3 cafés in 1 city. Places change: check opening hours before you go.
Belgrade's oldest working kafana, in a house built in 1823 by Naum Ičko on the orders of Prince Miloš Obrenović. When church authorities objected to the tavern's name, the owner hung a question mark as a stopgap, and Belgraders liked it enough that it stayed.
Order: domaća (Serbian) coffee · rakija
💡 It sits across from the Orthodox Cathedral; order coffee with a rakija the way regulars do.
A pioneer of Belgrade's third wave, running as a micro-roastery for over a decade. The white-tiled bar also hosts weekend vinyl sessions and its own online radio; it was ranked #56 in the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops Europe list.
Order: V60 · cold brew
💡 Walk down Kralja Petra from Znak Pitanja to compare the city's oldest kafana with its specialty pioneer.
Named after the original Hotel Beograd of 1937, the café opened in 2020 and began roasting in-house in 2022. Everything from pastries to hazelnut milk is made from scratch, and domestic coffee is on the menu next to espresso.
Order: espresso · domaća kafa · croissant
💡 Come for breakfast pastries; domestic coffee is on the menu if you want the local style.