna in the big shopping centre, a Pizzeria behind the hospital and a pizzeria with a bigger selection at the far end of the road Sportska. But unless you want to get away from the "touristy atmosphere" in Klek or Neum, there is really no reason to drive that far.

Villa Neretva on the road between Opuzen and Metkovic has a good reputation for serving excellent local food, http://www.restaurant-villa-neretva.hr/

If you want to travel a little further on, we recommend a meal at "Duda i Mate" in Vid. Vid village is on top of the ancient Narona ruins and Restaurant "Duda i Mate" is on the left just as you enter the village at the place where the Roman Forum used to be and close to the river.

This web-site has a large selection of restaurants in your area - unfortunately just in Croatian language: http://www.gastronaut.hr/restupit.asp?zupanija=20

Shopping

There is a Mini Market in the centre of Komarna just past Villa Bili. It is easy to find, just look at the color. The shop has a good selection for your everyday needs. There will be fresh bread in the morning and cold drinks and ice cream whenever you need it. The shop is open from 7:00 in the morning closes around noon and opens again in the afternoon. They seem to change their opening hours often so please check when you are there.

There are supermarkets and shops in Klek and there are more in Neum (remember your passport and papers for the car if you go to Neum). In Neum the shopping is cheaper because of a lower tax and more competition. There are several department stores and many smaller shops.

There are some roadside shops close to Opuzen at the main road, and Metkovic has a really nice selection of small shops and department stores. The biggest department stores can all be found on the main road. When you drive into Metkovic you will pass Lidl, Konzum and Mercator - all on your right hand.

Then there is Dubrovnik, off course, an hour's drive away and a small adventure, whether you want to shop or just enjoy the city. If you shop a lot in Dubrovnik, please keep the receipts, so there will be no problem when you pass the customs in Neum. Transit is allowed, and there are rules for how much you may import from Bosnia-Herzegovina - even if we have never experienced that they were enforced.

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