Category: Balkan cuisine

viječnica sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina-4 days

Ljubljana-Banja Luka-Jajce-Sarajevo On Friday at 13h Nomago crew (Robert, Blaž, Borut, Andrej) picked me up in front of my office. From there we moved toward Bosnia. In Slovenia, we had two stops, first for...

Kaštel i Vrbas, Banja Luka, BIH

Banja Luka, Kotor Varoš & Zenica

I had to visit family in May in Bosnia. But plans were constantly changing. In the end I went there just for a bit more over one day. After work meeting in Maribor on...

Hot grill - ćevapi

Hot Grill in Ljubljana

On foot again to physiotherapy and again looking for somewhere to eat on the way. This time I decided on the Hot Grill (9h-22h, tel: 030 325 672) fast food along Vilharjeva cesta. A...

baklava 2

Baklava – home recipe

Baklava is a dessert that came to us from Turkey and is a regular dessert in our home. Otherwise, this calorie bomb is something that cannot be eaten in large quantities, but it has...

olimpija burek in jogurt

Burek in Ljubljana

Burek in Ljubljana appeared through the former republics of Yugoslavia. Otherwise, it originated in Turkey from where it spread during the Ottoman Empire. The etymology of the name is based on the Turkish word...

prebranac, to je to

To je to – balkan grill (CLOSED)

To je to – another restaurant based on grill specialties from the former Yugoslav republics. It is located in a good location, in the city center but still far enough away from the hustle...

čad jagenjček

Čad inn

Čad is an inn under Rožnik hill with a long tradition. For the first time, an inn was opened here in 1889, then in the suburbs of Ljubljana. In more than 130 years, it...

saraj restavracija, ljubljana, slovenia

Saraj restaurant in Ljubljana

With family, we went out together for a late lunch. We picked the restaurant Saraj with traditional Bosniac cuisine. We arrived around 18h and sat in the garden while we had a dog with...

shells, Whitstable, UK

Coast and ćevapi

I woke up on a sunny morning. I took the bus to Islington, then walk to King’s Cross, and continued with another bus ride home. I took a quick shower and ate breakfast because...