Sarajevo Food Tours
Sarajevo is the ćevapi capital: the Ottoman Baščaršija bazaar is a maze of grill houses, copper-pot coffee and pastry shops, where East and West have met for five centuries. Eat your way through it on a food tour, from the market to the ćevabdžinica to a slow Bosnian coffee. This is our Sarajevo food hub. Browse the top-rated food tours below and read our notes.
Top-rated food experiences in Sarajevo
Formats: Baščaršija old-town food-tasting walks; ćevapi and grill tours; Bosnian coffee and sweets stops; market and “eat where the locals eat” tours; rakija tastings.
What to eat: ćevapi in somun, burek and pita, begova čorba (bey’s soup), dolma and sarma, Bosnian coffee, and baklava.
Baščaršija and the ćevapi
The heart of Sarajevo food is Baščaršija, the Ottoman-era bazaar, where coppersmiths’ lanes give way to rows of ćevabdžinice (ćevapi grill houses). The city takes its ćevapi seriously — plump minced-meat fingers grilled over charcoal, tucked into a puffy somun with chopped onion and sometimes kajmak. Around them: burek and the other pita pastries rolled and coiled, begova čorba (a creamy “bey’s soup”), and stuffed dolma and sarma. A food tour threads the bazaar, the grills and the sweet shops together.
Coffee, sweets and how it feels
Take time for a Bosnian coffee, served from a copper džezva with a sugar cube and a piece of rahat lokum — it’s a ritual, not a caffeine hit (see our Bosnian coffee guide). Finish with baklava or tufahija (a walnut-stuffed poached apple). Sarajevo’s food is warm, affordable and deeply hospitable — and its recent history makes a guided walk especially worthwhile. See what to eat in Sarajevo, and pair it with nearby Mostar.
FAQ about Sarajevo Food Tours
Frequently asked questions
What is the best food tour in Sarajevo?
A Baščaršija old-town tasting tour is the classic — it combines the Ottoman bazaar, a ćevapi grill house, Bosnian coffee and sweets, often with the city's history along the way.
What should I eat in Sarajevo?
Ćevapi in somun bread above all, plus burek and pita pastries, begova čorba (bey's soup), dolma and sarma, a slow Bosnian coffee, and baklava or tufahija for dessert.
What is ćevapi?
Small charcoal-grilled fingers of minced meat, served in a soft somun flatbread with raw onion and often kajmak (clotted cream) — the national dish, and Sarajevo's specialty.