Day experience
Belgrade Food, Markets & Rakija
Four hours of eating your way through Belgrade with a local guide: a farmers' market, a bakery, a kafana table and a tasting of rakija
- No payment now
- Private, on your dates
- Planned by our own team
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Travel style
- Private
- Pace
- Classic
- Starts · ends
- Kalenić Market → Skadarlija
- Guiding
- EnglishAll languages on request
- Group
- 1–8 guests
- Price
- On requestWritten offer first, no payment now
What you’ll see
Highlights of the day
The day
Your day, step by step
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4 hours Markets, bakeries, kafanas and rakija
Meet your guide at Kalenić market and walk the stalls with the producers: young cheese, kajmak, ajvar, smoked meats and whatever is in season. A neighbourhood bakery serves burek with yogurt. A short taxi ride takes you to the old town for small plates in a traditional kafana, a guided tasting of three rakijas (or home-made juices) and Serbian coffee with a sweet in Skadarlija.
- Kalenić Market
- Belgrade
- Dorćol
- Skadarlija
Included: Licensed local guide; all tastings listed (about 10 different foods); three rakija tastings or soft-drink alternatives; Serbian coffee; taxi ride in the city.
City pavements and one short taxi ride.
Easier or optional: Stay on in Skadarlija for dinner with live music.
Driving times are approximate and don’t include stops. Every day can be adjusted: tell us what you’d change when you enquire.
What’s included
Included and not included
Included
- Private licensed local guide for about four hours
- About ten tastings at the market, a bakery and a kafana, enough to replace lunch
- A tasting of three rakijas for guests aged 18 and over, or home-made juices
- Taxi ride between the market and the old town
Guiding in all languages available on request, subject to availability.
Not included
- Hotel pick-up (available on request)
- Extra drinks and food you choose to buy
- Tips
Why this day
Why you’ll love it
- Kalenić market and its stalls of kajmak, ajvar and peppers
- Fresh burek from a neighbourhood bakery, with a glass of drinking yogurt
- Small plates in an old kafana, from proja to pljeskavica
- A guided tasting of three rakijas, from plum to quince
- Serbian coffee and a sweet to finish
Signature moments
The cheese ladies of Kalenić
At the dairy stalls you taste young cheese and kajmak before you buy, and learn why every family has its favourite seller.
Rakija, explained
Three glasses, three fruits and the story of the drink that opens most Serbian visits and celebrations.
A kafana lunch, Belgrade style
Shared plates in a kafana, the tavern where Belgraders have eaten, argued and sung since the 19th century.
Before you choose
Is this day for you?
A good fit if
First-time visitors who want to understand Serbia through its food, curious eaters, and travellers who would rather taste than queue at museums.
Maybe not if
Vegans: the market and kafana stops rely on dairy and meat (a vegetarian version is available on request), and anyone who wants a sit-down restaurant meal rather than many small tastings.
Pace and effort
About four hours, mostly on foot in the city centre with one short taxi ride. Enough food to replace lunch.
Make it yours
Change anything
A home cooking class the next day (DX-22) · An evening in a Skadarlija kafana with live music · A rakija distillery visit in Šumadija (planned).
Customise this dayHow booking and payment work
From enquiry to voucher
We never ask for card details by email or on this website. Bank details are only sent in your personal offer or invoice.
- 1 You send an enquiry Free, with no obligation.
- 2 We send a written offer Availability and your final price, confirmed.
- 3 You accept the offer
- 4 You pay securely Card payment link (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro) or bank transfer.
- 5 We confirm your payment
- 6 You receive your confirmation and voucher
Booking terms for this journey: Price on request. This is a private programme, arranged on request for your dates; there are no fixed departures. The final offer, price and availability depend on confirmation of the services (accommodation, guides, transport and activities) after your enquiry. Nothing is booked and no payment is taken until you accept the written offer.
Belgrade Food, Markets & Rakija
Tell us when you’d like to come
We’ll check availability for your dates with our local partners and guides, then send you a written offer with the confirmed price. Asking is free.
- WhatsApp us
- office@love2travel.rs
- +381 60 40 80 510
- We send your first proposal within 2 working days.
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