Pekara Kovaci kod Mahira is a bakery in Bascarsija, Sarajevo.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Best around 11:00 when the somun comes out for the cevapi lunch.
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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.
Worth the queuePita and sirnica counter
TipOpen from 06:00 daily; the morning pita is ready around 07:30.
Slasticarna Ramis on Saraci is the historic Bosnian sweet shop in Sarajevo's Bascarsija, pulling walnut baklava, hurmasice and rose-water tulumbe daily.
Worth the queueWalnut baklava
TipCounter sale; take to Sebilj square and watch the pigeons with a Bosnian coffee.
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk in Sarajevo is the canonical Bosnian buregdzinica, pulling burek under a coal-heated metal sac lid for 200 years.
Worth the queueMeat burek pulled under coal-heated sac
TipOrder 200g of meat burek and a yogurt; the cheese sirnica is the pairing.
Buregdzinica Bosna on Bravadziluk pulls the Sarajevo Bosnian phyllo family, spiral burek with meat, sirnica with cheese, krompirusa with potato.
Worth the queueMeat burek with kajmak on the side
TipSold by weight; ask for kajmak on the side and bring napkins for the meat burek.
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.
Worth the queuePita and sirnica counter
TipOpen from 06:00 daily; the morning pita is ready around 07:30.
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.
Worth the queueKrompirusa potato pita
TipLate-evening Sarajevo move after a Marshal Tito bar; the krompirusa is the pour.
Slasticarna Egipat on Ferhadija is the Sarajevo Bosnian sweet counter open since 1949, with baklava, tufahija, hurmasice and tulumbe by the piece.
Worth the queueBaklava and tufahija stuffed apple
TipPair a Bosnian coffee with tufahija (poached apple with walnut and cream) for the full sit.
Slasticarna Ramis on Saraci is the historic Bosnian sweet shop in Sarajevo's Bascarsija, pulling walnut baklava, hurmasice and rose-water tulumbe daily.
Worth the queueWalnut baklava
TipCounter sale; take to Sebilj square and watch the pigeons with a Bosnian coffee.
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk in Sarajevo is the canonical Bosnian buregdzinica, pulling burek under a coal-heated metal sac lid for 200 years.
Worth the queueMeat burek pulled under coal-heated sac
TipOrder 200g of meat burek and a yogurt; the cheese sirnica is the pairing.
Buregdzinica Bosna on Bravadziluk pulls the Sarajevo Bosnian phyllo family, spiral burek with meat, sirnica with cheese, krompirusa with potato.
Worth the queueMeat burek with kajmak on the side
TipSold by weight; ask for kajmak on the side and bring napkins for the meat burek.
