{"id":2102,"date":"2019-02-02T14:31:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T13:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belgrade.tips\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2019-03-30T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T14:44:07","slug":"is-tap-water-safe-for-drinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belgrade.tips\/index.php\/2019\/02\/02\/is-tap-water-safe-for-drinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Is tap water in Belgrade safe for drinking?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This blog post is part of the “Must read” series for people visiting Belgrade. Find all <\/em>other blog posts in the “Essential” category <\/em>HERE<\/em><\/a>. \ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The water from the water supply system is regularly checked and info about the quality of the water is published online and through news. Even though Serbia has more than a dozen brands of bottled-water, tap water is perfectly safe for drinking<\/strong>. No matter if you are in a hotel, AirBnB or anywhere else, you can freely drink the water from the kitchen or bathroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It goes the same way for drinking fountains throughout the city<\/strong> – there are lots of those and the water is safe for drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bottled water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, if you wanna play it safe for whatever reason and drink bottled water, you have a variety of choice as Serbia has “a ton” of springs. Here are the most popular ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • “Aqua Viva”<\/strong> is still water from one of the most popular manufacturers “Knjaz Milo\u0161”. Its bubbly counterpart is called as the factory itself – “Knjaz Milo\u0161”.<\/li>
  • “Rosa” <\/strong>is another popular brand of still water (now owned by Coca Cola) and by<\/g> my opinion, it’s the only bottled water that has a different taste than the rest. <\/li>
  • “Prolom”<\/strong> – still water from the Prolom spa, has a special set of minerals so it’s recommended for the people with urinary issues, but also is consumed by everyone.<\/li>
  • “MG Mivela”<\/strong> – Lots of magnesium in this one, don’t have non-sparkle version it’s just with more or less gas.<\/li>
  • Voda Voda<\/strong> – Square-shaped bottle, easy to recognize<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    There’s also a ton more – BiVoda, Odmenska, St.John, Aqua Gala … didn’t even know we had so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Water in a cafe or a restaurant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you ask for a glass of water in a cafe or a restaurant, they will usually bring you tap water (or bring it even if you don’t ask for it). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So, if you want a bottled water, you need to ask for it, and on the other hand, if you didn’t ask for bottled water and they bring it anyways, politely ask for a tap water. Don’t take “The water is not drinkable” as an excuse – 99% of the time it is and they just want to sell you bottled water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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