Brodeto is the creation of Chef Scott Crawford, a five-time James Beard Award semifinalist whose career spans some of the most respected kitchens in the American South. After years of building Crawford Hospitality into one of Raleigh’s defining restaurant groups, Chef Crawford turned his attention to the Adriatic, the coastal cuisine stretching from Italy’s eastern shore through Croatia, Montenegro, and beyond.
The result is Brodeto, named for the traditional Adriatic fisherman’s stew that varies from village to village along the Dalmatian coast.
In 2025, the MICHELIN Guide recognized Brodeto with a recommendation. Chef Crawford’s approach is not about spectacle. It is about sourcing the finest ingredients the Carolina coast and regional farms can offer, then cooking them with techniques rooted in centuries of Adriatic tradition.