Burek appears as a signature dish in 1 Serbia cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Burek · Belgrade
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.
Where to eat in Belgrade:
- Pekara Trpkovic Slavija
- Pekara Trpkovic Dusanovac
- Pekara Trpkovic Zvezdara
- Pekara Sava Petrovic Zemun