Bosnian$bascarsijaMon-Sun 08:00-23:00
Cevabdzinica Zeljo on Kundurdziluk is one of Sarajevo's three anchor cevapi rooms, beef-only sausages grilled over coals and served in somun.
Signature: Cevapi, Pljeskavica, Kajmak
Order: Desetka (10 cevapi) with kajmak and a kefir.
Tip: All three Zeljo branches in Bascarsija are cash only and the queue moves fast at lunch.
Bosnian$bascarsijaMon-Sun 08:00-23:00
Petica Ferhatovic is the Bravadziluk family-run cevapi room that opened 1984 for the Sarajevo Olympics and still presses cevapi at the same standard.
Signature: Cevapi, Pljeskavica, Sudzukice
Order: Desetka cevapi with kajmak and onions.
Tip: 10 cevapi run about 10 KM with kajmak; the corner terrace tables are the ones to ask for on warm Sarajevo evenings.
Bosnian$bascarsijaMon-Sun 07:00-23:00
Cevabdzinica Hodzic on Bravadziluk has been grilling Sarajevo cevapi for more than 20 years and holds three Golden Dining Crown awards from the city.
Signature: Cevapi, Pljeskavica, Grilled meats
Order: 10 cevapi with kajmak and a glass of kefir.
Tip: Three locations across the Old Town; Bravadziluk 34 is the original and morning sittings are the quietest.
Bosnian$bascarsijaMon-Sun 08:30-23:00
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.
Signature: Cevapi, Sudzukice, Pljeskavica
Order: Desetka with kajmak and onions.
Tip: The Bravadziluk branch is the original; Mrkva Dobrinja and Mrkva Kovacici are the local-everyday rooms.
Bosnian$bascarsijaMon-Sun 07:00-22:00
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk pulls burek under a metal lid covered with coals in Sarajevo, the canonical 200-year Bosnian phyllo room.
Signature: Burek under sac, Sirnica, Krompirusa
Order: 200g of meat burek with kajmak.
Tip: Sold by weight; the meat burek with kajmak on the side is the order to make.
Bosnian$bascarsijaMon-Sun 08:00-23:00
Buregdzinica Bosna on Bravadziluk pulls Sarajevo's full Bosnian phyllo family, spiral burek with meat, sirnica with cheese, krompirusa with potato.
Signature: Spiral burek, Sirnica, Zeljanica
Order: 200g spiral meat burek with kajmak.
Tip: Sold by weight; ask for kajmak on the side and bring napkins for the meat burek.