Belgrade drinking starts with Dragoljub, Best Cocktail Menu — Serbia at the Bartenders' Choice Awards 2026, and the bench behind it runs deep: we list 12 active bars across the city. 2 of them hold verified international recognition, from the 50 Best lists to the Spirited Awards. Every listing below is verified by BarMagazine, with addresses, opening hours and the signature drinks worth ordering.
A cocktail club in Belgrade, a 2026 Bartender's Choice Awards nominee for Best Cocktail Bar. In 2026 the bar announced the opening of its Vračar location on its own Instagram. It won Best Cocktail Bar for Serbia at the 2026 Bartenders' Choice Awards.
Full profileA New Balkan Cuisine venue by chef Vanja Puskar that reinterprets the Serbian kafana in contemporary form, set next to the Atelje 212 theater on the former site of Belgrade's first disco. The lower level runs a dedicated cocktail-and-snack concept, with a drinks program developed with Vladimir Simic, founder of the Bartenders710 school, built around local producers and ingredients. It won Best Cocktail Menu for Serbia at the 2026 Bartenders' Choice Awards.
A tropical-themed cocktail bar on Vlajkovićeva street in central Belgrade, focused on craft mixology. The bar hosts guest-bartender events, including international guest shifts, with reservations via the provedi.se platform.
A cocktail and wine bar at Kapetan Mišina 5 in Belgrade's Stari Grad, open every day from 6pm. Its Ćilim Shift guest nights bring visiting bartenders behind the bar, with reservations handled via the provedi.se platform.
A speakeasy-style cocktail bar in Belgrade's Stari Grad district, an intimate, rustic space serving carefully crafted cocktails prepared to the guest's preference.
A hidden speakeasy-style cocktail bar on Njegoševa street in central Belgrade, presenting itself as a Belgrade Confidential speakeasy. A 2026 Bartender's Choice Awards nominee.
An all-day café and cocktail bar on Kralja Milutina in Belgrade's Vračar district, open from morning until midnight and later on weekends, serving cocktails alongside food with garden seating.
A cocktail bar near the National Theatre in Belgrade's Stari Grad, built around seasonal produce grown on the bar's own allotment in Sopot, outside the city. The menu reworks classic cocktails with organic ingredients, preserved year-round through techniques such as rotary evaporation, and is served alongside sharing plates, French oysters and sparkling wine.
A cocktail bar on Balkanska Street that describes itself as a laboratory blending art, technology and mixology, with a menu created in collaboration between an artist, a robot, artificial intelligence and its bartenders. The room deliberately omits a traditional bar counter, seating guests and bartenders together at shared tables in a historic building that once housed the Luxor Cinema.
A craft cocktail bar in Belgrade's Dorćol quarter, billing itself simply as a cocktail bar with expertly crafted drinks. A 2026 Bartender's Choice Awards nominee for Best Cocktail Bar.
A cocktail bar at Milutina Bojića 2 in central Belgrade, where the team introduces house creations such as the Q*Driver alongside the classics. A 2026 Bartender's Choice Awards nominee.
A cocktail bar with no menu and a speakeasy atmosphere on Skadarska, where drinks are made bespoke for each guest. The bar hosts themed evenings and guest shifts with international bartenders, and operates a second location at the Crowne Plaza hotel. It was listed among the top 500 bars globally in 2025.
These 12 are the starting point. The full BarMagazine directory covers every listed bar in Belgrade, with a map, filters by bar type, and new openings as we verify them.
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