Dveri is a traditional bosnian fine-dining restaurant in Bascarsija, Sarajevo.
Dveri off Saraci in Bascarsija is the Sarajevo Bosnian institution behind a wood-shuttered facade, with a flowered courtyard and hearty lonac at every table.
Tip: Reservations are essential; Dveri is cash only and the rear courtyard tables are the ones to ask for in summer.
Address: Prote Bakovica 12, 71000 Sarajevo
Inat Kuca in Kovaci is the Sarajevo Spite House, an Ottoman house moved across the Miljacka in 1895 and now a Bosnian restaurant for sahan and lonac.
Tip: Reserve a riverside terrace table for dinner; ask for sarajevski sahan to taste five Bosnian dishes in one tray.
4 Sobe Gospodje Safije runs Sarajevo's modern Bosnian dining across four restored 1910 rooms on Cekalusa, with a wine bar and flower garden.
Tip: Reserve the courtyard garden in summer; the wine list runs Zilavka and Blatina by the glass alongside European bottles.
Park Princeva is the panoramic Sarajevo room above Bascarsija that hosted Bono and Bill Clinton, with elegant Bosnian cooking and the best dinner view.
Tip: Reserve a window or terrace table for sunset; a taxi from Bascarsija is the practical way up the narrow road.
Kibe Mahala sits on a Vratnik hillside above Bascarsija, where spit-roasted lamb, sahan platters and Herzegovinian wine come with a panoramic Sarajevo view.
Tip: Take a taxi up; the steep cobbled hill is not a casual walk and the view tables fill quickly at sunset.
Mala Kuhinja off Strosmajerova runs no printed menu in Sarajevo, asking each guest their likes and dislikes before sending Bosnian-Mediterranean plates.
Tip: Reserve, arrive hungry, and trust the kitchen. Tell the waiter your allergens up front and the chef builds from there.
