Sogan-dolma is the Bosnian stuffed onion, filled with minced meat and rice; Kibe Mahala serves it as a main course and Inat Kuca in its large sahan.
Where to eat it: 3 restaurants across 1 city.
Wikipedia lists stuffed onions as a traditional dish in Turkey, Armenia and Bosnia, made with onions, minced beef, rice, paprika and spices, and records stuffed onions in Ottoman sources of the 15th century. Kibe Mahala lists sogandolma of onion, minced meat and rice for 25 KM, Nanina Kuhinja serves onions stuffed with meat, and Inat Kuca includes sogan dolma in its Veliki sahan for four people.
Tip from the editors. Pick sweet white onions in summer; storage onions can be too sharp.
Kibe Mahala at Vrbanjusa 106 serves Bosnian national dishes, among them spit-roasted lamb, with wines from Bosnia and Herzegovina and views over Sarajevo.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 23:00; two guitarists play music and song at the guests' request.
Nanina Kuhinja, Grandmother's Kitchen, is an authentic Bosnian restaurant at Kundurdziluk 35 serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner from 8:00 to 23:00.
OrderPasta filled with veal in a sour cream, yogurt and garlic sauce, a very popular dish.
TipAsk for the specialty of the day at lunch, and flag gluten free, vegan, halal or lactose free needs in the reservation form.
Inat Kuca, serving Traditional Bosnian cooking, is at Veliki Alifakovac 1, 71000 Sarajevo.
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