Burek is the Balkan filo spiral, baked in a wide circular tray. Belgrade and Serbia favor cheese (sa sirom), meat (sa mesom) and potato (sa krompirom) fillings.
Burek arrived in Belgrade with Ottoman rule in the 15th century and has held its place as the morning bakery counter staple ever since. The Bosnian convention is meat-only and uses a hand-stretched filo; Serbian convention extends to cheese, potato, spinach and pumpkin (sa tikvama) fillings and accepts shop-bought filo. Pekara Trpkovic on Nemanjina has anchored the Belgrade burek queue for over 100 years and remains a 24-hour reference counter for the city's defining breakfast plate. The standard accompaniment is a glass of yoghurt or kefir, and the morning ritual is to eat it standing at the counter; takeaway servings are wrapped in butcher paper.
4 editor picks for Burek in Belgrade, ranked by editorial score. All Belgrade signature dishes · Burek across every city.
Pekara Trpkovic Slavija ★ 4.7
vracar · Nemanjina 32, 11000 Belgrade
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.
Pekara Trpkovic Dusanovac ★ 4.5
palilula · Milorada Bonzulica 6, 11000 Belgrade
Pekara Trpkovic Dusanovac is the southern Belgrade sister to the Slavija flagship. Same family recipes for burek, kifle and Serbian pastry items.
Pekara Trpkovic Zvezdara ★ 4.4
palilula · Dimitrija Tucovica 60, 11000 Belgrade
Pekara Trpkovic Zvezdara on Dimitrija Tucovica is the eastern Belgrade branch. Same dough, same traditional pita and burek, residential queue.
Pekara Sava Petrovic Zemun ★ 4.3
zemun · Glavna 19, 11080 Zemun, Belgrade
Pekara Sava Petrovic anchors Zemun's Glavna bakery row in Belgrade, baking burek and pita through the day for Danube quay traffic. Family-run.