The best Bulgarian restaurants Bulgaria

This is the new classy restaurant of the design hotel Graffiti. It has taken over from the Graffiti Café and dares a really daring decoration with flashy colors and not only red. Here is a very beautiful place, warm, elegant, cosy and cozy where we serve you all day with style and delicacy. It starts at breakfast, goes through the daily menu at lunchtime full of freshness and proposals of Bulgarian inspiration revisited and ends with high quality dishes in the evening. Bulgarian wines in all three colors are highlighted.

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.

One of the many restaurants installed in traditional houses along the river. This one was named after the river. In summer, sit under one of the cabins overlooking the river. In winter, the room with the fireplace and the view on the river is pleasant. The service is very kind. You are bound to eat the local specialty, the grilled trout, and it is absolutely delicious! Also soups, sheep's milk yogurt, wild berries, etc. Authentic Bulgarian cuisine. In summer, many people stop here.

It is with pleasure that we find this sign also established in Sofia. The room of this Shtastliveca, along the main street of the old city, offers a breathtaking view on a meander of the Yantra, on the island, the imposing museum of History and its greenery. Right in front of the suspension bridge is the huge disused building of the former Interhotel, with its "brutalist" architecture. You can enjoy Bulgarian cuisine, grilled meats, pizzas and other risottos in a lively atmosphere.

After Nesebar, Tony Gigi opened a new address in March 2023 in Burgas: a gastronomic table and two very successful design rooms. The jasmine is fragrant, the kumatier is full of fruits, the ceramics that decorate one of the walls are superb as are the plates, what a decor! We celebrate the shrimp by inviting Thai spices, the chicken brochettes are served with elegance, the soups in two steps, the bottom then the pitcher poured... Magnificent octopus carpaccio, slices of radish, slices of truffle and parmesan, lump eggs. Stylish service.

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.

The house has an old Bulgarian proverb as its slogan, "No matter how big the table is, what counts is the heart". In a natural environment, close to the Dragalevski monastery, you can eat on an original terrace with its pond-canal or in a rustic room a traditional and restorative Bulgarian cuisine. One comes from Sofia to spend a typical moment in this tavern with a good service, often frequented by groups. Beautiful Bulgarian wine list in three colors. Music and dances in traditional costume.

It is one of those good panoramic restaurants on the central boulevard with a view of the valley, the mountains and the steep old town. The Ethno restaurant serves, like its neighbors, excellent Bulgarian cuisine, grilled meats, pasta and Italian-inspired risottos. A large room and a terrace overlooking the void invite you to a pleasant moment. The service is efficient. In summer, it can be a little slow because of the large number of possible seats when all the tables are occupied. Come then rather between the peak hours.

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.

Rustic and folkloric atmosphere for this restaurant in the nature, at the edge of the Bachinovo park, with a beautiful covered terrace, wooden furniture, a room decorated in the old style and dishes of Bulgarian cuisine. There are regular performances of traditional Bulgarian bands and songs. The atmosphere is joyful, the cuisine invigorating and generous with specialties from Bansko, trout and others. A good time to spend in group or with the family before a long walk in the park. Small zoo and playground for children.

A small green and enchanting house in its garden in a quiet street of the city center is the setting for this very nice Dragon where to eat and drink. The address is popular and if in the evening they will always find you a corner of the counter to nibble a salad, it is better to reserve if you want a table and if you come with several people. The atmosphere is festive, the decoration vintage, the Bulgarian and generous kitchen. You can sit in the garden, on the first floor or upstairs, just like at home. In the evening, the atmosphere is lively but always warm.

A beautiful discovery in a small street of the university district. This Architect's Club is installed in a quiet place, under a beautiful glass roof which shelters many green plants with a small romantic interior courtyard. You can eat a traditional cuisine of the day made from well selected local ingredients. Three dishes of the day are available in addition to the menu. The wines by the glass are all French, but Bulgarian wines are available in bottles. The service is stylish, as are the customers. A very nice moment.

A charming address in the street in front of the Turkish embassy. One of its small houses in its small garden welcomes you with warmth as if you were at home. You sit outside or in one of the rooms of the house with an original and very successful decoration, neobaroque and vintage, full of soul (the Slavic soul?), patina and authenticity, with old paintings, antique lighting, soft colors with natural pigments... And bowls and plates nicely different for a Bulgarian cuisine trendy organic, fresh and tasty. Convinced?

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.

It is in a traditional and elegant setting that this restaurant welcomes you. Pintata serves quality Bulgarian cuisine, tasty, caloric and generous. You can choose to dine in the main room or on the covered terrace. The Pintata is a banquet hall, so groups can reserve the room. You can choose another restaurant in Vratsa. Good wine and dessert list. Friendly atmosphere. A well-known and appreciated address.

A very nice and cozy tavern in the heart of the historical center, at the beginning of the cobbled Slaveikov street, 20 m from the bridge. The carved wooden sign is a tribute to the skills of the Tryavna craftsmen. There is both a café-tea room and a mehana in the basement, and in the inner courtyard you can stop by at any time of the day or evening in a warm atmosphere and historical environment. The dishes are tasty and generous. The wines are from two neighboring estates. A good address.