Wine, octopus salad and bakalar shared around a table at St Blaise

Sydney’s only Dalmatian restaurant · Matraville

A taste of Dubrovnik.
A table in Sydney.

An authentic Dubrovnik restaurant in Matraville, Sydney, celebrating the coastal cuisine of Dalmatia, Croatia. Made for sharing over good wine and unhurried evenings.

Tuesday–Saturday, 5pm–10pm · Fully licensed, no BYO

The food of Dubrovnik

Made to be shared

Dinner in Matraville

Tuna and salmon carpaccio with langoustine at St Blaise

The Adriatic, on a plate.

Our story

From our family tables
to yours.

St Blaise is a Croatian restaurant with its heart in Dubrovnik and its roots in the Dalmatian coast. We cook the food we grew up with, carrying our family recipes and traditions to your table in Sydney.

For Dubrovnik-born chef Vedran Perojević, that means the kitchens, fishing villages and family tables of Croatia’s Adriatic coast. Olive oil, garlic, wine and seafood. Recipes passed down through generations, brought to life with exceptional Australian produce.

Some dishes take hours. Others take patience, skill and a little stubbornness. All of them belong around a table, with good company and another piece of bread.

Recipes that take hours to prepare.
And generations to perfect.

The St Blaise philosophy

In the media

A few stories about our table.

Time Out Sydney

An intimate bistro, inspired by the Dalmatian coast

Alison Rodericks explores St Blaise’s coastal cooking, house-made bread and unhurried hospitality.

8 July 2026

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Not Quite Nigella

Sydney’s only Dalmatian restaurant

Lorraine Elliott visits Matraville for a dinner of Adriatic flavours, Croatian liqueurs and the stories behind the dishes.

14 April 2026

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Hrvatski Vjesnik

Bringing Dubrovnik to Sydney

Dora Abičić tells the story of Vedran’s roots, family recipes and the connection between two coastlines.

28 September 2026

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St Blaise Kitchen Diaries

Some recipes
deserve a story.

Food carries memories. In the Kitchen Diaries, Vedran writes about the traditions, ingredients and small rituals that connect Dubrovnik to our Sydney kitchen.

Read the Kitchen Diaries

Non bene pro toto
libertas venditur auro.

Freedom is not to be sold for all the world’s gold.

Come for dinner

Find your way
to our table.

Tucked into a little arcade in Matraville, St Blaise brings a taste of the Adriatic to Sydney. Reserve your table through OpenTable.

Planning a group dinner? Email us to discuss set menus and seating.

Find us

Shop 2, 496 Bunnerong Road
Matraville NSW 2036
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Opening hours

Tuesday–Saturday
5pm–10pm
Sunday–Monday: closed

Good to know

Fully licensed, no BYO.
Bookings via OpenTable.
Parking access via Baird Avenue.