Food
Where to eat in Bulgaria: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The travel guide lists 35 places to eat and drink in Sofia, Plovdiv, and Burgas. Local dishes to try: Banitsa, Garash cake, Lyutenitsa, Tarator, and Patatnik.
Places travellers recommend in Bulgaria
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Sofia
All places in SofiaRestaurants and cafés
- Hadjidraganovite kashtiMid-range
75 Kozloduy
- Pizza VictoriaMid-range
bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel" 7
- GodzilaMid-range
ul. Gen. Y. V. Gurko 52 2
- Pod LipiteMid-range
ul. "Elin Pelin" 1
- Veselata Gozba RestaurantBudget
ул. П.Парчевич 29
- Gastrobar 6Budget
ul. "Han Krum" 6
- Ali BabaBudget
ул. „Алабин И. Вл.“ 52
- Dream HouseBudget
улица „Алабин И. Вл 50
Bars and nightlife
- 4km
boulevard Tsarigradsko shose 111
- Art Club since 1991
6 Tsar Ivan Asen II Str
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Sofia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Plovdiv
All places in PlovdivRestaurants and cafés
- Hemingway RestaurantMid-range
ul. General Gurko 10
- Aylyakria RestaurantMid-range
ul. Kozhuharska 3
- ToastyMid-range
ul. Bratya Pulevi 6
- SmokiniSplurge
Otets Paisiy 12
- UnicoMid-range
ul. Otets Paisiy 41
- OperaMid-range
ul. General Gurko 19
- PavajMid-range
ul. Zlatarska 7
- AdisaBudget
ul. Opalchenska 4
Bars and nightlife
- Zanzibar
ul. Peshtersko shose 88
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Plovdiv · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Burgas
Restaurants and cafés
- Kapana Seafront Fish ShackBudget
- Pizzaria VeniceBudget
ul. Ferdinandova 36
- The Crazy FamilyMid-range
ul. Mitropolit Simeon
- Fish expressMid-range
ul. Tsar Simeon I, 20
- Wake UpMid-range
ul. Peyo K. Yavorov, 7
- Norma Restaurant & GardenSplurge
ul. Tsar Simeon I, 1
- NeptuneSplurge
Primorski Park, central beach
Bars and nightlife
- Caribe
North Beach
- Barcode
ul. "Tsar Peter" 1
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Burgas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks Bulgaria is known for
Foods and drinks that come from Bulgaria, the most widely known first.
Garash cake
Bulgarian chocolate and walnut cake of 5 thin layers with a chocolate frosting
İmam bayıldı
Turkish cold dish based on eggplants, onions and olive oil
tripe chorba
Frequently asked questions
What food is Bulgaria known for?
Bulgaria is known for Banitsa, Garash cake, Lyutenitsa, Tarator, and Patatnik.
Where can you eat in Sofia?
The travel guide to Sofia lists Hadjidraganovite kashti, Pizza Victoria, Godzila, Pod Lipite, and Veselata Gozba Restaurant.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.