Ottos rough guide to Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. Its name translates to White city. Belgrade's long and storied history is suggested by its architecture, which varies from Byzantine and Ottoman to neoclassic and romantic buildings in the older neighbourhoods, and from Art Nouveau to brutalism and neo-Byzantine design in New Belgrade. The city's many theatres, museums, monuments and opera houses boast a deep and fissured cultural life while the beaches and rivers attract sunbathers, sports enthusiasts and partygoers on the popular floating river barges that serve as nightclubs. [updated Nov 2025]
For more information of tourist things to do visit "Visit Belgrade"
So here we go Otto's must visit breweries (8) and pub's in the city of Belgrade;
Dogma Brewery & Tap Room, Radnička 3 Čukarica Belgrade
Open: Daily 12.00 - 00.00
Dogma is the first place to visit in Belgrade! It’s the best brewery and tap room far and wide! The beer is of consistent high quality and there’s always a lot of choice (both on tap and cans). The food menu is great and service is top-notch, the staff are always super friendly and welcoming. The location is also perfect, accessible yet tucked away in a peaceful surrounding, with plenty of room for kids to play, and plenty of parking. Otto Says, it's definitely worth a visit, especially if you enjoy quality beer and a laid-back vibe. 🍻
DOGMA Craft Beer Station, Skadarska 22
Open: 18.00 - 02.00
Excellent beer, great location, together with cool staff what more can you ask.
Black Turtle Pub V, Svetogorska 14, Beograd
Open: Mon - Sat 08.00 - 00.00 Sun 16.00 = 00.00
A cool brewpub with good beer served in large glasses, has anyone got any objection to that? Great lived in pub where the walls have stories to tell. Nice friendly service. A great atmosphere and even a non-smoker area. Great for all age groups. The choice of music is cool and the music never got too loud for talking.
Try the Blueberry and Strawberry beers! Definitely worth stealing an afternoon here.
THE BLACK TURTLE PUB II, Kosančićev Venac 30, Beograd
Open : Mon - Thurs09.00-00.00, Fri - Sat 09.00-01.00, Sun 09.00-00.00
The second “Turtle” in our chain of Belgrade pubs. Located in one of the oldest and most beautiful parts of Belgrade City in close vicinity of Knez Mihailova st, and Kalemegdan Fortress, yet hidden from everyday big city chaos. With it’s garden on the old macadam street and with a scenic view of the river and New Belgrade city, “Number Two” offers you a full day experience.
Docker Brewery & Beer Garden, Žorža Klemansoa 27b
Open: Daily 12.00 - 01.00
A nice bar- brewery by the Port of Belgrade. The staff are friendly, service is efficient, and the food is really good. A wide selection of beers served from 24 taps, brewed 30 meters from where they serve them. The atmosphere is chill, never too loud to chat and the open space keeps it cool even on hot days. Docker is always a great choice for an evening out with friends and also a cool spot for day drinking by the river.
Gvint pivara/Gvint Brewery & Taproom, Dobračina 59b
Open: Daily 16.00 - 00.00
A must see in Belgrade's Dorćol. A very pleasant atmosphere and nice and friendly staff. They offer a taster tray. Interestingly its only lagers but the IPL shows they know how to use hops. The terrace and tables and environment was just perfectin the dunshine. A bit out if the way but worth it when you combine trip to Dockers.
Pivzdarija, Kraljice Natalije 14
Open : Mon - Sat 09.00 - 00.00 Sun 16.00 - 23.00
An Absolute Gem of a Bar 🍻 If you’re looking for a place that nails every aspect of a great night out, look no further. This brewpub serves their own beer that’s simply a must try, clearly made with passion. The service is friendly. Surprisingly budget-friendly! It’s clear this place values its patrons more than profit, and it shows. The atmosphere is fantastic, warm, vibrant and inviting. Whether you’re here for a quiet pint or a lively night with friends, it just works. Even the toilet is worth a visit! Highly recommended.
Funk & Soul Gastro Pub, Francuska 6
Open: Daily 08.00 - 00.00
A cool little brewpub, the craft beer selection is awesome, food is really good, and the staff are super friendly and polite. The place has a nice vibe, good music, and overall a relaxed atmosphere. Definitely worth visiting if you’re into good beer and chill pubs.
Robocraft Brewery, Batajnički Drum 7А
Open: Mon - Fri 08.00 - 16.00
Robocraft is more than a brewery they are a movement. Their mission is to combine the worlds of retro-futurism and craft beer into one unforgettable experience. They believe in authenticity, quality and robotic precision in everything they do. They started in the year 2021 when a robot was sent from the future to confront boring industrial beers. Since then, they have been continuously experimenting, brewing, drawing and conquering the beer scene one can at a time. Inspired by synthwave, the 80s, and the worlds of science fiction, Robocraft was born out of a love for something different. Their beers are not just drink, they are experiences that celebrate freedom, taste and creativity.
Paunović Mala Pivara, Belgrad
Open: Daily 10.00 - 20.00?
A small nano brewery with a pub at the front serving a divers range of well brewed beers.
Tron Brewery, Industrijska ulica, Urovci
They brewed their first beer in the mid 2015 and from that point are continuously experimenting with new beer styles and flavours, as well as educating beer lovers throughout the region. About an 50mins drive from Belgrade, be sure to contact them before visiting.
Soulcash Brewery, Beograd, Grad Beograd Serbia
A small nano brewery specializing in sour and smoothie style of beers if that's your thing, then worth seeking out.
Samo Pivo, Balkanska 13, Belgrade.
Hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 10-24, Fri-Sat 12-01
This place moved in the summer of 2014 from Milutina Bojica to its current location. They have about two to three times the space here, sort of hidden in an old and run down shopping centre. Inside there are a dozen or so large tables, bar stools all around the edge, plus a large patio with more tables. Good selection of Kabinet beers on tap, 100 different beers in bottle and on tap mostly local stuff and things from the UK and Germany. Service is quick. A place that is growing stronger alongside all of the brewers and distributors in the country who are helping to grow the craft beer scene here. I would put Samo Pivo right at the top, providing a venue for so many locals to explore good beer. A must do visit.
Passengers Bar, Simina 5, Belgrade.
Hours: 9 AM - 1 AM, Monday to Sunday
A nice more modern brewpub in the Dorcol neighbourhood. Most notable for being the home for the new Kas brewery. Also has Paulaner and other local beer on tap. The food is a relatively interesting selection by Belgrade bar standards, tasty enough pizza and snacks. Worth dropping by for the nice garden in the summer or cosy bar in winter for the Kas biers.
Fat Cat Pub, Visoka 35, Zemun, Belgrade.
Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-12:00am; Fri-Sat 9am-1am; Sun 9am-12am
Set location is very beautiful at Gardos Tower, you can sit inside or on the patio, in the shadow of the tower, and take in the sweeping views of Belgrade and the rivers. That this small, old café is now a beer destination is remarkable and notable. Hurrah. Beers are unique for Belgrade and quite nice for the local palate, even if most European beer drinkers will find nothing new. A few beers that show up nowhere else on draft, and others that are almost unique to the venue. Overall is gorgeous, fun, happy and well serviced pub to visit.
Axiom Beograd, Višnjićeva 3
Open: Daily 12.00 - 00.00
A great bar in the center of Belgrade. A nice atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, and with 15 beers on tap and a large selection of Serbian, Czech, and Russian beers in bottle or can. You can also buy beer to go. The food is also delicious.
Restoran Dren, Tošin bunar 216, Belgrade.
Hours: Mon-Sun 9am-1am
Located a little ways from the city centre, or even the main places in New Belgrade you might be visiting, but still a pretty short cab ride. Wedding venue type building, and suitable décor (large tables, lattice, strange photos on wall). This is the only other place in town where you can find the house-brewed beer of Romantika on tap, also inexpensive glasses of the respectable Premijer beer. The food is traditional Serbian, and you can explore all the classic Serbian dishes here. For a small fee you can be serenaded while you dine, and you’re encouraged to join in as well, and most patrons did; but the musicians will not bother you if you don’t want to be bothered. This is very much a place for locals, not touristy at all, and very much worth a visit.
Draft Bar, Žorža Klemansoa 29d
Open : Daily 11.00 - 23.00
It is interesting self-service bar, (love or hate them they are here to stay!) where you buy a card, put a credit on it, and drink from that card. You can try 30 beers in one night if you want. Music is good, everyone is smiling:)
Svemirko Pub, Bulevar maršala Tolbuhina 2d
Open: Daily 16.00 - 00.00
A bit of a walk but so worth it, great beer and a cool place. A very unique and cosy pub and atmospheric. You can find parking somewhere near in the area, food is not available, but very close by there is a big variety of food places. They have 1l beer to go.
Kraft Raj {Craft Heaven} , Kneza Danila 47
Open: Daily 16.00 - 00.00
A nice cosy place where you can drink several good local beers. Affiliated with local brewery Sindikat, it offers a good variety of canned and bottled craft beer from different breweries, as well as 8 ones on tap. The guy who work there is an extremely friendly and can give you good suggestion based on your beer tasting likes. Free Wi-Fi and food.
Gunners Pub, Braće Jugovića 2a
Open: Daily 10.00 - 00.00
A great place for local craft beers. Usually teeming with locals. This traditional pub serve craft ale only and its cash only. The place is very cosy and laid-back. The wstaff are attentive and friendly.
Craft Beer, Balkanska 14
Open: Daily 15.00 = 23.00
A small and charming craft beer shop in Belgrade 🍻 They offer a wonderful selection of excellent beers, prices are not cheap, but true beer lovers will really enjoy it. The service is great, and the atmosphere is friendly and fun.
Beersheep Beer Store, Balkanska 21
Open: Daily 16.00 - 00.00
Another cool beer store with a local vibe, there are a few tables and chairs to sit ands drick, you can even bring your food or order something in. It's just a place of craft beer worship. By the way, bartender has a nice taste in music, which is not loud, a really nice place to visit with your friends or just to have a couple of tasty cans after hard work.
Pivograd, Hadži Melentijeva 59
Open: Mon - Fri 15.00 - 23.00 Sat - Sun 12.00 - 23.00
A cool beer store with extremely pleasant staff who are very knowledgeable about the beers they sell. Wide range of imported and domestic beers, and the biggest plus is the large cold room where they keep all the products.
Restoran Romantika, Mije Kovačevića 10
Hours: 12:00-22:00
Owned by the Serbian Railways, this restaurant/brewpub brews one beer - Premijer. A pale lager, it’s hardly thrilling, and for 70 dinars for 0.33 (95 for 0.5 I think), possibly the cheapest draft beer in Belgrade? Inside it’s all typical slightly socialist-meets-polished-wood fare, from the architecture to the bartender’s outfits. The service is good with typical Serbian cuisine. There’s a bus (probably tram as well) stop directly in front of it, so you can take any bus going south from the train station for one stop if you’re too lazy to walk!
The Federal Association of Globe-Trotters (AUR), Bul. Despota Stefana 7/-1, Belgrade.
Hours: Mon-Fri 13:00-24:00, Sat-Sun 15:00-24:00.
Wow, Go there! An underground pub where bohemians used to meet to chat about the government. This place is super hard to find! (but way worth the effort) You have to go through a gate and down a passage, turn right, down a set of winding stairs and there you are! No signs of FAGT? It’s across the street from the Optimist’s Klub. Seems some streets here go by different names! A great funky interior, nice tables with a piano and infinite amount of Knick knacks adorning the walls, there is also an outdoor garden with plants and water feature as well. Music is jazz playing in the background - perfect ambiance. Beers only get as exciting as Nikšićko Pivo and Tamno.
Majstor za Pivo Homebrewing i Beershop, Žorža Klemensoa 18, Belgrade.
Hours: Mon-Fri 09-22, Sat-Sun 12-22
A wonderful space with equal focus on the retail bottles and the wholesale to home brewers. The venue itself is nice and is set up to have a beer or two while touring or deciding, but not at all a place to plan a day out. Best in Belgrade selection actually, of the local new beers in particular. Majstor za Pivo often gets new Kabinet beers first. Absolutely worth checking out. But would not be the first beer destination in town to head to.
I hope you found this guide to Belgrade useful?
Obviously there are a lot more pubs in the city and you may like ones I have not included.
Remember beer is an adventure it does not matter when you start, just as long as you explore it.
Cheers to beers Otto
R.I.P.
Zlatno Burence, Prizrenska 8, Belgrade.
Terrific cheap kafana (bistro) right in the centre. Old school interior, smoky and brown. Very friendly staff. A handful of local beers, with occasional changes and surprises, such as the rare beer from Vrsac (a city north of Belgrade) that everyone thought had ceased to exist. Definitely a great local spot for cheap food and beer, then stay for some nice music and a chilled atmosphere, in a good pub.
Miner’s Pub, Rige od Fere 16, Belgrade.
A comfortable pub in the far corner of the Dorcol city centre, near the Kalemegdan fortress. Easily accessible. A good selection of the growing list of available bottles in Serbia, plus a handful of draft Kabinet beers which are tasty and fresh. The ambiance is cool. The price’s are expensive by Serbian standards, but excellent value in comparison to western Europe. Music is sometimes a little too loud, though the tunes are excellent. Like everywhere in Serbia, smoking is allowed virtually throughout. No outside area. But good folks running the pub, good beer selection, and friendly and interesting vibe are all positive.
Pivopija Beershop, Bežanijska ulica 37, Zemun, Belgrade.
In a nice location in the Zemun part of town. It’s a fun place, perfectly sized bottle shop and taproom in a funny and very nice old street of old Zemun. Austro-Hungarian architecture and shops you haven't seen in “real Belgrade” for years. Lovely vibe, nice service, clean, straightforward bottle availability lists. They’re always adding new and rare (previously unseen for this market) beers. Which must be good for business. Very common sitting setup for a bottle shop that pours its own drinks. Not magical but absolutely a nice place to discover some new beers, especially if you are a visitor. Well worth stopping in.
Kabinet Pub & Bar, Ulica Milutina Bojića 2, Belgrade.
The pub has taken over the former Samo Pivo space on Ul Milutina Bojica. Very close to the city centre, but also down a quiet street. This is a very nice alternative bar for trying all the new beers available in Serbia in a quieter setting than the always-crowded Samo Pivo. Great friendly English-speaking staff, Russian owner doesn’t speak much English but is charming and fun. They’re making efforts into getting their own imports, possibly some Russian craft beer? The Pub itself is simple but comfortable. Check it out if you want a little more quiet and less ’ in scene’ kind of bars?
Brodić, Beogradski Sajam / Reka Sava, Vračar, Belgrade.
Kind of a “funky” place, it is really a handful of docked boats and platforms. Most tables are outside; some are on the various ships. Located on the Sava river inside the grounds of the Beogradski Sajam (Belgrade Fair). Rather hard to get to. It’s very friendly and efficient staff serve up good Pizzas. They have half a dozen beers here, mostly local, plus Paulaner. Nice quirky place.
The Black Turtle Pub III, Gospodar Jovanova 56, Belgrade.
Located in the Dorcol neighbourhood just below the main pedestrian zone and main square, it is a nice neighbourhood bar. Downstairs is a normal bar with stools and a few tables. But upstairs is a more popular chill space with some comfy chairs. Nice place to stop for a while, an oasis from the nearby pedestrian zone. Usually the same beer selection as all the rest of the Black Turtle bars. So, they offer light and dark beers, three fruit syrup mixes (for some unknown reason!), plus one seasonal. Good selection of blues music is usually playing in the background. Great vibe.