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Cafés in Dorćol

Strahinjića Bana’s café street, D59B and Pržionica’s roasting, specialty bars on Dunavska and Dobračina and the Danube quay.

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Dorćol runs down from the old center to the right bank of the Danube and is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Belgrade.1 Upper Dorćol, once called Zerek, covers the area from Academy Park to Cara Dušana street; Lower Dorćol, the former Jalija, lies between Cara Dušana, Bulevar despota Stefana and the river.1

The two halves drink differently. The upper streets are full of cafés, bars and restaurants, mostly on Strahinjića Bana, Kneginje Ljubice and Kralja Petra, while the lower section has small cafés, craft breweries and art spaces.1 More cafés here are smoke-free than in any other Belgrade neighborhood, close to half of them.

Local tip: D59B’s DJs play at weekends, and the bar opens at 09:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. For a quieter cup, Pržionica on Dobračina 59B also opens at 09:00 at weekends.2

At a glance

77Cafés listed
39With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Dusha Specialty Coffee, from 07:00 (Daily 07:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Lawuk, until 01:00 (Mon–Thu 08:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 08:00–01:00 · Sun 09:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: smoke-free indoors (43%), outdoor seating (27%), open late (23%).

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Coffee chains in Dorćol

Strahinjića Bana

Strahinjića Bana turned into a café street in the late 1990s, with dozens of bars, restaurants and cafés, and is seen as the modern successor of the kafana-lined Zerek street of old.1 Its well-heeled crowd earned it the sarcastic nickname “Silicone Valley”.1

Lawuk and Coffeedream share No. 72a; Lawuk opens 08:00–00:00 and until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Pastis Bistro at No. 52b serves 08:00–01:00 every day, and Dorćol Store next door does brunch from Tuesday to Sunday until 16:00. SIPS Coffee at No. 46 and Shabo at No. 21 close earlier; Shabo is smoke-free.

D59B, Pržionica and the roasters

Pržionica opened in 2012 and became the first iteration of D59B, now on Kralja Petra 70; the founders drew wary customers in with Sunday matinees with DJs, who still play its turntables at weekends.2 The current room, by architect Marko Basarovski, pairs pockmarked concrete walls with a white-tiled espresso bar.2 D59B opens at 07:30 on weekdays.

Pržionica itself is on Dobračina 59B, open 08:00–18:00 on weekdays, and DRIP Specialty Coffee is further along at No. 23. Down by the river, Gradska Pržionica on Dunavski kej 46 roasts on a software-controlled roaster from about 50 green coffees and runs a coffee academy.3

Dunavska and the river quay

UGAO Specialty Coffee and Plava Zona share Dunavska 2i; UGAO opens 08:00–20:00 every day and has Wi-Fi and outdoor tables. Distrikt and Cafe 9 3/4 are at Nos. 2d and 2a. The Locals, on Dunavski kej 17, opens 10:00–18:00.

The quay has an industrial past: the Power and Light thermal power station was built in 1930–1932 on Dunavski kej, at what is now the marina.1

Gospodar Jevremova and Kafeterija’s streets

Kafeterija started in 2014 in a small Dorćol room and now runs its own Belgrade roastery.4 Its branch on Žorža Klemansoa 10 opens 07:00–22:00 on weekdays, and the one on Zmaja od Noćaja 13 stays open until 23:00. Dusha, on Višnjićeva 5, opens 07:00–23:00 every day.

Gospodar Jevremova has june at No. 25, open 09:00–22:00 with brunch, Kuća Umetnica next door, Sloj at No. 9 and Meduza at No. 6, which stays open until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Black Cat on Braće Baruh takes cash only.

Sources

  1. Dorćol, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Belgrade's Specialty Coffee Obsession + the Cafés Leading the Trend (Jessica Goldman, February 17, 2026), Barista Magazine, accessed October 2026
  3. Gradska Pržionica, Gradska Pržionica, accessed October 2026
  4. Kafeterija, Kafeterija&Love&Brands, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Dorćol cafés: questions

When did specialty coffee start in Dorćol, Belgrade?

Pržionica, the first iteration of D59B, opened in 2012 and won over doubtful customers with Sunday matinees with DJs. D59B is now on Kralja Petra 70, and Pržionica on Dobračina 59B. Kafeterija started in a small Dorćol room in 2014 and now runs its own Belgrade roastery.

Which cafés on Strahinjića Bana in Dorćol, Belgrade stay open late?

Pastis Bistro at Strahinjića Bana 52b is open 08:00–01:00 every day. Lawuk at No. 72a opens 08:00–00:00 and until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and Coffeedream at the same number stays open until midnight on Saturdays and Sundays.

Where can you drink coffee by the Danube in Dorćol, Belgrade?

UGAO Specialty Coffee on Dunavska 2i opens 08:00–20:00 every day, with outdoor tables and Wi-Fi. The Locals on Dunavski kej 17 opens 10:00–18:00, and Gradska Pržionica, a roastery on Dunavski kej 46 with about 50 green coffees, opens 09:00–17:00.

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