Pljeskavica is the Serbian burger-patty, a flat grilled disc of minced pork and beef the diameter of the lepinja bread it sits in. Topped with kajmak, raw onion and ajvar.
Pljeskavica codified in 20th-century Yugoslavia as the Serbian alternative to Bosnian cevapi: same Ottoman-grilled-meat lineage but pressed into a disc. The Leskovacka pljeskavica from southern Serbia is the canonical regional anchor. The Belgrade Burger Festival at Kalemegdan elevates the contemporary version each May.
4 editor picks for Pljeskavica in Belgrade, ranked by editorial score. All Belgrade signature dishes · Pljeskavica across every city.
Z Burger ★ 4.6
stari-grad · Cetinjska 15, 11000 Belgrade
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.
Manufaktura ★ 4.4
stari-grad · Kralja Petra 13-15, 11000 Belgrade
Manufaktura plates traditional Serbian on Kralja Petra near Knez Mihailova. Mangalica meats, regional cheeses, cherry iced tea and garden seating.
Walter Sarajevski Cevap Bulevar Mihajla Pupina ★ 4.4
novi-beograd · Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 4, 11070 Novi Beograd, Belgrade
Walter Sarajevski Cevap on Bulevar Mihajla Pupina anchors Novi Beograd's Sarajevski cevapi chain. Grilled minced beef-lamb, lepinja bread, kajmak side.
Stara Hercegovina ★ 4.3
stari-grad · Carigradska 36, 11000 Belgrade
Stara Hercegovina has hosted Belgrade artists and politicians from a Carigradska room. Herceg lamb, halls named for Herzegovinian regions, garden.