honestly before this trip i knew nothing about serbia. belgrade fell on our map for a few basic reasons – we wanted to go deeper into the balkans and came across an article claiming belgrade "might be the next berlin", which left us pretty intrigued. after doing a little more research, it seemed like a city that would be worth spending some time in, and we ended up staying for over a week [see our post on where to stay]. after a week here we agreed that it reminded us a lot of brooklyn or oakland, a ton of history and decayed in parts, but exploding with creativity.



serbia's capital city is full of charm – with extremely friendly locals, a thriving cafe & bar culture, talented local designers, wild nightlife, waterfront culture, gritty, unique architecture and low prices – it is absolutely worth a visit on an eastern european tour. after a few nights of touring the city on our own, 3 friends from london met up with us for the weekend. it was the perfect excuse to blend our trip of historical and artsy stops with a fair amount of vetting belgrade's party reputation. below we map out some of our favorite things in this unexpectedly hip town.

THE STREET SCENE: