Where to eat, drink and experience/buy like a local!

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Where to eat, drink and experience/buy like a local!

Breakfast, brunch, coffee, snacks and lunch places in Dorćol and Stari Grad (old town)

My recommendations for daytime food and drink in the neighbourhood and centre.
Great for a proper continental European breakfast and excellent service
60 lokalaca preporučuje
Dorian Gray
87-89 Kralja Petra
60 lokalaca preporučuje
Great for a proper continental European breakfast and excellent service
Coffee roasters and cool vibe.
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Pržionica D59B
59b Dobračina
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Coffee roasters and cool vibe.
Donut shop. Conveniently located next to the taxi rank!
Glazura Dorćol
82 Kralja Petra
Donut shop. Conveniently located next to the taxi rank!
Great place for your morning coffee and very cool local hangout place. Pronounced "Smok-vee-tsah".
65 lokalaca preporučuje
Смоквица
73 Kralja Petra
65 lokalaca preporučuje
Great place for your morning coffee and very cool local hangout place. Pronounced "Smok-vee-tsah".
Excellent coffee chain - the "Starbucks" of Belgrade (but way, way better)
49 lokalaca preporučuje
Coffee Dream
4a Bulevar Zorana Đinđića
49 lokalaca preporučuje
Excellent coffee chain - the "Starbucks" of Belgrade (but way, way better)
Croissants, coffee and juice... and of course wine and cocktails :)
27 lokalaca preporučuje
PASTIS bistro
52b Strahinjića Bana
27 lokalaca preporučuje
Croissants, coffee and juice... and of course wine and cocktails :)
Local bakery and pastries.
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Roggenart
45 Kralja Petra
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Local bakery and pastries.
Local bakery and cafe with sandwiches, salads, gluten free options and cakes and pastries. Pronounced "Hlebb ee kee-flair"
17 lokalaca preporučuje
Hleb I Kifle
20 Mileševska
17 lokalaca preporučuje
Local bakery and cafe with sandwiches, salads, gluten free options and cakes and pastries. Pronounced "Hlebb ee kee-flair"
Gelato and ice cream - the best for miles around (pronounced "Tsur-nah orv-tsah")
60 lokalaca preporučuje
Crna ovca
58 Kralja Petra
60 lokalaca preporučuje
Gelato and ice cream - the best for miles around (pronounced "Tsur-nah orv-tsah")
Very good traditional "ćevapi" (charcoal grilled minced meat sausages) restaurant.
74 lokalaca preporučuje
Walter
57 Strahinjića Bana
74 lokalaca preporučuje
Very good traditional "ćevapi" (charcoal grilled minced meat sausages) restaurant.
Open 24 hours! Good bakery to stop to fuel up before you head home after a heavy night of partying. They have pizza, savoury pastries, burek... (pronounced "Skroars (rhymes with "doors") door-brah peh-kara")
23 lokalaca preporučuje
Skroz dobra pekara
27 Gospodar Jovanova
23 lokalaca preporučuje
Open 24 hours! Good bakery to stop to fuel up before you head home after a heavy night of partying. They have pizza, savoury pastries, burek... (pronounced "Skroars (rhymes with "doors") door-brah peh-kara")
Locals go here for coffee: it's an "establishment" in the neighbourhood.
28 lokalaca preporučuje
CENTRALA
6 Simina
28 lokalaca preporučuje
Locals go here for coffee: it's an "establishment" in the neighbourhood.
Trendy brunch place with healthy options.
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Bloom
23 Gospodar-Jevremova
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Trendy brunch place with healthy options.
Open 24 hours! Burger place to fuel up before you head home after a big night of partying (pronounced "Loh-key")
32 lokalaca preporučuje
Локи
36 Strahinjića Bana
32 lokalaca preporučuje
Open 24 hours! Burger place to fuel up before you head home after a big night of partying (pronounced "Loh-key")
Locals' hang-out for lazy coffee time.
Bistro Dorcol
Locals' hang-out for lazy coffee time.
Coffee roasters and chain with excellent quality coffee.
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Kafeterija Kralja Petra
16 Kralja Petra
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Coffee roasters and chain with excellent quality coffee.
Lunch or afternoon cake at this excellent, high quality establishment Belgrade restaurant just off Knez Mihajlova.
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Restaurant Opera
30 Obilićev venac
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Lunch or afternoon cake at this excellent, high quality establishment Belgrade restaurant just off Knez Mihajlova.
Lunch or coffee/drinks at this riverfront splav with peaceful and sunny ambience 15 minutes' walk from the flat.
11 lokalaca preporučuje
Splav Viva
11 lokalaca preporučuje
Lunch or coffee/drinks at this riverfront splav with peaceful and sunny ambience 15 minutes' walk from the flat.
If you have a sweet tooth, this place is a few steps by foot from the apartment and does French patisserie-style little cakes and desserts.
Dolce Principessa
64 Strahinjića Bana
If you have a sweet tooth, this place is a few steps by foot from the apartment and does French patisserie-style little cakes and desserts.
If you have a sweet tooth, just off Knez Mihajlova (toward the river, toward Topličin venac) is this artisan French patisserie-style place with little desserts and cakes.
26 lokalaca preporučuje
Mandarina Cake Shop
16 Gračanička
26 lokalaca preporučuje
If you have a sweet tooth, just off Knez Mihajlova (toward the river, toward Topličin venac) is this artisan French patisserie-style place with little desserts and cakes.
Very traditional old Belgrade cake store (with local desserts e.g., žito sa šlagom - don't ask, just try!) between Terazije and Hram Svetog Save. A taste of old Belgrade.
Zlata
87 Kralja Milana
Very traditional old Belgrade cake store (with local desserts e.g., žito sa šlagom - don't ask, just try!) between Terazije and Hram Svetog Save. A taste of old Belgrade.

Bars and pubs in Dorćol and Stari Grad (old town)

My recommendations for an evening or night time tipple in Dorćol and Stari Grad (old town)
Local cocktail bar to have a drink or two.
10 lokalaca preporučuje
D Bar
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Local cocktail bar to have a drink or two.
Very cool hole-in-the-wall bar where the owner plays his own music collection on a record player.
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Druid bar
1 Cincar Jankova
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Very cool hole-in-the-wall bar where the owner plays his own music collection on a record player.
Excellent sophisticated wine bar with barrels as tables and a small roof terrace.
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Podrum Wine Art
7 Višnjićeva
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Excellent sophisticated wine bar with barrels as tables and a small roof terrace.
Cool bar with buzzing courtyard and fun young crowd.
59 lokalaca preporučuje
Blaznavac
59 lokalaca preporučuje
Cool bar with buzzing courtyard and fun young crowd.
Local cocktail bar with music.
Shisha Bar
9 Kneginje Ljubice
Local cocktail bar with music.
Rooftop bar located at Rajićeva Shopping Center.
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Mama Shelter Belgrade
3 Uzun Mirkova
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Rooftop bar located at Rajićeva Shopping Center.
Cute cocktail bar just up the road.
55 lokalaca preporučuje
Bar Central
59 Kralja Petra
55 lokalaca preporučuje
Cute cocktail bar just up the road.
Small and charming courtyard bar serving cocktails and often live music, tucked away just off some narrow steps leading down to the river behind Topličin venac.
38 lokalaca preporučuje
Jazz Basta
77 Male Stepenice
38 lokalaca preporučuje
Small and charming courtyard bar serving cocktails and often live music, tucked away just off some narrow steps leading down to the river behind Topličin venac.
Oldest pub in Belgrade - Cafe "Question Mark" (there is a ? at the entrance!)
62 lokalaca preporučuje
Question Mark
6 Kralja Petra
62 lokalaca preporučuje
Oldest pub in Belgrade - Cafe "Question Mark" (there is a ? at the entrance!)

Restaurants: trendy

Restaurants that have a more contemporary (i.e., not traditional) menu and vibe and which I can vouch for.
Excellent Latin fusion sharing plates in the "place to be seen" district of Beton hala ("concrete halls") along the river
51 lokalaca preporučuje
Toro
2 Karađorđeva
51 lokalaca preporučuje
Excellent Latin fusion sharing plates in the "place to be seen" district of Beton hala ("concrete halls") along the river
Balkan classics done with a contemporary take - excellent modern Balkan cuisine in trendy Beton hala ("concrete halls") waterfront district
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Ambar
2 Karađorđeva
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Balkan classics done with a contemporary take - excellent modern Balkan cuisine in trendy Beton hala ("concrete halls") waterfront district
Serbian classic dishes in a modern atmosphere with young and good vibe.
64 lokalaca preporučuje
Manufaktura Restaurant Belgrade
13 Kralja Petra
64 lokalaca preporučuje
Serbian classic dishes in a modern atmosphere with young and good vibe.
Just at the back of Knez Mihajlova, a small-ish trendy upstairs dining room/bar with small-ish servings but clean, well prepared modern classics.
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Bistro Grad Hometown Food
5 Uzun Mirkova
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Just at the back of Knez Mihajlova, a small-ish trendy upstairs dining room/bar with small-ish servings but clean, well prepared modern classics.

Restaurants: traditional

Restaurants that have a more traditional Serbian menu and vibe and which I can vouch for.
Traditional restaurant with live musicians in bohemian quarter "Skadarlija"
85 lokalaca preporučuje
Tri Šešira
29 Skadarska
85 lokalaca preporučuje
Traditional restaurant with live musicians in bohemian quarter "Skadarlija"
Traditional restaurant with live musicians in bohemian quarter "Skadarlija"
24 lokalaca preporučuje
ŠEŠIR MOJ Skadarlija
21 Skadarska
24 lokalaca preporučuje
Traditional restaurant with live musicians in bohemian quarter "Skadarlija"
Charming fish restaurant in a thatched hut on the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers
17 lokalaca preporučuje
Stara Koliba
bb Ušće
17 lokalaca preporučuje
Charming fish restaurant in a thatched hut on the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers
Famous fish restaurant with traditional live music in charming atmosphere (pronounced "Sha-rahn").
50 lokalaca preporučuje
Шаран
53 Kej Oslobođenja
50 lokalaca preporučuje
Famous fish restaurant with traditional live music in charming atmosphere (pronounced "Sha-rahn").
Excellent hearty Serbian meals just off Knez Mihajlova
28 lokalaca preporučuje
Vuk
12 Vuka Karadžića
28 lokalaca preporučuje
Excellent hearty Serbian meals just off Knez Mihajlova
Horse meat tartare, anyone? This is the place! Also does other traditional Serbian food.
8 lokalaca preporučuje
Potkovica
20 Golsvordijeva
8 lokalaca preporučuje
Horse meat tartare, anyone? This is the place! Also does other traditional Serbian food.

Local craft food, drink, souvenirs, fashion, art and activities

Great craft beer brewery around the corner.
7 lokalaca preporučuje
KRAFTER BEOGRAD
44 Strahinjića Bana
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Great craft beer brewery around the corner.
Beautiful organic Serbian-made creams, soaps, aromatherapy etc made from herbs and flowers picked in Serbia. Gifts & souvenirs.
All Nut Shop
2 Čumićevo sokače
Beautiful organic Serbian-made creams, soaps, aromatherapy etc made from herbs and flowers picked in Serbia. Gifts & souvenirs.
The "rakija" (the local distilled fruit schnapps, or alcoholic beverages) sold here is the brand from a famous actor in Serbia, Nenad Jezdic - distilled in Valjevo and it's pretty good! Very cute little (30ml) bottles available in cool packaging as gifts for friends and family back home.
“Jezdic” Rakija
2 Majke Jevrosime
The "rakija" (the local distilled fruit schnapps, or alcoholic beverages) sold here is the brand from a famous actor in Serbia, Nenad Jezdic - distilled in Valjevo and it's pretty good! Very cute little (30ml) bottles available in cool packaging as gifts for friends and family back home.
For the ladies: high-end local fashion designers in one place, just around the corner from the apartment. Beautiful dresses and clothing.
P1 Concept Store Beograd
75 Kralja Petra
For the ladies: high-end local fashion designers in one place, just around the corner from the apartment. Beautiful dresses and clothing.
Little design district with local art, produce, books, tucked off behind Terazije. Good for gifts.
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Čumićevo sokače
Čumićevo sokače
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Little design district with local art, produce, books, tucked off behind Terazije. Good for gifts.
The street parallel to my apartment along which, from bottom to the top (where it reaches Knez Mihajlova), you have a lot of local high-end and up-and-coming fashion designers, design stores, shoe stores, ice cream, cafes etc. Also some international labels. #fashion !
Kralja Petra
Kralja Petra
The street parallel to my apartment along which, from bottom to the top (where it reaches Knez Mihajlova), you have a lot of local high-end and up-and-coming fashion designers, design stores, shoe stores, ice cream, cafes etc. Also some international labels. #fashion !
Paje Jovanovic is one of Serbia's most famous artists from the turn of the 20th century. This "Museum of Paje Jovanovic" is a small residence-cum-gallery that hosts some of his most famous works.
Музеј Паје Јовановића
21/4 Kralja Milana
Paje Jovanovic is one of Serbia's most famous artists from the turn of the 20th century. This "Museum of Paje Jovanovic" is a small residence-cum-gallery that hosts some of his most famous works.
If you have children (and better if you speak Serbian) this is a quaint little museum close to the flat that has some relics from recent history for kids to learn about technology through history.
36 lokalaca preporučuje
Музеј науке и технологије
51 Скендербегова
36 lokalaca preporučuje
If you have children (and better if you speak Serbian) this is a quaint little museum close to the flat that has some relics from recent history for kids to learn about technology through history.
Need a cool dip in a local pool in summer? "Sportski centar 25. maj" (otherwise known as Sports and Recreational Center "Milan Gale Muškatirović") is less than 15 minutes walk down toward the river and is huge and awesome... but gets packed!
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Dorćol (SRC Milan Muškatirović)
Тадеуша Кошћушка
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Need a cool dip in a local pool in summer? "Sportski centar 25. maj" (otherwise known as Sports and Recreational Center "Milan Gale Muškatirović") is less than 15 minutes walk down toward the river and is huge and awesome... but gets packed!
One of the world's great geniuses Nikola Tesla was a Serb. His works are celebrated in this museum.
513 lokalaca preporučuje
Музеј Николе Тесле
51 Krunska
513 lokalaca preporučuje
One of the world's great geniuses Nikola Tesla was a Serb. His works are celebrated in this museum.
Cruise along the sava river! This company does a wonderful tourist cruise along the Sava river at various times during the day. Great views of Kalemegdan and food and drink available on board. https://klubkej.com/en/portfolio-item/cruises/
Jahting klub "Kej"
Ušće
Cruise along the sava river! This company does a wonderful tourist cruise along the Sava river at various times during the day. Great views of Kalemegdan and food and drink available on board. https://klubkej.com/en/portfolio-item/cruises/
The local market of our neighbourhood. Fruit, veggies, local produce (honey, nuts etc) plus there's a butcher out the front where you can pick your own meat and they grill it for you on the spot!
53 lokalaca preporučuje
Бајлонијева пијаца
55 Džordža Vašingtona
53 lokalaca preporučuje
The local market of our neighbourhood. Fruit, veggies, local produce (honey, nuts etc) plus there's a butcher out the front where you can pick your own meat and they grill it for you on the spot!
Local designers sell their things in this concept store (fashion, accessories, gadgets etc) just up the road.
KONCEPT 45
45 Kralja Petra
Local designers sell their things in this concept store (fashion, accessories, gadgets etc) just up the road.