Our last dinner on our Balkan adventure turned out to be one of our favorites.

Perched in Dubrovnik’s harbor, Restaurant 360 holds a Michelin star and boasts an epic terrace that stretches along the medieval walls of St. John’s Fortress offering a sweeping view of the old town and port. The setting alone feels cinematic.

The kitchen is led by Chef Marijo Curić whose menus draw heavily from Mediterranean flavors, accented with Asian touches and French technique. When we visited, the restaurant offered several tasting menu options. Two of their tasting menus were six courses each; one menu contained signature dishes and the other menu had modern takes on Croatian cuisine (both were equally priced). The other option was to pick dishes from their à la carte menu to create your own tasting menu but we didn’t have to choose the same dishes whereas with the other two tasting menus previously mentioned, the entire table had to get the same menu. We opted to do the four course tasting menu where we could choose our own dishes so in theory we would get to try eight dishes all together since we always share everything. We always want to try as much as possible!

Regardless if you went with either of the tasting menus or you chose your own, everyone started off their meal with a beautiful spread of amuse bouches.

All of the amuse bouches were tasty and definitely got our appetites ready. The milk bread was delicious, not as strong as some of the milk breads we’ve tried in the past, but it was still pillowy and soft. The flavored butters (beetroot and Mediterranean herbs), while visually pleasing, didn’t taste that different from the normal butter.

This silky scallop tartare was easily one of my favorites of the night. Underneath the sweet scallops was a soft tofu mousse with an aromatic chive and onion vinaigrette.

While you can’t see the oysters, this was another solid dish of various seafood components. The oysters were on the smaller side which I actually prefer and were covered with a thin slice of meaty tuna and finished with a tiny dollop of caviar. Everything was seasoned with an XO sauce that added complexity.

Lightly cooked calamari was accompanied by dollops of mashed potatoes in a citrusy sauce and finished with crunchy rice crisps.

These cute pasta bundles were stuffed with beef, pork, and rabbit where the nutty and grassy flavors of the Comté cheese paired nicely with the meat and demi-glace.

Sourdough is easily one of my favorite types of bread and since we live in the sourdough capital, it’s hard to be impressed abroad.

Delicate red snapper was served with two sauces: a classic beurre blanc and an intense shellfish sauce. In the cup next to the dish was a delicious mussel and red shrimp dish served cappuccino style.

The last savory course was lamb rump steak with vegetables and romesco sauce. While the dish was more on the simple side, the flavors were still great and the cookery was spot on.

I can’t exactly recall what the pastry was made out of, perhaps some sort of short pastry, with a chocolate cream served with ice cream. A chocolate lover’s dream.

The smooth and decadent chocolate mousse was served with a tropical sauce and topped with a banana sorbet. I would have preferred a banana ice cream as the sorbet felt too subtle for the intense mousse but perhaps that was the intention.

The meal ended with a dazzling spread of petit fours: chocolates with ganache and cocoa nibs; lemon meringue sandwiches; raspberry yogurt bites; and pistachio cigars. All were fantastic!

After dinner, we wandered around the restaurant terrace, soaking in the glittering views of Dubrovnik’s old town and port.

We both had a wonderful dinner at Restaurant 360 where the food shined but so did the atmosphere. The venue was something entirely unique and special, truly one of a kind, so my rating is an 8.5/10.