If you plan on going to Belgrade in Serbia, and you love good restaurants, then our list of the 11 Best Restaurants in Belgrade, Serbia will definitely come in handy. When In Belgrade, it doesn’t matter if you choose a classic big restaurant with an international menu, or a small tavern with traditional Serbian specialties, in some quiet neighborhood, the fact is, you will not leave that place with an empty stomach. Once the food has settled, and you have that wonderful, restful feeling after a great meal, maybe you can consider where to go next? Serbia is a beautiful country with some of the world’s best landscapes, and openhearted, welcoming people. If you haven’t got a clue where to go, we suggest that you check out our other article, 7 Best Places to Visit in Serbia Before You Die.
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But let’s get back to restaurants. Beside the traditional Serbian cuisine, Belgrade people also love Italian cuisine, and you can find a few restaurants with an excellent offer of Italian specialties. Sea fish is quite popular in Belgrade as well, and there are many restaurants that offer some fresh sea fish specialties that might be even better than the ones found in restaurants on the Mediterranean coast. In order to justify the cosmopolitan spirit of the city, most of the world cuisines have their representatives in Belgrade. Here you can find Japanese, Chinese, French, Lebanese, Mexican, Greek, Thai, Spanish, Indian, Korean, and Russian restaurants, but they are not that popular, so it basically boils down to 1 or 2 restaurants per cuisine. People from Belgrade love to eat in the company of friends and under the open sky.
In order to create a valid list of best restaurants, we had to consider several factors. On this list, the most important factors, in our opinion, are: the variety on the menu, the service, and the guest impressions. The variety on the menu is actually the most important factor, but, many restaurants have plenty of dishes on their menu, and that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are the best. So factoring in guest impression also played an important role in classifying the restaurants, because we all know that if you want to go to a certain place to eat, and you are not sure if they offer good food and service, the best way is to ask people who have already been there. Basically, we have made a list with the restaurants that have the widest offer on their menu, and the greatest guest impressions. It also helped that I live in Belgrade and I have been to all of these restaurants. For the more information and free reservations,check out http://belgradeatnight.com/
11. Dobrila
The number of dishes on the menu: 20
Wine card: 77 different kinds of wines
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4, service 4
This is a place that can be defined in one sentence: “A cook by day, and an alewife by night.” The kitchen is open till 11pm, and after that, the restaurant becomes a club where many famous Serbian pop-rock bands perform. Dobrila has an interior design that reminds us of a wince cellar, and they offer a wide selection of wines, as well as many kinds of cocktails, from which, the most popular are “Suspicious Mind” and “Rowdy Dobrila”. As far as food goes, on the menu, you can find meals like: risotto, turkey and chicken specialties with an interesting gravy, various meat specialties from the grill, fish, various kinds of pasta, and a wide selection of salads. The specialty of the house is “Chicken popcorn” (delicious crispy chunks of chicken meat with cornflakes, resembling popcorn). The service is good, and the prices are affordable.
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10. Supermarket
The number of dishes on the menu: 52
Wine card: 48
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4, service 3.5
Supermarket is a concept store, which consists of a restaurant, a shop, and a spa center. Beside their daily menu, the Supermarket restaurant offers a Sunday brunch menu with live jazz music. On working days, in the morning hours, this restaurant offers organized workshops for children, while their parents have their morning coffee and breakfast in peace, while in the afternoon, meals are accompanied by music from some of the most famous Belgrade DJs who spin live. On the menu, you can find meals like: Gambori in tempura with marmalade and horseradish, beef steak with peanut gravy and shrimp chips, Seaweed rolls and chicken with teriyaki sauce, smoked salmon rolls, and Yakitori chicken medallions with Thai chili sauce. All in all, the Supermarket raises the bar when it comes to gastronomy in Belgrade, and it can be defined as modern, totally different, and very tasty.
9. ABC
The number of dishes on the menu: 56
Wine card: 56
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 5, service 4.5
Located in the peaceful neighborhood of Zemun municipality, ABC restaurant is a great place for those who want to enjoy delicious meals and a nice selection of foreign and domestic wines. The restaurant design offers a combination of brick, wood, and plenty of details from old times, allowing the guests to enjoy in the spirit of the long gone old Belgrade, while they listen to the sounds of Spanish and Portuguese music. On the menu, the restaurant offers mini meals “ganga”, and if you want, you can ask the chef to make personal arrangements for a meal of your own choice, which you will surely enjoy. The most popular choice for many people is the crispy rolls of steak with pumpkin seed sauce, but meals like the delicious turkey fillet with turmeric sauce, sun-dried tomatoes and gorgonzola cheese is also a great choice. After a nice meal, you can surprise your stomach with a sweet desert, and the restaurant offers their famous Dry cake with hazelnut.
8. Intergalactic Diner
The number of dishes on the menu: 71
Wine card: 1
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4.5, service 4.5
If you want to have an original American date from the 50’s, this is the right place for you and your loved one. Not far from the Sveti Sava temple, a bit tucked in, in a peaceful part of the Branicevska street, you can find the first real American style diner in Serbia. All in glass and red booths, with a small jukebox at every table, this place offers a real U.S.A. menu, with meals like, hamburgers in various sizes, onion rings, hot dogs, numerous salads, chicken sandwiches, soups, fried mozzarella sticks, and of plenty kinds of ice creams, milkshakes, and the famous pancakes with maple syrup. Even though this is not a classic local restaurant, the food they offer is of great quality and it deserves to be on our list.
7. Cantina de Frida
The number of dishes on the menu: 75
Wine card: 81 different kinds of wines
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4, service 3.5
This restaurant is located on the confluence of Dunav and Sava rivers, and is a place where you can enjoy in Spanish, Mexican, and Argentinian cuisine. They are especially proud of their Spanish hot beef sausages, but on the menu, you can also find meals like: small plate tapas (Nachos and tortillas with more than 50 kinds of gravy), a sea variant of tapas with salmon and squid, “Pimientos al horn con miel” (Roasted paprika in balsamic vinegar and honey, and with Greek feta and quail eggs in cooked Basque tomato). There are also many other tasty meals on the menu and more than 81 different wines, as well as a huge offer of all kinds of drinks. One interesting aspect offered by this establishment is the opportunity to prepare your own meat, should you want to do so.
6. Tribeca
The number of dishes on the menu: 86
Wine card: 124 different kinds of wines
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4.5, service 4.5
This is a restaurant that was inspired by a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, and it offers a warm atmosphere, with the upper level of the restaurant decorated with pictures of Tribeca area, and the lower level arranged in Oriental style. The place is located just off the main pedestrian street in Belgrade (Knez Mihailova). The menu is wide, and they offer various kinds of salads, meat, fish, pasta, and great deserts. Some of their most popular meals are, gnocchi with turkey and broccoli, veal shank braised with chopped vegetables with domestic noodles, grilled white and smoked goat cheese with pear, and New York style cheesecake. At first glance, their servings don’t look that big, but once you start eating them, you will realize that you might have difficulties finishing the meal. It’s a place where you can enjoy a cup of coffee, with your friends, but have a great meal as well.
5. Dorian Gray
The number of dishes on the menu: 87
Wine card: 228
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4, service 4
This restaurant has set high standards, with their choice of international meals, as well as with the choice of wines from all over the world. Located in the heart of downtown Belgrade, this restaurant represents a fusion of massive warm brown wood interior, numerous details like paintings and the old bicycle on the wall, with amazing tasty meals. On the menu, you can find a variety of dishes like: “Café de Paris” (Grilled beef with aromatic butter “Cafe de Paris”, served with crispy fried potatoes), grilled Caribbean chicken (low-fat, low-calorie grilled chicken in “Punta Cana” sauce with cinnamon, ginger, thyme and honey, served with rice and red beans), sweet and sour duck salad (grilled duck breast served with a selection of fresh vegetables and slices of orange, with dressing of orange, ginger, soy sauce, honey and balsamic vinegar), and crepes Dorian Gray (A pair of pancakes filled with warm mascarpone, dusted with cinnamon and whipped cream topped with chunks of dry apricot and raisins and a rich orange sauce). When it comes to wine on offer, this restaurant provides an amazing selection of more than 200 kinds of wines from all over the world.
4. Tri šešira (Three Hats)
The number of dishes on the menu: 101
Wine card: 14 different wines
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4, service 4
The oldest restaurant in Belgrade, built in 1864. is located on the famous bohemian street, Skadarlija. This restaurant represents a place where the traditional values of Belgrade, Serbia, and Balkan, are kept safe from oblivion. Their service and food quality is famous even outside Serbia, and it had the privilege to be visited by people like the Spanish King, Juan Carlos, George Bush, Willy Brandt, and many others.
This restaurant offers traditional Serbian meals like warm and cold appetizers, soups and stews, as well as specialties from the grill. The most famous are: Roasted lamb under the bell, “Tri sesira” snack, beefsteak “Skadarlija”, and Mangulica gourmet fillet. On the menu you will find more than 100 different meals.
3. Šaran
The number of dishes on the menu: 105
Wine card: 152
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4.5, service 4.5
“To come to Zemun and not stop by “saran” is like never having been to Zemun at all.” This sentence can best define this restaurant. Zemun is a municipality of Belgrade, located on the other side of the river Dunav, when in Belgrade, be sure to visit it. This fish restaurant is considered as the soul and pride of Zemun. “Šaran” is located on the bank of the Danube, and it is the guardian of the spirit of the time long gone. The restaurant was open one century ago, by a local fisherman Vicentije Vukotic, and the place became famous for its fish soup very fast. The recipe of the soup remains unchanged even today. The menu is filled with many different traditional Serbian fish cuisine, and you can find meals like the famous fish soup, Mediteranian cornbread (served with dried tomatoes, fresh basil, pine nuts, and Adriatic anchovies) and many fish specialties, but for those who are not much of a fish food lovers, they also offer other non-fish meals. Their wine card gets bigger every year, with domestic as well as international wines, and that is one of the reasons why this restaurant is on our list of 11 Best restaurants in Belgrade Serbia.
2. Lorenzo i Kakalamba
The number of dishes on the menu: 128
Wine card: 64 different kinds of wine
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4.5, service 4.5
“Deselepojede Lorenzo I Kakalamba” is a restaurant with quite an interesting ambience, which represents a mixture of Italian and Serbian traditional interior design, but in a contemporary artistic way. Once you find yourself inside, you will notice that the restaurant is filled with numerous interesting details like a goat eating grass on the ceiling, comical reproductions of famous Florentine sculptors, and fantastic paintings. However, the design is not the only thing that represents the mixture of Italian and Serbian ways. The aim of the restaurant owner was to offer to its guests, a mixture of Tuscan and Pirot cuisine (Pirot is a town in the south of Serbia, famous for its traditional cuisine). On the menu, you can find dishes like, Lorenzo (Prosciutto, arugula, and other Italian ingredients), vegetable pottage made from pumpkin seeds and pine nuts, fokačo (thin Tuscan pastry with rosemary), Sarmice od vinovog lista (a famous Serbian meal made of minced meat and rice, rolled in vine leaves). However, these are not the only meals you can find on the menu. The restaurant offers 13 different kinds of pizza, plenty of different meat meals, many types of pasta, the popular “Antiaging menu”, menu for children, and more. As far as the vine card goes, you will find 28 different white wines, and 36 different red wines, for a reasonable price per bottle.
1. Franš
The number of dishes on the menu: 187
Wine card: 220
Guest impression on a scale from 1 to 5: food 4.5, service 4.5
This is a place that really justifies the stars it has, and that is why it is on the first place on our list. From the moment you park your car, the friendly staff will open the doors for you, walk you to the entrance of the restaurant, and let you in the world of Franš. The interior is jaw dropping with a beautiful tropical garden inside, and perfectly matching colors. In one sentence, this is a restaurant that represents a great mixture of classical beauty and modern interior design. As far as the food is concerned, the menu offers international cuisines, and over 200 kinds of wines. You can have cold or warm appetizers, soups and stews, Tartuf specialties, beef steaks, lamb steaks, meat medallions, many different grilled meat specialties, chicken and turkey specialties, over 40 kinds of salads, deserts, and over 200 kinds of wines from all over the world. The prices are medium, but considering the quality of their meals, it is fully justified. Basically, if you want to impress someone, or you just want to enjoy in the luxurious feeling that this restaurant offers, your choice should be Restaurant Franš, but in order not to feel silly while you are there, do not dress casual.
This was our list of 11 Best Restaurants in Belgrade Serbia, we hope that you found some useful information and that you will visit some of these places once you find yourself in Belgrade.
