14 casual dining worth the trip across Bosnia And Herzegovina, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Bosnia And Herzegovina guides.
Petica Ferhatovic ★ 4.8 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Bravadziluk 21, 71000 Sarajevo
Petica Ferhatovic is the Bravadziluk family-run cevapi room that opened 1984 for the Sarajevo Olympics and still presses cevapi at the same standard.
Tip: 10 cevapi run about 10 KM with kajmak; the corner terrace tables are the ones to ask for on warm Sarajevo evenings.
Cevabdzinica Zeljo ★ 4.7 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Kundurdziluk 19, 71000 Sarajevo
Cevabdzinica Zeljo on Kundurdziluk is one of Sarajevo's three anchor cevapi rooms, beef-only sausages grilled over coals and served in somun.
Tip: All three Zeljo branches in Bascarsija are cash only and the queue moves fast at lunch.
Buregdzinica Sac ★ 4.7 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Bravadziluk Mali 2, 71000 Sarajevo
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk pulls burek under a metal lid covered with coals in Sarajevo, the canonical 200-year Bosnian phyllo room.
Tip: Sold by weight; the meat burek with kajmak on the side is the order to make.
Cevabdzinica Hodzic ★ 4.6 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Bravadziluk 34, 71000 Sarajevo
Cevabdzinica Hodzic on Bravadziluk has been grilling Sarajevo cevapi for more than 20 years and holds three Golden Dining Crown awards from the city.
Tip: Three locations across the Old Town; Bravadziluk 34 is the original and morning sittings are the quietest.
Dveri ★ 4.6 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Prote Bakovica 12, 71000 Sarajevo
Dveri off Saraci in Bascarsija is Sarajevo's family-run Bosnian institution behind a wood-shuttered facade with a flowered courtyard and hearty lonac.
Tip: Reservations are essential at Dveri; cash only and the rear courtyard tables are the ones to ask for in summer.
Cevabdzinica Mrkva ★ 4.5 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Bravadziluk 13, 71000 Sarajevo
Cevabdzinica Mrkva opened on Bravadziluk in 1963 and has held the line on Sarajevo cevapi for more than 50 years, with branches across the city.
Tip: The Bravadziluk branch is the original; Mrkva Dobrinja and Mrkva Kovacici are the local-everyday rooms.
Nanina Kuhinja ★ 4.4 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Kundurdziluk 35, 71000 Sarajevo
Nanina Kuhinja on Kundurdziluk is the Sarajevo Bosnian counter where Grandmother's Kitchen serves lonac, klepe and sarma by the portion through the day.
Tip: The counter at lunch is the easiest sit; ask for klepe with extra walnut and kajmak.
Avlija ★ 4.4 · Sarajevo
centar · Sumbula Avde 2, 71000 Sarajevo
Avlija is the Sarajevo courtyard institution off Mehmeda Spahe with a vine-shaded garden and roast lamb under sac that locals book for occasions.
Tip: Book the courtyard for warm-weather dinners; closed Sundays.
Inat Kuca ★ 4.3 · Sarajevo
kovaci · Veliki Alifakovac 1, 71000 Sarajevo
Inat Kuca in Kovaci is the Sarajevo Spite House, an Ottoman house moved across the Miljacka in 1895 and now a Bosnian restaurant for sahan and lonac.
Tip: Reserve for dinner on the riverside terrace; cash is the practical move.
Buregdzinica Bosna ★ 4.2 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Bravadziluk 11, 71000 Sarajevo
Buregdzinica Bosna on Bravadziluk pulls Sarajevo's full Bosnian phyllo family, spiral burek with meat, sirnica with cheese, krompirusa with potato.
Tip: Sold by weight; ask for kajmak on the side and bring napkins for the meat burek.
Pivnica HS ★ 4.2 · Sarajevo
skenderija · Franjevacka 15, 71000 Sarajevo
Pivnica HS in Sarajevo is the Sarajevska Pivara taproom on Franjevacka, the only room pouring the brewery's unfiltered draught and a wide grill menu.
Tip: Visit the brewery museum on the same ticket; the unfiltered light is the pour.
Klopa ★ 4.1 · Sarajevo
centar · Trg Fra Grge Martica 4, 71000 Sarajevo
Klopa in a passage off Ferhadija reads as Sarajevo's quiet daytime kitchen, with risotto, veggie burgers and pizza alongside a small Bosnian rotation.
Tip: Non-smoking and baby-friendly; arrive before 13:00 to claim the small front terrace.
Cakum Pakum ★ 4.1 · Sarajevo
centar · Kaptol 10, 71000 Sarajevo
Cakum Pakum on Kaptol is Sarajevo's vintage trattoria-coded room with hand-cut pasta, sweet and savoury crepes and a long brunch run for Centar lunch.
Tip: Closed Sundays; lunch is the busy seating and the patio fills fast.
Barhana ★ 4.0 · Sarajevo
bascarsija · Djulagina cikma 8, 71000 Sarajevo
Barhana on a Djulagina dead-end is the Sarajevo Bascarsija mehana with the longest rakija shelf and a courtyard for warm evenings and dining.
Tip: Order a rakija flight to start; the herbal travarica and quince dunja are the house pours.