Tradicija National Restaurant — Restaurant in City of Belgrade

Let me paint the dinner scene: you're drawn in by the promise of traditional elegance and refined cuisine. What you actually get is a culinary plot twist straight out of a Balkan TV shows.

To be fair, the food was tasty. But unless the chef is importing unicorn truffle dust from a secret mountain in Montenegro, the prices are completely unjustifiable.

I’ve had more satisfying meals at roadside grills—for a fraction of the cost and with far less drama.

Now for the evening’s highlight: Viktor, our waiter, who operated like a man running his own restaurant. He served the food like he’d grown the ingredients himself, cooked them over sacred fire, and was doing us a favor just by showing up. I almost expected him to hand me a comment card titled "How much did you enjoy Viktor’s presence tonight?"

The whole experience was part dinner, part theatrical performance, and entirely bizarre. If you're in the mood for some overpriced food served with a side of swagger and an attitude you truly won’t find outside of Serbia, this place might just be your kind...

Just on the south shore of the Danube River, and just north of the fortress , this splendid restaurant was the location of our last meal in Serbia. There were many modern menu options, but the traditional choices were excellent. The regional cheeses were exceptional. We sat outside on a lovely day and we were taken care of by a very attentive, yet not intrusive, wait staff. Our food was prepared exactly as ordered and served in a very timely manner. I cannot recommend a better place to have a fairly priced upscale dinner so close to the river. Please try a little of everything and definitely ask the wait staff for...

I entered the place and was immediately told by a woman to change my shoes, even though I was wearing Hermès slippers. I noticed that other women were also wearing slippers, yet they were not asked to change. As a tourist, this made me feel that the place is unfriendly to foreigners, if not outright discriminatory. Their dress code seems hypocritical — expecting women to show up half-dressed, yet policing footwear selectively. After changing my shoes, I was finally allowed in. The wine was terrible and overpriced. Overall, this is a pretentious “wannabe fancy” place that in reality feels cheap...