11 cafe places in Sarajevo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Sarajevo | Cafe across every city.
Coffee is woven deep into Sarajevo life, split between the slow ritual of Bosnian coffee and a newer specialty wave. Cajdzinica Dzirlo and Caffe Cardak hold the traditional end, where coffee arrives in the dzezva, while Ministry of Cejf and Kawa lead the modern specialty roasting scene. Caffe Tito, Manolo, Cakum Pakum, Barhana and Vegehana fill out the everyday cafe map for sitting, talking and watching the street.
Ministry of Cejf ★ 4.7
centar · Hiseta 2, 71000 Sarajevo
Ministry of Cejf on Hiseta is Sarajevo's first third-wave specialty coffee bar, roasting their own beans and serving Bosnian coffee alongside flat whites.
Kawa ★ 4.7
centar · Dzenetica cikma 16, 71000 Sarajevo
Kawa on Dzenetica cikma in Sarajevo runs 110 square metres of specialty coffee bar with a garden, espresso from microlot producers and a small cocktail list.
Cajdzinica Dzirlo ★ 4.8
kovaci · Kovaci 16, 71000 Sarajevo
Cajdzinica Dzirlo on cobbled Kovaci above Bascarsija pours Bosnian coffee, salep and 53 teas from a tiny Sarajevo Ottoman-era tea house above town.
Caffe Cardak ★ 4.4
bascarsija · Bascarsija 32, 71000 Sarajevo
Caffe Cardak on Bascarsija square pours Bosnian coffee from a dzezva with rahat lokum, the canonical morning sit just past the Sebilj fountain.
Caffe Tito ★ 4.4
skenderija · Zmaja od Bosne 5, 71000 Sarajevo
Caffe Tito by Wilson's Walkway is Sarajevo's Tito-themed Yugoslav-era cafe with vintage portraits, military memorabilia in the yard and unplugged concerts.
Manolo ★ 4.3
centar · Marsala Tita 23, 71000 Sarajevo
Manolo on Marsala Tita is the Sarajevo cafe locals book for weekend brunch and morning espresso, the polished Italian-coded sit on the Habsburg spine.
Cakum Pakum ★ 4.4
centar · Kaptol 10, 71000 Sarajevo
Cakum Pakum on Kaptol is the Sarajevo vintage trattoria-cafe with crepes, hand-cut pasta and Italian espresso for the long brunch sitting near Markale.
Barhana ★ 4.3
bascarsija · Djulagina cikma 8, 71000 Sarajevo
Barhana on a Djulagina dead-end is the Sarajevo Bascarsija mehana doubling as a cafe with Bosnian coffee through the day and rakija at dusk.
Vegehana ★ 4.3
centar · Ferhadija 39, 71000 Sarajevo
Vegehana on Ferhadija is Sarajevo's vegetarian and yoga-coded cafe with herbal teas, plant smoothies and a healthy-eating menu for the Centar lunch crowd.
Ministry of Cejf ★ 4.4
centar · Hiseta 2, 71000 Sarajevo
Ministry of Cejf on Hiseta is Bosnia's first third-wave specialty coffee bar, roasting single-origin beans behind a tucked Sarajevo Centar cafe.
Kawa Specialty Coffee Bar ★ 4.3
centar · Dzenetica cikma 16, 71000 Sarajevo
Kawa on Dzenetica cikma is the tucked Sarajevo specialty coffee bar near the Olympic Museum, pulling microlot espresso to a 110-square-metre garden.