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About ULTIMATE Podgorica City Guide

ULTIMATE Podgorica City Guide is an independent guide for visitors to Podgorica, Montenegro. We publish 13 curated lists: restaurants, cafés, bars, nightlife, hotels, sights, culture, parks & rivers, walks, shopping, getting around, property and health. Together they cover the centre and Stara Varoš, City Kvart and the west bank, the rivers and hills of the city, and Montenegro beyond: Kotor, Lake Skadar, Cetinje and Lovćen.

Our editor

Jai Michael is Editor-in-Chief of the ULTIMATE City Guides. With more than 25 years in the media industry, he founded ABSOLUTE brighton and London TV, and has worked with leading luxury brands around the world.

How we choose

Our lists draw on respected guides, local knowledge and recent reviews. We look for quality, character and a genuine sense of Montenegro, from konobas and lake fish to café terraces, craft beer and vranac.

Before you go

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change often, especially on the coast and in the mountains. Please check directly with each venue before you visit. Montenegro uses the euro; our price guides run from € (budget) to €€€€ (special occasion).

For venues

Run a venue in Podgorica and spotted something to update? We review our lists regularly and welcome corrections.

Photo credits

• The old town of Ulcinj above the sea, by Mjuzikxhankej, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Belgrade–Bar train high above a valley in the mountains, by Kabelleger / David Gubler, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Ottoman clock tower, Sahat kula, in Stara Varoš, by Liridon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Ottoman clock tower, Sahat kula, in Stara Varoš, by Liridon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Independence Square in the centre of Podgorica, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Blaža Jovanovića bridge over the Morača, by Rasho992, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bobotov Kuk in the Durmitor massif, by Emil Joanović, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Budva’s walled old town across the bay, by Dirgela, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Independence Square in the centre of Podgorica, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Independence Square in the centre of Podgorica, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Cetinje Monastery, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• King Nikola’s Palace in Cetinje, by A81t, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Ottoman clock tower, Sahat kula, in Stara Varoš, by Liridon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Dajbabe Monastery, by ines lukic, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Bay of Kotor from the walls above Kotor, by User:Ggia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The ruins of the Roman city of Doclea, by BuhaM, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Black Lake in Durmitor National Park, by Emil Joanović, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Morača Monastery, by Ad Meskens, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A lane leading to the clock tower in Herceg Novi’s old town, by Alexkom000, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Kotor’s old town and the bay from the fortress walls, by Jaakko Luttinen, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An ivy-clad square in Kotor’s old town, by Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Bay of Kotor from the walls above Kotor, by User:Ggia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Cetinje Monastery, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The path to the Njegoš Mausoleum on the summit of Lovćen, by Milica Buha, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Bay of Kotor seen from the Luštica peninsula, by Alexkom000, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Porto Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor at sunset, Tivat, by Корнет Кларнет, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The fort on the islet of Mamula at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor, by Marcin Konsek, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The ancient walls of Medun above the valley near Podgorica, by Miomir Magdevski, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Morača river in its canyon north of Podgorica, by Zlatomir Bacic (Back…, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Morača river in its canyon north of Podgorica, by Zlatomir Bacic (Back…, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Morača Monastery, by Ad Meskens, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Moscow Bridge, a footbridge over the Morača in Podgorica, by Miomir Magdevski, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alhambra in Granada in the evening light, by Jebulon, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The floodlit Acropolis and Parthenon at dusk, seen from Philopappos Hill, by Giles Laurent, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pink sand beach of Harbour Island, the Bahamas, by Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The road winding out to the lighthouse on Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, above the open sea, by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Palace reflected at dawn, by Nawit science, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The golden sand and calm water of Paynes Bay, St. James, by Barry haynes, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sagrada Família lit up at night, by Maksim Sokolov, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Belgrade's old town and the spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael above the Sava at sunset, photo: © ULTIMATE International Media.
• The Romanian Athenaeum in its garden, by Jorge Franganillo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the Danube, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A cruise ship in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, by Gzzz, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Burj Khalifa and Business Bay at blue hour, by Robert Bock, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A schooner silhouetted against the sunset off Key West, by Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Aerial view of the white sand spit of Ses Illetes and Llevant, the salt pans and, across the strait, Ibiza and Es Vedrà, by Beni Marull, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Baie des Anges, Nice, by Tobi 87, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Blue domes of Oia above the Santorini caldera, by Norbert Nagel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Helsinki Cathedral above the South Harbour, by Ввласенко, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hong Kong Island and the harbour at night from Victoria Peak, by Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The walls of Dalt Vila and the cathedral above the harbour of Ibiza Town, in late sun, by Charles from Port Chester, New York, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hagia Sophia and its minarets in golden evening light, by Nserrano, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Las Vegas Strip at dusk, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Congress Square, Ljubljana, with the castle on its hill behind, by Petar Milošević, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower lit at dusk across the Thames, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Downtown Los Angeles at sunset beneath the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains, by Alek Leckszas, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Metrópolis building at the start of the Gran Vía, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• La Seu, Palma’s Gothic cathedral, and the Almudaina above the old sea wall, seen from the Parc de la Mar, by Enric, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An aerial view of a small island ringed by reef in the Maldives, by Luka Peternel, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Turquoise water below the pine-topped cliffs at Cala Macarella, Menorca, by Markus Trienke, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, by Robbschultz69, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Monaco from above, Port Hercule and Monte-Carlo below the mountains, by Spike, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Taj Mahal Palace and the Gateway of India from the harbour, by iMahesh, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset at the Naples Pier, by pmarkham, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The New York City skyline from Top of the Rock, by Dillan Payne, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, by Berthold Werner, edit by Böhringer, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Battery Spencer, by Christoph Strässler, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Lujiazui skyline lit up at night across the Huangpu River, by King of Hearts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Matterhorn in winter above Zermatt, by JoachimKohler-HB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Warrior on a Horse fountain in Macedonia Square, Skopje, lit at night, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, under a pink evening sky, by Jose Ligero Loarte, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A caparisoned elephant in the Esala Perahera procession, Kandy, by Daniel Liabeuf, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the twin volcanic spires of the UNESCO-listed Pitons, by xiquinhosilva, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The restored Pyramid of Tirana under a blue sky, by BBB2021, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Rolling green hills and a farmhouse near Pienza in the Val d’Orcia, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Calatrava’s Hemisfèric lit at twilight, reflected in its pool, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Mark's Church and its tiled roof on St Mark's Square, Zagreb's Upper Town, by Jorge Láscar from Australia, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Ostrog Monastery in its cliff, by Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Morača river in its canyon north of Podgorica, by Zlatomir Bacic (Back…, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The meander of the Rijeka Crnojevića from Pavlova Strana, by A81t, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The waterfront of Perast on the Bay of Kotor, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Superyachts below the residences of Porto Montenegro, by Сергей Наруков, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The marina promenade at Porto Montenegro, by Finis Coronat Opus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset over Portonovi on the Bay of Kotor, by Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Superyachts below the residences of Porto Montenegro, by Сергей Наруков, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Independence Square in the centre of Podgorica, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old stone bridge over the Ribnica, by Rasho992, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old bridge and boats at Rijeka Crnojevića, by Ingo Mehling, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Our Lady of the Rocks off Perast, by Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Independence Square in the centre of Podgorica, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The meanders of the Crnojević river flowing into Lake Skadar, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Independence Square in the centre of Podgorica, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Stone houses in Stara Varoš, the old Ottoman quarter, by ines lukic, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Podgorica railway station, by MOs810, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sveti Stefan and the Adriatic, by Jaba1977, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Đurđevića Tara Bridge over the Tara canyon, by Ad Meskens, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Montenegrin National Theatre, by Rasho992, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Belgrade–Bar train high above a valley in the mountains, by Kabelleger / David Gubler, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Belgrade–Bar train high above a valley in the mountains, by Kabelleger / David Gubler, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Cathedral of St Tryphon in Kotor, by Caricabatterie, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old town of Ulcinj above the sea, by Mjuzikxhankej, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Velika Plaža, the long sandy beach near Ulcinj, by krysi@, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Žabljak below the peaks of Durmitor, by godfather-k, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The fortress of Žabljak Crnojevića above the marshes of Lake Skadar, by Raymond Zoller from Bar, Montenegro, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.