coffee is d*** strong and super delicious. really solid to have great coffee inside a small business where the hood kinda lacks. the donut was perfect i love the seasoned sugar but need to come back for the puff pastries. kebab looks great too can’t
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derek Tepe
Incredible cevapi; the best I've had outside Sarajevo. And they have BH beer! 10/10, would recommend to anyone looking for great BH food in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vassil Mladjov
I had an amazing Serbian lunch today at this nice small NYC cafe @balkan_streat. The food was delicious and yummy ?? the place was spotless and very good and friendly service. I highly recommend this. From burek and warm pittas to Shopska salad and apple or sourer cherry pie! ? they also have good Balkan beer and drinks. It hit the spot! #balkanfood #serbian #nyc #cafe #burek #beer #EasternEuropean #yummy #lunch #amazing #food #ny #restourants #tooplaces
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burek with Cheese
Henry H.
Really wonderful Burek a Balkan a large Balkan pasta with Phyllo dough and ground beef, freshest Phyllo l've ever had, spinach and cheese is also good as is their Hungarian goulash a Hungarian beef stew over fresh mashed potatoes, unusual Eastern European sodas , everything here is good, highly recommended.
Edward Yoo
It was my 1st time there and I'll be back. The cevapi platter for $15 was extremely tasty. I woke up craving Balkan food and this place hit the spot. The owner and staff member were super friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sis CEVAP
Amanda M.
There's a really unique and popular place in Saint Louis called Balkan Treat Box that I tried last year and really loved so when I saw NYC's very first Balkan Fast casual joint was opening in the village believe me I made a point of swinging by to procure a few of those addictive cevapi. Man I was not disappointed by this place. You may have never tried this type of food before but believe me you should seek it out. Imo the craving is similar to Middle Eastern/Lebanese/Israeli even tho the food is different. Cevapi is a succulent beef sausage. Reminds me a bit of the succulence and tastiness of gyro. Plates here are adored w crispy fresh veggies and pillowy breads. Yumtastic. Other options are burgers and something like a hot dog. I also tried the sopska salad which was a refreshing combo of cucumber onion and tomatoes with shaved hard cheese over. Everything here is fresh and delicious. I'm not doing carbs rn and this place is an easy and great choice if you are keto or low carb --just skip the bread and add a salad. I'd love it if eat in was all reusable items instead of plastic and a compostable salad bowl --just a small critique over all. They have a soda fountain so you can byo a reusable cup -- this type of thing makes me want to be a loyal customer. This place is totally awesome and I hope it's a big success. I will for sure be back!
Jasna Acharya
The ćevapi are spot on and taste like they do in the Balkans. The pita is fresh and fluffy as it should be. I am not sure why they cut up the pita and have the add ons on the side. If you’re in the Balkans, the pita comes whole and stuffed with ćevapi and the add ons. I thought that was strange. I would of liked to see the onions grilled instead of raw.The maslenica could have been fresher. It tasted like it was a day old. It just did not taste like how they make it in the motherland.Would recommend the ćevapi if you’re here and skip the maslenica.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sis CEVAP
Sell Residence
Absolutelly amazing. Food was delivered in 30 min, taste delicious. Also, we went to the place to eat and it was great as well.P.S. Note for some people that discuss pricing: try to run business with fresh food in Manhattan and let us know how much you would charge.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vladimir Nikulichev
Loved this place. The food is delicious and they have some good beer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Balkan Burger
Andrej S. (carexpert_de)
The ambient was nice ?? I really felt for a moment like traveling to a modern version of the former SFRJ (Yugoslavia). I went in, and it was playing old Yugoslav music. A few moments later, English music started to play, and I woke up out of my dream and found myself in the capital west again ?The staff was really friendly, but they did not understand the typical jokes from that area. They were probably born already in the U.S. or weren’t home for a while anymore. That was actually the first time in my life when I wasn’t invited as a countryman to any dessert or traditional coffee afterward, and believe me, I tried Balkan restaurants in every country I traveled to! So far, this was my 3rd in NYC.The food wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t say it was amazing! I can only talk about their so called Burger, because that was the only thing I ordered today! There were either onions, paprika, or some other vegetables in the meat of my Pljeskavica as they tried to stretch the meat with vegetables. That was new for me. It was okay, but probably a one-time visit.For people who have no time to travel to the Balkans but would like to feel some homely atmosphere, it’s a nice place to visit. But with the pricing and the size of the portion, it’s definitely too expensive, in my opinion.$16.47 / 15.16€ / 1,778 RSD / 29.70 KM (23.08.2023 - 08/23/2023) for a only one Pljeskavica / Burger is, without any side dishes included is in my opinion, too much!Also, I don't know how well their business will go once the new Tashkent supermarket with gastronomy opens on the opposite side of the road from them. The owners of Balkan StrEAT should travel to Brighton Beach to take a look at their future opponents' flagship supermarket with gastronomy and reconsider pricing and portions.This was my personal review of Balkan StrEAT
Wanted to grab some food while in the area and this place delivered. The space is nice, clean and minimal, yet comfortable. The food is super fresh, the buns and kebabs with fresh cut onions reminded me of childhood. The guy at the counter was super helpful with the recommendations and very friendly. Will definitely come again and recommend to friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sis CEVAP
Cody Gahol
DO NOT SKIP THE DOUGHNUTS! Especially the pistachio! It's so soft and pillowy!! Very well made! I also had the chicken sandwich which was delish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Andjela Rubezic
Great place, nicely decorated, awesome atmosphere and music. It's great that they play Balkan music to keep up the ambience, it's a really important aspect of preserving the authenticity.Mr. Vladimir is extremely friendly and hospitable, great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenny
Their donuts are so soft and pillowy! I got pistachio and Nutella. The pistachio filling was tasty and not too sweet. They also have other flavors that I would like to try next time.
Lisa Hanson
Excellent Balkan - we are so excited to have found this place! The šopska, burek, čevapi, plejskaviča are legit!
coffee is d*** strong and super delicious. really solid to have great coffee inside a small business where the hood kinda lacks. the donut was perfect i love the seasoned sugar but need to come back for the puff pastries. kebab looks great too can’t
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible cevapi; the best I've had outside Sarajevo. And they have BH beer! 10/10, would recommend to anyone looking for great BH food in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had an amazing Serbian lunch today at this nice small NYC cafe @balkan_streat. The food was delicious and yummy ?? the place was spotless and very good and friendly service. I highly recommend this. From burek and warm pittas to Shopska salad and apple or sourer cherry pie! ? they also have good Balkan beer and drinks. It hit the spot! #balkanfood #serbian #nyc #cafe #burek #beer #EasternEuropean #yummy #lunch #amazing #food #ny #restourants #tooplaces
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burek with Cheese
Really wonderful Burek a Balkan a large Balkan pasta with Phyllo dough and ground beef, freshest Phyllo l've ever had, spinach and cheese is also good as is their Hungarian goulash a Hungarian beef stew over fresh mashed potatoes, unusual Eastern European sodas , everything here is good, highly recommended.
It was my 1st time there and I'll be back. The cevapi platter for $15 was extremely tasty. I woke up craving Balkan food and this place hit the spot. The owner and staff member were super friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sis CEVAP
There's a really unique and popular place in Saint Louis called Balkan Treat Box that I tried last year and really loved so when I saw NYC's very first Balkan Fast casual joint was opening in the village believe me I made a point of swinging by to procure a few of those addictive cevapi. Man I was not disappointed by this place. You may have never tried this type of food before but believe me you should seek it out. Imo the craving is similar to Middle Eastern/Lebanese/Israeli even tho the food is different. Cevapi is a succulent beef sausage. Reminds me a bit of the succulence and tastiness of gyro. Plates here are adored w crispy fresh veggies and pillowy breads. Yumtastic. Other options are burgers and something like a hot dog. I also tried the sopska salad which was a refreshing combo of cucumber onion and tomatoes with shaved hard cheese over. Everything here is fresh and delicious. I'm not doing carbs rn and this place is an easy and great choice if you are keto or low carb --just skip the bread and add a salad. I'd love it if eat in was all reusable items instead of plastic and a compostable salad bowl --just a small critique over all. They have a soda fountain so you can byo a reusable cup -- this type of thing makes me want to be a loyal customer. This place is totally awesome and I hope it's a big success. I will for sure be back!
The ćevapi are spot on and taste like they do in the Balkans. The pita is fresh and fluffy as it should be. I am not sure why they cut up the pita and have the add ons on the side. If you’re in the Balkans, the pita comes whole and stuffed with ćevapi and the add ons. I thought that was strange. I would of liked to see the onions grilled instead of raw.The maslenica could have been fresher. It tasted like it was a day old. It just did not taste like how they make it in the motherland.Would recommend the ćevapi if you’re here and skip the maslenica.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sis CEVAP
Absolutelly amazing. Food was delivered in 30 min, taste delicious. Also, we went to the place to eat and it was great as well.P.S. Note for some people that discuss pricing: try to run business with fresh food in Manhattan and let us know how much you would charge.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved this place. The food is delicious and they have some good beer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Balkan Burger
The ambient was nice ?? I really felt for a moment like traveling to a modern version of the former SFRJ (Yugoslavia). I went in, and it was playing old Yugoslav music. A few moments later, English music started to play, and I woke up out of my dream and found myself in the capital west again ?The staff was really friendly, but they did not understand the typical jokes from that area. They were probably born already in the U.S. or weren’t home for a while anymore. That was actually the first time in my life when I wasn’t invited as a countryman to any dessert or traditional coffee afterward, and believe me, I tried Balkan restaurants in every country I traveled to! So far, this was my 3rd in NYC.The food wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t say it was amazing! I can only talk about their so called Burger, because that was the only thing I ordered today! There were either onions, paprika, or some other vegetables in the meat of my Pljeskavica as they tried to stretch the meat with vegetables. That was new for me. It was okay, but probably a one-time visit.For people who have no time to travel to the Balkans but would like to feel some homely atmosphere, it’s a nice place to visit. But with the pricing and the size of the portion, it’s definitely too expensive, in my opinion.$16.47 / 15.16€ / 1,778 RSD / 29.70 KM (23.08.2023 - 08/23/2023) for a only one Pljeskavica / Burger is, without any side dishes included is in my opinion, too much!Also, I don't know how well their business will go once the new Tashkent supermarket with gastronomy opens on the opposite side of the road from them. The owners of Balkan StrEAT should travel to Brighton Beach to take a look at their future opponents' flagship supermarket with gastronomy and reconsider pricing and portions.This was my personal review of Balkan StrEAT
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Balkan Burger
Restaurantji Recommends
Wanted to grab some food while in the area and this place delivered. The space is nice, clean and minimal, yet comfortable. The food is super fresh, the buns and kebabs with fresh cut onions reminded me of childhood. The guy at the counter was super helpful with the recommendations and very friendly. Will definitely come again and recommend to friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sis CEVAP
DO NOT SKIP THE DOUGHNUTS! Especially the pistachio! It's so soft and pillowy!! Very well made! I also had the chicken sandwich which was delish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great place, nicely decorated, awesome atmosphere and music. It's great that they play Balkan music to keep up the ambience, it's a really important aspect of preserving the authenticity.Mr. Vladimir is extremely friendly and hospitable, great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Their donuts are so soft and pillowy! I got pistachio and Nutella. The pistachio filling was tasty and not too sweet. They also have other flavors that I would like to try next time.
Excellent Balkan - we are so excited to have found this place! The šopska, burek, čevapi, plejskaviča are legit!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5