Bela Bistro - North Melbourne

Walked in expecting good food after reading the reviews but this place still exceeded our expectations! We've had our fair share of cevapi, but the homemade somun bread and sour cream definitely puts this on the top of our go-to places. My partner even went in and finished the crust of all my pizza slices so that's saying something! Service was also great. We are looking forward to going back.

The pizza at this restaurant is delicious, with a wide variety of options available for both white and red bases.

Bela restaurant serves delicious cevapi and decent pizza. The flavors remind me of Serbia, especially when paired with Serbian Rakija. While there are other Neapolitan style pizza places like La Svolta, 400 Gradi, and Mascalzone that are better, the cevapi at Bela are exceptional. Great job!

The food at this restaurant was absolutely incredible, I would rate it 10/10. However, the service provided by the staff was not up to par. They seemed unfriendly and cleared half-empty drinks without our knowledge. Additionally, they also cleared our plates while we were still in the middle of our meal. It's a pity because the food truly is exceptional!

This is what you call a true hidden gem. Melbourne has a lot of them, but how many of these gems have a genuine Balkan influence? Maybe just 1-2 others, truth be told.<br/  <br/ Bela has a very homely feel to it. With an oven direct from Napoli where the pizzas and breads are spawned, you are unlikely to find a better Taschetta in Australia. This is a must eat dish in Melbourne.<br/ <br/ You’d have to fly all the way over to Zadar in Croatia or Sarajevo in Bosnia to get ćevapi in a bread pocket as good as this. Ten of these gorgeous little skinless Balkan sausages them find themselves encased in what can only be described as glorious bread. The onion and cheese that accompany it is both authentic and genuine. The ćevapi are fresh and perfectly cooked (just a hint of pink in the middle). It’s unpretentious and simple. Colleagues of Your Dear Luncher have been visiting this place for years. Now, The Dear Luncher finally understands why it is one of their favourite places to eat in Melbourne. The pizzas are magnificent, they are to be sampled ASAP.<br/ <br/ A good assortment of Balkan beers available, Ožujsko is The Dear Luncher’s favourite. The kind of beer you can really drink all day.<br/  <br/ Adijo Bela, vidimo se uskoro!