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Bosnia and Herzegovina by campervan: food and supermarkets

Where to buy food in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which supermarkets to use, opening hours and practical tips for eating on the road.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

Food and shops

Food and shops

Eating out here costs more against the EU average than anywhere else in this corner of Europe, at 74.6 on Eurostat's 2024 restaurants and hotels index, while food in the shops sits at 83.2. That is an unusually small gap, which in practice means the choice between cooking and eating out is a matter of taste rather than budget. Given what a ćevabdžinica does with ten minced lamb sausages and a piece of flatbread, that is a pleasant problem to have.

Engraved copper and silver coffee sets, long-handled pots and trays crowded on a market stall
Bosnian coffee comes with its own hardware. It takes as long as it takes, and that is the point

Where to shop

  • Best value: Bingo.
  • Full range: Konzum or Mercator.
  • Camper access: Large Bingo stores and retail parks outside town centres have the simplest access.

What eating out costs, reported

Cheap restaurant meal
13 KM

About 6.65 euros at the fixed rate of 1.95583 KM, unchanged in September 2026. Reported range 8 to 20, Numbeo September 2026

Draught beer, 0.5 l
4 KM

About 2.05 euros at the same fixed rate. Reported range 3 to 6, Numbeo September 2026

Stocking the campervan

  • Bingo and Amko Komerc are the two supermarket names with the widest reach. Both take cards.
  • The morning pijaca is cash and is where the good produce is.

Eating out without getting it wrong

  • Ćevapi are ordered by the number, usually five or ten, and arrive in warm flatbread with raw onion.
  • A burek is specifically the meat one. The cheese, spinach and potato versions have their own names.

Restaurants and hotels here sit at 74.6 on Eurostat's 2024 price level index against an EU average of 100, the highest of the four countries in this corner of the Balkans. Albania is at 52 and North Macedonia at 50 on the same measure. Bosnia and Herzegovina is good value against western Europe rather than startling value against its neighbours.