Bosnian Cooking Lessons
Overview
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Our Home is located on top of the hill above Sarajevo. That position gives us one of the best views of Sarajevo. We offer cooking lessons at our home because we believe that the only way for our guests to experience local way of living is to visit our home, our garden , make the food we eat almost every day and enjoy in one of the best wines from Herzegovina – you can’t go more local than that.
The only condition we have is to bring positive energy and a STRONG will to eat whatever you made at the end of cooking lessons. On the other hand we can promise you a lot of fun and laugh!
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
All well known Bosnian dishes are covered with this learning course. Not only that but Herzegovina quality wine will be served which makes this gastro experience complete. Wine is really important for this learning course since to stretch a dough for Burek you need to be relaxed and brave which you can be only after a couple of glasses of wine! Soon as you arrive, you'll be served with welcome drink, coffee or tea and you will get a chance to meet us and enjoy in the best panoramic view on Sarajevo. Our lessons are made of two parts: I Part: 1.Onions filled with minced meat, rice and spices (Sogan dolma); 2. Mangel/spinach leaves rolled and filled with minced meat, rice and spices (Japrak); 3. Paprika filled with minced meat, rice and spices (Dolma); II Part: 1. Burek-phyllo dough rolled with potatoes/meat/cheese depending on season Vegan and vegetarian options available apon request. After we finish, you will enjoy in food that we made together and have plenty of time asking us questions about anything that you would like to know :)
What‘s Included
Alcoholic Beverages
Dinner
Coffee and/or Tea
Private transportation
Options
Bosnian Cooking Lessons
Reviews
277 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic experience, highlight of the Balkans
Tessa G,May 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Wow! This was fantastic. We love taking cooking classes when we travel, but this one was extra special. Merisha is very kind and welcomed us to her home. We made dolma and burek. I am gluten free (coeliac) and despite this I booked this class as I enjoy cooking. I didn’t feel like I missed out by not being able to eat the burek. It was so fun, I could eat the dolma and still enjoyed learning and making the pastry. Merisha let me know about alternatives I can use back home and made some accommodations for me too. This was an absolute highlight of our time travelling around the Balkans. Thank you!!
Fun, easy, great learning experience
Angel B,May 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We enjoyed this experience so much. Merci made us so comfortable in her home and was so patient and fun as she taught us how to make homade phyllo dough and then two recipes with that which we enjoyed as soon as they were baked! We made stuffed onions etc with homade filling and tomato sauce. It was a fabulous experience which I would recommend to anyone!
Amazing Cooking Class!
Michelle D,May 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful cooking class in Sarajevo, Bosnia! Mersiha and her husband are so warm and welcoming, and their stories about growing up in Bosnia during the 90’s were interesting. The food was made was amazing and better than the same food I had in restaurants in Bosnia. We made sarma and cheese and potato burek (with homemade phyllo dough). I make her sarma recipe at home 1-2 times per month and my family loves it. This is one of my favorite things I did while in Bosnia. If you travel to Bosnia, this class is a must do.
Bosnian cooking and so much more.
Bob C,Apr 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My daughter and I had a lovely afternoon with Mersiha and Mustafa. We thoroughly enjoyed the cookery class. The burek pastry work was miraculous. We will try and replicate this at home. Wish us luck. Even better was their company and the willingness to talk about their experiences growing up in the war and their lives during and afterwards. We learned about Bosnian Cooking. And about being Bosnian. Thank you.
Must do
Sofia R,Mar 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was great! Would recommend to anyone coming to Sarajevo — I came right off the flight and it was a lovely experience.
A must for visiting Sarajevo
marcopolopaloalto,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fun! Delicious! I learned a lot about cooking that I didn’t know, and I’ve been to cooking classes in Paris and Pisa ! M was an excellent teacher and made cooking stuffed peppers and onions and savory pastries easy. She knew what she was doing as even with 11 of us, we were busy altogether- one side of table for the vegetarians and the other for the stuffed pastries with meat . It’s a highlight of our girlfriend trip, and the things we learned we can use at home
Lunch with Friends
157frann,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic!! We made filo dough stretched it and filled it with potato and cheese. Also stuffed vegetables. And ate everything so delicious! So grateful for the experience!+ thank you hvala!&
What an amazing experience. We would highly recommend.
Lisa W,Feb 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing highly recommended. Food was outstanding. Mershia and Mustafa were very welcoming. It was great to speak to local people about their history and experiences. We have never done anything thing like this and couldn’t recommend it enough. Thank you again for an amazing afternoon
Joy and love. Cooking at its best
134kend,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our experience with Mersiha in the Bosnian cooking class was a.wonderful insight into life in Serajevo and a great lesson on traditional cooking techniques. I would highly recommend this experience to you.
Highly recommended
eutour,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely great cooking class. Mega delicious and had a lot of fun. Have learned a lot about the cuisine and the country. Will definitely come back. Thank you very much 😊
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