The best bars and cafés Bulgaria

Confetti is an institution in Sofia. A sort of trendy tea room where you can have a snack and a hot or cold drink. The ice creams and homemade cakes are inventive and delicious, offered in monumental presentations. To be confirmed without difficulty when you walk through the door of Confetti. Serene and warm atmosphere, except when the evening starts. Then it's time for good music and more alcoholic drinks. A hedonistic and very gourmet address, cosy and pleasant for a moment of refined relaxation.

This bar with an interior courtyard is very pleasant at the end of the day. Local and foreign beers are on the menu. But it also serves some dishes of the Bulgarian gastronomy, presented simply but quite tasty. Open all day long, Alba sees locals and tourists come and go for breakfast, coffee, tea, aperitif, lunch, snacks, dinner and an extended evening until the middle of the night in high season. A good atmosphere and a successful service. The comfortable armchairs and benches encourage you to make long stops!

A bar frequented by young students and others, very lively at weekends, with an original decor. Traditional Bulgarian music is often of high quality.

At the end of the afternoon, many skiers come here to quench their thirst. The bar is aptly named to end the day after sports activities in the powder snow or after visiting the surroundings of Bansko. Live music is played in the evenings, mostly during the winter season when the resort is at its busiest. Good drinks and cocktails (with or without alcohol), good beers too. Festive atmosphere, at the foot of the slopes, all kinds of people stop there. You won't miss it when you come to Bansko.

One of the warm places of the city, meeting point of students and young people of the region, especially on weekends when we come to have some cocktails in a long list with or without alcohol. This small bar is decorated with works of local artists and painters. The music played or live is quite eclectic, and you may even have the chance to listen to vintage songs of Joe Dassin... A good atmosphere to discover the small nightlife of Blagoevgrad and meet people from all walks of life.

Bar, food and fun! The Lions Pub is a nice place with a pub atmosphere in a beautiful log building. It's centrally located and serves good, cheap beer and hot drinks all day long. Tourists and locals meet in a friendly atmosphere. Possibility to eat a snack (fruit salad, slice of pizza...) or a more generous dish with sauce. You can play darts and watch the ski competitions on the TV screens. Good English breakfast in the morning.

On the first floor of the Philippopolis art gallery and museum, there is a café and a garden terrace with a superb view of Plovdiv and the "Kapana" district. Some of the dishes are original and tasty, such as these medallions of grilled filet mignon with candied carrots on a bed of chestnut purée and hazelnut slivers. Selection of good wines from the Valley of the Roses. We appreciate the kindness of the service integrating even some words in French.

Trendy and relaxed bar, a perfect place to come and relax. The jazz music and its retro-chic interior attract young yuppies from Sofia. You can have a drink there (count just 4 leva for a cocktail, with or without alcohol) as well as dinner (salads, soups, tartars, pasta, grilled meats...). In the summer, the garden is open, which gives even more charm to the place. For desserts, cheesecake, slice of chocolate cake, fruit mascarpone... you can easily give in to all this delicious choice. Good service.

This trendy bar offers both cocktails and snacks throughout the day. The decoration is all wood and mosaics on the walls. It's like being in a big chalet! You will have the opportunity to taste their fruit chia smoothies and puddings, drink coffee, tea or a more alcoholic drink, eat small sandwiches, share a board of cold cuts and/or small tapas, give in to the temptation of a sweet treat (chocolate cake, tiramisù...). There is also a chichas area for those who wish.

One of the local youth's hangouts, especially in the evening. This beer and grill bar, on the banks of the Danube and the railroad, offers generous portions and a long list of local and international beers, including some nuggets from organic microbreweries. Often there is live music and, depending on the news, the broadcasting of sports matches. A pleasant atmosphere where you can drink your beer or eat a dessert on the covered terrace or inside on high tables. Impeccable, smiling, dynamic service. A good atmosphere without any doubt.

Very nice garden kiosk. Opened in 2016, this is the rockin' beer bar in Varna. Here the best beers in the area are enjoyed with friends. It is one of the favorite places of the local youth. But you can also eat some Bulgarian bistro dishes, including excellent home-made burgers. Whether you sit at the bar or in the dining room, you'll find your ideal place. Warm and rocking atmosphere, impeccable service, smiling and dynamic, it is a perfect address for a good evening.

Another address: the Black Sheep Brewhouse, 27 ul. Tsar Simeon.

This bar is ideal for a smooth start to the evening. With 16 pool and snooker tables and a wide selection of beers, it's a favorite among Sofia's preppy youth. The atmosphere is intimate with its blue-purple light. It's an opportunity to compete (with good humor of course) on one of the pool tables or to learn how to play on the advice of others here. In short, no headaches, games, drinks and good music. A very nice place that the Stix Bar & Billiards. Good service.

Sammy's is a trendy bar with an interesting interior and a terrace offering a superb view of the Assenides monument. Very popular, it is one of the favourite places of the locals and attracts many young tourists in high season. A warm meeting place. Very good drinks, especially cocktails (with or without alcohol). Open all day long, one can also eat simple but good meals there. When it is hot, what a pleasure it is to enjoy an ice cream (not homemade) while admiring the view and drinking a beer!

A vintage and friendly bar that transports you to an episode of the show Friends, in the famous Central Perk! The place is perfect for relaxing with friends, and there are plenty of self-service games. It's up to you to choose and play till you drop. The coffee is very good and if you are addicted to chocolate, try the homemade hot chocolate (it is made with real bars!). An atmosphere worthy of the series, without the actors unfortunately but with less stories than in the series... Fans will undoubtedly love it. Impeccable service.

This café is in the central square. It is an ideal place to have a drink in a relaxed atmosphere. Open in the morning, the drinks chosen follow one another according to the time of day: coffee, lunch aperitif, tea or coffee in the afternoon and a more alcoholic (or non-alcoholic) drink in the evening. You can also enjoy very tempting pastries such as chocolate cake or enjoy an ice-cream or sorbet, perfect when it is hot. Tourist and local atmosphere depending on the period. There is activity in any case.

A nice little café with a very pleasant terrace in the old town. Good cocktails and pastries are waiting for you. Here no whims, you just come, order, sit down and enjoy the drink and the pastry that made you feel like it (and there are some, all more appetizing than the others, served with class). A nice place to come at any time of the day. Possibility to eat sandwiches, also well presented. Very nice place where we would stay for hours.

The bar-club Soirée offers a large choice of cocktails with or without alcohol. Concerts are organised throughout the summer period where it remains open from early morning until early night. Not bad for breakfast. Guests follow one another throughout the day, get together with friends and make a lot of international encounters. The music is pretty good, the service is impeccable and dynamic. For all those who want to spend a pleasant moment, having a drink and "getting in the mood".

This trendy club attracts many tourists and locals to this festive stretch of beach each year. Beds, big beds everywhere to relax and enjoy the place. Day or night this bar-disco is a must in Sunny Beach. We sip until the end of the night cocktails (with or without alcohol). We sway on a music mixed most of the time by a DJ. Open all year long. Event evenings are regularly organized. See the website.

A festive address in one of the pedestrian streets that is sure to catch your eye. Offbeat and colorful decoration for this cheerful Daiquiri Cocktail Bar, open on all sides with comfortable sofas, cheeky stools and swinging seats around the bar. Bold, bubbly and fun. Cocktails with or without alcohol are varied and served by the liter. Warm, dynamic atmosphere, good latino music. The service is perfect, smiling and friendly. An address to remember during your visit to Golden Sands.

Getting lost in the concrete blocks of this residential area between downtown and the maritime park to find this worthwhile club. Very nice. Hashtag Studio is a hip and modern bar, a super cool and super original decor. The tables are gigantic vintage audio cassettes, the lampshades are bowler hats and huge woollen threads are used as decoration. For a drink, a snack, a show. DJ night, cabaret, humor..