6 splurge rooms in Sarajevo, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Sarajevo. All Sarajevo food.
4 Sobe Gospodje Safije ★ 4.8
mejtas · Cekalusa 61, 71000 Sarajevo
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.
Kibe Mahala ★ 4.6
vratnik · Vrbanjusa 106, 71000 Sarajevo
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 ★ 4.5
centar · Tina Ujevica 13, 71000 Sarajevo
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.
Park Princeva ★ 4.3
vratnik · Iza Hrida 7, 71000 Sarajevo
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.
Dveri ★ 4.2
bascarsija · Prote Bakovica 12, 71000 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.
Inat Kuca ★ 4.0
kovaci · Veliki Alifakovac 1, 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.