House of Spite
Inat Kuca
The history of this restaurant dates back to the Austro-Hungarian occupation, when Sarajevo underwent large scale infrastructure projects which resulted in the post office, the National Museum, the Faculty of Law and many others. When the City Hall was to be constructed however, the Austro-Hungarians faced the stubbornness of an old Bosnian man named Benderija who lived in a house in that location. He refused to have his house demolished for the construction of the City Hall, and only after long negotiations he agreed to give up his property under 2 conditions: he wanted a bag of golden coins as compensation, and the house had to be moved brick by brick to the other side of the river. Since then, the building is known as the house of spite, and a symbol of Bosnian stubbornness and resistance against the government. In 1997, the house was converted to a lovely restaurant selling hearty stew-like meals and Bosnian specialities. A terrace offers a view over the river and the Sarajevo City Hall which it replaces. The house is decorated in oriental style, and worth visiting for the ambient alone.
- Address
- Veliki Alifakovac 1
- Getting there
- from opposite city hall, cross the bridge and turn left
- Hours
- Open now · closes 11 pm
Weekly hours
Mon 11 am–11 pm Tue 11 am–11 pm Wed 11 am–11 pm Thu 11 am–11 pm Fri 11 am–11 pm Sat 11 am–11 pm Sun 11 am–11 pm - Price
- 6-20 KM (Aug 2017)
Listing from Wikivoyage: Sarajevo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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