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This is how the site describes itself. "After the drink", with which it is possible to find prices, the cheapest coffee, beer or other drink nearby before going to the bar.
The site shows prices from real menus from catering establishments, and each price has the exact date when it was recorded. Data is collected directly from the premises, not through food and drink delivery applications.
The rankings are not sponsored, they claim on the site.
The search is available for larger cities such as Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and others, and it also shows places that have gardens for sitting outside.
It's not like we're going to compare beer or juice in bars
For many, this scenario is easier and more practical than calculating in the bar itself how many drinks there is money for. Because, prices in the catering industry increased by an average of 5,6 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Republic Institute of Statistics.
"The rise in prices in restaurants, cafes and hotels is a reflection of increased business costs, from the procurement of food and beverages, through energy sources, to labor costs and other inputs that affect the daily functioning of catering establishments", say the business association of the hotel and hospitality industry "Hores", a business network in the field of hotel and restaurant management in the Republic of Serbia.
Seen more broadly, the increase in costs is not specific only to the hospitality industry, but inflationary pressures in recent years affect almost all segments of the economy. According to RZS data, consumer prices in Serbia recorded significant growth in the previous period, which is directly reflected in the prices of raw materials, services and business in the tourism and hospitality sector.
Coffee is getting more expensive every day.
Some raw materials have become brutally expensive.
New wave price increases for raw coffee on the world stock exchanges could spill over to the Serbian market in the next few months. Although there are still no major changes among domestic retailers, if high world prices persist, the price of already expensive coffee in stores could increase by between five and 10 percent.
For a package of 200 grams of traditional ground coffee in domestic markets, depending on the producer, it is necessary to allocate between 400 and 500 dinars, while the price of a package of 500 grams reaches 1.150 dinars.
Drinking coffee in cafes is not at all cheap either. Today in Belgrade, it is difficult to drink espresso or cappuccino without leaving 200 to 300 or more dinars for one cup.
Although the biggest wave of price increases was recorded in previous years, a new increase followed in 2026, primarily due to bad weather in the countries that produce the largest quantities of coffee.
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