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Cafe On Main
From our family to yours, welcome to Cafe on Main! We have been dedicated to bringing the tastes of our home, Bosnia & Herzegovina, to you! When you visit us, you'll feel like you stepped into a restaurant in the heart of our country. From the tastes of our Balkan cuisine to the smells of freshly made espresso, we offer you an authentic look into an important aspect of our culture.

Since opening in 2005, we have stayed true to our goals and have only gotten better with time to make your experience as enjoyable as possible. Begin your meal with a fresh espresso or try one of our Balkan drinks while you dive into our menu. Our menu is full of traditional Balkan meals ranging from cevapi to pitas to options such as burgers and sandwiches.
Reviews (26)
Alma Josipovic
Alma Josipovic
Jan 31, 2022
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Delicious food, best in town. Very friendly owners and outstanding customer service. I eat Bosnian food there ,every time I visit Utah. Love cevapi and fish with delicious potato salad. I strongly recommend this Balkan cuisine. Visit Cafe On Main and try tasty food.
Mladen Micic
Mladen Micic
Dec 29, 2021
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Absolutely delicious. I'm from Bosnia and although i only had ćevapi, i would say this was spot on delicious. The ćevap was good size, plumb and succulent, the bread delicious. If i was gonna nitpick anything, i would say the onions could had been sliced a bit smaller. I did see few other dishes that were delivered to tables around me, and i would say they looked great. I would gladly come back again when in town. Great job!
Hayden Cisneros
Hayden Cisneros
Dec 28, 2021
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The food is excellent, great environment, and the atmosphere is even better. Very authentic, definitely a great place.
Clint Bulkley
Clint Bulkley
Dec 17, 2021
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Clean, crisp, and efficient service. Plus generous food portions.. this place is great. Go sit in, take out, its all good.
Craigster D.
Craigster D.
Dec 10, 2021
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After going by a million times finally went in! So happy I did. Excellent service and the food was delicious!
Lisa Wu
Lisa Wu
Nov 24, 2021
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The whole trout is so delicious and it’s best trout I ever ate. The stuffed pepper is excellent, loved the paprika spice!
They are Very good prices also!
Nora P.
Nora P.
May 15, 2021
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Their Gulash is delicious, I wish I still worked close by, I used to run over and get that for lunch all the time. A must try!
Soledad Ch
Soledad Ch
Mar 16, 2021
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Excellent food, clean, and organize, i really like this place, i recommend this place. This is the Friday special IS SOO GOOD ⭐️✨ 3 years ago.
I went here yesterday and wow this place never disappoints me! Always tasty and good costumer service, i love it! I will add some more pictures and also u need to Try the Crepes!!!! 👌🏻🥇
Lisa H.
Lisa H.
Oct 15, 2020
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My husband and I spend a fair amount of time in Slovenija and love the delicious Bosnian/Balkan cuisine served in many restaurants there. We were so excited to find Cafe On Main. This restaurant is authentic. It's like traveling back there without leaving SLC. Everything we have ordered has been delicious and just the way we experience when in that region of the world. I don't know where he sources his kajmak, but I'm so happy to have found it. If you like Balkan cuisine, this is your spot!
J. G.
J. G.
Aug 16, 2020
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The food here is delicious!! The ingredients are fresh and the service is fantastic! We will definitely be back! I highly recommend anyone try this place! We stopped in for a nice lunch. Yum!
Magen H.
Magen H.
Jun 01, 2020
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We have lived around the corner for 6 months and finally decided to try it out and have been back 3 times in the last 2 weeks. The beef sandwich is my boyfriends favorite and I really love the beef and potatoes. Also the Greek salad is massive and fresh with loads of feta.
Melanie M.
Melanie M.
Mar 03, 2020
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Hidden gem in salt lake. If you are into Balkin cuisine it's top notch. The service is super friendly and the food comes out super fast. We really enjoyed our dinner but we were so hungry we didn't take any pictures.
Xandria N.
Xandria N.
Jan 18, 2020
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I cannot say enough about this place, it is such a small, warm, and welcoming cafe. Their Cheese Pita is to die for, and it just melts in your mouth. It has such a unique taste and texture, I have never had anything like it. It has definately become one of my favorite foods. Their chicken noodle soup warms you up wonderfully on a bitter winter day. The noodles are perfectly cooked and not mushy, and there is REAL chicken!! I cant wait to come back
Susan Mattinson
Susan Mattinson
Dec 10, 2019
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Lunch with my Daughter. We both ordered the Greek salad with chicken, it was very fresh and delicious, definitely 5 star.
Service was okay, not great, a bit of a language barrier, and not once did she check on us to see if our meals were okay.
Small cafe, sort of run down.
Parking is very limited.
I’d go again to try other menu items, all made to order, with a lot of pride!
Gemini U.
Gemini U.
Sep 29, 2019
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I've driven by here a thousand times and finally was able to eat here today.

First off there is no parking. Well that's not true, there are four spots. There is also a small shared parking lot.

Walking into the restaurant you notice the small seating area. You can sit anywhere you want, if there is a seat available. It was pretty busy, a lot of guys were watching the soccer game on the big screen TV.

Lots of main dishes to choose from, they all looked good. (Pictures of menu items are on a rotating screen)

I just got the special. It came out fairly quickly, piping hot. Generous serving
Aline R.
Aline R.
Mar 24, 2019
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This is one of my favorite restaurants in SLC. Family owned, everything is always so fresh!!! It's so different than everything else we have in SL.
I come here at least once a month!!
Kanan K.
Kanan K.
Feb 06, 2019
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Been eating here over 10 years...like my 2nd home...know all the menu and love most of it...recommened as cooked by bosnian ladies themselves...love bredded chickwn with mushroom sauce
Jody T.
Jody T.
Nov 06, 2018
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Amazing! Not only was the owner kind & helpful, but from Bosnia too. The restaurant was full of customers from all over the Mediterranean. Legit Balkan Penisula food. I ordered the small Cevapi with Ajvar & it was plenty of food. So fresh! I tasted my friend's rice, mushroom sauce & cheese pita. They were all good too.
My entire meal was $6.25! Wow! Real food.
Richard B.
Richard B.
May 29, 2018
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What a delight!!! I've been passing this place for years and I finally stopped in. Since it's Balkan cuisine it was ice yo hear native speakers on the dining room. Had the veal stew special and it was marvelous
Charles H.
Charles H.
May 23, 2018
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Small Balkan restaurant serving fairly authentic dishes. I've been multiple times over the years and usually go for the sudzukice (sausages), but their schniztel and Dolma are also pretty good. I'm no expert on food from this area, but the flavor is nevertheless really good.

Some of the dishes are somewhat "Americanized" being served with french fries, though I don't think that detracts from the flavor of the main part of the dish. The menu has various Balkan and Bosnian dishes, as well as some Ameircan ones (Hamburger). Perhaps the most glaring issue for some may be the
Cni Global
Cni Global
Oct 31, 2017
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For authentic Balkan food, this is where you want to go and do not be surprised by the many languages spoken here. It is appreciated by the local ethnic population as much as everyone else. While easy to overlook, a tiny building with only 9 tables, it is the perfect mom-and-pop restaurant. The food is delicious and makes me want to travel to the "old country". I highly recommend the Dolma, stuffed peppers. Be aware, it fills you faster than the small plate appears. And there is nothing small about the flavor or the delicate balance of spices. A nice touch is the nice slices of home baked bread
Cameron W.
Cameron W.
Oct 05, 2017
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Wow, what a hidden gem in the middle of Salt Lake City. A friend brought me here for lunch and I am astounded by the food it's presentation. You will love the Wienerschnitzel and potatoes are heaven.
Jamel P.
Jamel P.
Oct 14, 2016
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Everything is amazing. Amazing people, amazing place, and amazing food. The espresso is great. I just had the steak sandwich and it was perfect. Reminds me of Europe and all the neat tasty grottos. I can't believe I stumbled upon this place. It's made life in Utah all the more bearable!
David M.
David M.
Jan 22, 2016
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Unprepossessing in appearance, the food here at Cafe on Main definitely outshines everything except the owner's friendliness. I had the veal stew which had a rich flavor, a good amount of meat and of fiber and flavorful, and a little bit spicy, sauce.
James K.
James K.
Feb 02, 2015
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Not bad. I probably need to explore the menu a bit more. I have no idea how to pronounce or spell what I ordered but it was basically a beef patty in a delicious pita bread. The seasoning was great.

I was the only person in the place speaking English. I have idea what the other language was. But it felt pretty authentic. They don't rush you out. You have to ask to be let out. Very casual. Very nice people.

I will be back to be more adventurous.
Jeffrey S.
Jeffrey S.
Jan 24, 2015
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Balkan cuisine. You know, that sort of umbrella term that covers the Serbs and Turks and Romanians and Hungarians and pretty much everyone else in that region. I'm hardly an expert, but Cafe On Main bills itself as a Balkan joint, and I saw lots of Balkan-y dishes there.

Let's start with the daily specials. Each day of the week, there's a pre-determined special. The day I was there, a Thursday, it was an either/or. There was a delicious looking stew, or moussaka. I had just burned through a pot of soup I made that was waaaay too big in the last few days, so stew wasn't on my