Where to Eat

Fresh Adriatic seafood in the Rafailovići konobas, family tavernas along the beach, and Montenegrin classics. 25+ restaurants to discover.

What to eat in Bečići

Adriatic seafood and Montenegrin classics — these are the dishes to seek out.

Grilled fish & seafood

The heart of the coast's cooking — the day's catch grilled simply with olive oil and lemon, usually sold by weight.

Crni rižoto

Black cuttlefish risotto, coloured and flavoured with squid ink — a rich Adriatic staple.

Buzara

Mussels or prawns cooked in white wine, garlic and olive oil, served with bread to mop up the sauce.

Njeguški pršut & cheese

Smoke-dried prosciutto and cheese from the mountain village of Njeguši, above Kotor — the classic starter.

Ćevapi

Little grilled minced-meat sausages served with flatbread and onion — the go-to casual grill.

Vranac & rakija

Montenegro's robust red wine and its fruit brandy — the local way to round off a meal.

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Fine Dining & Mid-Range

Elevated dining with modern Adriatic and Mediterranean flavours, the freshest local fish and seafood.

Plate of grilled fish with lemon and char-grilled vegetables at Tri Ribara in Rafailovići

4.5

Fish & seafood

Tri Ribara

One of the best-known fish restaurants on the Budva Riviera, right on the Rafailovići seafront a short walk from Bečići — fresh fish and seafood by the water with a magnificent view across the bay. Prices run high (a fish dish can approach €50), so it is the spot for a special seafood dinner. The restaurant traces itself back more than four decades and is run by the Rafailović family, and it names its own house plates: a fish pâté it calls famous, a shrimp tartare, and a dentex it recommends to first-time guests, alongside red mullet it says is still prepared exactly as it was decades ago. Tables can be booked through its own website or by phone, which is worth doing in high season.

Rafailovići (next to Bečići)€€€

Polished dining room with rope chandeliers, leather armchairs and white-linen tables at Malo Ribarsko Selo in Budva

4.2

Seafood

Malo Ribarsko Selo

An upscale seafood restaurant on Jadranski put in Budva, with a polished dining room of rope chandeliers, leather armchairs and white-linen tables and a string-lit garden terrace built around a tree. Adriatic fish and shellfish are the focus, in a more design-led setting than the seafront konobas, a short drive from Bečići.

Budva (Jadranski put)€€€

Plated grilled fish and a glass of white wine on a rooftop table overlooking Budva's Old Town roofs and church tower at dusk

4.3

Mediterranean & seafood

Astoria Rooftop Restaurant

The rooftop restaurant of the Astoria boutique hotel, set on the ramparts of Budva's Old Town with white-linen tables looking straight out over the terracotta roofs, the church tower and the beach below. Mediterranean plates and grilled Adriatic fish come with one of the best sunset views in the walled town — a special-occasion table a short trip from Bečići. The rooftop sits above one hotel in a small Montenegrin group that also runs Astoria properties in Kotor, Tivat and Podgorica — the Kotor one inside a 13th-century palace of the Buća family — along with Hotel Hemera, the La Parisienne bakery and café and the La Bocca restaurant, so the kitchen is backed by a good deal more than a single boutique hotel.

Budva Old Town€€€

4.3

Seafood

Restaurant Porto

A long-standing seafood restaurant by Budva's marina, serving upscale Mediterranean-Montenegrin plates — grilled and stuffed squid, mussels and lobster, and seafood platters to share — from a white-linen dining room and terrace near the Old Town walls. It sits at the pricier end, so booking ahead in season is wise; a short trip along the coast from Bečići. The restaurant places itself just outside the Old Town walls and says its shellfish, crustaceans and fish are landed daily by local fishermen, and it takes reservations directly through its own website rather than only by phone.

Budva marina€€€

White-linen tables under a glass canopy looking over the Pržno beach and bay at Blanche

4.2

Mediterranean & seafood

Blanche

A polished restaurant on the Pržno seafront, the next cove east of Bečići, with white-linen tables set under a glass canopy looking out over the little beach and the bay. The kitchen leans Mediterranean — seafood pasta, grilled catch and grilled steaks — and the tucked-away setting below the old stone houses makes it one of the quieter, more elegant tables on this stretch of coast.

Pržno seafront€€€

Leafy terrace dining room with warm lighting at Perla Restaurant & Club in Bečići

3.8

Mediterranean

Perla Restaurant & Club

A glossy, design-led restaurant and club a step up from the beach konobas, with a dramatic double-height dining room, a leafy terrace and a menu that runs from charcuterie and Mediterranean plates to grills. It turns from a relaxed lunch spot into one of Bečići's livelier evening venues. It dates its opening to December 2011 and reopened in April 2019 after a renovation, and the club side is set up as a venue in its own right — a separate entrance, a stage and a ten-square-metre LED screen. Dishes the kitchen puts its own name to include rump-steak tagliata, beef fillet with an olive-oil and nut dressing, salmon pasta and a house Perla cake.

Bečići€€€

Casual Dining

Relaxed seafront konobas and family tavernas serving generous plates of home-style Montenegrin cooking.

String-lit seafront terrace with umbrellas looking over the beach and bay at Restaurant Tulip in Rafailovići

4.8

Seafood & Mediterranean

Restaurant Tulip

A highly rated seafront restaurant on the Rafailovići promenade, with a string-lit terrace looking straight out over the beach and the bay towards Budva. The kitchen leans on the day's catch — whole grilled fish, prawns and seafood pasta — alongside Mediterranean plates, and the sunset view from the umbrella-shaded tables is a big part of the draw. There is an Italian side to it too: the kitchen describes its pizza as made with Italian flour and a long fermentation for a light, crisp crust, and its ravioli as a delicate pasta with a juicy filling and an aromatic sauce. Tables can be reserved through the restaurant's own website or over WhatsApp.

Rafailovići seafront€€

String-lit courtyard with wooden benches at night under the BURA sign at Bura Pub in Budva

4.8

Craft beer & burgers

Bura Pub

A relaxed craft-beer pub a few streets back from the Budva seafront, with a string-lit courtyard of wooden benches and a snug, poster-covered interior. The draught line-up of craft beers is the main event, poured alongside smash burgers and pub snacks — a low-key, good-value change of pace from the seafront konobas.

Budva€€

A Montenegrin salad on a seafront table overlooking the Pržno bay and boats at Konoba More

4.7

Fish & seafood

Konoba More

A characterful stone konoba right on the Pržno seafront, the next cove along from Bečići — walls hung with ship's wheels, clocks and a Poseidon mosaic, and tables set out over the little bay. Fresh fish and seafood in proper Montenegrin style, with the boats and turquoise water a few steps away. The konoba puts the age of its own building at around 500 years, which is part of why the room feels the way it does, and the tables it sets out on the terrace above the water are as much of the draw as the specialities of its kitchen.

Pržno (near Bečići)€€€

4.7

Seafood

Restaurant Atlantic

One of Rafailovići's most popular seafood restaurants, set in a leafy garden terrace a few steps back from the water. The kitchen turns out grilled prawns, octopus, seafood risotto and whole fish with a light touch, and the shaded, vine-covered courtyard is a cool retreat from the midday sun.

Rafailovići€€

Linen-topped tables under a canopy of grapevines on the terrace at Restoran Drago above Sveti Stefan

4.7

Montenegrin & Mediterranean

Restoran Drago

A family-run restaurant in the village above Sveti Stefan, with a shaded terrace built under a canopy of grapevines and set with linen-topped tables. The kitchen does Montenegrin and Mediterranean home cooking — grilled meats and fish, fresh salads and grilled vegetables — a relaxed, good-value stop a short walk uphill from the famous island. It is not a recent arrival: the Radjenović family opened it in 1967, which makes it one of the longest-running kitchens on this stretch of coast, and the restaurant places itself in the centre of the settlement about 150 metres back from the water. Tables can be booked by phone, which is worth doing in high summer.

Sveti Stefan€€

Red-checked tables under the vaulted stone arch and hanging ferns of Konoba Portun in Budva's Old Town

4.6

Fish & seafood

Konoba Portun

A characterful konoba set under a vaulted stone passage in Budva's Old Town, with red-checked tables tucked beneath the arch and ferns hanging overhead. The kitchen leans on the Adriatic — grilled and fried fish, seafood risotto and shellfish platters — served on one of the walled town's most atmospheric little lanes, a short trip from Bečići.

Budva Old Town€€

Plate of fried calamari on a seafront table at Restaurant Porat in Rafailovići at sunset

4.5

Seafood

Restaurant Porat

A long-running seafront konoba in the fishing village of Rafailovići, with tables set right above the water and the day's catch on the grill. Fried and grilled calamari, whole fish and shellfish come out simply done, and the sunset view over the moored boats is as much of a draw as the food.

Rafailovići seafront€€

Stone façade hung with life rings and a fishing net under the Fish Restaurant and Konoba Galeb signs in Budva's Old Town

4.5

Fish & seafood

Konoba Galeb

A stone-built fish konoba on a narrow Old Town lane in Budva, its façade hung with fishing nets and life rings and a handful of tables set out on the cobbles. The kitchen turns out Adriatic classics — grilled fish, Njeguški pršut with melon and seafood plates — in one of the walled town's back streets, a short trip along the coast from Bečići.

Budva Old Town€€

A mixed seafood platter of grilled fish, prawns and mussels with a bottle of Vranac wine on a wooden table at Lim Restaurant in Budva

4.5

Fish & seafood

Lim Restaurant

A seafood restaurant on Budva's Slovenska Plaža, doing generous mixed fish-and-shellfish platters — whole grilled fish, prawns and mussels — in a warm, rustic wood-panelled room hung with greenery, paired with local Vranac wine. A relaxed beachfront option along the bay from Bečići.

Budva (Slovenska Plaža)€€

The dark-timber corner façade and garden terrace of Kužina grill house in Budva under the Gril bašta sign

4.5

Grill & Montenegrin

Kužina

A corner grill house — a "gril bašta" — in Budva's Velji Vinogradi district, set in a dark-timber building with a hedge-screened garden terrace. It does the Montenegrin grill staples properly: ćevapi, pljeskavica and grilled meats with chips, onion and salad, at prices well below the seafront, a short walk in from the beach.

Budva (Velji Vinogradi)€€

Warm timber-beamed dining room hung with fishing nets and an antique world map at Zeleni Gaj in Budva

4.5

Mediterranean & grill

Zeleni Gaj

A large, long-established restaurant, café and pizzeria on Budva's Slovenska obala, with a warm timber-beamed dining room hung with fishing nets and an antique world map, plus a big garden terrace out front. The menu is broad — grilled meats and fish, pizzas and pastas — and its size and central position make it a reliable, family-friendly stop near the beach. The restaurant describes itself as a four-star house standing on the shore of Slovenska plaža itself, pairing authentic Montenegrin cooking with international dishes, and it makes a particular point of its large terrace, from which it says the sea, the island and the old town are all in view at once.

Budva (Slovenska obala)€€

Waterfront pergola terrace of Kapetanova Konoba on the Bečići promenade

4.4

Montenegrin seafood

Kapetanova Konoba

A relaxed waterfront konoba right on the Bečići promenade, with tables under a pergola looking straight out over the bay. Grilled fish and squid, risottos and Adriatic classics come with a sea breeze and, after dark, the lights of the coast reflected on the water.

Bečići seafront€€

Wooden X-frame tables under a vine-covered pergola on the garden terrace at Restaurant Konoba Demizana in Budva

4.4

Fish & seafood

Restaurant Konoba Demizana

A relaxed konoba on Budva's Slovenska obala, with a leafy garden terrace of wooden X-frame tables shaded by a vine-covered pergola a few steps from the Old Town. Adriatic seafood — octopus salad, grilled fish and shellfish — comes in a cool, green setting that's a quieter alternative to the busy seafront tables, an easy trip from Bečići.

Budva seafront (Slovenska obala)€€

A plate of grilled octopus tentacles over rice with lemon and cucumber at Konoba Bonaca in Petrovac

4.3

Fish & seafood

Konoba Bonaca

A traditional konoba in the seaside town of Petrovac, south along the coast from Bečići, tucked just back from the small palm-lined promenade. Grilled octopus, fresh fish and Adriatic salads come in generous, honest portions, making it a favourite for a relaxed seafood lunch or dinner on a trip down the Riviera.

Petrovac€€

A grilled pork chop with salad and a glass of white wine on a garden-side table at Restaurant Adriatic in Budva

4.3

Mediterranean & grill

Restaurant Adriatic

A long-running, glass-fronted restaurant on Budva's Mediteranska street a short walk from the Old Town, with a green-framed dining room and a hedged pavement terrace. The menu is broad and crowd-pleasing — grilled meats, Adriatic fish, pastas and big mixed plates — making it a dependable, well-priced choice a little back from the busiest seafront tables.

Budva (Mediteranska)€€

Seafood pasta and grilled ćevapi on a waterfront table overlooking fishing boats at Restaurant Jadran on the Budva marina

4.3

Fish & seafood

Restaurant Jadran (Kod Krsta)

A long-standing, always-busy fish restaurant set right on the old Budva marina, with rows of white-linen tables running down to the water's edge and a nautical, model-ship-and-marlin dining room behind. Fresh fish and seafood — seafood pasta, grilled catch and shellfish — share the menu with grilled Montenegrin classics, and the harbour-side setting makes it a Budva institution. The kitchen sums itself up in three lines: fresh fish straight from the sea to the plate every day, meat grilled over charcoal, and home cooking it describes as its grandmothers' recipes. Tables can be booked over WhatsApp from the restaurant's own site, which is the practical move in July and August.

Budva marina (Slovenska obala)€€

Blue-framed stone window with a citrus and herb display at Konoba Stari Grad inside Budva's Old Town

3.7

Montenegrin & seafood

Konoba Stari Grad

A traditional konoba tucked behind a blue-framed stone façade inside Budva's Old Town walls, doing Montenegrin coastal cooking in an intimate, plant-filled room and on the lane outside. Whole grilled fish, local wine and, on some evenings, live music make it a reliable choice for the walled-town atmosphere without a purely tourist-trap feel, a short hop from Bečići.

Budva Old Town€€

A turquoise-topped table with an iced coffee looking out over beach umbrellas and Sveti Nikola island at La Bocca in Budva

3.9

Mediterranean

La Bocca

A big, buzzy beachfront restaurant and lounge right on Budva's Slovenska plaža, with a two-level terrace of loungers and dining tables looking straight out over the pebbles to Sveti Nikola island. The all-day menu runs from club sandwiches and salads to grills and seafood, and after dark the neon-lit upper deck turns into one of the busier spots along the beach.

Budva (Slovenska plaža)€€

Cafes

Beachfront terraces for strong coffee, a slow breakfast and a sea view.

Bright modern interior with lemon-tree decor at Caffe Bar & Restaurant Mondo in Bečići

4.6

Mediterranean & grill

Caffe Bar & Restaurant Mondo

A bright, modern all-day spot for coffee, breakfast and full meals, with a fresh interior of pale wood and lemon-tree greenery. The menu spans Mediterranean plates, grills and sharing boards, making it an easy, reliable choice a short walk from the beach.

Bečići€€

Eating in Bečići — FAQ

What food is Bečići known for?+

Adriatic seafood above all — fresh grilled fish, buzara (shellfish in wine and garlic) and crni rižoto (black cuttlefish risotto) in the konobas at Rafailovići. Inland classics round it out: Njeguški pršut and Njeguši cheese, grilled meats and ćevapi, all washed down with local Vranac wine or a rakija.

Where is best for eating out?+

Rafailovići, the fishing-village end of the beach, has the best cluster of seafood konobas right at the water's edge. The rest run along Bečići Beach and the promenade, and Budva's old town, a short walk or drive away, adds plenty more.

How expensive is eating out in Bečići?+

Reasonable by Western-European standards, though beachfront and resort spots charge a premium in peak season. A casual grill or bakery meal is inexpensive; a full seafood dinner with wine costs more, especially for fish sold by weight.

Do I need to book a table?+

Most konobas and tavernas are walk-in, but the popular seafront places fill up fast on summer weekends, so it is worth reserving ahead for dinner in July and August.

Is Bečići good for vegetarians?+

Yes. Grilled vegetables, salads, cheese and bean dishes, and pasta and risotto appear on most menus, so it is easy to eat well without meat or fish at almost any taverna.

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