Pekara Kovaci kod Mahira is a bakery in Bascarsija, Sarajevo.
Pekara Kovaci kod Mahira on Kovaci bakes the canonical somun and wood-fired Bosnian breads many cevabdzinice on Bravadziluk order from daily.
Tip: Best around 11:00 when the somun comes out for the cevapi lunch.
Address: Kovaci 57, 71000 Sarajevo
Pekara Edin on Mula Mustafe Baseskije is the Sarajevo Bascarsija bakery counter most residents stop at for somun, burek, pita and sirnica in the morning.
Tip: Open from 06:00 daily; the morning pita is ready around 07:30.
Worth the queue: Pita and sirnica counter
Slasticarna Ramis on Saraci is the historic Bosnian sweet shop in Sarajevo's Bascarsija, pulling walnut baklava, hurmasice and rose-water tulumbe daily.
Tip: Counter sale; take to Sebilj square and watch the pigeons with a Bosnian coffee.
Worth the queue: Walnut baklava
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk in Sarajevo is the canonical Bosnian buregdzinica, pulling burek under a coal-heated metal sac lid for 200 years.
Tip: Order 200g of meat burek and a yogurt; the cheese sirnica is the pairing.
Worth the queue: Meat burek pulled under coal-heated sac
Buregdzinica Bosna on Bravadziluk pulls the Sarajevo 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.
Worth the queue: Meat burek with kajmak on the side
Pekara Edin on Mula Mustafe Baseskije is the Sarajevo Bascarsija bakery counter most residents stop at for somun, burek, pita and sirnica in the morning.
Tip: Open from 06:00 daily; the morning pita is ready around 07:30.
Worth the queue: Pita and sirnica counter
Pekara AS on Mehmeda Spahe in Sarajevo is the late-night pita counter just off Marshal Tito, pulling krompirusa, sirnica and zeljanica through to 23:00.
Tip: Late-evening Sarajevo move after a Marshal Tito bar; the krompirusa is the pour.
Worth the queue: Krompirusa potato pita
Slasticarna Egipat on Ferhadija is the Sarajevo Bosnian sweet counter open since 1949, with baklava, tufahija, hurmasice and tulumbe by the piece.
Tip: Pair a Bosnian coffee with tufahija (poached apple with walnut and cream) for the full sit.
Worth the queue: Baklava and tufahija stuffed apple
Slasticarna Ramis on Saraci is the historic Bosnian sweet shop in Sarajevo's Bascarsija, pulling walnut baklava, hurmasice and rose-water tulumbe daily.
Tip: Counter sale; take to Sebilj square and watch the pigeons with a Bosnian coffee.
Worth the queue: Walnut baklava
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk in Sarajevo is the canonical Bosnian buregdzinica, pulling burek under a coal-heated metal sac lid for 200 years.
Tip: Order 200g of meat burek and a yogurt; the cheese sirnica is the pairing.
Worth the queue: Meat burek pulled under coal-heated sac
Buregdzinica Bosna on Bravadziluk pulls the Sarajevo 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.
Worth the queue: Meat burek with kajmak on the side
