Guidebook for Sofia
Food Scene
If you are looking for something elegant and good service, this is not for you. But if you want great homemade-like food, in an authentic place, this is it.
Best place to eat with just 6 tables! Everything is delicious. All local food from the near by market. The pita, hummus, Christmas beef, green beans with apricots, orange beef and the salad are all recommended.
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Ashurbanipal
If you are looking for something elegant and good service, this is not for you. But if you want great homemade-like food, in an authentic place, this is it.
Best place to eat with just 6 tables! Everything is delicious. All local food from the near by market. The pita, hummus, Christmas beef, green beans with apricots, orange beef and the salad are all recommended.
A "hipster-ish" place with very nice design, some delicious traditional dishes, excellent breakfast varieties and all that coupled with friendly staff.
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Фабрика ДЪГА / Rainbow Factory
10 ul. "Veslets"A "hipster-ish" place with very nice design, some delicious traditional dishes, excellent breakfast varieties and all that coupled with friendly staff.
Братя Хлебари / Baker Brothers
2 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“Best bakery in the town
A "hipster-ish" place with very nice design, some delicious traditional dishes, excellent breakfast varieties and all that coupled with friendly staff.
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Фабрика ДЪГА / Rainbow Factory
10 ul. "Veslets"A "hipster-ish" place with very nice design, some delicious traditional dishes, excellent breakfast varieties and all that coupled with friendly staff.
Not so far from tha flat in sunny days. The perfect place for tourists who want to dip their toes into the Bulgarian cuisine and drinks but aren't quite ready to embrace the raw spirit of our culture. It's definitely Bulgarian with a modern twist. You'll get a level of service you won't get at most authentic local restaurants.
I can't think of a better place to recommend if you want to taste the traditional rakia drink. Get a salad and take it in small sips. They have like 100 different kinds.
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Ракия Ракета Бар
17 bul. "Yanko Sakazov"Not so far from tha flat in sunny days. The perfect place for tourists who want to dip their toes into the Bulgarian cuisine and drinks but aren't quite ready to embrace the raw spirit of our culture. It's definitely Bulgarian with a modern twist. You'll get a level of service you won't get at most authentic local restaurants.
I can't think of a better place to recommend if you want to taste the traditional rakia drink. Get a salad and take it in small sips. They have like 100 different kinds.
Pchela
24 ul. "Iskar"Small patisserie with some great sweets.
This is a one-of-a-kind place, run by two sisters, with wonderful art on every inch of wall space, and exquisitely mismatched plates and glasses. DELICIOUS food, including fabulous salads and vegetarian entrees for anyone who is avoiding meat.
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Buffet
44 ul. "Ekzarh Yosif"This is a one-of-a-kind place, run by two sisters, with wonderful art on every inch of wall space, and exquisitely mismatched plates and glasses. DELICIOUS food, including fabulous salads and vegetarian entrees for anyone who is avoiding meat.
Really nice and cozy cake dessert bakery. The french tart is delicious.
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Cakey Bakey
5 Shipka StreetReally nice and cozy cake dessert bakery. The french tart is delicious.
Tea House
62 ul. "Petar Parchevich"Great tea house and bar
If you want to have a classy dinner, in a realy nice environment, that's one of the places to go. But be careful - one of the expensive restaurants in Sofia.
Ideal for a business lunch, day of engagement or something like that.
Club Pouchkine \ Club Pushkin
92 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“If you want to have a classy dinner, in a realy nice environment, that's one of the places to go. But be careful - one of the expensive restaurants in Sofia.
Ideal for a business lunch, day of engagement or something like that.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great place for all old souls, a blues brother and a rock ‘n’ rollers. Great Bulgarian beer and awesome live music...
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Delta Blues Bar
44 ulitsa "Sv. Sveti Kiril I Metodiy"Great place for all old souls, a blues brother and a rock ‘n’ rollers. Great Bulgarian beer and awesome live music...
Great little bar. Lovely decor inside. If you are looking for cozy and intimate place to spend quiet evening with friend, that would be the place. Good service, whiskey and cocktails.
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French 75
28 ul. "Serdika"Great little bar. Lovely decor inside. If you are looking for cozy and intimate place to spend quiet evening with friend, that would be the place. Good service, whiskey and cocktails.
Great beer, extremely friendly staff. Love this place. Go on a Sunday for board games day !! A nice chilled atmosphere, so chilled infact that you can chill out on a hammock !!
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The Muse Bar
Great beer, extremely friendly staff. Love this place. Go on a Sunday for board games day !! A nice chilled atmosphere, so chilled infact that you can chill out on a hammock !!
To do
Great little bar with a fair few craft brews. Very friendly and welcoming, interesting crowd of people.
BiraBar - Cask Ale & Craft Beer Bar in Sofia
8 ul. "Paris"Great little bar with a fair few craft brews. Very friendly and welcoming, interesting crowd of people.
The place is really great. The atmosphere is very bohemian, friendly and the place is artistic and with good vibe. There's always interesting performances and art events.
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Dada Bar
10 ul. "Georgi Benkovski"The place is really great. The atmosphere is very bohemian, friendly and the place is artistic and with good vibe. There's always interesting performances and art events.
people, music, atmosphere, food, drinks... everything you need to feel good all night long .One of the nicest places in Sofia. Great to get around Shishman Street
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One More Bar
3-5 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"people, music, atmosphere, food, drinks... everything you need to feel good all night long .One of the nicest places in Sofia. Great to get around Shishman Street
More than 300 different whiskeys to choose from, along with nice after work beer, occasional late night cogniac or an afternoon coffe. This place is a masterpiece. Also a huge humidor for cigar afficionados. The second floor is perfect for romantic retreats or just to read a book with a glass of fine whiskey.
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Caldo
More than 300 different whiskeys to choose from, along with nice after work beer, occasional late night cogniac or an afternoon coffe. This place is a masterpiece. Also a huge humidor for cigar afficionados. The second floor is perfect for romantic retreats or just to read a book with a glass of fine whiskey.
quiet atipic place and Interesting place decorated with antic furniture and accessories. Sometimes there is a live music in the Club.
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Club Sterling
103 ul. "Ekzarh Yosif"quiet atipic place and Interesting place decorated with antic furniture and accessories. Sometimes there is a live music in the Club.
Great bar with great classic 50's, 60's and 70's rock music! The bar is located high in an apartment and has a very nice loft area with good scenes of Sofia. Cheap prices and such a beatiful views. Very difficult to stay for just one beer.
Steppenwolf Bar
150 bul. "Vasil Levski"Great bar with great classic 50's, 60's and 70's rock music! The bar is located high in an apartment and has a very nice loft area with good scenes of Sofia. Cheap prices and such a beatiful views. Very difficult to stay for just one beer.
Sightseeing
St Paraskeva has a somewhat unusual design for an Eastern Orthodox church. Recommended, just few house away from the flat. Try to visit the antique shop in tha crypt - it's hude and odd place full with retro furitures and tresors...
Церковь святой Параскевы
58 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“St Paraskeva has a somewhat unusual design for an Eastern Orthodox church. Recommended, just few house away from the flat. Try to visit the antique shop in tha crypt - it's hude and odd place full with retro furitures and tresors...
The street passes along some of Sofia's major landmarks such as the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Central Military Club and between the Slaveykov Square and Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard are located many of the theatres in Sofia and it is nicknamed the Theatre Street or Sofia's Broadway:[1]
Municipal Theatre Revival
Aleko Konstantinov Satirical Theatre
Funny Theatre
Capital Puppet Theatre
Ivan Vazov National Theatre
Theatre 199
Theatre Tear and Laugh
Bulgarian Army Theatre
National Opera and Ballet
There are several ministries along the street or very close to it — the Ministry of Economics and Energetics and the Ministry of Finance.
ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“The street passes along some of Sofia's major landmarks such as the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Central Military Club and between the Slaveykov Square and Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard are located many of the theatres in Sofia and it is nicknamed the Theatre Street or Sofia's Broadway:[1]
Municipal Theatre Revival
Aleko Konstantinov Satirical Theatre
Funny Theatre
Capital Puppet Theatre
Ivan Vazov National Theatre
Theatre 199
Theatre Tear and Laugh
Bulgarian Army Theatre
National Opera and Ballet
There are several ministries along the street or very close to it — the Ministry of Economics and Energetics and the Ministry of Finance.
Parks & Nature
Oborishte
Small nice park in central Sofia
Nice garden in the middle between the Tsar’s palace and the buildings of the National Theatre and National Bank.
Full with people all day and night.
To visit the temporary library situated in a small glass pavilion in the garden.
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Городской сад
Nice garden in the middle between the Tsar’s palace and the buildings of the National Theatre and National Bank.
Full with people all day and night.
To visit the temporary library situated in a small glass pavilion in the garden.
The oldest, largest and best known park in central Sofia.
Its construction and arrangement began in 1884 and it is named after Bulgarian Tsar Boris III.
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Borisova Gradina
The oldest, largest and best known park in central Sofia.
Its construction and arrangement began in 1884 and it is named after Bulgarian Tsar Boris III.
Arts & Culture
The oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia. It is located in the centre of the city, with the facade facing the City Garden.
To visit!
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Национальный театр имени Ивана Вазова
5 ul. "Dyakon Ignatiy"The oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia. It is located in the centre of the city, with the facade facing the City Garden.
To visit!
Essentials
Promarket
48 ul. "Tsar Samuil"Lidl
37 ul. "Ekzarh Yosif"Lidl
37 ul. "Ekzarh Yosif"BILLA
116 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“Billa
38A ul. "Cherkovna"Shopping
Largest open food market in Sofia. You can find everything on a budget
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Женский рынок
bulevard "Stefan Stambolov"Largest open food market in Sofia. You can find everything on a budget