Where to have lunch on the go Northern Macedonia

This bakery (Фурна Чаир) is one of the oldest in Skopje. It's in the Čair district (Чаир, Çairi), on the corner of Kemal-Ataturk Street and in front of the "Chair" bus stop (buses 8, 9, 18a, 19, 26, 35, 47, 47a, 57, 57a, 59, 61, 71 and 81). All kinds of bureks are prepared here. It's also one of the last places to serve simit-pogača, a bun filled with plain burek dough (a kind of bread sandwich!). All around, several establishments are popular with late-nighters, with the Broadway bakery open 24 hours a day.

This bakery (Силбо Фурна) is well known to night owls. In the middle of the night, you can order a meat or cheese burek, an "upside-down pita" (Вртена Пита/Vrtena Pita), makedonska pita (cheese and chard pie), pastrmalija (the "Macedonian pizza") and all kinds of puff pastries and sandwiches. It is located to the south of Debar Maalo, in a small street off Partizanski-Odredi Boulevard, opposite the Faculty of Civil Engineering. Bus^no. 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 15, etc. ("Gradežen Fakultet" stop).

The Cerera bakery (Пекара Церера) is well placed for a quick meal or breakfast on the go right in the center of town. It prepares the best burek in town. This specialty of Ottoman origin with phyllo dough is eaten hot, made à la minute. There are several versions to choose from: with spinach, cheese or marinated lamb. Going up Širok-Sokak, towards the clock tower, you can test the difference with Bitola's other good burek address: Fresh (Фреш), 13, rue Petar-Petrovikj-Njegoš (daily 5am-5pm).