Sarajevo
Sit in the intimate fountain courtyard of an Ottoman-era building sipping Bosnian coffee, juniper or rose sherbet, or herb-tea infusions while nibbling…
Must-see nightlife in Bosnia & Hercegovina
Sarajevo
Sedate and outwardly grand, the tiny and eccentric 'Golden Fish' adds understated humour to a cosy treasure trove of antiques and kitsch, reflected in big…
Mostar
You're liable to hear old-school punk or Bowie blasting out of this open-sided wooden pavilion above the Radobolja River, given the predilections of the…
Mostar
This Black Dog really starts to howl on summer nights, when musicians set up on the cobbles facing the Crooked Bridge and everyone lounges around on…
Mostar
Step back to Ottoman times at this excellent coffee roastery, with a shady front terrace and cool interior. The only things served are homemade juices and…
Sarajevo
If you're waiting for a train, what better place to do so than admiring a full city panorama from the 35th-floor cafe of the Avaz Twist Tower, just three…
Sarajevo
Minuscule but brimming with character, Džirlo brews 29 types of tea, many of them made from distinctive Bosnian herbs. They are served in lovely little…
Sarajevo
Lighten the mood after the History Museum with a drink at this amusingly tongue-in-cheek cafe tucked around the back, where the many Tito photos are…
Mostar
Lamps shaped like stylised leaves or fashioned from a punctured guitar create interesting lighting patterns over framed commemorations of the various…
Mostar
Named after 19th-century proletarian poet Kosta Abrašević, this understatedly intellectual arts centre and associated Kosta cafe-bar make for Mostar's…
Sarajevo
It's easy to sit for hours sampling from more than 100 local and world vintages in this glorious, low-lit wine bar decorated with bottles, chateau-boxes…
Mostar
Perched on top of an inauspicious-looking office building in the bombed-out part of town, this urbane rooftop bar offers cocktails and engrossing city…
Mostar
With a ceiling covered with musical instruments, this music-pumping cafe-bar is named for an ancient Marshall speaker in the owner's collection, rather…
Bosnia & Hercegovina
On warm summer days this cafe's outdoor benches and open-sided lounge make ideal perches on which to slurp an ice cream or sip a Bosnian coffee while…
Sarajevo
Like something out of HG Wells' Time Machine, this steampunk cafe-bar is liberally strewn with dials, pipes and furniture crafted from axles, compressors…
Trebinje
Trebinje's late-night bar of choice has old green shutters, trees growing through its terrace roof and a sign designed like a Jack Daniels label. Bands…
Banja Luka
Raised above the river, this inviting wooden bar is decorated with wicker-work lampshades and backlit bottles of herb hooch. The music ranges from Serbian…
Sarajevo
Packed with local youth smoking nargile (water pipes), this vaguely loungey cafe blares its music and spreads its colourful low stools beneath a central…
Sarajevo
This cute antique house is one of the most attractive nargile (water pipe) bars in the Old Town, with lots of outdoor tree-shaded seating. It is…
Mostar
Half a dozen tables on an open-air perch terrace survey Stari Most and the old town towers from photogenic yet unexpected angles. Actual opening times are…
Bosnia & Hercegovina
Jajce's liveliest drinking spot has a big range of beer, hosts live music and has a little outdoor seating area tucked up against the cliff that's topped…
Sarajevo
Popular with an artsy, bohemian crowd, this wonderful wee bar has an antiquey shabby-chic vibe. If it's packed downstairs (as it often is), head to the…
Sarajevo
On the rooftop of the eight-storey Marriott Courtyard Hotel, but reached by a special elevator outside, this is a great perch for sunset views over the…
Mostar
Layered through a large shady garden area, this cafe-bar and chill-out place creates an exotic feel with giant cushions, hammocks and colourful fabrics…
Sarajevo
Contrasting with the pop-rock of the Anglo-Irish pubs nearby, Tesla's soundtrack is more contemporary and attracts a lively youthful crowd. The inventor's…
Sarajevo
The interior of this spacious, friendly pub glows with a soft orange light but in summer most people opt for the covered street terrace. Live blues-jazz…
Bosnia & Hercegovina
The prize seats are on a terrace that forms an arc so close to the crystal-clear Una that you can watch fish as you sip. The interior is more pub than…
Sarajevo
Discreetly tucked away on the 6th floor of a nondescript central-city building, Sarajevo's only gay club offers cheap drinks, surprisingly good wine,…
Banja Luka
Banja Luka's large subterranean Irish-style pub offers 10 different draught beers and lots of live music. The kitchen serves Anglo-Irish breakfasts,…
Banja Luka
Behind a tiled wooden porch, this chilled-out pub is themed around a cult Yugo-era movie (The Marathon Family), with scenes turned into cartoon strips…
Sarajevo
This charming little shoebox cafe-bar, with original brick-arched ceilings, is a veritable museum full of reproduced old pictures and memorabilia from the…
Mostar
This late-night rock-edged bar spills out into the central courtyard of the Tabhana (former tannery). There's live music most evenings around midnight.
Trebinje
The covered terrace of this popular Old Town cafe-bar is one of Trebinje's best see-and-be-seen spots.
Sarajevo
One of Sarajevo's rare 24-hour drinking spots, this quirky basement jazz and blues bar has a tree of guitars, a wacky mirrored ceiling sculpture and UV…
Sarajevo
This cavernous club in an old cinema caters to an excitable, predominantly student crowd dancing around inexplicably placed stool-tables. Monday nights…
Sarajevo
Close to the Yellow Fortress, this airy little cafe-bar surveys a fine sweep of city through waving curtains of foliage from its double-layered terrace…
Mostar
Take a gaping cavern in the raw rock, add a sound system and colourful flashing globe-lamps and hey presto, you have this one-off party bar. They…
Sarajevo
There's no written menu at this temple to tea, just three tables, a dog asleep in the doorway and passionate staff who will talk you through the range,…
Sarajevo
Flying the Spanish flag in central Sarajevo, this cosy little bar has street-side tables made from barrels and a good selection of wine by the bottle …
Bosnia & Hercegovina
Inhabiting a lavishly restored 1906 former Austro-Hungarian officers' club, this 'Viennese' cafe serves ice cream and indulgent slabs of gateaux but no…
