General Shopping

Remember to pick up your till receipt when making purchases as you may be stopped and asked for proof of purchase.

Don’t be afraid to explore staircases in shops, they often lead to other floors which aren’t signposted.

Main Shopping Streets

Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra (Bulevar Revolucije)

Kralja Milana (Srpskih Vladara)

Knez Mihailova (Pedestrian zone leading to Kalemagdon)

Požeška (in Banovo Brdo)

Terazije

Shopping Centres       

Banjica, Paunova 24. 

From pink TV go down Neznanog junaka past the military hospital.  Pass the turning for Čačac (puzzle play castle on corner), take the next right this is Paunova.  Shopping centre is a pink building on right hand side, at the bottom of the hill. 

Small boutique shops, good gift shop, several toy shops, seamstress (in basement).

Good green market nearby.

Chinese Market, Juria Gagarina, Block 70, New Belgrade. 

The market is one green and one grey building with a large 70 on the outside.  Located past Delta City shopping centre on the left hand side.  Not pushchair or toddler friendly as very crowded.  Cheap and cheerful clothes, toys and household goods, good for ribbons and crepe paper (stalls on outside of building).  Art shop on 2^nd floor of green building.

City Passage, Obiličev venac 18-20

Delta City, Jurjia Gagarina, Block 67, New Belgrade.  Open 10:00-22:00 every day.

A shopping mall with international brand shops, cinema, Super-Maxi supermarket (open 8am) and restaurants.  Large toys shop and kids soft play area on 3^rd floor. www.deltacitymalls.com

Mercator (recently renovated), Bulevar Umetnosti 4, New Belgrade.  Open 9:00-21:00, Sun 9:00-19:00. Has a free indoor play area and shops for kids clothes and toys.  Lovely cake shop, a great art shop and a high quality supermarket.

Piramida, Jurija Gagarina 151, Blok 44, New Belgrade.  Next to Chinese Market.

Open 10:00-20:00, Sat 10:00-15:00.

Collection of shops and small boutiques selling clothes, shoes and home wares. Good kids toy and equipment shop on the second floor.  Good computer shop as well.  Ranges from cheap to expensive.  Not particularly child friendly.

Usće Centar, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 4, New Belgrade.
Next to the Usce Tower in New Belgrade.  Open 10:00-22:00 every day. 

Belgrade’s newest shopping centre.  The centre is made up of 160 shops, a supermarket, seven fast-food restaurants, a multiplex cinema & bowling.  Kids soft play area for young children next to food court.  Space – a large play area for older children is located on the top floor. Vapiano is a popular self-serve Italian casual restaurant with a nice view of New Belgrade, on the upper level above the food court.   www.usceshoppingcenter.com

Zira Mall, Bulevar Despota Stefana, attached to Hotel Zira downtown (not far from Pionirski Hall) with Super Vero, Mahmut book store, some good ladies clothes shops and a Turbo Limac.

Household Goods Market

Buvlja Pijaca (Buvljak) , New Belgrade

Take 1^st exit after ELP petrol station after bridge on Zagreb highway.  Turn left at round-a-bout.  After approx 2 blocks the market is located on the left, with large parking on the right, opposite main entrance (for a small fee).

One can find everything ranging from clothes to cleaning products, electrical appliances to tools, carpeting to kitchenware, plasticware, etc.

May to October – from 06.00-20.00 (closed on Mondays)

November to March – from 08.00 to 16.00 (closed on Mondays)

 Art Galleries

Serb Orthodox Church Museum & Gallery, Kralja Petra, 5

Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences, Knez Mihailova 55

Sebastian Art Gallery, Rajiceva, 12

Verica DS Gallery, Rajiceva, 20

Radionica Duše Gallery, Knez Mihailova 48 (next to British Council Library)

Trezor Gallery, Knez Mihailova, 19

Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Mali Kalemegdan

Gallery of the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Knez Mihailova 6

Ethnographic Museum & Artmedia Gallery, Studentski Trg, 13

Gallery of the Jugoslav Army, Braće Jugovića 19

Graphics Gallery, Obiličev venac 27

Zepter Gallery, Kralja Petra I no. 32

Gallery Progres, Knez Mihailova 22

Gallery of Museum of Contemporary Art, Pariska 14

Ulus Gallery, Knez Mihailova 37

Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Knez Mihailova 53

Sanu Gallery of Science & Technology, Djure Jaksića 2

Kosančićev Venac Gallery (close to Patriarchate)

Gallery of Student’s Culture Centre, Makedonska 22

Stara Kapetanija Art Gallery, Kej oslobodjenja 8, Zemun

Gallery Haos, Cara Lazara 12

Singidunum, Knez Mihailova 42, 185-323 – nice stuff.

Antiques

If you are interested in antiques then regular weekend fairs are held at Hotel Slavija A, Svetog Save Street, and Hotel Jugoslavija in New Belgrade.  A large number of exhibitors offer diverse wares including furniture, china, jewellery, stamps, medals, etc. There is a small entry fee.

Books

The following bookshops are good for English language books and newspapers:

           

BNB Bookshop, Tel. 3442 975, e-mail planetsr@eunet.rs

IPS (Mahmut) Bookshop, Knez Mihailova 6 (basement), & Zira centre www.ips.co.rs

Knjižara SKC Delfi  Kralja Milana 48 (entrance on Resavske)

Tel. 011/2645-783
Opening hours: 09-22h (Mon-Sat)   12-21h (Sun)
It is next to the Studenski Kultural Centar. It has a very wide selection of books and magazines in English and French - for adults, children, novels, fiction, non fiction, by subjects etc.  They have a very nice selection of stationary and you can buy tickets for anything.  There is also a non-smoking café.

Longmans Bookshop, Akronolo, Krusedolska 1b

Tel nos. 434 040 435 333, fax. 435 329, e-mail akronolo@eunet.rs

Oxford Centre, Dobracina 27, tel. 011/631-021

Plato Bookshop, Knez Mihailova 48, tel. 011/625-834  New store also near Studenski Trg.

The English Book store, Kralja Petra 51

(Downtown Belgrade, not far from Studenski Trg) 

Tel: 011/ 3349-560     email: magicbox@eunet.yu       www.englishbook.rs

 Good for young children’s books, but not for older kids. Good for best sellers.

Vulcan, outlets in Mercator, Ušce & Delta City. 

Libraries

American Corner,  Makedonska 22/I

Tel 011/ 3227 694

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 20:00,  Saturday 10:00 to 14:00

AC provides access to current and reliable information about the U.S. via book collections, the Internet, and through local programming to the general public. Sponsored jointly by the U.S. Embassy, Belgrade City Library and Youth Cultural Center, the American Corner serves as an information outpost similar to a public library reference service.

www.americancorners-sam.net

Goethe Institute,  Knez Mihailova 50
Postanski pregradak 491
Tel.  011/2622823       info@belgrad.goethe.org
For German books   www.goethe.de/belgrad

Children’s toy stores, baby equipment and clothes

Banjica shopping centre (Banjica)  This has some toy stores.  See shopping centres.

Dexy Co Kids, Delta City, New Belgrade – A large store on the top floor.

Enci Menci     www.encimenci.com

Bul. Kralja Aleksandra 199b, Beograd

Kneza Višeslava 63, Beograd

Bul. Mihaila Pupina 4, Novi Beograd

Glavna 25, Zemun

They have great items for kids; toys, clothes and baby equipment. 

Kika -  Partizanske avijacije 2a, New Belgrade.  (next door to Merkur)

Tel:  011/ 2259-211         011/2259-211           www.kika.com/rs
Opening hours Mon-Sun 10.00 - 21.00

Stocks the full range of all Avent products and a very good selection of the Stokke products, incl. the Stokke highchair made of wood.

Baby Superstore – Immo Centre, Gandijeva, Block 64, New Belgrade.

Cheap for essentials and has a good range of toys and equipment.

Lavirint (www.lavirint.rs). Surcinska 21b, Novi Beograd Tel. 011/3185 048

Good selection of outdoor toys and equipment. They have several stores. There is also a store on Terazije 7-9, for the other stores check out their website.

Leto baby store. Off the highway towards Nis.

After autokommanda, go for approximately 4 kms. After the blue bridge you will see the shop on the right. It is one house standing alone.

The store has 5 floors with everything for babies/ children and mothers including maternity clothes. A bit more expensive, but you can find most things here.

Lindex – Swedish chain opened in Mercator center. Good children’s clothes including snowsuits.

Marks and Spencer’s – in Delta City shopping center has children’s clothes.

Mothercare, Delta City shopping centre (New Belgrade)

More expensive than the UK stores but good if you are desperate for good quality clothes and equipment.  Some baby toys

Piramida shopping centre (Jurija Gagarina, Blok 44, New Belgrade) 

There are lots of small children’s stores, including a good toy store on the second floor and lots of shoe stores.  Quite expensive but some different things.

Pertini Toys,  Ul. Sinđelićeva 2a, Vračar

Tel:  011/244-83-84     www.pertinitoys.com

There are also branches in Millenium shopping centre, one in Piramida

They have some good wooden toys and can supply play room furniture eg table and chairs  and garden play houses etc.

Toyland, Block 24, Behind Super Vero, New Belgrade

Good selection of toys but beware not always great quality

Megaelectronic strip of shops parallel to the highway.  Take the 2nd turn off the motorway after the bridge and head towards Super Vero and then take first right.

Turbo Limac stores    www.turbolimac.com  - toys, clothes and everything for the baby/todler. The have the brands Cocunut and Bearfot are reasonably priced.

Turbo Limač - Merkator: Bulevar umetnosti 4 tel: (00381) 11 313 1061
Turbo Limač - City center: Nušićeva 11 tel: (00381) 11 33 45 823, 11 33 45 367

Turbo Limač - Zira Centar:  Ruzveltova 33 (00381)11 3313 140
Turbo Limač - Usce: Bulevar Mihaila Pupina 4 tel: (00381) 11 3120 312
Turbo Limač - Partizanske avijacije 28 ( Bezanijska kosa, IDEA Centar) this is a big store that also have sports stuff, adult/teenager clothes and a home center part.

Zekstra –opposite the modern building with the ‘Belgrade’ department store, on the corner of Kralja Milana and Resavska. Toys are on the 3^rd floor. They also have a limited range of kids clothes from H&M on the bottom floor.  Prices are reasonable.

Christmas items

Christmas Trees & Decorations

Buy your tree in early December if you can as the quality, price and choice deteriorate quickly. You can buy trees at the local pijacas (green markets), i.e. Kalenić, but usually only much closer to Christmas around 18 December.

Christmas decorations can be found in most supermarkets but not till mid December. The Chinese market in New Belgrade also sells inexpensive decorations and “stocking stuffers.”

Rodic Mega Market (New Belgrade) Sells advent calendars - the ones with little windows filled with chocolates from late November

Mercator (New Belgrade)  Decorations are on display from early December

Metro – E75 to Novi Sad.    Has a good selection of decorations.

Eurosalon /  Home Center

Vojvode Mišića 12 (at the Sajam entrance)

Artificial trees and a decent Christmas decoration selection. VAT forms accepted.

Garden Centar

Partizanska 102A (or Vidikovač venac 102A)

Tel: 011 2322 322, Fax: 011 2322 440

www.gardencentar.co.rs

Christmas trees and many decorations.  Fresh trees are supposed to be available on or about 20 December. Higher end prices - €40 and up. PDV forms accepted.

Kalenic Market – the area near the car park has Christmas trees from mid-December.

Merkur

Partizanske avijacije 2, New Belgrade   Tel: 011/209 0300

Working hours: Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-2pm

Artificial trees and a very large space dedicated to Christmas decorations. PDV forms accepted.

Directions: Drive towards the Belgrade Airport, and take the Hotel Nacional exit.

Kika

Partizanske avijacije 2a, New Belgrade.  (next door to Merkur)

Tel:  011/ 2259-211         011/2259-211   www.kika.com/rs

Opening hours Mon-Sun 10.00 - 21.00

Real trees available and a large range of decorations, lights and artificial snow.

Rasadnik Topčider, Rakovicki put 5

Tel: 011/2663 626,      011/3672-772      rastopcider@yubc.net.

From Topčider Park, continue toward Kosutnjak, you'll pass a restaurant on your left, next gate on the left is the tree farm, opposite the gas station, before the bridge/tunnel going to Kosutnjak.

Hours:  Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Traditional style trees, ie. thin needles.  Sometimes limited selection of sizes.

Price list 2009:

100-150 cm: 675 dinars

150-200 cm: 810 dinars

200-250 cm: 1100 dinars

250-300 cm: 1620 dinars

Rasadnik Zuče

On Zuče street near Mt. Avala (45 minutes max, outside of Belgrade). Tel: 064 815 5097

Sloba (Does not speak English). Not expensive.

The staff will show you to the trees available, which you then choose. There was a wide choice on offer.  You can have it with or without the roots. They will name a price, and then dig it up or chop it down (we paid 2300 RSD for a 1.75m tree with roots). If you take it with roots, the tree must ride IN your car (they’ll wrap the root ball in canvas). If you chop it, they’ll tie up the branches and lash it to the roof of your car.

Direction s to “Park Zuce” tree farm – it only opens on Saturdays.

• Take the motorway toward Niš
• Take the  “Kružni Put” exit  (there is also a sign for Avala here)
• Follow signs for Avala.  The road takes you first past a large car boot sale area, then, later, a left turn off the road heading back to Belgrade.  This then winds through a populous area of small shops and villages. Pass the Avala entrance (seen on the left).
• Bear left 500m past main Avala entrance, following the main road which skirts Avala park.
• Take the next left,  4.1km after Avala entrance, marked with a yellow arrow sign for the village “Zuce”.  Military base with rocket launchers etc. on both sides of the road.
• Turn into the first non-military driveway on the right, 2.3km after the Zuce turn, marked with brown and green wooden sign in Cyrillic “Park Zuce”.

Depending on where you start it may be quicker to take the non-motorway route on Bulevar Oslobodjenja which turns into Avalski Put.  Just follow signs to Avala and then the directions above.

Rasadnik Lepo Polje

Partizanska 25, Ljig

Tel: 063 770 3979, 014 85 602, 014 85 560     www.lepo-polje.co.rs

80 km from Belgrade, but a very nice selection.

They do not offer delivery. You will need to go yourself.

Rasadnik Srbije Šume

VI or IX Nova Street, Sremčica

Tel: 011 2526 163 or 011 2526 094

Ask for: Nataša Saranović, Bogdana Bojić, or Slobodan Sljivancanin

www.srbijasume.co.rs/delovi/beograd_e.html     Email: rassremcica@yubc.net

Directions: When you arrive in Sremčica, turn right at the first, only traffic light. You should see, at this light, the School of Disabled Children in Sremčica. Go straight 200m-500m.

Working hours: M-F 7am-3pm, Sat 8am-2pm.

For PDV forms, contact the Nursery “Šef”. Secretary’s telephone number: 361-1083.

Christmas turkey and other traditional food

Čurka = turkey

La dane                                                                                 

Laetitia Blankert,  mobile: 063/249- 460 or 064/315-9879,

e-mail: Laetitia179@gmail.com

She will cook delicious Christmas food for you – Roast Turkey, mince-pies (for the British) – all the trimmings.  A bit pricey but very good quality.  She gets very busy over Christmas so book early.

Kalenic Market – in the chicken hall.  Located at the same end of the market as the butchers and fishstalls – up the stairs and the hall is located on the first floor (fresh Serbian cheese also sold in the hall).

You will find turkeys, geese and duck on offer around the Christmas season.  Serbian speakers will be able to order a bird for collection on an appropriate day from one of the stall holders.  Ask around the stall holders.  In 2009, an 8kg turkey cost approx 3500 din.

Banjica Market – turkey crowns on sale in the chicken hall – building located on the side of the market, next to the side street, near the egg stalls.

Zemun Market – organic turkey (be careful about the size of turkey you order if you have a smaller oven). 

Contact Jaro, Tel:065 609 9915.  Speaks Serbian

Price approx 400din/kg, need approx 1 week notice.

Santa

Santa Claus (phone: 064 28 992 48, Danko Dudok)

Santa can speak English or Serbian.  If you wish, Santa can visit you at your home or at any other place that you choose him to come. Price for home visit (2010) is 50 euro and for some organized events is 70 euro.  If you wish Santa can visit you on New Year`s Eve until 10:00pm, price for those visits are 90 euro.

 “My children loved it when Santa visited, he made all the children feel special, and he made them all laugh.” – expat parent

Craft supplies - Children

Book shops and Stamperiers have limited supplies of stationery.

Balloon shop, Bulevar Vojvode Misica 33F.

Directions, park by Senjak Market and walk through the market down the footpath towards the main road below that runs alongside Sajam.  On this footpath, before the small clothes shop on the left, there is a row of (mostly derelict) shops currently with a pet shop on the corner.  Walk along past all the empty shops, the balloon shop is on the end here, you can’t see it until you are there. 

Another branch is found at – Banica Shopping Centre – Top Floor

Helium balloons are 90 dinars each and can be delivered for parties etc.  Inflated balloons last approximately 24 hours.

SuperVero Milutina Milankovića 86a, New Belgrade

Good cheap kids craft supplies.

Chinese Market Juria Gagarina, Block 70, New Belgrade

Top floor of the green building.  A shop for glitter, beads & stickers. Another shop sells artist canvases, acrylic, oil & water paints, & paint brushes.

Galeria Ulus (галериа Улус),  Kneza Mihaila.  An art gallery with an art supplies shop underneath.

Grafoteknika  Crnotravska 23, 11000 Belgrade.  

Tel. 011/367 0955, 011/367 0956,      csggrafo@eunet.rs.

On the corner of Neznanog Junaka. It is the first and only building on your left.

Large selection of coloured cards and papers, however no transparents.  Mostly A0 size.

Kreativ Hobby, Golsvortijeva 21 Pasaz ,  www.kreativhobby.hu

Hobby& art, Hala pinki, Gradski park 2,  tel:  011-316-4478  www.hobby-art.org.

Mercator Mall – has an art supply shop near “Intersport” store.

Fabric/Haberdashery supplies

Modellina, Hilardarskala (near Pizza Hut)

New shop with three floors - wool & knitting supplies, felt, paper, trimmings, & small amount of patchwork supplies and other craft items.  They also run courses in patchwork, appliqué and other sewing techniques.  The owner speaks English well. Open: 08:30 – 21:00. Ph: 011-323-4319, www.modellina.rs, email: office@modellina.rs.

Mercator Center – wool shop opposite supermarket cashiers.

St. George, Beogradska, (near Slavia) – supplies St. George wools.

Princeza, Takovska 13 (near Parliament building).  Tel: 011/322-0822

Wide selection of buttons, cottons, wool, ribbons and cross stitch supplies.

Banjica Shopping Centre, Paunova – located on ground floor, small shop selling buttons, wool & ribbons.

Fabric shop- 1^st floor, opposite pharmacy, next to costume jewellery shop.  Sells material, buttons, needlecraft materials.

Also a small shop for sewing supplies. Located on Bastovanska the road between Banica shopping centre and the pijaca.

Fabric Shop – on the corner of the park by Kalenić Market.  Good supply of cotton fabric.

J. Mikic PR – Trg Nikole Pašica No. 4 (near Parliament building),   tel: 011 334 5180

A great material shop for silk and beautiful fabrics.

Directions:  1^st street on the left after McDonalds at the end of Kneza Mihailova.  Close to the new car parking building.  When walking down this street towards the water fountain, it is half way down on the right in a relatively small shop.

‘Belgrade’ department store on Terazije.  Fabric shop on 3^rd floor. 

Zemun, pedestrian street.  Good craft shop.

Italtes – corner of Blogoja Parovića & Požeška, Banovo Brdo, below the Roda cinema.

At the bottom of a small block of shops with the bank, next to JP petrol station.

Good supply of fabrics, cottons & synthetics, plain and patterned.  Wadding also available.

Fabric is strangely sold by the kilo, however you can ask for metres required.  The shop extends back a long way.

Knitting website www.ravelry.com has a very helpful Serbian group who will happily answer questions, even if you post in English.

Furniture & Curtain shops

Catra, Trajkovic d.o.o. Cvijiceva 1, Belgrade; Tel: 062 229 016; modern furniture by Serbian designers

Eurosalon, www.eurosalon.rs , Bulevar Vojvode Misica 12 (next to Belgrade Fair in the building of Home Center), Tel: 011 2067 501 and

Eurosalon Exclusive Kralja Milana 1, Tel: 011 3231 345; design furniture

Forma Ideale, Vojvođanska, New Belgrade  www.formaideale.rs

A bit like Kika, but not so expensive.

4 different locations in Belgrade (see website ), another store located on the highway, near the Autokomanda exit.

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10h-21h, Saturday 10h-18h, Sunday 10h-16h.

Kare, www.kare-beograd.rs , Studio 3 Kompresor, Zorza Klemansoa 19, Belgrade; Tel: 011 20 30 788; Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10 - 20 h, Saturday 10- 17 h;

Design furniture and decorations.

Kika -  Partizanske avijacije 2a, New Belgrade. (go on highway to the airport, take the exit right after you see the big KIKA advertisment on your left side, next door to Merkur)

Tel:  011/ 2259-211         011/2259-211   www.kika.com/rs

Opening hours Mon-Sun 10.00 - 21.00

Austrian furniture store.  Small home decorating items & furniture - a "mini" IKEA.  Wide range of curtain fabric.

My Home, www.myhome.rs  Ustanicka 182v, Belgrade, Tel: 011 3046 147.

Novolux – Grčića Milenka 83, modern Italian furniture and lighting with prices to match. Ph: 011-344-7764.

Trend, Trgovacka 8, Tel 011 250 7166 or Katarina (speaks English) on 063 241 477. They make curtains, great roman blinds and soft furnishings. Will come to your house and measure up. On the expensive side but good quality and service.

Wabisabi, www.wabisabi.rs , Kralja Petra 76, Belgrade: Tel: 011 303 7337; gallery of Indonesian furniture and art objects.

Home improvement shops

Coin -  near Terazija Square and McDonald’s, has a home supplies section from kitchenware to attractive Italian tableware, cushions, etc.

Home Center & Euro Salon – Bulevra Vojvode Misica 12 (next to Sajam).  In Eurosalon, if you like it, buy it, if you wait it wont be there anymore.  Sometimes they don’t like refunding items so ask before you buy. 

Home Center also found on top floor of Usče Centre, New Belgrade.

EuroSalon outlet is at the Roda MegaMarket, New Belgrade (see supermarkets).

Merkur - Partizanske avijacije 2.  Drive towards the Belgrade Airport, and take the Hotel Nacional exit.    http://www.merkur.eu/index.php?id=2000

Good quality items and customer service. They have a good household good section, garden equipment & furniture (but not plants), and general DIY items.

Uradi Sam (Do it Yourself store) Đorđa Stanojevića 35, RODA centar, New Belgrade.  (near Rodic supermarket, look for signs).  They have all sorts of hardware, and things for the home including, kitchenware, inexpensive rugs and even sandpits and other outdoor toys for kids.  This is also the only place I found string.  Outlet store also in Zemun.

Plants and garden supplies

Green Markets/Pijaca are the most common places to buy plants in spring & summer with a good selection of reasonably priced annual bedding plants.  Kalenic has a good selection including herbs & some perennials, as does the market in Vidikovac, (see market section).  

Garden Centar, Vidikovački venac 102a in Vidikovac.  

Open 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Saturday and Open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sundays.

A small selection of perennials, mostly bushes and trees.  Quite expensive.

Sand

Surprisingly difficult to buy childrens play sand in Belgrade. 

Pertini Toys sell 15kg bags for just under 700 din.  www.pertinitoys.com

Locations:

Sinđelićeva br. 2a-4 , Vračar, Tel: 011/244-83-84

Francuska br.32, Dorćol 011/324-06-06

Milenijum Centar, Ul. Knez Mihailova 21 011/2634-859

Piramida, Ul. Jurija Gagarina 151b, 011/3177-322

Beograđanka Building, Ul. Kralja Milana , 011/3333-617

Alternatively you can find a building site and ask the builders for some sand.  Finally, you can try the builders yard below!

Banjica builders yard

From the roundabout in front of Pink TV take the street Neznanog Junaka past turning to INSB as if you were going to Banjica.  Continue along this road until you come to a major crossroads with Bulevar JNA (Oslobodjenja).  Go straight over the road and you will see a petrol station on the corner on your right.  Just ahead there is a builders yard.  Pull in there.  Sand can be purchased from a man in a van but you have to try a few times because he isn’t always there.  Fridays seem to work. Ask for a djak (bag) pesak (of sand). 

Souvenir and gift shops

Beogradski izlog – Belgrade Tourist Board, Knez Mihailova 6 (on the corner of Trg Republik), 263-1721

Good quality Belgrade specific souvenirs, mugs, t-shirts, magnets

Serbian Tourist Board, Čika Ljubina (behind the Man on the Horse in Trg Republik).  Look for the sign, the shop is upstairs.  Nice quality Serbian souvenirs.

Beosuvenir, Zeleni Venac, 263-1423

The English Pot – Balkanska 2, 011-268-8299. Vast range of English porcelain from plates to figurines plus books and gift wrapping paper. Reasonably priced, great gifts.

Ethno magazine Gral, Zetska 13, 324-6583

Ethnography Museum, Studentski Trg 13, 328-1888

Galerija ART, ulica Marka Leka 6, 262-8053

Izlozbeno-Prodajni Prostor – Bulevar Oslobodjenja (also called “JNA Bulevar”) 15, ph: 065-560-7510. Open 10:00-21:00, between Slavija circle and St. Sava. A consortium of 20 local artists specializing in various hand-made crafts.

Knez Mihailova & Kalemegdan at the top end of the walking street and into the park there are craft/souvenir stalls.

IPS Mamut Megastore, Sremska 2, 639-060

Usce & Delta City, souvenir stalls found in shopping centre.

Vukasovic, Gospodar Jevremova 63    Tel 064 297 7994                                                         A little shop in a side street in Skadarljia.  A great book binding place that can also produce personalised photo albums etc with beautiful personalised leather covers.  Great for presents.

Zdravo živo, Nušićeva 3, 324-7574