For a country with their own "hamburger"-like menu item (the famous "pljeskavica", sold in every restaurant, fast food or even street corner at very affordable prices), where being a vegetarian is still rare ("A vegetarian? Really? And you don't even eat chicken?") and fasting before major Christian holidays is the only concievable reason why anyone in their right mind and their right health should ever go without a nice juicy piece of roast pork or lamb on the spit, it is surprising that McDonalds survives and even thrives in select locations...
In March of 1988, Belgrade - then the capital of Yugoslavia, became the first city in the communist world to open a McDonald’s restaurant. And its success story continues ever since.
Whether it is the desire of the locals to get a taste of the Western world, even in this "culinary" form, whether it is the young generation, always in need of free wi-fi to continuously access their favourite social networks, whether it is the ex-pats and travelers who loath the thought of dining in this fast food while at home, yet strangely flock in the overseas venues for fear of trying the local food or the nostalgia of the US-way, it would seem that the McDonalds restaurants are always popular with young and old alike, always have the busies counters in shopping malls and seem to be always increasing in number with new locations opening every year...
Next time you visit Belgrade, do not miss trying out a true Serbian dish, the pljeskavica...but also check out this Mcdonalds restaurant in Slavija Square, house in a historical, turn of the century building - close to shopping (King Milan's street) and sightseeing (St Sava temple, Nikola Tesla Museum)...Contact us at www.tours2serbia.com and let us know how you're loving it :) !!!
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