Eat in Zemun, Belgrade

Saran ★ 4.6

Saran was founded by fisherman Vicentije Vukotic over a century ago on Zemun's Danube quay. Belgrade's oldest fish house, fishermen soup recipe.

Signature: Fisherman fish soup, Pan-fried Danube carp

Restoran Reka ★ 4.3

Restoran Reka anchors the Zemun riverfront on Kej oslobodjenja with a Danube terrace. Fish, mixed grill and live music make it a Belgrade weekend staple.

Signature: Danube carp, Squid Dalmatian style

Salas 034 ★ 4.1

Salas 034 dresses a Gardos cobble lane in Vojvodina farmhouse style. Smoked meats, freshwater fish and plum dumplings in old-Belgrade tavern spirit.

Signature: Smoked ham and kajmak, Plum dumplings

Pekara Sava Petrovic Zemun ★ 4.3

Pekara Sava Petrovic anchors Zemun's Glavna bakery row in Belgrade, baking burek and pita through the day for Danube quay traffic. Family-run.

Worth the queue: Burek sa sirom

Serbian Traditional Cooking Experience Zemun ★ 4.5

Vladimir runs informal Serbian cooking classes from a Zemun home in Belgrade. The kitchen always makes cevapi; pljeskavica, sarma and rakija round out.

Saran Zemun ★ 4.6

Saran is Belgrade's century-old Zemun fish house, founded by fisherman Vicentije Vukotic on the Danube quay. Fishermen soup still made to original recipe.

Why locals love it: Tourists rarely cross the Danube to Zemun; locals come for the century-old fishermen soup recipe right on the quay

Tip: Arrive by 13:00 for the lunch service and ask for the fishermen soup before the pan-fried carp.

Restoran Reka ★ 4.0

Reka started as a Zemun fish house on the Danube and became cult. Mediterranean fish dishes, open terrace on the Danube bank, live music nightly.

Why locals love it: Local riverside fish institution on the upper Zemun Danube quay that tourists often miss for nearby Saran

Tip: Book the terrace tables on the Danube for sunset; the live music starts after 21:00.