Cheap Eats in Belgrade

Pekara Trpkovic Slavija

• ★ 4.7
• Bakery
• $
• Vracar

Order Burek sa sirom

Pekara Trpkovic has baked Belgrade burek for over a century. The Slavija counter on Nemanjina draws queues into the rain, ranked top burek in city.

Przionica D59B

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $
• Dorcol

Drink House espresso, filter coffee

Przionica opened 2012 in an old state-owned bus garage on Dobracina, the first Belgrade micro-roastery. White communal table, no tea or food.

Pekara Trpkovic Slavija burek counter

• ★ 4.7
• Street food
• $
• Vracar

Try Burek sa sirom

Pekara Trpkovic Slavija bakes Belgrade's most-queued burek from the Nemanjina counter. The 100-year-old family uses traditional methods only, no additives.

Kafeterija Vracar

• ★ 4.6
• Café
• $
• Vracar

Drink House-roasted espresso

Kafeterija Vracar in Belgrade was the first specialty cafe in town where beans were roasted on site. Big garden, breakfast service, the chain's original room.

Z Burger

• ★ 4.6
• Street food
• $
• Stari grad

Try Dry-aged smash burger

Z Burger on Cetinjska in Belgrade has won the Belgrade Burger Festival in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025. Dry-aged ground beef from premium select cuts.

Loki

• ★ 4.5
• Eastern European
• $
• Dorcol

Loki has run on Strahinjica Bana in Dorcol since 1989 as a Belgrade pljeskavica benchmark. Cash only, outdoor tables under a tree, around-the-clock grill.

Pekara Trpkovic Dusanovac

• ★ 4.5
• Bakery
• $
• Palilula

Order Burek sa mesom

Pekara Trpkovic Dusanovac is the southern Belgrade sister to the Slavija flagship. Same family recipes for burek, kifle and Serbian pastry items.

Smokvica Kralja Petra

• ★ 4.5
• Café
• $
• Dorcol

Drink Specialty coffee, fresh juices

Smokvica Kralja Petra is the original Smokvica chain room in Dorcol, Belgrade. The summer terrace under a fig tree was the venue starting point.

Kalenic Market lunches

• ★ 4.5
• Street food
• $
• Vracar

Try Burek, pljeskavica, fresh produce snacks

Kalenic Market in Vracar runs Belgrade's most extensive open-air lunch stalls: burek, pljeskavica grills, sirene, ajvar with bread under 600 dinars.

Pekara Trpkovic Zvezdara

• ★ 4.4
• Bakery
• $
• Palilula

Order Burek sa krompirom

Pekara Trpkovic Zvezdara on Dimitrija Tucovica is the eastern Belgrade branch. Same dough, same traditional pita and burek, residential queue.

Aviator Coffee Explorer Terazije

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• $
• Stari grad

Drink Pour-over, flat white

Aviator Coffee on Terazije in Belgrade is the flagship of the Aviator group, named for the Aviators Coffee roastery. Specialty roasting programme.

Walter Sarajevski Cevap Bulevar Mihajla Pupina

• ★ 4.4
• Street food
• $
• Novi Beograd

Try Sarajevski cevapi grilled minced beef-lamb

Walter Sarajevski Cevap on Bulevar Mihajla Pupina anchors Novi Beograd's Sarajevski cevapi chain. Grilled minced beef-lamb, lepinja bread, kajmak side.

Walter Sarajevski Cevap

• ★ 4.4
• Bosnian
• $
• Novi Beograd

Try Sarajevski cevapi (10 pieces with lepinja and kajmak)

Walter Sarajevski Cevap is Belgrade's institution for Sarajevski cevapi under 750 dinars a plate. Multiple branches; grilled minced beef-lamb and lepinja.

Pekara Sava Petrovic Zemun

• ★ 4.3
• Bakery
• $
• Zemun

Order Burek sa sirom

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

Aviator Coffee Explorer Dorcol

• ★ 4.3
• Café
• $
• Dorcol

Drink Pour-over, espresso flight

Aviator Coffee Dorcol on Gundulicev venac in Belgrade pours Aviators Coffee beans. Stone facade entrance, summer terrace seating, all-day service.

Koffein

• ★ 4.3
• Café
• $
• Stari grad

Drink Hot soya latte

Koffein hides on Uskocka behind Knez Mihailova in central Belgrade. Diverse specialty pours, stylish room, outdoor area with pet-friendly summer seating.

Walter Sarajevski Cevap Vojislava Ilica

• ★ 4.3
• Street food
• $
• Vracar

Try Sarajevski cevapi grilled minced beef-lamb

Walter Sarajevski Cevap on Vojislava Ilica is the eastern Belgrade location for Sarajevski cevapi. Same grill standard, lepinja and kajmak service.

Walter Sarajevski Cevap Sumadijski Trg

• ★ 4.3
• Street food
• $
• Vracar

Try Sarajevski cevapi grilled minced beef-lamb

Walter Sarajevski Cevap at Sumadijski Trg is the western Belgrade branch for Sarajevski cevapi. Same grill standard, lepinja and kajmak side as the chain.

Pekara Djeram

• ★ 4.2
• Bakery
• $
• Vracar

Order Burek sa mesom

Pekara Djeram by the Djeram market in Vracar bakes Serbian burek and kifle through the morning in Belgrade. Counter only, neighborhood favourite.

237 Pekara

• ★ 4.2
• Bakery
• $
• Palilula

Try Burek sa sirom

237 Pekara on Ustanicka 237 in Belgrade runs a Sarajevski-spirit pastry counter from a Vozdovac address. Pretzels, burek, sandwiches, croissants and bread.