Radost Fina Kuhinjica is another vegetarian and vegan restaurant in Belgrade - right next to Belgrade Fortress. Housed in a converted apartment gives it a quirky homey feel, and it's relatively hard to find (there's no sign outside, and you're literally in an apartment building). This gives the idea that you're about to discover something underground and special, unfortunately, this is not what I found. I ordered the ramen and received a bland bowl of something that I wouldn't have been surprised if you'd told me was dishwater - except I think dishwater would have had more flavour. It was really oily - but not in a good way, and there were a couple of vegetables and a few noodles floating around it in a depressed kind of way. There was also tofu in it that was really flavourful and yummy, but it couldn't save the dish. I don't think you can even blame that I've been spoilt by visiting Tokyo as a vegan - I could have made a better ramen, and I'm sh*t at cooking. One positive was that I was starving when I arrived and super full when I left, but that should be a given really. They don't take credit card (cash only) and the nearest cash machine was 10 minutes away. The waiter was also pretty rude, not something I care that much about, but whilst I'm on a rant... oh well, maybe the ramen just isn't their forte - this is Serbia after all, not Asia. I've read glowing reviews on HappyCow about their hummus - if you have a nicer dish there, let me know!
Here are some other things that we are defo gonna write to (+poke) them about: do they have any organic plant-based meals? We think there would be a market niche for that... like basically anywhere (the legal differentiation of "non-organic" and "organic" produce is basically an euphemism for "poisonous" and "a bit less poisonous"... which is an outrage! All fruit & veg (+any plant-based food) should be organic, everywhere, not just the privilege of wealthy citizens who can afford to buy the more expensive, healthier stuff). If you liked my review, you can follow me on @veganvstravel on Instagram or Facebook. I wrote a whole blogpost about vegan restaurants and eating out in Belgrade here:
https://www.veganvstravel.com/2018/05/belgrade-vegan-guide.html
Go vegan!! :)
Ramen
