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Croatia by campervan: food and supermarkets

Where to buy food in Croatia, which supermarkets to use, opening hours and practical tips for eating on the road. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026

Food and shops

Food and shops

Sunday is the thing to plan for. Since a 2023 amendment to the trade law, a Croatian shop may open on only 16 Sundays in the calendar year, and each retailer chooses its own. There is no national rota, so two supermarkets on the same street can have opposite answers on the same day. Petrol station shops, bakeries, kiosks and shops inside ferry, bus and rail terminals are exempt and trade every Sunday.

A lamplit tavern interior with rough plaster walls, wooden tables, candles and a guitar propped in the corner
The konoba. Grilled fish, peka, and a bill that depends on the kilo

Where to shop

  • Best value: Lidl or Plodine.
  • Full range: Konzum or INTERSPAR.
  • Camper access: Use retail-park Lidl, Plodine or INTERSPAR branches away from old centres.

Supermarkets, and which one you will find where

ChainGood forWhere it turns up
KonzumThe market leader, around 630 stores. Widest coverage including small towns.Everywhere, including most islands
Lidl and KauflandCheapest full shop. The Schwarz group now out-earns Konzum in Croatia.Cities and larger coastal towns, not islands
PlodineBig weekly shop, strong on fresh produce and own label.Mainland towns, good coverage on the coast
Spar and IntersparWidest range, Interspar is the hypermarket format.Present in around 55 towns
TommyDalmatian chain, the one you find in Split and its islands.Dalmatia, including Brač and Hvar

Eating out without getting it wrong

  • The weekday lunch deal is the value meal. A gablec or marenda is 6 to 12 euros and served roughly 12:00 to 15:00, often only until the pot is empty.
  • Fish is priced by the kilogram. Ask what the whole fish weighs and what it will cost before it is cooked.

Stocking the campervan

  • Buy olive oil, wine, pršut and dried figs here. The island olive oils are worth the shelf space.
  • Shop on Saturday. Assume Sunday is closed unless you have checked that specific shop.
Grilled fish fillets with roast potatoes, vegetables and lemon on a white plate beside a glass of white wine
Grilled fish with potatoes and a glass of white. The default Dalmatian plate