Journal
Drinking well in Belgrade
From the bar · Trend watch
Cocktail flights are 2026's biggest bar trend. Ours is 990 RSD.
Tiny pours and tasting flights are the drink of the year from New York to Paris — and our Set of 3 has done it since day one, for less than one mini-martini abroad.
Guide · Seasonal
Belgrade in October: where to spend the long evenings
Golden light, cool nights, the city indoors — orange wine season, warming cocktails, and how to spend a long October evening in Vračar.
Guide · Seasonal
Where to drink in Belgrade this autumn: cosy wine bars in Vračar
Terraces close, the city turns cosy — orange wine season, warm cocktails for cold nights, and where to spend a long autumn evening in Vračar.
Vodič · SR
Kokteli na Vračaru: gde na dobar koktel u kraju
Vodič kroz koktel scenu na Vračaru — šta čini dobar koktel bar, koliko koštaju kokteli i gde se Čin Čin uklapa.
Guide
A koktel bar in Vračar: what to expect at Čin Čin
What a night at a Vračar koktel bar looks like — author's cocktails, orange wine, when to come — with a Serbian section.
From the bar
Midnight Pearls: a cocktail served in oyster shells
Glossy jelly pearls in real oyster shells — coconut rum, lychee and lemon. What it is, why the shell, and why guests can't stop photographing it.
From the bar
The story behind our Serbian Breakfast
What a Serbian breakfast would taste like if someone made it in a bar at 2am — dark rum, bourbon, coffee liqueur, and a ritual of smoke.
Guide
Best cocktail bars in Belgrade by neighbourhood
Where the city's cocktail scene lives — Vračar, Dorćol, Cetinjska — what a night costs, and how to choose the right bar.
Guide
Date night in Vračar: a romantic evening in Belgrade
Sunset at the Temple, dinner around Kalenić, candlelit cocktails — a walkable romantic itinerary through Belgrade's best neighbourhood.
Guide
How much do cocktails cost in Belgrade? A 2026 price guide
What cocktails, wine and rakija actually cost this year — in dinars and euros — and why Belgrade beats the rest of Europe on value.
Guide
What to drink in Belgrade: rakija, wine and cocktails
How rakija actually works, which Serbian wines to order, and what drinks cost in 2026 — the visitor's short course.
Guide
Bars near the Temple of Saint Sava: where to go after visiting
You're already in Vračar — don't taxi back to the centre. Coffee, kafanas and cocktails within a ten-minute walk.
Guide
Where to drink in Vračar: a short guide to the neighbourhood
What to do around the Temple of Saint Sava after dark — cafés, kafanas and cocktail bars within a ten-minute walk.
Wine
Orange wine in Belgrade: what it is and where to try it
Skin-contact whites explained without snobbery — and why we keep Austrian and Czech bottles on our list.