Flavors · Ston

Stonska torta

Thin pastry tart filled with cooked pasta, walnuts, almonds, sugar, chocolate and spices. It is the sweet of Ston, on the Pelješac peninsula, and is traditionally made at Christmas and Easter.

Traditional sweet from Ston, Dubrovnik-Neretva

Also known as: Stonski kolač, Stonski makaruli, Torta od makaruli

Updated November 2026

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Stonska torta — Ston, Croatia — Stonska torta

Stonska torta — Ston, Croatia

Stonska torta is one of the most curious desserts of Dalmatia: the filling contains pasta. Makaruli, a tubular pasta, are cooked and mixed in layers with ground walnuts and almonds, sugar, chocolate, cinnamon and lemon zest, bound with beaten eggs and butter. All of this is placed in a tin lined with a thin pastry, which is closed on top before baking.

Dubrovnik tourism presents it as one of the region’s original Renaissance sweets, using ingredients typical of the Mediterranean. According to the same source, the recipe likely came to the Dubrovnik area via Venetian or Italian cuisine.

The tart is from Ston, the small town at the entrance to the Pelješac peninsula, known for its walls and salt pans. It used to be prepared at home for special occasions, especially Christmas and Easter, and today can be found in Ston, in Mali Ston and in pastry shops in the Dubrovnik region.

After baking and cooling, the tart is turned onto a plate and dusted with sugar. The pasta is hardly noticeable at first glance; it appears in the slice, in layers.

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Where it comes from

Ston , Dubrovnik-Neretva
Traditional sweet from Ston, at the entrance of the Pelješac peninsula.

Ingredients

Thin pastry made from flour, eggs and olive oil; makaruli (tubular pasta), walnuts, almonds, sugar, dark chocolate, cinnamon, lemon zest, eggs, butter and, in some recipes, rum or brandy.

How it is eaten

In slices, cold, sprinkled with sugar.

When it is eaten

Christmas and Easter and other special family occasions.

Your questions

Questions about Stonska torta

Does the Ston tart really contain pasta?

Yes. The filling is made with makaruli, a tubular pasta, mixed with walnuts, almonds, sugar, chocolate and spices.

When is stonska torta made?

Traditionally at Christmas, at Easter and on other special family occasions.

Where can you taste the Ston tart?

In Ston and Mali Ston, at the entrance to the Pelješac peninsula, and in pastry shops in the Dubrovnik region.

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