{"id":6100,"date":"2025-12-03T21:09:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newbalkancuisine.com\/?p=6100"},"modified":"2025-12-03T21:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:17:20","slug":"dragoljub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newbalkancuisine.com\/en\/dragoljub\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragoljub New Balkan Cuisine - the new face of \"kafana\""},"content":{"rendered":"

DRAGOLJUB \u2013 THE NEW FACE OF \u201cKAFANA\u201d FOOD IN BELGRADE<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the place where the first disco in Belgrade used to work, right next to theater \u201cAtelje 212\u201d and cultural centre \u201cDom Jevrem Gruji\u0107\u201d, Dragoljub has moved in – a restaurant that celebrates the tavern (kafana in Serbian) as an institution.<\/p>\n

The creator \u00a0Vanja Pu\u0161kar, chef and owner is the author of the gastronomic trend New Balkan Cuisine, known for translating the classic motifs of Balkan cuisine into a new language of taste and form.<\/p>\n

“The idea of \u200b\u200ba tavern has been around for a long time, and now it has its own home. We wanted it to be tied to a location that has cultural and hospitality weight, and this space carries exactly that<\/em>,” says Puskar.<\/p>\n

Dragoljub is a place where the tradition of the kafana meets a modern approach to food and ambience. Guests have at their disposal a quiet garden, an intimate floor for smaller gatherings and the lower level, where the cocktail & snack concept created together with Vladimir Simi\u0107, founder of the Bartenders710 School, starts at 5 p.m. That’s when the restaurant enters its evening transformation – gastronomy becomes a ritual.<\/p>\n

The menu includes dishes that are reminiscent of well-known kafana classics, but created through a contemporary prism:<\/p>\n

For starters examples:<\/p>\n