Podgorica’s café life: the back story

About Podgorica’s café life: the back story

By the ULTIMATE Podgorica Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

Ask anyone in Podgorica where to meet and the answer is a café. The city has one of the liveliest café cultures in the region, and a coffee here is never just a coffee.

The café streets

In the centre, Njegoševa, Hercegovačka and the little Bokeška are lined with terraces from end to end. The scene changes through the day: coffee and newspapers in the morning, long lunches, and in the evening the same tables fill with drinks.

How to order

Espresso, macchiato and cappuccino rule, and the macchiato is the local favourite. Many places now serve specialty coffee too. Nobody rushes you: a single coffee can buy you an hour at the table.

A coffee in Podgorica can easily last two hours, and nobody will hurry you.

City Kvart

West of the Morača, City Kvart is the newer district of glass offices and apartments, and its streets have their own lively mix of cafés, brunch places and bars.

Summer evenings

Podgorica summers are hot, so life moves outdoors after dark, and the café streets are at their liveliest late in the evening.

Our advice: take a morning macchiato on Njegoševa, explore the brunch places of City Kvart, and come back to the centre after dark in summer, when the terraces are full.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Podgorica’s café life: the back story before you go.