Avlija is a bosnian restaurant in Centar, Sarajevo.
Avlija off Mehmeda Spahe is the Sarajevo Bosnian institution with a vine-shaded courtyard, roast lamb under sac and Yugoslav-era memorabilia inside.
Why locals love it: A vine-shaded Sarajevo courtyard off Mehmeda Spahe, this Bosnian institution cooks roast lamb under sac to a Yugoslav-era memorabilia interior.
Tip: Book the courtyard for warm-weather dinners; closed Sundays.
Address: Sumbula Avde 2, 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.
Why locals love it: On Dzenetica cikma near the Olympic Museum, this Sarajevo 110-square-metre specialty coffee bar pulls microlot espresso to a tucked garden.
Tip: Open from 07:00; the garden in summer is the slow morning sit.
Ministry of Cejf on Hiseta is Bosnia's first third-wave specialty coffee bar, roasting single-origin beans behind a tucked Sarajevo Centar cafe.
Why locals love it: Bosnia's first third-wave specialty coffee bar, tucked on Hiseta in Sarajevo and roasting single-origin beans behind the cafe most tourists miss.
Tip: The back working tables are the quietest; ask for the seasonal single origin.
Kawa on Dzenetica cikma is the tucked Sarajevo specialty coffee bar near the Olympic Museum, pulling microlot espresso to a 110-square-metre garden.
Why locals love it: On Dzenetica cikma near the Olympic Museum, this Sarajevo 110-square-metre specialty coffee bar pulls microlot espresso to a tucked garden.
Tip: Open from 07:00; the garden in summer is the slow morning sit.
Cajdzinica Dzirlo on Kovaci above Bascarsija pulls 53 teas, Bosnian coffee in dzezva, salep and homemade juices from a tiny Ottoman-era Sarajevo tea house.
Why locals love it: Tucked on cobbled Kovaci above Bascarsija, this Sarajevo tea house pulls 53 teas and dzezva coffee from a six-table Ottoman cellar most tourists miss.
Tip: Order Bosnian coffee with rahat lokum and sit on the stone steps; cash only.
Kibe Mahala on a Vratnik hillside above Bascarsija runs spit-roasted lamb and sahan platters for the locals who climb up for the Sarajevo dinner view.
Why locals love it: On a steep Vratnik hillside above Bascarsija, this Sarajevo Bosnian restaurant runs spit-roasted lamb to a 20-table room with a wraparound city view.
Tip: Taxi up; the cobbled walk is steep and the view tables fill at sunset.
Park Princeva above Bascarsija is the Sarajevo Bosnian dining room with the highest dinner view in town, hosting Bono and Bill Clinton through the years.
Why locals love it: On the steepest road above Bascarsija, the Sarajevo restaurant that hosted Bono and Bill Clinton runs Bosnian dining with the highest dinner view in town.
Tip: Reserve a terrace table for sunset; take a taxi from Bascarsija up.
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk still pulls Sarajevo burek under coal-heated sac lids, a 200-year Bosnian practice now rare in the city.
Why locals love it: On Mali Bravadziluk this six-table Sarajevo buregdzinica still pulls Bosnian burek under coal-heated sac lids, a 200-year practice now rare in the city.
Tip: Sold by weight; 200g is one portion with kajmak on the side.
Ministry of Cejf on Hiseta is Bosnia's first third-wave specialty coffee bar, roasting single-origin beans behind a tucked Sarajevo Centar cafe.
Why locals love it: Bosnia's first third-wave specialty coffee bar, tucked on Hiseta in Sarajevo and roasting single-origin beans behind the cafe most tourists miss.
Tip: The back working tables are the quietest; ask for the seasonal single origin.
