Serbian cuisine, as a heterogeneous one, is actually derived from mixed cuisines, mostly influenced by Mediterranean (especially Greek), Hungarian, Turkish and Austrian cuisines. Serbian has a great passion for food in general, having a rich cuisine and a large diversity of alcohol beverages that accompany these fat-rich dishes. The Serbian cuisine is rich in fat meals, and almost every dish contains meat or its derivated. Vegetarian cuisine is not the strength of Serbian cooking and if you are a vegetarian then this might not be the city for you.
The one certain thing about the Serbian cuisine, is the fact that all people in this country will usually serve three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner, lunch being the most consistent one. It usually has three courses: soup, the second course, and a dessert which in most cases will be a baked cake. Desserts range from Turkish-style baklava to Viennese-style tortes. The national drink of Serbia is a plum brandy – slivovica.
Here are some typical Serbian specialties: cevapcici (small rolls of mixed minced meat), all kinds of grilled meat, sarma (stuffed cabbage, minced beef and pork with rice enveloped in pickled cabbage or vine leaves), moussaka (minced pork or beef mixed with eggs and potatoes and then baked), gibanica (pastry leaves mixed with eggs, cheese and then baked), Karadjordjeva snicla (large cyllinder shaped chunk of meat stuffed with kajmak, cheese and ham, usually comes with mayo and french fries), etc. The famous home grown spirits are sljivovica - rakija (plum brandy) and lozovaca (grappa). The choice of wines ranges between Mediterranean and continental types.
There are three areas where dining establishments in Belgrade are concentrated. Of course, the city has good restaurants outside of these areas. You can select an enjoyable place beside the Danube, at the very confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, or at the Belgrade Fortress, which looks over the rivers. And, of course, one of the tourist centers of Belgrade that can’t be missed is Dorćol. Dorćol is one of the oldest parts of the city, which lies alongside Skadarska Street, also called the "bohemian quarter".
There are a number of things that you should and shouldn’t do in restaurants in Serbia. Here are some basic guidelines to bear in mind when dining out: Do book. At most restaurants it isn’t necessary to book a table in advance. If however, you don’t want to be disappointed book in advance. Don’t concern yourself with dress codes. You can enter every restaurant casually dressed, without a tie. Don’t expect a non-smoking section. All Belgrade restaurants are smoky. Some restaurants may have no-smoking sections but these are likely to be situated right next to smoking areas. Do signal waiting staff with hand signals. It is perfectly acceptable to signal waiting staff with your hand. Don’t pay until the end of the meal. Unless otherwise asked by the waiting staff; and this will usually only be done at the end of a shift; you should pay for your bill at the end of your meal or drinks and not as food or drinks arrive. Do tip. Rarely will you find a restaurant in Belgrade whose bill has the item "service cost" listed on it. Tips are entirely left up to the guest. If you are unsatisfied with the service, you don't have to leave a tip; if the service has been to your satisfaction, the custom is to leave a tip which is between five and ten percent of the bill. Do approach the cash register if you have waited to pay. It is perfectly acceptable to go up and pay for your bill if you have waited over-long or are in a rush to leave. Do try the local wines, beers, spirits and juices. Serbia has on offer a wide range of quality national and local beverages. Do look your companions in the eye when making a toast: When toasting with drink in Serbia, it is regarded as polite to look others in the eye.
With a great list of beverages and selected wines along with delicious culinary specialities, Sunset Caffe restaurant is designed to satisfy your various needs and desires. As for the evening entertainment, Sunset features live performances every night.
Restoran Relax
Located at Ada Safari Lake, restaurant Relax was built in autumn of 2004. With its architecture, interior, exterior and also a dish, drink and music selection, we try to retain the idyll of old Serbian household. Every piece of furniture which complets the interior was extensively and carefully selected, starting from an old wardrobe located at entrance which dates back from 1925 through bayonet and horn from I world war. There are also other valuable and old assets. We have acquired terracotta plates and dishes from which we serve and prepare food: lamb, beef, beans, soup. Some wine selection are wines from Negotin and rare wine "Tamnjanika". Music is usually of ethnic origin. Considering not so spacious area and wood, household and smell of antiquity is easily transformed into pleasant atmosphere which is suitable for group celebrations with rich meal and food selection. 4 swans, ducks and geese are always around to keep you company. There are also pheasants, two pawns, rabbits and goats...
Does and dont's
There are a number of things that you should and shouldn’t do in restaurants in Serbia. Here are some basic guidelines to bear in mind when dining out: Do book. At most restaurants it isn’t necessary to book a table in advance. If however, you don’t want to be disappointed book in advance. Don’t concern yourself with dress codes. You can enter every restaurant casually dressed, without a tie. Don’t expect a non-smoking section. All Belgrade restaurants are smoky. Some restaurants may have no-smoking sections but these are likely to be situated right next to smoking areas. Do signal waiting staff with hand signals. It is perfectly acceptable to signal waiting staff with your hand. Don’t pay until the end of the meal. Unless otherwise asked by the waiting staff; and this will usually only be done at the end of a shift; you should pay for your bill at the end of your meal or drinks and not as food or drinks arrive. Do tip. Rarely will you find a restaurant in Belgrade whose bill has the item "service cost" listed on it. Tips are entirely left up to the guest. If you are unsatisfied with the service, you don't have to leave a tip; if the service has been to your satisfaction, the custom is to leave a tip which is between five and ten percent of the bill. Do approach the cash register if you have waited to pay. It is perfectly acceptable to go up and pay for your bill if you have waited over-long or are in a rush to leave. Do try the local wines, beers, spirits and juices. Serbia has on offer a wide range of quality national and local beverages. Do look your companions in the eye when making a toast: When toasting with drink in Serbia, it is regarded as polite to look others in the eye.
Restaurants in Belgrade
Traditional Serbian Restaurants in Belgrade
Serbian has a great passion for food in general, having a rich cuisine and a large diversity of alcohol beverages that accompany these fat-rich dishes.
Serbia has a great cuisine to enjoy. Traditional Serbian restaurants offer tasty food, often accompanied by musicians, who roam from table to table.
Sunset Cafe Restaurant
Located in the lushing nature of Belgrade's Ada Cinganlija Lake, quite close to the city centre, Sunset Caffe is a true oasis of peace, harmony as well as of great fun. With a great list of beverages and selected wines along with delicious culinary specialities, Sunset Caffe restaurant is designed to satisfy your various needs and desires. As for the evening entertainment, Sunset features live performances every night.
As it is located on the very shore of the Ada Ciganlija Lake (popularly called The Sea of Belgrade), it presents a great opportunity for a break from the city. You can spend a perfect day on the beach hidden under a sunumbrella and enjoying refreshements and ice-cream sundaes...
Sunset Restaurant Menu has been designed to satisfy most different tastes and desires. The Menu is abundant with savory and high quality barbecued and cooked dishes as well as pastas and many other delicacies. Our chefs, masters of gastronomic skills, will make sure that your wishes come true in the form of a delicious meal.
Sunset is a good choice for families with children because of its well-equipped playground.
With a great list of beverages and selected wines along with delicious culinary specialities, Sunset Caffe restaurant is designed to satisfy your various needs and desires. As for the evening entertainment, Sunset features live performances every night.
Restoran Relax
Located at Ada Safari Lake, restaurant Relax was built in autumn of 2004. With its architecture, interior, exterior and also a dish, drink and music selection, we try to retain the idyll of old Serbian household. Every piece of furniture which complets the interior was extensively and carefully selected, starting from an old wardrobe located at entrance which dates back from 1925 through bayonet and horn from I world war. There are also other valuable and old assets. We have acquired terracotta plates and dishes from which we serve and prepare food: lamb, beef, beans, soup. Some wine selection are wines from Negotin and rare wine "Tamnjanika". Music is usually of ethnic origin. Considering not so spacious area and wood, household and smell of antiquity is easily transformed into pleasant atmosphere which is suitable for group celebrations with rich meal and food selection. 4 swans, ducks and geese are always around to keep you company. There are also pheasants, two pawns, rabbits and goats...
Red Soes Caffe
Red Shoes caffe is located only 4.5 km from the Mostar intersection on the right bank of Ada Ciganlija. Built on the lake itself almost entirely of timber, Red Shoes is one of the warmest clubs in Belgrade. A special attraction for our guests is the giant fireplace where the fire is always lit.
What is very important for our guests is that parking is secured. From this season we are offering national and Italian cuisine specialties, and from this offer we would like to single out the "Red Shoes" soup, beans and spaghetti Bolognese.
Red Shoes caffe is also known for great live bands on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays staring Old Hat Band, Broadway, Euroexpress, Eklipse, Žaoka, Patos, Blah Blah and others.
Excellent service and polite staff will make you fell like home.
Restaurant Bakana
Bakana is located at a distance of about 6 km from Belgrade and 3 km from Pancevo. Surrounded by greenery and plants of various shapes and beauty, it is the right choice for those who want to spend the rest of day without your city crowds.
The restaurant is specialized in traditional Serbian dishes and barbeque. It also offers a wide range of freshwater and saltwater fish, barbeques and Dalmatian smoked ham. The traditional fish soup is the trademark of Bakana restaurant.
Decorated in rustic style with ethnic motifs, restaurant Bakana certainly will not leave you indifferent.
Internacional Restaurants in Belgrade
Belgrade has an increasing number of foreign cuisine restaurants for the diner to enjoy. Chinese, Italian, Indian, Japanese, French, Greek and Mexican are just some of the national cuisines on offer.
At Belgrade's international restaurants you can take your pick of food from around the world.
Thai Time
The word Thailand in translation means "Free Land" or "Land of the free people." What is interesting is that Thailand has never been under European colonial rule. Thai people for centuries, developed and perfected their own unique culture and food.
Our Master Chef, Duangnet Pinsanthia was born in Korat and learned to cook traditional Thai dishes from her grandmother in Nakhon Ratchasimu in the North eastern region of Isan, a beautiful part of Thailand, which is heavily influenced by Lao cuisine. The Family recipes have been passed down for generations. Our Thai Time dishes are put together in perfect harmony with the five basic thai principles on tastes: sweet, spicy, sour, bitter and salty.
Thai Time has captured the truly original essence of the food; Harmony is the guiding principle behind each dish. Thai cuisine is essentially a marriage of centuries-old Eastern and Western influences harmoniously combined into something uniquely Thai.
Thai Time is the first authentic Thai restaurant in Belgrade and its menu offers a genuine taste of Thai cuisine. The harmony of taste is the basic principle for all our dishes.
Thai Time offers its friends an intimate ambience in the heart of Belgrade, at flower square Njegoševa 11, we pride ourselves on providing authentic tastes of Thai cuisine using only original ingredients as that is what makes the restaurant Thai Time special.
Thai cuisine is a perfect blend of culture and taste which is finally available to you in Belgrade.
MOON Sushi and Fusion food
MOON is a brand specialized in Japanese and fusion food. Cornerstone of our offer is an original combination of traditional Japanese and contemporary international cuisine.MOON philosophy is based on quality, highest level of service and creativity. A combination of traditional and contemporary, Oriental and European, MOON offers you an opportunity to enjoy excellent dishes both in our restaurant or at home.
MOON Sushi & Fusion Food offers top quality service and extraordinary choice of dishes in 3 restaurants on exclusive locations in Belgrade, as well as delivery service, takeout and catering.
First in our family, MOON Sushi Bar in Makedonska 30 (EuroCentar) is a contemporary design restaurant, an ideal place for your business meetings, family lunch or free time with your friends. Our delicious sushi, maki, soups, teriyaki, yakitori, salads, as well as extraordinary appetizers are made of top quality ingredients by highly experienced chefs. Our unique concept offers you wast range of innovative dishes while the choice of wines and drinks is carefully selected to perfectly accompany the menu.
Thanks to the cooperation with well-known club SOHO, MOON combines the spirit of great Belgrade entertainment and nightlife with gastronomy of the highest quality! Appart of sushi, do not miss an opportunity to try excellent Tempura. Highly professional staff and best DJs will make sure that you enjoy every moment!
The third member of the MOON family of restaurants – MOON Sushi and Fusion Food in Senjak, Vase Pelagica 54, opened its doors in October 2011. Fashionable and pleasant interior design, top quality service and extraordinary choice of the best examples of Japanese and fusion cuisine will give you the feeling of absolute pleasure. Restaurant MOON Sushi&Fusion Food in Senjak is an ideal place for family lunch, business meetings as well as social events or just enjoying time with friends.
Lila - svet izobilja
Lila - svet izobilja, an authentic Indian vegetarian restaurant, offering its patrons a delightful range of excellent cuisine, which remains faithful to the best culinary traditions of the Indian sub-continent. Restaurant Lila - svet izobilja is situated in city centre, near the National Assembly of Serbia.
Restaurant Lila serves a variety of savory recipes from India's rich tapestry of culture and culinary traditions. Every dish is meticulously prepared in authentic Indian home-style, using only natural spices and ingredients. As a result, Lila's many delectable dishes are lean, low in fat and healthy.
Restaurant Cashmire
Cashmire, a very beautiful restaurant with kind staff, is located in the city center in Strahinica Bana Street. In the pleasant ambiance you can enjoy in a wide range of domestic and foreign wines and great cocktails.
The specialties of Mediterranean cuisine are made for every taste and be prepared for a surprise which is prepared by our chef.
The park is serene, while the floating cafes and restaurants are abundant reminding us that we are actually in the middle of the city. Only 20 minutes walk from the busy center of Belgrade.
Carefully chosen live music – the sound of classic guitar, great vocals and melodies are responsible for pleasant and good ambiance of Cashmire Restaurant in Belgrade.
Fast Food in Belgrade
Around the busy tourist areas you will find bakeries, sandwich and burger shops where you can buy a snack lunch to eat as you go. Some of the most famous Fast Food shops are: Caribic, Big Pizza, McDonalds, Soya (Chinese food) , etc.
