Sogan-dolma is the Bosnian stuffed onion, with whole onions cored and filled with minced beef and rice, then braised in a thin tomato-paprika sauce. A Sarajevo Ottoman-Bosnian summer classic.
From the Ottoman 'dolma' (stuffed) family, the Bosnian stuffed-onion variant uses summer sweet onions instead of grape leaves or peppers, with Markale-market onions the canonical Sarajevo supply. Avlija and Dveri both work the Sarajevo recipe through summer, the tomato-paprika braising sauce kept thin to coat the onion without overwhelming the sweet allium core that defines the dish.
3 editor picks for Sogan-Dolma in Sarajevo, ranked by editorial score. All Sarajevo signature dishes · Sogan-Dolma across every city.
Dveri ★ 4.6
bascarsija · Prote Bakovica 12, 71000 Sarajevo
Dveri off Saraci in Bascarsija is the family Bosnian room behind a wood-shuttered facade, with a flowered courtyard and hearty lonac on every table.
Inat Kuca ★ 4.5
kovaci · Veliki Alifakovac 1, 71000 Sarajevo
Inat Kuca in Sarajevo's Kovaci is the Spite House, an Ottoman house moved across the Miljacka in 1895 and now a Bosnian restaurant for sahan and lonac.
Avlija ★ 4.5
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 any occasion.