Where to eat in Sarajevo

1. Bosnian coffee house on Baščaršija (choose a busy one)Kafana na Baščaršiji

   Baščaršija bazaar · Coffee, tea and sweets · sit-down

   Mid-range

   KM 4–8

   Bosnian coffee in a copper pot with a sugar cube and rahat lokum: sit for 30 minutes at any busy coffee house on the bazaar; slow, cheap and the local ritual.

   • Bosnian coffee ritual
   • Cheap and slow
   • Choose a busy house
   • Order: Coffee with sweets
   • Table seating

   Veg

   yes

   Halal

   yes

   Good for

   solo, couple, family, group

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

2. Buregdžinica Bosna

   Baščaršija bazaar · Local dishes · sit-down

   Budget

   KM 3–6

   A burek bakery: a round of meat or cheese pie with yoghurt, eaten fast; a breakfast or a mid-morning fuel stop.

   • Burek with yoghurt
   • Vegetarian pies too
   • Cash only
   • Order: Burek and yoghurt
   • Counter seating

   Veg

   yes

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

3. Buregdžinica Sač

   Baščaršija bazaar · Vegetarian · sit-down

   Budget

   KM 3–6

   A pie bakery that bakes pies under a metal lid (sač): go for a 09:00 breakfast or a light lunch; meat and vegetarian pies with yoghurt, cash only.A pie bakery that bakes pies under a metal lid (sač): go for a 9:00 AM breakfast or a light lunch; meat and vegetarian pies with yoghurt, cash only.

   • Pies baked under a sač lid
   • Cash only
   • Go before noon
   • Order: Pie baked under a sač lid
   • Table seating

   Veg

   yes

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

4. Ćevabdžinica Hodžić

   Baščaršija bazaar · Grill and skewers · sit-down

   Budget

   KM 7–9

   A busy Sarači grill for ćevapi that many locals prefer to Željo: order five or ten with somun and onion; go before 12:00 or in the late afternoon; cash and an early closing time.A busy Sarači grill for ćevapi that many locals prefer to Željo: order five or ten with somun and onion; go before 12:00 PM or in the late afternoon; cash and an early closing time.

   • Locals’ favourite ćevapi
   • Cash
   • Go before noon
   • Order: Ćevapi, 5 pieces
   • Table seating

   Veg

   no

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

5. Ćevabdžinica Željo

   Baščaršija bazaar · Grill and skewers · sit-down

   Mid-range

   KM 10–16

   A popular grill for ćevapi: order five or ten with flatbread and onion; go before 12:00 or after 14:30 to skip the queue.A popular grill for ćevapi: order five or ten with flatbread and onion; go before 12:00 PM or after 2:30 PM to skip the queue.

   • Famous ćevapi grill
   • Cash preferred
   • Queue at noon
   • Order: Ćevapi with kajmak
   • Table seating

   Veg

   no

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

6. Dveri

   Baščaršija bazaar · Local dishes · sit-down

   Splurge

   KM 25–40

   A sit-down Bosnian restaurant near the bazaar with traditional stews, dolma and grills: book for dinner, order the Bosnian pot, and skip it if you want a cheap lunch.

   • Traditional Bosnian cooking
   • Book for dinner
   • Sit-down meal
   • Order: Sogan-dolma and lamb
   • Table seating

   Veg

   ask

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family, group

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

7. Inat KućaInat kuća

   Baščaršija bazaar · Local dishes · sit-down

   Splurge

   KM 25–40

   A traditional Bosnian restaurant in a relocated Ottoman house across from the Vijećnica: a sit-down lunch with local dishes; book at weekends.

   • Bosnian pot and tufahija
   • A moved Ottoman house
   • Book at weekends
   • Order: Bosnian pot and tufahija
   • Table seating

   Veg

   ask

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

8. Markale marketTržnica Markale

   Ferhadija, Latin Bridge and the cathedral · Coffee, tea and sweets, Market and street stalls · street / counter

   Budget

   KM 3–8

   The city’s main fresh market, with fruit, cheese, honey and dried meat: go before noon for a snack, then look at the memorial plaques for the 1994 and 1995 shell victims; closes early on Sundays.

   • Fresh fruit, cheese and honey
   • Memorial plaques
   • Go before noon
   • Order: Fruit, cheese and bread
   • Counter seating

   Veg

   yes

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

9. Supermarket picnic

   Any supermarket · Local dishes

   Budget

   KM 3–6

   Bread, cheese and fruit — The cheapest lunch.

   • Order: Bread, cheese and fruit

   Veg

   ?

   From the city eat guide; no Voykit page yet.

10. A trout restaurant (confirm locally)

    Old town or Ilidža · Grill and skewers, Seafood and sushi · sit-down

    Mid-range

    KM 15–25

    Grilled trout — A river fish.

    • Order: Grilled trout

    Veg

    ?

    From the city eat guide; no Voykit page yet.

Walk times are straight-line estimates (×1.3 for streets, 5 km/h (3 mph)3 mph (5 km/h)); “(area)” means the cluster centre, not the door. Diet “ask” means possible with care; Voykit has not tested cross-contact.