Pečenje Mars – Banja Luka

5 reasons to visit

• Roast meat in a lepinja (Bosnian flatbread) you will remember.
• One product, no agonising over what to order.
• Fast, hot and no waiting.
• Its own parking next to the shop.
• Also available for delivery.

Every city has well-known addresses that are easy to find: you hear about them somewhere, remember them, and one day you simply wander in.

Pečenje Mars in Lazarevo is that kind of address. No loud sign, no special promotions, just the smell from the spit doing the work of any advert.

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About the place

Mars is not a restaurant in the usual sense: it has far fewer tables than a typical restaurant or grill, no menu to choose from and no waiting. It works on a principle that has not changed since it opened: you come in, take a warm lepinja with roast meat and go on your way. Or you stay, because the smell keeps you longer than you planned.

For bigger occasions, a slava (family patron saint’s day), a family lunch or a celebration, you can order by the kilo. But what Banja Luka knows Mars for is always the same: roast meat in a lepinja, served on the spot while it is hot.

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Taste & Rate editors’ tip

Even though you do not need a booking, call before you come: the queues will tell you everything about this speciality. Mars is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00; Sunday is a day off, as a good host knows when to work and when to rest and spend time on life’s other values. If you plan to order by the kilo, call ahead.