Alternative Clubbing in Belgrade

Belgrade is a home of many alternative clubs. Some of them are oriented towards pop, rock, gothic, but several of them are jazz clubs. Today, we present some cool venues that we like to visit. 

                           Bitef Club 

Peron 

Peron stands in the creative district of Savamala, near the city centre. Music program is focused on rock, indie, 80.s and pop. Currently, it's one of the most popular clubs in the city. In this spot you can catch some of the local djs as Marko Gangbenger, Ognjen Krstic or some of the tribute bands as the Gift. Prices are decent and folks are friendly. 

Location: 12 Braće Krsmanovića

Bitef 

This is well known Belgrade club. It used to be situated in the building (ex church) alongside with Bitef alternative theatre, right next to Bajloni green market. This year club moved to Metropolita Petra street in Palilula. The focus is on local and foreign bands. During the summer Bitef moves to Kalemegdan fortress summer stage. Bitef also organizes MUSICOLOGY festival in July at the fortress. 

 KST 

Klub studenata tehnike is literary "everlasting club". Iconic, alternative spot that began to work as a bar back in the 50's. In the book of a local author, it's described as "the club where the time has stop, in the country where everything has stopped". It is located in the basement of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering near Vukov spomenik. Music selection ranges from Gothic and EBM to ex Yugoslav rock and pop. The crowd consists of students and high school pupils. 

Povetarac 

Povetrac is one of the coolest splavs/rafts on the river. Here you can catch the real summer vibe of Belgrade. It's usually crowded so prepare yourself for that. It offers a variety of music styles, such as hip hop, drum & bass, mush ups, alternative....Crowd is both local and international. Beer is a most common drink. Cocktails are not trendy in this club. 

Location: Brodarska BB

                                                                          

                                                                                Peron club 

Jazz Club Čekaonica

Čekaonica jazz club moved from the top of BIGZ building into Bitef near Bajloni market some time ago, since the BIGZ is sold. Now, it stands in Drinčićeva street in the historical neighborhood of Dorćol. Čekaonica is labeled as the "best jazz" club in town by many musicians and music lovers. 

If you decide to visit Belgrade we can offer our fully equipped City Break apartments in the city centre.

5 Reasons to Visit Belgrade

Travel journalists and bloggers around the glob write and speak about Belgrade in the most positive contexts. This city is labeled as the "upcoming European metropolis" and the "Europe's latest urban success story" by NY Times. We present our five good reasons why you should visit Belgrade.

Position 

The city stands on the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers, in the spot where Pannonian plane meets the Balkan peninsula. With all the suburbs Belgrade includes a population of 2 million. Rivers enable Belgrade port, but also spectacular views, clubs and barges on the rivers, islands and beaches such as the Big war island, Ada Ciganlija lake and shorelines Ada Huja and Ada Medjica. The weather is mostly nice consisting of 4 seasons. 

                                                                Kalemgdan fortress 

   

History

Belgrade is marked with turbulent and long history.  Believe it or not, it's one of the oldest cities in the entire old continent. Due to its geographical position, the city was a frequent target of eastern, northern and western invaders. The first city was made by Celtics and it was named Singidunum. Romans occupied Belgrade in 1st century AD. The trademark of the city is Kalemegdan fortress and park located in the city center. 

                                                                      The Tube club 

Nightlife 

Everybody heard about it. It's not a secret that Belgrade has the most vivid nightlife in the Balkans. The most popular clubs are of caurse splavs (barges on the rivers) and indoor clubs in Savamala and  Dorćol neighborhoods. If you prefer mainstream and popular clubs don't skip Shake & Shake, Freestyle, Sound, Hot Mass, Drugstore play on the banks of the Sava river. 

But, if you prefer more alternative venues, than you can attend parties on the boat 20/44 and Svemirska kafana. In Savamala neighborhood cool clubs are Peron, Kc Grad, Brankow and Mladost. For lovers of techno and hard groove we recommend Barutana in the lower part of  Kalemegdan fortress, well known the Tube in the neighborhood of Dorćol and a techno cathedral Drugstore in the neighborhood of Palilula.   

                                                                 Savamala 

Savamala creative district 

On the riverfront, in the municipality of Savski venac and below Kalemegdan fortress stands Savamala. In the recent years it become the creative and the clubbing district of Belgrade. Walls are covered with murals and graffiti and bars stand on every corner. There are also a few nice art galleries, such as G12 new media hub and Culture Centre Grad. 

                                                    Salon 5 fine dinning restaurant 

Emerging restaurant culture 

There are more than 400 restaurants in the city of Belgrade. The most famous are traditional, local taverns called kafanas in Sakadarlija street, in the city center. Here you can eat traditional dishes and hear some of the proper traditional music. Of course, many fusion and contemporary cuisine restaurants are emerging. Popular neighborhoods for dinning are Lower Dorćol, Zemun kej, Vračar and Beton hala venue on the riverfront. 

If we have convinced you to visit Belgrade, the next step would be to book apartment in the city and have a pleasent stay. We recommend our company City Break Apartments, located in the city center.  

What's so cool about Lower Dorćol?

In this article we are moving towards the neighborhood of Lower Dorćol. This is a historical neighborhood. It's old and in the past was a multicultural spot. Nowadays, not so much. But, still has its charms. One part of the neighborhood is residential, while the second part is ex industrial. Hospitality and catering industry are gaining momentum. Private sector is investing and rebuilding old warehouses, workshops and abounded buildings in the end of Dobračina street. 

 Cool coffee shops, hidden bars, restaurants and museums are emerging. 

There is a concept store called Rub in Knićaninova street, Owners don't like using social networks and promoting their business in that way. So, the costumers are made of locals. This concept store has a very lovely interior; a bar and a sofa, and a furniture shop. Music selection is unmistakable. 

Also the prices are very fine. Good spot for drinking beer, coffee or a glass of wine. 

    Photo: Višnja Jovanović 

Pržionica is one of the most original and the most popular coffee shops in Belgrade. Several types of coffee, vinyls, uncut visage and urban style. 

Radionica is a former workshop converted into a very cool bar, restaurant and a club. During the weekend its open until 4 am and hosts local and international DJ stars. During the day it works as a restaurant offering fusion cuisine. Good place for drinking cocktails and enjoying vivid interior design . 

Right next to mentioned, stands Šarlo bakery. Here you can buy wonderful salty and sweet pastry and bread. The owner is an old local DJ and a vinyl collector. 

    Photo: Višnja Jovanović

Don't miss Holesterol restaurant. That stands in the line. This is a modern Serbian kafana with traditional specialties. The food is fine and the prices are not overrated as in many other restaurants in Belgrade. 

Location: Dobračina 59B, 11000 Belgrade 

When it comes to contemporary cuisine Homa is one of the most prominent in Belgrade dinning scene. Fusion food and flavors and a rich wine selection are included in the offer. It was ranked No.1 on Trip Adviser website some time ago. Foreigners love it, so we definitely recommend also this one. 

Location: Žorža Klemansoa 19, 11000 Belgrade 

   Photo: Višnja Jovanović 

If you like technology and culture drop by the Museum of Science and Technology in Skender Begova street. This institution is a hidden gem. It offers interesting exhibitions and artifacts such as the first computes, cameras, machines, instruments, photos and similar vintage items .   

If you prefer this cool neighborhood of Belgrade we would suggest to stay in our City Break Apartments . You can check out apartments Sweet, Central park and Mint.

Vračar Graffiti Guide

Vračar is a residential neighborhood of Belgrade located close to a city center. Next to municipalities of Stari grad and Savski venac, Vračar creates the central area of the city. It is known by cool bars, cafeterias and fancy restaurants situated in old villas, but also by high real estate prices, old and beautiful architecture, National library, the biggest orthodox temple in the Balkans "Sveti Sava", artisan settlement called Gradić Pejton, museum of Nikola Tesla and among other things by street art.  

     

 

                      Photos by B Local Travel 

If you wish to stay in this indeed fancy neighborhood of Belgrade, we suggest our apartments, feel free to search by location.

For this particular area we would recommend apartments Madera, Champagne and Val.