IVA NEW BALKAN CUISINE

Rating: 14.5
Author: Gault&Millau

Ulica Svetog Save 14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

14.5/20
Chef's Restaurant

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Chef: Damjan Popović
Cooking: Balkan | Creative | Modern

Gault&Millau's review 2026

This New Balkan Cuisine restaurant approaches familiar ingredients with imagination and precision, presenting a carefully curated menu. The meal opens with a statement of intent: strips of marinated roast beef, infused with aromatic herbs, settle gracefully alongside their accompanying elements and ease the palate into a rhythm of subtle, considered flavors. Succulent and yielding, the meat rests on a crisp foundation of burek dough. Toasted pumpkin seeds introduce a nutty warmth, while Homolje stracciatella lends a creamy, harmonizing note that draws the dish together. The pork course strikes a fine balance between crackling skin and tender, succulent meat. A sweet vegetable tart tempers the richness with quiet elegance, while a mustard sauce brings a well-placed sharpness. Themeal closes with fruit sabayon - a creamy and vibrant dessert. The torched meringue gives a slight sweetness, while the crumbles introduce a playful textural contrast. Iva is a restaurant with a clear identity and a confident sense of place - one that invites unhurried exploration, balancing the local and the contemporary with care and quiet conviction on every plate.