Cevabdzinica Mrkva Kovacici is a street-food stop in Grbavica, Sarajevo.
Mrkva's Kovacici branch in Sarajevo's residential south of the Miljacka is the local-only branch, working a quieter sitting at the same Bravadziluk standard.
Tip: Take tram 4 south of the Miljacka and walk; cheaper bills, less queue.
Address: Hamdije Cemerlica 39, 71000 Sarajevo
Cevabdzinica Zeljo on Kundurdziluk is one of Sarajevo's anchor cevapi rooms, grilling beef-only sausages over coals and serving them in fresh somun.
Try: Sarajevo cevapi in somun with raw onion
Tip: Three branches across Bascarsija and all of them fill at lunch; cash only and the queue moves fast.
Petica Ferhatovic on Bravadziluk opened 1984 for the Sarajevo Winter Olympics and the family has been pressing cevapi over coals for 50 years.
Try: Cevapi 5 or 10 in somun with kajmak
Tip: Order 10 cevapi (desetka) with kajmak for the canonical Sarajevo lunch; the corner terrace is the place to sit.
Cevabdzinica Hodzic on Bravadziluk has been grilling Sarajevo cevapi for more than 20 years and holds three Golden Dining Crown awards from the city.
Try: Sarajevo cevapi in somun with raw onion
Tip: Three locations across the Old Town; Bravadziluk 34 is the original and the morning sitting is the quietest.
Cevabdzinica Mrkva opened on Bravadziluk in 1963 and has held the line on Sarajevo cevapi for more than 50 years, with branches now across the city.
Try: Sarajevo cevapi in somun with kajmak
Tip: Original Bravadziluk branch is the one for the visit; Mrkva Dobrinja and Mrkva Kovacici are the local-everyday rooms.
Buregdzinica Sac on Mali Bravadziluk has been pulling burek under a metal lid covered with coals for more than 200 years, the Sarajevo phyllo anchor.
Try: Burek under sac, meat and pita variants
Tip: Order by weight (200g is one portion); the meat burek is the canonical version, and the cheese sirnica is the pairing.
Buregdzinica Bosna on Bravadziluk pulls the full Bosnian phyllo family in Sarajevo, spiral burek with meat, sirnica with cheese, krompirusa with potato.
Try: Spiral burek, sirnica, krompirusa, zeljanica
Tip: Sold by weight; ask for kajmak on the side and bring napkins for the meat burek.
