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Bar is a town and seaport in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is the capital of the Bar Municipality and a center for tourism. According to the 2023 census, the city proper had 15,868 inhabitants, while the total population of Bar Municipality was 46,171.
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A short Bar list: where to eat and stay in the south Adriatic port town of Montenegro, the practical alternative base to Kotor or Budva.
Bar is the south Adriatic port town of Montenegro, the practical and cheaper alternative to staying in Kotor or Budva. Ferries to Italy leave from here, the waterfront is calmer than Budva, and the old fortified town above the modern city gives the stop more than a transit-town role.
Local trains connect Bar with Sutomore, Virpazar, Podgorica Airport's Aerodrom stop, and Podgorica. The scheduled Bar to Podgorica trip takes about one hour, with eleven departures in each direction in the current summer timetable.
I rode the morning local from Bar Railway Station to Podgorica in July 2025. My paper ticket cost €5.60 for two second-class passengers, and the scheduled trip was 59 minutes.
The mountain railway continues through Kolašin and Bijelo Polje. A year-round night train connects Bar with Belgrade, while a separate daytime train runs during the summer timetable. Current routes, fares, reservations, and the new online ticket procedure are in the ŽPCG passenger rail guide.
Modern Bar is useful first: port, train station, beach apartments, cheap food, and easy onward movement. That makes it a coast base when Kotor and Budva are full or overpriced. Split the stay into two parts: use the waterfront for evenings and restaurants, then go uphill to Stari Bar for the old stone town.
Go to Zelena Pijaca Bar in the morning for a residents-first contrast to the old-town markets in Kotor or Dubrovnik. It is unpolished in the normal market way: practical stalls, local shoppers, and little effort to dress itself up for visitors. Buy fruit or cheese if you are staying in an apartment, and then use the heat of the day for the beach rather than sightseeing.
Hotel Pharos is the hotel on this list.
The eating rotation runs casual and Balkan. Ćevabdžinica Goranac is the cevapi spot, Gurman and Ribar 2 are the Montenegrin sit-down picks, and fish grill montenegro is the seafood option. For a casual mix, i Pizza handles pizza, King Gyros handles the Greek hand-held, and Dublin Pub is the beer stop. Riva Beach Bar, Beach Bar Restaurant Kuce Lekovica, and YOUR TIME round out the waterfront list.
Do not over-plan dinner here. Pick a grill or fish spot in town, then save the sunset hour for the promenade or one of the beach bars north of the port. Bar is not as cinematic as Kotor, but it is easier to relax in because nobody is trying to process a cruise ship before lunch.
