The 10 Best Breakfast And Brunch Spots In Belgrade Serbia

Much like its Eastern European neighbors, Serbia is still warming to the Western notion of a hearty breakfast, let alone venturing out into town to eat any time before midday. Yet several cafés and restaurants are starting to embrace this custom. Here are ten such places that we believe deserve a mention.

Supermarket

On the site of the first ever discount supermarket to be opened in former communist Yugoslavia is a concept store designed by one of Serbia’s leading creative collectives. Supermarket combines a bar, restaurant and fashion boutique and brings together past and present in a raw interior with exhibits hearkening back to the golden years. At weekends guests are treated to an American style breakfast, featuring toasted bagels and eggs served in a number of inventive styles, and their colorful fruit and vegetable juices are a welcome detox after an especially long week. Once finished, you can book yourself in for a facial or body treatment at their mini spa centre to complete a relaxing morning.

Address: Supermarket, Višnjićeva 10, Beograd 11000 +381 11 291094

Garden Food

Ciabatta sandwiches are the breakfast speciality of Garden Food. They come in a variety of mostly meat-based fillings (turkey, tuna, chicken and prosciutto) though a couple of veggie options are also available. The freshly-squeezed juices ensure you contribute to your five a day, while their yoghurt and soy milkshakes are pure pleasure in liquid form. They can deliver straight to your home or office seven days a week.

Address: Garden Food, Kosovska 18, Београд 11000, +381 63 500 144

PaR.Co.

Bakery, Restaurant, French, Dessert

Freshly baked chocolate croissants in a bakery setting

This little café-boulangerie demonstrates a particularly acute awareness of its surroundings. Its glass façade allows visitors to interact with the greenery of Neimarski Park just opposite, and with opening times as early as 7am, there’s plenty of time to take a leisurely breakfast. PaR.Co.’s bakery is the real gem here, with the smell of fresh bread from the oven permeating the room, as well as French croissants and pancakes which come with jars of homemade jam. For something a little more filling, try the eggs Benedict or the French toast.

Kafe Kozmetičar

To come across a place that does an all-day breakfast is an absolute blessing in Belgrade. We recommend you bring a friend for Kafe Kozmetičar‘s three-tiered breakfast for two, which includes a tasty trio of granola, eggs Benedict and American pancakes which works out at less than 5 euros each. Their coffee is imported from high altitude plantations as far away as Nicaragua, Brazil and Ethiopia, and is prepared using a slow-drip method which takes longer than usual but is absolutely worth the wait.

Address: Kafe kozmetičar, 25 Radoslava Grujića, 11104, Beograd (Vračar), Grad Beograd, +38 11 12452565

Voulez-Vous

Restaurant, Cafe, European, Italian, Vegetarian

Voulez-Vous is as inviting as its name suggests. In the summer guests spill out onto the terrace and take cover under the shade of the vast sail-like umbrellas and the leafy tree tops. The usual egg specialities are here, in addition to their signature “Voulez-Vous omelette” with prosciutto, ricotta cheese and mushrooms. Additionally, the chefs also respect the English tradition of a fried breakfast as well as a healthy bowl of porridge from oats and linseed.

Belgrade Art Hotel

The restaurant at the Belgrade Art Hotel offers beautiful à la carte dining and caters to all tastes. For the equivalent of 10 euros, diners can help themselves to the BAH breakfast buffet. There’s also a ‘fitness’ breakfast option for those feeling particularly full of energy. Guests can also order à la carte from a wide selection of hot foods. It’s tough to resist their original Belgian waffles, which come with seemingly every topping imaginable and whipped cream on top.

Address: Belgrade Art Hotel, Knez Mihailova 27, 11000 Belgrade +381 11 3312000

Mala Fabrika Ukusa – (PERMANENTLY CLOSED)

No place has a greater respect for Serbia’s culinary traditions when it comes to breakfast than Mala Fabrika Ukusa. Much of the menu will be familiar like french toast, omelettes, various eggs, but few will have come across kačamak, which is a polenta porridge normally served with white cheese crumbled on top. There’s also popara, which combines the basic ingredients to be found in any household, bread (usually slightly stale), milk, butter and sugar, with a little bit of herbal tea. The homeliness of the parquet floor and the brightness of the white wooden interior, with jars and bottles neatly arranged on shelves, provide a fitting environment to enjoy a traditional breakfast.

Address: Mala Fabrika Ukusa, Nebojšina 49a, Beograd 11000 +381 11 2435727

Smokvica Kralja Petra

Smokvica Kralja Petra has opened several branches in Belgrade, but the original one is on Kralja Petra Street near Kalemegdan Park. The fig tree in the spacious garden, which is a great place to chill on a summer morning, was what inspired the name of this eco and pet-friendly locale in the heart of the city centre. For breakfast, you can fill up on a “country style” combo of three types of egg garnished with a side salad of spinach, tomatoes and olives, or else go for the ham and cheese quesadillas with a special red salsa.

Address: Smokvica Kralja Petra, Kralja Petra 73, Beograd +381 63 60 84 46

Penzija Snek Bar

Cafe, Snack Bar, Snacks

Penzija has a pub-like atmosphere appropriate for getting together with friends over a beer in the evening. But in its capacity as a snack bar it also provides its customers with a stable food options at all times of day, including breakfast. Within the heavy wooden interior and the richly decorated surroundings you can enjoy a helping of fried dough balls (or uštipci), a breakfast dish typical for the Balkan region; an assortment of sweet and savory pancakes; french toast or their ‘Serbian muesli.’

Red Bread

Bistro, Cafe, Bar, Juice Bar, Contemporary, Vegetarian, Healthy, Italian, European, Vegan, Soup, Gluten-free, Fast Food

Tucked away behind Republic Square on the corner of Jevremova and Dositejeva Street is the hip café and juice bar Red Bread. Scrolling down their menu is enough to make your mouth water, from their classic Canadian pancakes with maple syrup, to English scones with homemade jam and cinnamon hot cross buns. Not forgetting their freshly baked muffins and cookies, these delicious treats come and go depending on the season, but you’re always in for a nice surprise every time you walk in.

About the author

Peter Iltchev

Peter was born in London but grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria. He moved back to the UK to study at the age of eight and has been there ever since. He is currently an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge reading Spanish and Italian - a good enough excuse to go traveling in his spare time. Between writing articles he likes to stay active, whether going to yoga class or exploring places on foot, but a bit of down-time is a necessary component of his daily routine. When cooking he'll opt for a simple yet effective pasta dish, but is always keen to explore new tastes when eating out. He is skilled with a squash racket and can pull out a decent move or two on the dancefloor.