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For budget fare, leave the main square, Trg bana Jela?i?a, and go up the steps toward Dolac (the main market). Halfway up the steps on your right is a row of bistros where you can get everything from bureks (a savory cheese- or meat-filled pastry) to simple pizzas to Balkan-style grilled meats for around half what you'd pay at a modestly priced restaurant. And do remember, though Zagreb is not exactly overflowing with budget sandwich shops, traditional bakeries have long fulfilled that role for locals; at such places, which are on practically every street corner, you can pick up a burek for as little as 10 Kn a piece.
If you want to strengthen the body and nourish the spirit with seasonal organic fruits and vegetables in a vegan haven, walk a few blocks west from the main square to Zrno, which offers fresh vegetables, tofu, seitan, warm sourdough bread, biodynamic coffee, tea, juice, smoothies, and shakes. All ingredients are delivered each day directly from Croatia’s first 100% organic farm of the same name.
