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Gusan (The Gander) C-2, Zmaj Jovina 4, tel.<br />
(+381) 21 42 55 70. Housed in the basement of a<br />
19th century building (one of the first 4 buildings in<br />
town on two floors), this place is something between a<br />
restaurant and a pub. It boasts a lovely shady terrace<br />
fenced off in the manner of traditional Serbian villages<br />
and offers a selection of beers and local dishes at more<br />
than reasonable prices. <strong>In</strong> the evening, it often hosts<br />
gigs and DJ performances and draws sizeable crowds.<br />
4Open 09:00 - 24:00. €. E<br />
Kafanica C-2, Đorđa Jovanovića br. 2, tel. (+381)<br />
21 6611 783, info@kafanica.rs, www.kafanica.<br />
rs. One of Novi Sad’s least well-kept secrets, the everpopular<br />
Kafanica specialises in traditional Vojvodina<br />
cuisine served in a cosy setting on a small back street<br />
in the city centre. The interior is decorated in stereotypical<br />
country style (picture checkered table clothes and<br />
lots of knick knacks on the walls), and generally gives<br />
the impression of dining at your grandmother’s house.<br />
The menu changes daily and always includes a few<br />
dishes you won’t find elsewhere, so repeated trips are<br />
encouraged - even if you’re only in town for a short stay.<br />
Highly recommended! Open 12:00-24:00, Closed Sun €.<br />
Kućerda na Lakat C-2, Vase Stajića 27, tel. (+381)<br />
60 030 19 01, www.kucerdanalakat.com. There’s<br />
no place in Novi Sad (or elsewhere for that matter)<br />
quite like Kućerda na Lakat. With an interior arranged<br />
as if it were someone’s private residence - regular<br />
dining chairs and tables share the space with the type<br />
of couches, cushy chairs and coffee tables that you<br />
would find in more elegant cafés - you can’t help but<br />
feel at home. The cuisine consists mainly of standard<br />
no-frills Serbian, but the ambiance makes it place to be<br />
experienced rather than just visited. There’s also live<br />
traditional music every night from 22:00 until closing.<br />
Lipa C-2, Svetozara Miletića 7-9, tel. (+381) 21 661<br />
52 59. One of the oldest restaurants in town, which<br />
serves authentic regional dishes, particularly those<br />
typical of Vojvodina, at budget prices. The interior has<br />
not been intentionally designed to look retro, it looks<br />
exactly as it did 50 years ago, only shabbier. The staff<br />
is polite, if a little slow, providing a fitting complement<br />
to the ambiance. The menu is based on meat dishes,<br />
but vegetarians could manage by ordering vegetable<br />
soup, some of the side dishes or grilled mushrooms, as<br />
well as a fresh vegetable salad. 4Open 08:00 - 23:00,<br />
Sat, Sun 08:00 - 00:00. €. ABS<br />
Ognjište B-3, Dimitrija Tucovića 3, tel. (+381) 21<br />
45 05 94. Savoury local specialties, some of which<br />
cannot be found anywhere else. The interior, with its<br />
stone walls and massive wooden tables is reminiscent<br />
of a dim lit mountain lodge. The rustic décor is punctu-<br />
RestauRants<br />
Local Specialties<br />
For the main course, most restaurants in Novi Sad will<br />
offer roštilj - different types of barbecued meat cuts<br />
served with finely chopped onion. Although many world<br />
nations prepare their meat in a similar style, Serbs have<br />
managed to elevate barbecued meat to an art form, and<br />
nowhere else will you have the opportunity to try such<br />
specialties. The meat needs to be primed in a particular<br />
way before it can be tossed on the grill, typically heated<br />
with beech charcoal. Barbecue chefs are a class of<br />
their own, and the best of the bunch come from the<br />
south-Serbian town of Leskovac. Types of barbecued<br />
meat include ćevapčići (cylinder-shaped minced meat),<br />
pljeskavice (similar to a hamburger), kobasice (a special,<br />
spicy type of sausage for the barbecue), ražnjići (chunks<br />
of meat on a skewer), vešalice (boneless pork loin, cut<br />
lengthwise), chicken liver rolled in strips of bacon, etc.<br />
If you order the Mixed meat, you will get a little of all the<br />
above specialties on one plate. If you order the leskovački<br />
voz (Leskovac Train), you will get the same combination,<br />
but on separate plates that will arrive one by one, so that<br />
the various types of meat stay warm.<br />
ated by numerous old items from country houses. The<br />
portions may be surprisingly large so you should check<br />
with the waiters (dressed in folk costumes) what you<br />
are getting, because if you go as a couple and you<br />
are not ravenously hungry, you may share the main<br />
course to make room for the soup and the dessert.<br />
Be sure to try teletina ispod sača - succulent veal<br />
roasted under an iron bell on coal and ashes. 4Open<br />
09:00 - 24:00. €€. AP<br />
Osam tamburaša D-2, Petrovaradin Fortress,<br />
tel. (+381) 21 42 11 44, osamtamburasa@open.<br />
telekom.rs. One of the three restaurants on the terrace<br />
of Petrovaradin Fortress with magnificent view over the<br />
town. It offers a standard selection of local specialties,<br />
most of which are delicious, with occasional flops, usually<br />
with predictable menu fillers. You should not miss<br />
fabulous white polenta with kajmak, paired with ćevapi<br />
which is merely adequate. Waiters could use some professional<br />
training. The toilet is not up to the standard the<br />
restaurant aspires to reach. 4Open 08:00 - 24:00. €€.<br />
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