<p>We’re spending a week in Belgrade in early June. Any tips/suggestions?</p>
<p>What–no “Three Perfect Days in Belgrade”? I’m counting on you guys!</p>
<p>Well, I can see this thread going into the stratosphere.</p>
<p>Love the suggestions!</p>
<p>This is my last attempt and then I’ll give up. I do have a nice outdated guide book. And the rest of the internet. I just trust my cc buddies more.</p>
<p>Sorry, bethie! I’m paralyzed by envy. Also, the last time I was there it was still Yugoslavia, so I’m afraid anything I have to say will be woefully out of date. Also, I spent more time in now-Croatia than in now-Serbia.</p>
<p>Can you travel out of the city at all?</p>
<p>Can I come along in your suitcase?</p>
<p>Sorry - I know nothing of Belgrade 
Dd is heading to Armenia. Maybe all the people chiming in with info about Belgrad can also chime in about Armenia ? And Turkey, since she is planning Turkey for the fall…</p>
<p>Belgrade a happening place this week! [Eurovision</a> Song Contest - Belgrade 2008](<a href=“http://www.eurovision.tv/splash/index.html]Eurovision”>http://www.eurovision.tv/splash/index.html)</p>
<p>My wife is Serbian and has lived her entire life in Belgrade. What would you like to know? I can get her to answer your questions.</p>
<p>We might be able to do a day trip or two. My husband has to work most of the time. I’m just wondering if there is a restaurant or park or museum that we absolutely should not miss.</p>
<p>The way they’re charging for checked bags these days, it might be cheaper to buy a ticket than to stow away in a suitcase!</p>
<p>The National Museum should be on your must list. And just walking around the Old Town / Skadarlija (I’m probably spelling that wrong). I can’t offer anything current re restaurants.</p>
<p>The day trips I’d vote for require border crossings now, and on top of that, the places may have sustained character-altering damages during the war. But whoever’s helping to arrange your H’s business trip would probably have information for you about how hard/easy it is to go over to Croatia or Macedonia, and about the current state of these places. At any rate, way back when, Dubrovnik was just about the most captivating place I’d ever seen. And Split and Korcula (sorry, don’t know how to put in the diacritical marks) were just wonderful too, though in a very different way. </p>
<p>I’m sure you’re right about tickets vs. stowaways, these days. Ugh. (So you don’t have to worry about me popping out of your luggage. :D)</p>
<p>My wife recommends the following monuments and museums: national museum, palace of princess Ljubica, Nikola Tesla Museum, Kalemegdan Citadel (Military museum, Clock Tower, Great Well, Victory monument, Despot Gate, Astronomical Observatory, Dungeon Gate and Nebojsa Tower)</p>
<p>A walk around the Knez Mihailova St pedestrian zone, near Skadarlija is also worthwhile.</p>
<p>Some restaurant recommendations:</p>
<p>Reka: This is a smallish inn that serves good seafood (particularly their calamari dishes). It has live music after 10:00 PM and reservations must be made at least 4 or 5 days in advance. The atmosphere after 10:00 is great, if you like a crowded little restaurant with loud music.
[Restoran</a> Reka](<a href=“http://www.reka.co.yu/engleski/glavni.htm]Restoran”>http://www.reka.co.yu/engleski/glavni.htm)</p>
<p>Daco (Patrisa Lumumbe street 49):
This is a traditional Serbian eatery. Again, you should book ahead. Their speciality are their appetizers otherwise known as “meze”. Their main courses are also very good, particularly their cherry sauce dishes. Their number is (+381 11) 2781009
[Caffe&Bar-Restoran</a> Da?o](<a href=“HORECABAR.COM -Acquista direttamente dal Produttore-Made in Italy”>HORECABAR.COM -Acquista direttamente dal Produttore-Made in Italy)</p>
<p>Kalamegdanska Terasa:
Very convenient when you visit Kalamegdan Citadel. The restaurant is more formal and gives nice views on the city. (+381 11) 3282727. Reservations probably aren’t required, but why take chances?!</p>
<p>Zaplet (corner of Kajmakcalanska & Zarka Zrenjanina streets):
Good and fresh modern spin on Serbian cuisine. Definitely worth a visit. (+381 11) 2404142</p>
<p>Byblos (Kneginje Zorke street 30):
Why eat Lebanese food in Serbia? It would seem this place is popular. I have never eaten there, but the reviews are good. (+381 11) 2441938. Reservations recommended.</p>
<p>Ben Akiba (Nusiceva Street 8, downtown Belgrade):
This is a bar, not a restaurant. It was a popular hangout for anti-Millosevic liberals. Today, it is frequented by a trendy, 30-something crown. It is located in an obscure and hidden courtyard in a residential building in downtown Belgrade. (+381 11) 3237775</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all the information! We leave tomorrow morning. My son will love to see the Nikola Tesla Museum–he’s a big fan.</p>
<p>We had a GREAT time in Belgrade–what a beautiful city! We did basically everything except that the National Museum has been closed for years–a shame, but we’ll go back another time. I have literally never felt so safe anywhere. The food is great, the people are wonderful. I would recommend this city to anyone.</p>
<p>Glad to hear you had fun. Belgrade is a great town. Did you get to eat at Reka or Daco?</p>
<p>That’s awesome that you guys made the most of what started out with a tenuous start in regards to what to do. I think an experience like that provides encouragement to try new adventures in many areas of our lives.</p>
<p>Alexandre</p>
<p>The only restaurant on your list that we got to was the Kalemegdan Terrace. The food was great and the surroundings incredible. We ate at The Three Hats in Skadarlija–really good too–our first night. As it turned out, we were mostly being hosted, so we went where our hosts suggested. It was all good.</p>
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<p>I especially think my son has grown from our slightly off-the-beaten-track travel experiences. Within a day, he was leading us around the city.</p>
<p>Kalemegdan Terrace is special. My wife and I were planning to get married in Belgrade and we were to have our wedding night dinner there. However, we changed our plans and got hitched in Beirut instead. Now that you have gone to Belgrade, your next stop should be Beirut! ;)</p>
<p>We would love to go to Beirut–but I’m guessing our next trip will be Istanbul!</p>