Dino’s Sarajevo guidebook
Food scene
McDonald's
36 Maršala TitaA local McDonald's.
TOTO Fast Food
MusalaTasty budget burgers for when you have no time for anything else.
Restoran Amerikanac Sarajevo
5 Branilaca SarajevaFancy steak house restaurant.
Burger Bar
31B SkenderijaDe lux high-end burgers.
Park Prinčeva
7 Iza HridaA restaurant with the best view of the city.
A traditional restaurant with a great view. Hard to get to, but worth every minute of your trip.
17 locals recommend
Bašča kod Ene
A traditional restaurant with a great view. Hard to get to, but worth every minute of your trip.
Under the Linden Tree
4 Prote BakovićaBuregdžinica Bosna
11 BravadžilukBest burek in town!
Sač
2 Bravadžiluk maliA traditional way of making burek.
Ćevabdžinica Specijal
11 Ćurčiluk velikiDrop here for your portion of "Banjalučki ćevapi".
Ćevabdžinica Specijal
11 Ćurčiluk velikiMy favorite place for ćevapčići.
Baklava Shop Sarajevo
16 BravadžilukBaklava to go, for your sweet tooth.
The legendary, the original, the one and the only! The best lamb roast you've ever had! Make sure you stop for lunch on your way back from Mostar.
Lovački dom (Kod Gojka)
bb MostarskaThe legendary, the original, the one and the only! The best lamb roast you've ever had! Make sure you stop for lunch on your way back from Mostar.
Guinness Pub
28 FerhadijaThe name says it all.
Restoran Tavola
50 Maršala TitaFor fancy dining, Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.
Marshall's Gelato
9 KulovićaThe best ice-cream in town!
Brajlović Restaurant
6 Samira Ćatovića KobreTraditional Bosnian cuisine, huge portions, high end prices.
Shopping
A local shopping mall with eateries on the top floor and a well supplied supermarket in the basement.
233 locals recommend
BBI Center
1 Trg djece SarajevaA local shopping mall with eateries on the top floor and a well supplied supermarket in the basement.
Sarajevo City Center
1 VrbanjaA huge shopping mall, for a rainy day.
FABRIKA COFFEE SARAJEVO
32 SaračiFreshly ground coffee to bring home with you.
Pick your souvenirs here from a selection of traditionally crafted objects. Don't forget to haggle!
6 locals recommend
Kazandžiluk
KazandžilukPick your souvenirs here from a selection of traditionally crafted objects. Don't forget to haggle!
A 16th century style shopping mall, still open to this date.
46 locals recommend
Gazi Husrev-beg's Bezistan
Gazi Husrev-begovaA 16th century style shopping mall, still open to this date.
Open sesame! This place is a trove of spices and oriental snacks. I recommend hazelnuts dipped in chocolate.
7 locals recommend
Butik Badem
12 AbadžilukOpen sesame! This place is a trove of spices and oriental snacks. I recommend hazelnuts dipped in chocolate.
Apoteke Sarajevo
40 Obala Kulina banaA farmacy, open 24/7. Just in case.
Neighborhoods
Don't miss one of the last authentic oriental gems in Europe. Take a walk, shop around, enjoy traditional cuisine and local street food, or just have a cup of coffee and feed the pigeons by the Sebilj.
310 locals recommend
Baščaršija
Don't miss one of the last authentic oriental gems in Europe. Take a walk, shop around, enjoy traditional cuisine and local street food, or just have a cup of coffee and feed the pigeons by the Sebilj.
Mountains
Gentle slopes, great off the tracks fun, ideal for those who don't go skiing only to ski.
35 locals recommend
Jahorina
Gentle slopes, great off the tracks fun, ideal for those who don't go skiing only to ski.
Bjelašnica
Great skiing for experienced skiers. Beautiful nature all year round.
Igman
Beautiful nature, good for walks and snow sledding with the kids.
If you're staying longer, please take time and take a scenic route over Bjelašnica to this spectacular lake. Enjoy swimming, sunbathing or perhaps rafting down the Neretva river.
16 locals recommend
Boračko Lake
If you're staying longer, please take time and take a scenic route over Bjelašnica to this spectacular lake. Enjoy swimming, sunbathing or perhaps rafting down the Neretva river.
Sightseeing
The center of the old town. The legend goes that if you have a drink of water from the fountain, you'll come back to Sarajevo one day.
121 locals recommend
Sebilj
1 BaščaršijaThe center of the old town. The legend goes that if you have a drink of water from the fountain, you'll come back to Sarajevo one day.
Don't miss the place where Gavrilo Princip started the Great War by assassinating archduke Ferdinand.
98 locals recommend
Latin Bridge
bb Obala Kulina banaDon't miss the place where Gavrilo Princip started the Great War by assassinating archduke Ferdinand.
A beautiful mosque founded by the same man who founded Sarajevo itself.
164 locals recommend
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
8 SaračiA beautiful mosque founded by the same man who founded Sarajevo itself.
The only working tower clock in Europe showing time a-la-turca, starting from sunset.
18 locals recommend
Clock Tower
Mudželiti velikiThe only working tower clock in Europe showing time a-la-turca, starting from sunset.
A historic building, it's what your airbnb would look like in the 16th century.
23 locals recommend
Morića Han
77 SaračiA historic building, it's what your airbnb would look like in the 16th century.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
2 Trg Fra Grge MartićaCathedral Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos
1 Zelenih beretkiA beautiful turn of the century building in pseudo-moorish style.
181 locals recommend
Sarajevo City Hall
1 Obala Kulina banaA beautiful turn of the century building in pseudo-moorish style.
A beautiful panoramic view of the city. Best to visit around sunset.
131 locals recommend
Yellow Bastion
JekovacA beautiful panoramic view of the city. Best to visit around sunset.
Old Orthodox Church
59 Mula Mustafe BašeskijeA church built on a single ox hide. That's right!
Svrzo's House
8 GlođinaA view into the traditional way of living.
Goat's Bridge
One of the symbols of Sarajevo, a beautiful medieval bridge.
The first and oldest mosque in Sarajevo with a beautiful courtyard.
29 locals recommend
Emperor's Mosque
Obala Isa-bega IshakovićaThe first and oldest mosque in Sarajevo with a beautiful courtyard.
A great place to escape the city for a day. The cable car ride is a must-do while you're in Sarajevo. Explore the abandoned bobsleigh track.
85 locals recommend
Trebević
A great place to escape the city for a day. The cable car ride is a must-do while you're in Sarajevo. Explore the abandoned bobsleigh track.
This is a must do! Don't miss a spectacular view of Sarajevo from the cable car.
Open 9-21h. Return ticket: 20KM. Free for children under 7 years of age.
110 locals recommend
Sarajevska žičara
bb HrvatinThis is a must do! Don't miss a spectacular view of Sarajevo from the cable car.
Open 9-21h. Return ticket: 20KM. Free for children under 7 years of age.
BOB STAZA TREBEVIC
The Olympic bobsleigh track, now abandoned.
Take time to visit this pearl of nature, ride in the horse carriage, take selfies with the swans.
111 locals recommend
Vrelo Bosne
Take time to visit this pearl of nature, ride in the horse carriage, take selfies with the swans.
"Wilson's promenade" - a perfect place for your afternoon walk. It's in its most beautiful in the spring and early autumn.
84 locals recommend
Vilsonovo šetalište
Vilsonovo šetalište"Wilson's promenade" - a perfect place for your afternoon walk. It's in its most beautiful in the spring and early autumn.
Museums
Admission: 8 BAM; only 3 BAM if you come between 6pm and 7pm! Not open on Mondays.
https://www.zemaljskimuzej.ba/en
171 locals recommend
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Zmaja od BosneAdmission: 8 BAM; only 3 BAM if you come between 6pm and 7pm! Not open on Mondays.
https://www.zemaljskimuzej.ba/en
Admission: 5 BAM.
https://muzej.ba/?lang=en
53 locals recommend
History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 Zmaja od BosneAdmission: 5 BAM.
https://muzej.ba/?lang=en
During the war in the '90s, Sarajevo was under the siege. The only connection with the outside world was the tunnel, dug right under the airport piste.
Admission: 10 BAM.
https://tunelspasa.ba/#Dobrodo%C5%A1li
114 locals recommend
Sarajevo Tunnel
TuneliDuring the war in the '90s, Sarajevo was under the siege. The only connection with the outside world was the tunnel, dug right under the airport piste.
Admission: 10 BAM.
https://tunelspasa.ba/#Dobrodo%C5%A1li
Sarajevo Museum 1878 – 1918
1 Zelenih beretkihttp://www.muzejsarajeva.ba/en/
War Childhood Museum
https://warchildhood.org/
Svrzo's House
8 Glođinahttp://www.muzejsarajeva.ba/en/svrzina-kuca/
Despić House
2 Despićevahttp://www.muzejsarajeva.ba/en/despica-kuca/
http://www.muzejsarajeva.ba/en/muzej-jevreja/
44 locals recommend
Museum of the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Velika avlija Laure Papo Bahoretehttp://www.muzejsarajeva.ba/en/muzej-jevreja/
Great fun for a family visit.
http://www.moisarajevo.ba/
10 locals recommend
Muzej Optičkih Iluzija Sarajevo
28 SkenderijaGreat fun for a family visit.
http://www.moisarajevo.ba/