Opened in summer 2021, Bar Sistema is a compact cocktail bar in central Split that stocks around 400 spirits on five-meter-high shelves and makes everything else for its drinks in-house. The menu runs from signature creations such as The Navigator and Levity to classics and non-alcoholic options, with regular international guest-bartender shifts. The bar operates first-come, first-served with no reservations. It won Best Cocktail Bar for Croatia at the 2026 Bartenders' Choice Awards.
Bokamorra sits on Obala Ante Trumbića in Split, where the team describes the room as a pizzaurant and cocktails couture. The bar and the kitchen share equal billing, with pizza and cocktails set out together as the house idea. Drinks are the part that keeps moving. Through 2026 the venue has run a Bar Takeover Collection, handing the bar to visiting teams for a night: Pink Pony Club from Budapest brought co-owner Diego Rastella and four cocktails built for the occasion, among them a bruschetta in a glass and an unconventional Paloma. The venue offers dine-in service and outdoor seating.
Bar Split is the ground floor bar of Hotel Ambasador on the city's seafront promenade. It runs from morning espresso to classic cocktails late into the evening, with a bar menu served from noon to 11pm.
A cocktail bar in the center of Split combining traditional Croatian hospitality with contemporary mixology, welcoming both locals and visitors. The bar emphasizes expertly crafted cocktails with a love for the classics and operates strictly walk-in, it does not take reservations.
String's is a cocktail and guitar bar in Split that pairs a Prohibition-era speakeasy look with a rock and roll soundtrack, guitars on the walls and drinks served on guitar-pick-shaped leather coasters. The team uses advanced techniques and seasonal ingredients for flavor-forward cocktails, including house creations like Frenie's Margarita with mezcal, apple and pepper, alongside classics and highballs.
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Split guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 7 with a map and filters.
Best bars in Split