Specialty coffee in Serbia

Specialty coffee in Serbia is centred on Belgrade, a city of Turkish-style coffee culture whose specialty scene took off when Pržionica opened in 2012. Domaća kafa, finely ground coffee boiled in a džezva, remains the national habit, and Belgrade claims one of Europe's earliest coffee houses. The specialty generation started with Pržionica in Dorćol, today known as D59B, with a white-tiled espresso bar designed by architect Marko Basarovski. Kafograf in Lower Dorćol roasts in small batches, 7AM Coffee Roasters opened its first café in Vračar in 2024, and Hotel Beograd, operating since 2020 in a renovated 1930s building, roasts in-house.

Belgrade holds almost all of the country's specialty cafés and roasters, with Dorćol and Vračar the densest neighbourhoods. Novi Sad has a smaller scene, and Niš, Vršac and the mountain resort of Zlatibor each have a café.

Roasters that shape Serbian specialty coffee include Pržionica and Java Coffee Serbia, while Koppa roasts domaća kafa alongside filter and espresso. Expect both on specialty menus, often side by side.