Day-by-day eating plans for Sarajevo: weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Sarajevo weekend: burek, cevapi and dinners with a view
- ★ 4.7
- 2 days
- First-time visitor, two days
A weekend of Sarajevo's best-known foods: tea on Kovaci, burek on Mali Bravadziluk, the brewery museum, cevapi on Bravadziluk and hillside dinners at Kibe Mahala and Park Princeva.
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Day 1Saturday: Bascarsija, brewery museum, Kibe Mahala dinner
- Morning
- Tea at Cajdzinica Dzirlo on Kovaci, a tea house the Sarajevo tourism board calls a favorite of visitors and locals, then walk down to the Sebilj fountain on Bascarsija Square.
- Afternoon
- Burek at Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk, named after the sac lid. Then the Sarajevo Brewery museum on Franjevacka (Monday to Saturday, 11:00 to 17:30) and unfiltered Sarajevsko at Pivnica HS nearby.
- Evening
- Dinner at Kibe Mahala on Vrbanjusa 106, open Monday to Saturday 11:00 to 23:00, for begova soup, sogandolma or spit-roast lamb, with panoramic views of Sarajevo.
StopsCajdzinica DzirloBuregdzinica SacSarajevo Brewery MuseumPivnica HSKibe Mahala
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Day 2Sunday: Nanina breakfast, cevapi on Bravadziluk, Park Princeva dinner
- Morning
- Breakfast at Nanina Kuhinja on Kundurdziluk, open 08:00 to 23:00 daily; its menu recommends lokumi, fried fritters with kajmak or jam. Then walk to Pijaca Markale on Mula Mustafe Baseskije.
- Afternoon
- Cevapi at Petica Ferhatovic on Bravadziluk 21, which opens at 12:00 on Sundays; its menu lists cevapi at 14 KM and a smaller 'petica' portion at 7 KM.
- Evening
- Dinner at Park Princeva on Iza Hrida 7, open until 23:00 daily, for hadzijski cevap or the house pie, with baklava for dessert and a view over Sarajevo.
Sarajevo in three days: Ottoman Bascarsija, Habsburg Centar, a hillside dinner
- ★ 4.7
- 3 days
- Three days, food history focus
Three days: Ottoman Bascarsija on day one, Ferhadija and the Sarajevo Brewery museum on day two, and Bascarsija's markets and a hillside dinner at Park Princeva on day three.
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Day 1Day 1: Ottoman Bascarsija (burek, cevapi, tea, sahan)
- Morning
- Burek breakfast at Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk, with yogurt.
- Afternoon
- Cevapi lunch at Cevabdzinica Zeljo on Kundurdziluk 19, open 08:00 to 23:00 daily; afterwards tea at Cajdzinica Dzirlo on Kovaci.
- Evening
- Dinner at Inat Kuca on Veliki Alifakovac 1 (closed Mondays; Tuesday to Thursday from 14:00, Friday to Sunday from 13:00) for sarajevski sahan or bosanski lonac.
StopsBuregdzinica SacCevabdzinica ZeljoCajdzinica DzirloInat Kuca
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Day 2Day 2: Habsburg Centar (Ferhadija, coffee, brewery museum)
- Morning
- Walk Ferhadija, the main pedestrian street, where Saraci's Oriental bazaar meets grand Western-style buildings of the Austro-Hungarian period; coffee at Kawa.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Klopa on Trg Fra Grge Martica 4 (Monday to Saturday from 09:00, Sunday from 13:00), then the Sarajevo Brewery museum on Franjevacka, open Monday to Saturday 11:00 to 17:30.
- Evening
- Dinner at Pivnica HS (closed Sundays) for unfiltered Sarajevsko, which it says can only be drunk there; a drink after at Aperitivo Bar.
StopsKawaKlopaSarajevo Brewery MuseumPivnica HSAperitivo Bar
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Day 3Day 3: Bascarsija markets and a hillside dinner
- Morning
- Coffee at Caffe Cardak on Bascarsija, then Pijaca Markale on Mula Mustafe Baseskije.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Dveri, a small restaurant in Bascarsija open 08:00 to 23:00, for pura with dried beef or mucalica, and a Bosnian coffee at 2 KM.
- Evening
- Dinner at Park Princeva on Iza Hrida 7 for hadzijski cevap and the view over Sarajevo.
Sarajevo tea, coffee and sweets crawl
- ★ 4.4
- 1 day
- Coffee and sweets lover, one day
A one-day walk from Kovaci's tea house and specialty coffee to Slasticarna Ramis, Sarajevo's oldest sweet shop of its kind, and tufahija at Nanina Kuhinja, ending at 4 Sobe Gospodje Safije.
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Day 1Day 1 (Tuesday to Saturday): Kovaci, Saraci, Cekalusa
- Morning
- Tea at Cajdzinica Dzirlo on Kovaci, then specialty coffee at Ministry of Cejf at Kovaci 26, a cafe and roastery opened by Resad Strik.
- Afternoon
- Sweets at Slasticarna Ramis on Saraci 1, which the tourism board calls the oldest sweet shop of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Monday to Saturday, 09:00 to 22:00). Then tufahija at Nanina Kuhinja on Kundurdziluk.
- Evening
- Dinner at 4 Sobe Gospodje Safije on Cekalusa 61, open Tuesday to Saturday from 15:00, for cooking its site calls a fusion of modern cooking and traditional Bosnian dishes.
StopsCajdzinica DzirloMinistry of CejfSlasticarna RamisNanina Kuhinja4 Sobe Gospodje Safije
Sarajevo for vegetarians: Bosnian pies, mezze and meatless plates
- ★ 4.3
- 2 days
- Vegetarian, two days
Two days built on menus that list meatless dishes: Avlija, Nanina Kuhinja, Inat Kuca and Dveri, finished with baklava at Park Princeva.
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Day 1Saturday: Avlija breakfast, Nanina lunch, Inat Kuca dinner
- Morning
- Breakfast at Avlija on Sumbul Avde 2 (Monday to Saturday, breakfast from 09:00 to midday): its menu lists lokumi fried dough, pura with cream cheese and breaded cheese.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Nanina Kuhinja on Kundurdziluk: zeljanica spinach pie, roasted peppers with Travnik cheese, grilled mushrooms with rice and kajmak, or polenta with sour cream.
- Evening
- Dinner at Inat Kuca on Veliki Alifakovac 1 (open until 22:30 on Saturdays), whose Gastro Muzej lists vege meza, humus, tarhana soup and sirnica.
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Day 2Sunday: tea, Dveri lunch, baklava with a view
- Morning
- Tea at Cajdzinica Dzirlo on Kovaci, a tea house where the owner serves teas from several countries.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Dveri, open 08:00 to 23:00 daily: vegetarian soup (6 KM), stuffed eggplant with onion, carrot, tomato and cheese (15 KM) or grilled vegetables (13 KM).
- Evening
- Dessert at Park Princeva on Iza Hrida 7, open until 23:00 daily; its site lists baklava among the desserts and describes a spectacular view over Sarajevo.
Sarajevo on a budget: burek, cevapi and coffee under 25 KM a day
- ★ 4.4
- 2 days
- Budget traveller, two days
Two days of Sarajevo classics priced from the menus: burek at Sac, cevapi at Mrkva, Hodzic and Petica Ferhatovic, and Bosnian coffee at Dveri, each day under 25 KM.
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Day 1Saturday: burek, Bosnian coffee, cevapi, brewery museum
- Morning
- Burek at Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk (the tourism board lists a 300 g portion at 3.60 KM) and a Bosnian coffee at Dveri for 2 KM.
- Afternoon
- Ten cevapi at Cevabdzinica Mrkva for 13 KM, then the Sarajevo Brewery museum on Franjevacka (5 KM, Monday to Saturday, 11:00 to 17:30). About 23.60 KM in all.
- Evening
- A free evening walk along Ferhadija to the Eternal Flame.
StopsBuregdzinica SacDveriCevabdzinica MrkvaSarajevo Brewery Museum
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Day 2Sunday: cevapi twice and a coffee
- Morning
- Five cevapi at Cevabdzinica Hodzic on Bravadziluk 34, open from 07:00, for 7 KM; add kajmak (2.50 KM) and yogurt (2 KM) for 11.50 KM.
- Afternoon
- The 'petica' portion of cevapi at Petica Ferhatovic on Bravadziluk 21, which opens at 12:00 on Sundays, for 7 KM.
- Evening
- A Bosnian coffee at Dveri for 2 KM. About 20.50 KM for the day.
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