Cities Where Street Food is Better Than Any Michelin Restaurant

40. Belgrade, Serbia: Balkan Bites with Attitude

Belgrade’s street food is unapologetically meaty, salty, and unbothered by trends. The undisputed ruler? Pljeskavica—a Balkan burger of spiced minced meat, grilled and served inside lepinja bread with onions, kajmak (a clotted cream cheese), and fiery urnebes spread. Another staple—burek, flaky pastry filled with cheese, meat, or spinach, sliced hot from a steel tray. Vendors also sell ćevapi, small grilled sausages nestled in bread with raw onion and sour cream. On the sweet side, krofne (doughnuts) dusted with sugar or stuffed with Eurocrem. Belgrade street food isn’t delicate—but it sure knows how to satisfy.