Restaurants and konobas
The Croatian National Tourist Board is clear: menu prices are final, there’s no service charge, and tipping is a personal choice. If you were happy, 10–15% is appropriate. In a simple konoba, and among locals, rounding up is common; in tourist hotspots on the coast, staff are more used to around 10%.
Some restaurants charge a per-person cover (kuver), for bread for example. That’s fine if it’s on the menu – and many people tip a little less when there is one.
Cafés and bars
For a coffee by the harbour or a drink at a bar, round up to the next whole euro. Nobody expects more.
Taxis, Uber and Bolt
Round up the fare. For exceptional service, such as help with heavy luggage, up to 10% is usual.
Hotels and holiday apartments
- Porters: €1–2 per bag.
- Housekeeping: €1–2 a night.
- Particularly helpful staff: €3–5 or more, according to the tourist board.
Sailing trips and skippers
Croatia is one of Europe’s most popular sailing areas. For a skippered charter, a tip of 5–10% of the charter fee is often quoted, handed over in cash in an envelope at the end of the week. Some calculate it on the skipper’s fee instead. There’s no fixed rule, and the figures come mostly from charter companies.
Sharing mooring fees, provisions and the skipper’s tip across the crew is easiest with a shared sailing kitty in Cashinator.
Tours and excursions
On group tours of Dubrovnik’s old town or Diocletian’s Palace in Split, €2–5 per person is usual; private guides get around 10%. Free walking tours are paid through tips – around €10 per person is fair.
Tipping by card in Croatia
Since 1 January 2024, Croatian law has provided for tips by card: businesses may offer it but don’t have to. The tip is recorded separately from the bill and doesn’t appear as a line on your receipt. It has caught on – guests left around €49 million in card tips in 2025 – but cash is still widely used.
Useful phrases: “Račun, molim” (the bill, please) and “Zadržite ostatak” (keep the change).
Worked example: a konoba in Split
Four friends, a bill of €67.80:
| Tip | Amount | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round up to €70 | €2.20 | €70.00 | €17.50 |
| 10% | €6.78 | €74.58 | €18.65 |
| Round up to €75 | €7.20 | €75.00 | €18.75 |
At a simple konoba €70 is fine; for good service, €75 (just over 10%) is a nice tip. Continuing to Italy? That’s where you’ll meet coperto and servizio.
Sources
Last reviewed: . Based on official tourism boards, laws and public authorities, consumer organisations, and established travel guides and media. Tipping is always voluntary – all figures are guidelines.
- Croatian National Tourist Board: tipping croatia.hr
- Croatian Tax Administration: tips (“napojnica”) porezna-uprava.gov.hr
- Croatia Week: €49 million in card tips (2025) croatiaweek.com
- ÖAMTC (Austrian automobile club): tipping abroad oeamtc.at
- Chasing the Donkey: how to tip in Croatia chasingthedonkey.com
