Twist of brandy and snacks at Destilerija - Rakia Bar's gastronomic and tourist attraction opened in Vracar

People who enjoy eating good snacks and drinking a quality brandy in a relaxed ambiance have got a new gathering place in Belgrade. Destilerija (Distillery), which features a restaurant, museum exhibits and a gift shop in addition to a Rakia Bar, has been recently opened at 41 Nebojsina Street.

- For six years now we at Rakia Bar have been telling a story about contemporary Serbian gastronomy. We've been missing a detail most closely related to the cuisine. Now we have created a serious menu that is, in principle, a classical Serbian tavern menu, but it is made with a twist of contemporary cuisine. The accent is on snacks that are meant to be eaten the whole evening long – Branko Nesic, director of the company Redesign that owns Rakia Bar, says for eKapija.

Nesic believes that the guests of Destilerija will find the offer including more than 20 snacks quite interesting. Among the rest, the menu includes: roasted brain with cognac and lemon, chicken terrine with dry apricots and raspberry and horseradish sauce, chicken liver pate with red onion jam, trout pate, champignon pate, tripe with chilli sauce, and perch carpaccio.

- We use as many ingredients available locally as possible because we want to keep the Serbian note. Main dishes are based on meat. Guest can try, for example, slow roasted pork neck, chicken with anise and orange, etc. All that goes with a matching brandy. British journalists have paid us a visit recently, and we have showed them the entire Serbian cuisine - from a chilled grape brandy and a perch carpaccio to a plum brandy and a toblerone mousse - says our interlocutor.

The new gastronomic and tourist attraction represents a step forward in the world of design - the idea of traditional production of our national drink pervades the entire interior, an integral part of which is a museum exhibition presenting the stages of brandy production to visitors.

- The interior is designed by architect Marko Basarovski, who also worked on the design of Supermarket. He was very bold to design such concept together with us. The complete interior reminds of brandy production, while the lighting comes from distillation machines.

There are also some exhibits that are more than 100 years old and come from all parts of Serbia, such as a grape press from Subotica, old wooden funnel for brandy from Ljig, oak barrels from Bajina Basta... An inevitable part of this restaurant is a traditional cauldron for brandy.

As our interlocutor explains, in this time, when people are always in a hurry, the guests of Destilerija will be able to relax, take their time and enjoy an excellent combination of food and drinks at this facility.

Unlike the guests of Rakia Bar facilities, who can listen to house music only, Destilerija's guests will be able to choose between a high-beat music in the front part of the facility and a domestic instrumental music in its other part.