Old Town Sarajevo

Great food and very friendly service. This was my first experience with Bosnian food, and it was amazing!

Well what can I say except that if you want ok foods, and want to be treated like you don’t matter and all she «Owner Sadda» wants is your American money. Food is OK but service is something that is lacking. There was only one waitress that treat you Awesome and she is no longer there is «Maja». She is also an Canadian /​Bosnian. BTW will help you with the menu. Now let’s get to why I think this place is only being rated as 1 Star. The owner just got married to an another Bosnian man with seem nice, but you can tell is all about citizenship
I also witness her the owner try to set up her waitress Maja up with men with money, even after she «Owner» was told she wasn’t interested in any of her Bosnian men. To this today she still try to set her up with men to make money off of her. Really this America, I believe she the owner needs to have a Vista from INS and let see how she really runs this business.
So if you are married and your wife is good looking, keep her a way from here.
It a hole in the wall in the middle of Crack haven. Watch your cars and all your belongings.

Food was very good, staff was welcoming and friendly, and we had a great time having lunch here.

I’m of Balkan origin and this is the real deal. 110% pure comfort food that reminds me of home. Large cevapi, baklava, and Bosnian coffee = heaven.

Have the bean soup! Baklava is the best you’ll ever have, hands down. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, the staff is super friendly and helpful. They serve Turkish coffee with real sugar cubes and half and half so you can make it to your liking, but the coffee itself is incredible.

High quality «homemade» food. We went a few hours before closing and they were out of a few of the more popular items, but we were still happy with what he had to choose from. It is a lot of bread and meat for most items, so make sure you are okay with that before going. It is an excellent place with a great atmosphere. Don’t judge it by the outside though-​I wanted to change my mind when I first saw it but I was glad we went!

The inside of these place was nice & euro style. I had the beef vegetables soup & the veal sausages, both where very good, also the bread that came with the meal was soft & hard warming delicious.

I had the Cevapi/​Bosnian sausages… yum yum! I paired the meal with Earl Soup and an iced tea! I can’t wait until my next visit!

So so good … the food is of great quality and prices are reasonable.

A friend recommended this restaurant, and when I read reviews on Unilocal,was really intrigued! My husband and I went this evening and we were not disappointed! We both had Cevapi, but he ordered chicken soup with it, while I ordered a side of stuffed cabbage. Everything was fantastic, especially the bread! For dessert, he ordered baklava and I tried the Turkish Coffee. We both were so impressed, we are planning to be frequent visitors here!
Also, our experience with the waitstaff was wonderful as well. We explained we didn’t know much about Bosnian food or culture, and our waiter assisted us with food recommendations, and also played some great Bosnian music as well. Was a great evening!

I loved everything! My favorite was the hot dog, and dont expect your traditional hot dog. If its your first time here you have to get dessert and the coffee! Though, this is a place I would want to go every once in a while because the food is a lot of bread and meat.
Also, the people are super sweet and its a great experience overall

Great food, friendly staff… MUST TRY!!!
Enjoyed «Bosnian/​Turkish» Coffee and freshly baked burek (meat pie).
The restaurant is very clean and decorations make you feel like you are in Bosnia.
Every time I am in Phoenix I stop by to enjoy authentic Bosnian food at Old Town Sarajevo.

I’m not a connoisseur of Bosnian food, but food to me is like wine. Eat what you like. I liked this place. Was a little greasy but I survived. Probably something I wouldn’t have every single day, but once in awhile it’s good. I forget what plate I had exactly but it was sausage that came with bread and some toppings.
Also got a pastry that was filo dough and spiraled. It was filled with spinach and cheese. Can’t go wrong with that. I think the name of this was a burek.
Easiest way to tell you how I feel… Yes I will be back. Too bad they don’t have a to go menu…

At first when I walked in I said no lets go I don’t want to eat here… Then my family ordered me something and their self and wow it was yummy! The water tastes like it from the river and the food is excellent. Must go again!

When you step into this quaint restaurant it appears that you truly are stepping into a small Bosnian town complete with Bosnian Natives. You see doorways and Bosnian artifacts. It’s sort of like Disney Land. The menu is very meat and bread heavy so you have to plan for that. I had a chicken sandwich made with their house made bread. The bread was unlike any bread I had before and had a similar texture to a fluffy glazed donut and was tasty but a little greasy. My chicken was pounded very thin but was tender, juicy and seasoned well. I had added mushrooms and ajvar (roasted red pepper and eggplant condiment) to my sandwich. The ajvar seemed fresh made and was very mild. They gave me a generous amount of mushrooms that lacked caramelization. The sandwich was tasty but is a lot of bread so I ate it open faced so I wouldn’t eat too much bread.
My husband had a cup of bean soup that was very porky and the popular spicy beef sausage sandwich. The sausage is skinless and is spicy but not very spicy.
Since it was our first time here our waitress wouldn’t let us leave without trying a Bosnian Candy. She gave us a chocolate covered candy that looked like a banana. It tasted like a banana flavored circus peanut that was chocolate covered.
Among the most interesting restaurants to try because it was like a trip to Bosnia.

Every one that I’ve ever brought to this restaurant has not been disappointed. Bosnian food just sounds exotic, but once you have it, you get hooked!!!
If you like extraordinary good food, you won’t gripe too much about the slow service. And it’s insanely cheap. Nothing on the menu is over $ 9.00!
This place seems legit because you see native Bosnians eating there a lot. Several times, we’ve come to eat, and there will be a large group of Bosnians celebrating a birthday or something.
If you’re going for the first time, order the following:
Veal Hot Dog or a regular cevapi sandwich, or the spicy cevapi sandwich
The cheese pita
Both the tulumba and the baklava for dessert
Finish your meal with a Turkish coffee.
The sandwiches all come on this heavenly bread. They’re like light croissants filled with homemade meat sausages. Add the chopped onions to the sandwich; definitely schmear on the red sauce. It’s made out of red bell peppers, but has a nice creamy texture. The portion sizes are incredibly large! If you order the large, either share with someone or get a to-​go box.
I really like the Bosnian soup. It’s like a very comforting and savory stew. The meat chunks are really tender, and it’s chock full of vegetables. It comes with bread to dip into the soup. It’s filling without making you feel incredibly bloated afterwards. I’ve been able to work out after eating it; bc it’s a good balance of protein and healthy carbs, I definitely recommend it!
My cousin’s an executive chef and so he really appreciates good food. It’s not easy to impress someone who cooks food for others as a living. We had him join us for dinner, and he said that everything was fresh. So fresh that he said he could smell the yeast in the bread. And the restaurant doesn’t smell on the inside at all, unlike a Subway.
This place is a true gem; I only bring people I really like to this place.

I’ve been homesick for long time, this this the first time i feel I’m home ;). Excellent traditional eastern European food. For a moment i thought I’m eating mom food. Highly recommended. Try the rolled cabbage its awesome :) i wish we have more such restaurant in Phoenix metro.

Since I’m spending my Friday night reviewing authentic haunts in sketchy areas around Phoenix, let’s talk about Caffe Sarajevo. What?! The Cevapi Sandwich is to die. I don’t even like bread, but this bread is angelic. And the Turkish coffee is all about the good feels; So damn tasty. What a lovely experience.

This is the best Bosnian restaurant I’ve ever been. It was recommended by a friend who is from Sarajevo. It did not disappoint. I ordered the cevapi (Bosnian sausages) that were amazing. According to my friend, this is the only place she’s been that they taste authentic. The bread that comes with it is baked daily.
The service was good as well. The owner was my server. The ambiance was pretty nice as well. On top of it all, the place is cheap. The large portion of the sausages was $ 7. Meal before tip was $ 8 and change and I got two meals out of it. I will definitely be returning.

I’m so glad I finally got the chance to try Bosnian food. I was stuck in Phoenix on an eight hour lay over and decided to venture out of the airport. Found this place on Unilocal by typing in «halal» and I couldn’t have been more surprised or happier!
The owner verified the meat is halal several times.
We tried the stuffed cabbage (stuffed with rice and smokey beef, topped with sour cream) which was my favorite dish, the spinach burek, beef burek and the spicy sausage with bread. Everything was phenomenal and full of flavor. The stuffed cabbage was my favorite though — it’s similar to a dish we Arabs have called Malfouf, but is actually way, way better.
The Turkish coffee was spot on as well– they serve it with little creamers and sugar on the side and since I have never had it with cream before I had to try it. And loved it!
Everything came out to I believe less than $ 30, a total steal.
The next time I’m in Phoenix I WILL be back!

Cheap, good eats. If you haven’t eaten food from the Balkan Peninsula before then now is your chance! Not many places are fortunate enough to have this food available to them. I have to travel back to California to have this kind of food cooked up for me by my family and that’s not often enough.
Make sure you eat here early, any place that sells Pita and Burek sell out early and they are the best items to order!
You can wash down the greasy goodness with Jupi. It’s nothing like Crush. It’s way better! Just close your eyes and image you’re sitting at a restaurant looking out to the Adriatic Sea!