Prices for food in Montenegro in cafes and groceries - 2021

Find out how much food costs in Montenegro: prices in cafes, restaurants and shops in 2021. What can you eat on the streets and which dishes of the national cuisine are worth trying.

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What to try in Montenegro

Montenegrin national cuisine is mainly a mixture of dishes from neighboring countries:

• Hanger - grilled chop, with or without filling.
• Pleskavitsa - cutlet stuffed with butter or cheese.
• Lamb from under the sac - lamb stewed for 5 hours under a lid.
• Negush steak - stuffed beef steak with garnish.
• Raznichi - veal and pork kebabs.
• Chevapchichi, or chevapi - fried minced sausages, can be wrapped in prosciutto or bacon.
• Prshut - it's like jamon or prosciutto. Thinly sliced ​​smoked-dried pork.
• Sarma - unusual cabbage rolls from sauerkraut leaves, where minced meat with rice is short-circuited.
• Moussaka - casserole with potatoes and meat.
• Riblya chorba - ear.
• Popeke - a dish of mussels.

Prices in cafes and restaurants in Montenegro

Food in Montenegro is not too expensive. In the cafe, visitors are offered ready-made breakfasts for 3.5-5 €. A three-course lunch for two in an inexpensive restaurant will cost € 18-25. Often the cafe has set meals for 4-10 € per person.

Prices for food in cafes and restaurants in Montenegro in 2021:

• salad - 4.3 €
• chorba soup - from 2.5 €
• Negush steak - 7.3 €
• cevapchichi sausages - 3-6 €
• goulash - 3 €
• pleskavitsa - 1.5 €
• muffin - 6-8 €
• Montenegrin lamb with potatoes - 15.9 €
• scoop of ice cream - 0.7 €
• natural freshly squeezed juice - 2.8 €.

The portions are large, so don't order too many at once! They do not regret meat, and it happens that one dish can be completely divided into two. If you want to try several different meat dishes at once, order for two Meshano Meso - a meat plate with a side dish.

If there is no service charge on the check that was brought to you, leave a tip of 5-10% of the order amount.

Want to spend less or just get hungry during your excursion? Grab some street food! As in the rest of the world, Montenegrin fast food is inexpensive. A portion of pizza costs 1-2 €, a hamburger - 1.7-2 €, baklava - 1.2 €, muffins - 0.5 €, and sandwiches - from 1 €.

Food prices in Montenegro

For vacationers who rent apartments with a kitchen, it is useful to know how much groceries cost in supermarkets and markets. Prices in Montenegro are European. Fruits and vegetables are cheaper than in Russia. Many products are brought to the Montenegrin markets from neighboring Serbia, and some from China. In the season, 1 kg of apples costs less than 1 €, citrus fruits - 1.1-1.5 €, peppers - 0.6-0.7 €, and onions - 0.5-0.7 €.

In Montenegro, it is convenient to buy groceries in supermarkets and chain stores Franca, Aroma and Idea. According to reviews, the lowest prices in the Voli hypermarket. Many tourists recommend HDL365 and Maxi Market supermarkets. The products are more expensive there, but the choice is very large.

The prices for groceries in the shops of Montenegro differ in different resorts. In more prestigious places, like Kotor, they are higher, and in democratic resorts like Budva, they are lower. In seaside towns and villages, prices rise in the summer and decline during the low season.

We recommend buying fresh bread and pastries in bakers - Montenegrin bakeries, and meat products - in meat... It is curious that, by European standards, meat in Montenegro is inexpensive. For vegetables and fruits, go to the bazaar or shop in small shops that are located away from tourist centers and hotels.

Food prices in supermarkets in Montenegro in 2021:

• meat, 1 kg - 5.5-7 €
• sausages - from 3 €
• liver (boiled pork), 1 kg - from 11 €
• prosciutto, 1 kg - 16 €
• milk, 1 l - 0.9 €
• yogurt - 0.25-0.8 €
• eggs, 10 pcs. - 1.2 €
• cheese, 1 kg - 9-12 €
• olive oil, 1 l - 4 €
• pasta, pack - € 1.1-2
• muesli, 0.8 kg - 3-4 €
• biscuits, pack - from 1 €
• chocolate bar - 0.5 €
• water, 1.5 l - 0.5 €
• tea bags - 0.8 €
• juice, 2 l - 1.25 €.