"Belgrade's first Michelin star — chef Marko Derić cooks seafood above the Sava from seven tables. Book it for a proposal."
Langouste sits on the cobbles of Kosančićev venac, the oldest street in Belgrade's Stari Grad, on the slope between the Kalemegdan fortress and the Sava River. In 2024 it became the first restaurant in Serbia to win a Michelin star, the headline name in the inaugural Michelin Guide Serbia. The room holds just seven tables behind picture windows that frame the river and the modern skyline across the water. For the wider picture, see our Belgrade dining guide.
Chef Marko Derić returned to Belgrade after working several European kitchens, and runs a young, precise team. The cooking is seafood-led and rooted in Serbian produce, with French and Italian technique behind it: a prawn risotto scented with sage and mushroom, a ribeye finished with foie gras for the meat side, and an espresso mousse to close. You choose between a five-course fish menu, a five-course meat menu, or the eight-course fish-and-meat menu at around €80, with a lobster option for the full splurge. It is a member of the Jeunes Restaurateurs association. Read our guide to the best seafood restaurants worldwide, or compare the tasting menu at Homa across the old town.
The room is the quiet luxury kind: white tablecloths, seven tables only, and tall windows that turn the Sava and the Belgrade skyline into the decoration. The sound stays conversation-easy because the floor is never full, the lighting is low and warm at night, and tables are generously spaced. Dress is smart. Service is attentive without hovering, and the sommelier leans on well-priced Serbian bottles alongside the French and Italian list.
Book Langouste for a proposal because the setting does half the work: seven tables, river light through the windows, and a tasting menu paced for a long, unhurried evening. The kitchen will quietly help with timing or a sweet course if you brief them when you book, the room is intimate without being cramped, and the Michelin star gives the night the weight a proposal wants. Take the eight-course menu and a window table at dusk. See more proposal restaurants.
Not for a quick, casual bite — Langouste is a seven-table tasting-menu room built for a long, formal evening, so come with time and an appetite.
Yes, if you want Serbia's benchmark fine-dining table. Langouste became the country's first Michelin-starred restaurant in the 2025 guide, with chef Marko Derić cooking seafood-led menus over the Sava River from a seven-table room. The eight-course menu runs around €80, which is strong value for cooking at this level. It is a destination dinner rather than a casual stop. See our Belgrade dining guide for more.
The eight-course fish-and-meat menu is around €80 per person, with five-course fish or meat menus available for a shorter visit and a lobster option for the full splurge. There is also a concise à la carte. Wine adds the most to the bill, though the list carries well-priced Serbian bottles alongside French and Italian labels. Book the tasting menu for the complete picture of the kitchen.
The kitchen is led by Marko Derić, a young Belgrade chef who trained across several European restaurants before returning home. His cooking is rooted in Serbian produce with French and Italian technique, built around seafood — a prawn risotto with sage and mushroom, a ribeye finished with foie gras — and it earned Serbia's first Michelin star in 2024. Langouste is also a Jeunes Restaurateurs member.
Yes. The seven-table room, the river views through tall windows and the long tasting menu make it one of Belgrade's best choices for a proposal or a milestone celebration. Brief the team when you book and they will help with timing or a sweet course. Take a window table at dusk for the Sava light. See our proposal guide for more across the city.
Reserve direct or by phone — with only seven tables, weekend evenings book several days ahead.
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Langouste earns a place for its seven-table river room and the tasting menu that won Serbia's first Michelin star.
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