Skopje

This fish restaurant (Сидро) is the best in Skopje. It serves products from Greece and the Atlantic (grilled octopus, mussels, salmon, red mullet, sole...) as well as carp and trout from Lake Ohrid. Pleasant setting, with a terrace reminiscent of a fisherman's hut, and well-presented dishes. The restaurant is located in the Taftalidže district, on a street perpendicular to the main north-south Franklin-Ruzvelt street, which opens onto Mitropolit-Teodosij-Gologanov boulevard. Bus: 4a, 5 or 5a, "Fabrika Treska" stop.

Located at the entrance to Stara Čaršija, next to the footbridge spanning Goce-Delčev Boulevard, this restaurant surprises with two old Yugoslav cars embedded in the walls: a Zastava 750 and a TAS 1300 J, the local versions of the Fiat 600 and VW Beetle. The menu is less surprising: salads, burgers, grills, pizzas and more. It's for tourists, quite expensive, but quite good. The place is popular for its garden, fruit juices and cocktails. The same family runs the Austrian Palace hotel, east of Stara Čaršija.

In the absence of McDonald's and other international junk food giants in North Macedonia, Skopje has developed its own fast food offering, including vegan. Since 2017, paninis, falafels, soy, veggie and fake cheese burgers and good coffees have been served here, next to St. Clement of Ohrid Cathedral. For more traditional fast food, open later, there's the "7" chain with four addresses and the delicious burgers at Oljo's Street Food, next to Kamin Čamo, in Debar Maalo.

This bar-restaurant is slightly set back from Ilinden Boulevard, alongside the City Park (bus 8 or 15a, "Zooloshka Gradina" stop). It's a surprising mix of kafana (tavern) and concert hall. The establishment has won several awards for the best hamburger in Skopje. On the menu are a dozen burgers (including a vegetarian version), as well as meats, appetizers and salads. Evening concerts Wednesday to Saturday, local and foreign beers, terrace overlooking the park.

Founded in 2015, this microbrewery is best known for its location: next to Saint-Sauveur church. While foreign visitors generally appreciate the beers produced here (a pilsner, an IPA, a porter and a white), we, for our part, find them a little bland. This was originally a bar-restaurant. But the high menu prices (burgers, pizzas, grills...) often seem out of proportion to the quality. In any case, the establishment is pleasant with its terrace overlooking Skopje's prettiest church.