Cuisine of Banja Luka for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Many characterize the national cuisine as an original combination of Southern Slavic, Turkish, Mediterranean, and German culinary traditions. In the menus of all national cuisine restaurants, visitors will find many meat and vegetable dishes cooked in a number of ways. Pastries, cheese, and other dairy products are also present in the list of the most popular national food – the abundance of these products is typical for Slavic countries. Lamb is the most typical meat, but beef and pork are also very popular. Meat cooked over an open fire is particularly popular. As a rule, local chefs add greens, vegetable salads, and various spices to make food even more delicious.

When it comes to meat delicacies, it is important to mention duvec – steamed beef with vegetables and rice, grilled meat, and pljeskavica – minced meat cutlets with vegetables and rice that are usually served with vegetable garnish. The choice of vegetable salads, ragouts, and soups is nothing but incredible. Moreover, every dining venue usually offers several signature salads. Food in Banja Luka not only tastes great but also looks appealing. There are very simple dishes and sophisticated ones.

As it was mentioned above, local chefs pay much attention to pastries. Fragrant cheese pie, cakes with spinach and other sweet fillings are present on tables of locals every day. Some types of pies can even be served with meat and soups instead of bread. Banja Luka restaurants usually offer simple fish dishes that are, nevertheless, very delicious. River trout cooked in tortillas, various fish goulashes and pies, as well as salads with seafood make the menus of local restaurants similar to Mediterranean dining venues. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Sweet tooth tourists will definitely like national desserts. Honey halva, locum, and baklava taste nothing but amazing. Cafes and cookeries offer various types of cookies with nuts and other fillings. As a rule, travelers are in love with gibanica pie with cottage cheese and pancakes with various fillings. Tourists also like strucla – sweet prunes and nuts baked with cheese. Coffee is the all-time favorite drink in Banja Luka. Various herbal teas and juices are also very popular. Beer is the most frequently ordered alcoholic beverage.

A holiday in Banja Luka is a great opportunity to indulge oneself in Bosnian cuisine. Hearty, meaty food with many goulash type dishes and soups simply cannot leave tourists indifferent. Local restaurants mostly specialize in the national cuisine, so exotic offerings are quite rare on the market. There are almost no vegetarian restaurants, but visitors can ask the waiter to serve vegetarian-friendly food. Most restaurants are inexpensive, so enjoyable experience is guaranteed regardless of your budget.

Not far from Café Cult and the university campus, tourists will find Simke rostiljnica, a popular grill café. It’s a true paradise for any carnivore. Pileci batak sandwiches with chicken and cevapi lamb sausages are among the signature offers of the café. It’s a great place to eat fast and continue the observation of the city. For lunch, it is hard to find a better restaurant than Vrbas. The venue is named after the river it overlooks, so visitors can enjoy both food and the picturesque idyllic view. A refreshing breeze from the water is exactly what one needs on a hot noon.

Kod Muje is one more restaurant that specializes in grilled meat. It looks like an old classic eatery that was run by a family for many years. The restaurant has tables inside and outside, on a beautiful terrace. Mala Stanica is one more restaurant worth the attention of tourists. It is open on the site of the former “Mala stanica’ railway station that connected Banja Luka with the capital in the 19th century. The restaurant keeps the heritage of this place, so there are such elements of décor as antique bells, clocks, and details of rails. The menu is a combination of the most popular national and Italian cuisine dishes, as well as nouveau cuisine experiments. Convenient location not far from the Government district makes it easy to reach the restaurant and enjoy a lunch or dinner there.

The city is rich in restaurants offering different cuisines of the world. Mala Stanica is considered one of the best restaurants specializing in the national cuisine. This tiny restaurant offers super attractive and delicious dishes with the best meat and salmon. It also offers incredible sausage and cheese plates. Even classic meat and potato dishes look like true gastronomic masterpieces in Mala Stanica. The choice of desserts will not disappoint even the most hard-to-please guests.

At Vrbas, travelers will find the most popular dishes of East European cuisine. This restaurant offers various meat dishes, the majority of which are cooked on a grill. All fans of juicy kebabs and vegetables cooked on an open fire will genuinely enjoy their visit to Vrbas. Among the signature dishes of the restaurant, there is delicious fish cooked in coils. Regular customers note that all portions are very big, so many guests prefer to order one plate for two.

Picerija Kod Brke is definitely one of the best restaurants specializing in the national cuisine. It offers dozens of pizza types, traditional Italian desserts, and salads. Amazing wine from different provinces of Italy will make any meal even more delicious. A part of the restaurant’s tables is installed on an open terrace, so visitors always can enjoy their food in the open air.

Travelers wishing to try authentic pies will hardly find a better place than Pite pod sacem. Not many tourists know about this café as it is really small. Pite pod sacem cooks pies and many other dishes in accordance with special national recipes. Cooking methods used by local chefs may look somewhat odd to unprepared travelers. For example, pies and meat dishes are mostly cooked in a special oven above hot coals.

Marcello is a popular restaurant that specializes in cooking classic Mediterranean and European cuisines. Visitors usually praise vegetable and meat ragouts, various seafood types, sweet and non-sweet pastries. The restaurant has a relaxing casual atmosphere and affordable prices. Locals make up the majority of regular customers. Just like in many other restaurants in the city, this restaurant offers food in large portions. Marcello is a great choice for families and big groups of guests.