Imagine a market that has its own fish farm in which a fresh fish is caught on a daily basis in the Adriatic Sea. And you can then eat that fish cheaply in a neighborly restaurant prepared domestically.
Welcome to Zagreb, to the market of Dolac in the bistro "Ampfora".
Dolac is a farmers' market located in the center of Zagreb, Croatia. Dolac is the most visited and the best known farmer's market in Zagreb, well known for its combination of traditional open market with stalls and sheltered market below. It is located only a few dozen meters away from the main square, Ban Jelačić Square, between the oldest parts of Zagreb, Gradec and Kaptol. The Dolac market Zagreb is centrally located right behind the town's main square.
Yesterday I ate a portion of the "Papalina", small home fish from the Adriatic Sea with the fries. A friend took the squids that were fresh and tasty.
"Amfora" is not a high class restaurant, it looks very cheap, but that's its advantage.
A view of the cathedral, the township shaded by arches of medieval architecture and beautiful and naturally home-grown stalls. Priceless.
An amiable waitress who has known me well for a long time informed me about the origin of the fish and sent it to my boss when I was curious about where the sardines were. So for the first time, I learned who made the Amphora and was thrilled with the story. Namely, owner Anđelko Mandac has a whole life in nutrition and fish. He worked at the Food Institute, and in eighteen years, I was dedicating the fish and trading it. At the beginning of the nineties, he founded his own fish trade company, and the area where, by 1991, the fish warehouse had been reassigned to Amphora.
Today, it is the company that owns the largest retailer of fish, especially the Adriatic, in Zagreb, with seven stalls at Dolac Fish Market and one more in Chernovaca and Branimir's market. Throughout the Adriatic, thirty ships with whom he has deals with the purchase of catches will be sailing for him, and will transport his four freezer trucks to Zagreb. For each gurgling, intriguing data. Indeed, there is no better mix of fresh fish consumption than this way of life.
Prices: Fried chicken salad 60 kn; froed sardines 35 kn; fried trlje 60 kn; Fish category I 320 kn / kg, fish II. Category 230 kn / kg; 1 kn for bread