Istok Belgrade

Vietnamese food in Belgrade

Svetlana from Belgrade

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""Istok" in Belgrade is a Vietnamese restaurant that I just love. Seriously, their spicy hot citrusy cocktail has become half the reason I keep going back."

You might ask yourself “Why on Earth would I go to a Vietnamese restaurant while in Belgrade?” Here are a few possible answers:

Perhaps, because you have grown tired of local diet of ćevapčići, pljeskavica and burek and your jeans are becoming an effort to pull on.

Because you just had a loooong night and the Pho they serve in Istok is heaven-sent for event the nastiest of hangovers or for when you generally crave a bit of comfort food.

Because you love Vietnamese food. There is nothing wrong with skipping the “eat local” ethos now and then!

Because you feel like giving rakija a rest and having a really good, refreshing and exotic cocktail. Seriously, the spicy hot citrusy one they mix there has become half of the reason I keep going back to the place.

The other half would be the really tasty and fresh food, friendly staff and laid-back atmosphere. I go for vegetable and fish, but my meat-eating friends swear by their duck noodles.

So, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, instead of asking yourself why to go to a Vietnamese restaurant in Belgrade, ask yourself "why not?" and enjoy!

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About me I’m a creative director in advertising and a serial creative entrepreneur. A well-disguised introvert. Yoga freak(ish). A passionate reader. Curious and interested in too many things, mostly design, contemporary art and documentary filmmaking. In my free time, I am dedicated to the fine hobby of discovering amazing underground bands nobody has ever heard of. My favorite fantasies usually include following the summer across the globe. Why Belgrade? Love is an irrational thing and in the case of Belgrade it is truer than ever. It is a ...

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