The best restaurants Rhodopes & Thrace

Restaurant opened in 1971 ! In an authentic Rhodope decor, the chef proposes a local cuisine including cheverme, a kind of mechoui. The suckling pig is even cooked on the spit in front of you, so sensitive souls and animal lovers should not eat it. But the dishes are delicious, generous and the atmosphere friendly and warm (especially if you are close to the fireplace). A good wine list with a selection well advised by the waiters. Live music on some evenings. A great place to eat in Pamporovo.

The Zgurovska tavern is a very good small restaurant with traditional cuisine. The dishes are generous, served on traditional plates, with a smile, efficiently and in a friendly atmosphere. You can eat very well for very little money. It is one of the best restaurants in the area. If you pass by Chiroka Laka, do not hesitate to stop there. The wine list is excellent, with a good selection of local red and white wines. Delicious homemade desserts. In short, an address of choice.

Small, simple and friendly country bar-restaurant at the exit of the village frequented by the locals. It is run by Veneta, the lady who prepares and delivers meals and breakfasts for the nearby Garmen Hills complex. The food is home-cooked by her husband, using farm products and very good pastries. We come to lunch in all conviviality on two tables, in room or in terrace. We stop for a coffee or an aperitif. Delicious yoghurts and home-made jams.

It's the latest trendy address in the pedestrian area of Kapana! So needless to say, you'd better make a reservation if you want to have a chance to sit down. We come to taste in a friendly and joyful atmosphere inventive and nicely presented dishes which make the beautiful part with vegetables. Carpaccio of red beet and feta, velvety pumpkin and roasted seeds, grilled meats, desserts with fresh fruit and delicious coulis, Bulgarian yoghurt with local honey... Not forgetting to choose from a long list of local wines and house cocktails.

The Hemingway welcomes you in a warm decoration, sitting on a bench in the main room, on the cosy floor or on the terrace at the entrance. The restaurant offers barbecue and grill cuisine, and delicious local dishes made with local ingredients, generous salads, bruschettas, pastas and risottos, and even vegetarian dishes. The choice of wines is immense and all for a reasonable price. Reserve several days in advance. Possibility of buying bottles of wine on the spot, at small prices. Good atmosphere.

It's classy, but no need to come in a tuxedo! This small restaurant has all the makings of a big one with a contemporary decor where industrial style meets vintage. Chairs and high tables are the key. Come and enjoy an innovative and modern Bulgarian cuisine in a warm atmosphere. The dishes are delicious and refined. However, the portions may seem a bit small for big appetites... The staff is adorable. A tasty mix between homage to Bulgaria and inspired cuisine that should please everyone.

A luxurious and refined restaurant with a hushed atmosphere in the city center, down the shopping boulevard. Once you open the large glass door, you are greeted by a huge room with high ceilings, a brick wall, a wall of bottles and beautiful comfortable benches. A second room welcomes you on the second floor. Refined quality cuisine, nice variety, appetizing plates, well-stocked wine list. The prices are very reasonable considering the quality of the dishes. Live music every evening from 8pm. Not to be missed.

The Paradise is a restaurant with a very modern decoration compared to others in the city. Black and yellow predominate in the room. The cuisine is also sophisticated. The chef prepares the plates with care and cooks fresh food, to propose traditional dishes revisited and more western. Very good selection of local and international wines with judicious advice on how to choose the best vintage to accompany your dish. In short, place, food, desserts and service of excellent quality. A small paradise.

High-end restaurant. One of the best in the city, best restaurant of the year at its opening in 2009. Refined and discreet decor. The room is huge, as is the fireplace that dominates the room. There is also a second space upstairs. On the menu, Bulgarian and international specialties, a choice that should satisfy all appetites and diets. The wine list is varied, ask for advice to choose the best vintage to accompany your dish. The service is impeccable. Do you like the address? There are also hotel rooms.

Inside, it is in a huge dining room with a rustic and elegant decoration that you will have your meal. Outside, enjoy a beautiful shaded terrace during the summer. The menu of the Parka restaurant includes hearty Bulgarian dishes cooked just like at home. The best address in town. Please note: the staff speaks very little English but you will still manage to make yourself understood, by showing what you want. Good reception and friendly atmosphere that brings together all types of customers.

L'Alafrangite welcomes its guests in a superb national renaissance period residence with a flowered garden where it is pleasant to have a meal on sunny days. Inside, the tables are scattered in several rooms, which makes the meal intimate. Warm atmosphere nevertheless and impeccable service. On the menu: local cuisine, skillfully prepared and well presented. Good wine list with judicious advice as to the best vintage to accompany the dish. Good desserts. An excellent table in Haskovo.

Just a few steps from the main street in the city center, this restaurant offers all the Italian specialties on the menu: pasta, lasagna, risottos, but especially wood-fired pizzas, as well as salads and desserts. Wide selection of Bulgarian and foreign wines, by the glass or bottle. Good atmosphere, smiling and attentive welcome. The service is rather fast, depending on the number of people. On sunny days, the small terrace with flowers outside on the street is pleasant.

One of the favorite restaurants of the trendy locals, located in the trendy district of Plovdiv. You can enjoy in a relaxed and smiling atmosphere a revisited Bulgarian cuisine served on beautiful plates or wooden boards. The starters are proposed as tips or tapas. The dishes are generous and elegant. Pomegranate seeds or marigold petals according to the season embellish the presentation. It is often full, but they kindly warn you as soon as a table becomes available by phone, just in time for a coffee or an aperitif at the nearby café Cu 29.

It is the favorite gourmet and affordable address of the locals in this seaside resort where other tables are a bit "touristy"... It is the restaurant of the rather luxurious family hotel complex of the same name and the same owner. We stop there for a breakfast, a coffee or a meal. The room has just been redone. There are usually many customers, but the service is always fast and pleasant. As for the food, it is perfect, both tasty and generous. For the evening on weekends, it is better to reserve.

The most Bulgarian of the mehanas offers every day a folklore program of Bulgarian national songs and dances in great colors and sounds. It's perfect to get a view of history and culture while enjoying the national specialties. On the menu, salads as a starter, meat or fish dishes accompanied by grilled vegetables or rice, and homemade desserts (brownie, cheesecake, surprise cake of the day). In short, a beautiful place to be as close as possible to Bulgarian culture in a nice setting. Impeccable service.