Guidebook for Sofia

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Guidebook for Sofia

Food Scene

Three types of hummus and chicken pate are just amazing.
102 locals raden deze aan
Made in Home
30 ul. "Angel Kanchev"
102 locals raden deze aan
Three types of hummus and chicken pate are just amazing.
The best diary place to get sandwiches, different types and takes on cheese, some pastries, and all milk derivatives.
Dobrev
31 ul. "Professor Fridtjof Nansen"
The best diary place to get sandwiches, different types and takes on cheese, some pastries, and all milk derivatives.
Because.
32 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
1А bul. "Vasil Levski"
32 locals raden deze aan
Because.
A little pricey but worth it.
11 locals raden deze aan
Lavanda
12 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"
11 locals raden deze aan
A little pricey but worth it.
Very crowded and touristy but on the main pedestrian central street yo.
73 locals raden deze aan
Raffy Bar & Gelato
18 bul. "Vitosha"
73 locals raden deze aan
Very crowded and touristy but on the main pedestrian central street yo.
VERY swell burger joint.
37 locals raden deze aan
Boom! Burgers
12 bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"
37 locals raden deze aan
VERY swell burger joint.
Sushi place.
18 locals raden deze aan
HAMACHI-Ni - Japanese Fish Restaurant
179 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
18 locals raden deze aan
Sushi place.
Costa.
Costa
35 ul. "Professor Fridtjof Nansen"
Costa.
Typical Bulgarian cuisine place.
34 locals raden deze aan
Divaka
41А ul. "6-ti septemvri"
34 locals raden deze aan
Typical Bulgarian cuisine place.
A little on the pricey side, though great food and atmosphere.
99 locals raden deze aan
Made in Blue
6 ul. "Yuri Venelin"
99 locals raden deze aan
A little on the pricey side, though great food and atmosphere.
Amazing desserts in here. Macaroons, pastries, cookies, etc.
100 грама сладки
18А ul. "Angel Kanchev"
Amazing desserts in here. Macaroons, pastries, cookies, etc.
It's a kebab/falafel/hummus place that rocks. Great for a midnight after-party snack or for the real street-food connoisseur.
17 locals raden deze aan
Mimas
68 bul. "Vasil Levski"
17 locals raden deze aan
It's a kebab/falafel/hummus place that rocks. Great for a midnight after-party snack or for the real street-food connoisseur.
Craft beer and food.
18 locals raden deze aan
Aubergine - Craft beer. Craft food.
11 ul. "Carnegie"
18 locals raden deze aan
Craft beer and food.
Beer and grill/meat/balkan food.
13 locals raden deze aan
бирария Халбите
72 ul. "Neofit Rilski"
13 locals raden deze aan
Beer and grill/meat/balkan food.
Sweet and quiet sushi place.
Ginger - Raw Cake, Sushi
24А ul. "General Parensov"
Sweet and quiet sushi place.
Great banana bread, soups, salads.
8 locals raden deze aan
Green Deli Café
165 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
8 locals raden deze aan
Great banana bread, soups, salads.
Street burger joint.
43 locals raden deze aan
Street Chefs Foodtruck | fine burgers & steaks
22 ul. "Angel Kanchev"
43 locals raden deze aan
Street burger joint.
Great Italian place.
11 locals raden deze aan
La bottega all'Angolo
58 ul. "William Gladstone"
11 locals raden deze aan
Great Italian place.
Coffee and breakfast "Mekitsa". A bulgarian pastry.
18 locals raden deze aan
Мекица и Кафе (Mekitsa and Coffee)
28 ul. "Graf Ignatiev"
18 locals raden deze aan
Coffee and breakfast "Mekitsa". A bulgarian pastry.
Another artsy hipster place with decent food and cosy atmosphere.
79 locals raden deze aan
The Little Things
37 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"
79 locals raden deze aan
Another artsy hipster place with decent food and cosy atmosphere.
Mainly a pizza place with lots of other dishes.
12 locals raden deze aan
Mr. Pizza Левски
53 bul. "Vasil Levski"
12 locals raden deze aan
Mainly a pizza place with lots of other dishes.
Burger joint.
27 locals raden deze aan
Skaptoburger
20 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"
27 locals raden deze aan
Burger joint.
Best CUPCAKES IN TOWN.
11 locals raden deze aan
Take a Cake
6 ul. "Georgi Benkovski"
11 locals raden deze aan
Best CUPCAKES IN TOWN.
Ice cream place and an Italian restaurant at the same time.
34 locals raden deze aan
Confetti
4 ul. "Graf Ignatiev"
34 locals raden deze aan
Ice cream place and an Italian restaurant at the same time.
Wok chinese place. Great food.
11 locals raden deze aan
Wok to Walk
8 bul. "Vitosha"
11 locals raden deze aan
Wok chinese place. Great food.
Great sushi place.
8 locals raden deze aan
The Sushi Bar
18 ul. "Ivan Denkoglu"
8 locals raden deze aan
Great sushi place.
One of the best if not the best restaurant in Sofia. Expensive but worth it!
60 locals raden deze aan
Cosmos Restaurant / Космос
19 ul. "Laveleye"
60 locals raden deze aan
One of the best if not the best restaurant in Sofia. Expensive but worth it!
Great place, great atmosphere. Next to another great park.
105 locals raden deze aan
Ракия Ракета Бар
17 bul. "Yanko Sakazov"
105 locals raden deze aan
Great place, great atmosphere. Next to another great park.
A great vegan place.
19 locals raden deze aan
Слънце и луна
80Б ul. "Tsar Asen"
19 locals raden deze aan
A great vegan place.
A great vegan place.
34 locals raden deze aan
Vegetarian restaurant and bakery "Sun Moon"
39 ulitsa "6-ti septemvri"
34 locals raden deze aan
A great vegan place.
Mainly a pizza place with lots of other dishes.
11 locals raden deze aan
Mr. Pizza Верила
3 ul. "Verila"
11 locals raden deze aan
Mainly a pizza place with lots of other dishes.
Cake place.
14 locals raden deze aan
Nedelya
98 bul. "Vitosha"
14 locals raden deze aan
Cake place.
Italian restaurant with great location and vibe/atmosphere.
15 locals raden deze aan
La Bottega Centro
31 ul. "Han Asparuh"
15 locals raden deze aan
Italian restaurant with great location and vibe/atmosphere.
The best Indian restaurant in Sofia.
9 locals raden deze aan
Indian Restaurant Kohinoor
№67 bul. "Gotse Delchev"
9 locals raden deze aan
The best Indian restaurant in Sofia.
27 locals raden deze aan
Costa Coffee
2 ul. "Sheynovo"
27 locals raden deze aan
Next to the largest South Park.
27 locals raden deze aan
Costa Coffee
2 ul. "Sheynovo"
27 locals raden deze aan
Next to the largest South Park.
Next to the National Theatre.
32 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
1А bul. "Vasil Levski"
32 locals raden deze aan
Next to the National Theatre.
Pizza place.
44 locals raden deze aan
Ugo
68 ул. Н. Рилски
44 locals raden deze aan
Pizza place.
92 locals raden deze aan
Shtastlivetsa
27 bul. "Vitosha"
92 locals raden deze aan

Drinks & Nightlife

They have the occasional live music and literary reading.
The Bookies
37 ul. "Dospat"
They have the occasional live music and literary reading.
It's one of the cool night spots besides posh clubs around.
75 locals raden deze aan
Bar Friday
21 ul. "General Yosif V. Gourko"
75 locals raden deze aan
It's one of the cool night spots besides posh clubs around.
Beer and pep talk.
34 locals raden deze aan
bilkova bar
22 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"
34 locals raden deze aan
Beer and pep talk.
A cool bar/brunch spot with a lovely restaurant on the second floor.
104 locals raden deze aan
One More Bar
3-5 ul. "Tsar Ivan Shishman"
104 locals raden deze aan
A cool bar/brunch spot with a lovely restaurant on the second floor.
The best pub in town.
23 locals raden deze aan
J.J. Murphy's
6 ul. "Karnigradska"
23 locals raden deze aan
The best pub in town.
Coffee & cocktails mainly.
51 locals raden deze aan
Memento Vitosha
32 bul. "Vitosha"
51 locals raden deze aan
Coffee & cocktails mainly.
Shisha/hookah/nargile bar.
ShiSha Bar SpeShial Center
32 ul. "William Gladstone"
Shisha/hookah/nargile bar.
Shisha/hookah/nargile bar.
Shisha Point
16 bul. "Makedonia"
Shisha/hookah/nargile bar.
Food, drinks, shisha/hookah/nargile.
Maharani Relax Bar&Dinner
Food, drinks, shisha/hookah/nargile.
Food, drinks, shisha/hookah/nargile.
Harem Paradise
100 bulevard "Cherni vrah"
Food, drinks, shisha/hookah/nargile.
The BEER shop.
1001 Бири
25-Б ul. "Professor Fridtjof Nansen"
The BEER shop.
Swell place.
17 locals raden deze aan
Switch Bar
17 locals raden deze aan
Swell place.
A very artsy place with vegan food and drinks. Himalayan tea and raspberry wine are the specials.
21 locals raden deze aan
THE APARTMENT
68 ul. "Neofit Rilski"
21 locals raden deze aan
A very artsy place with vegan food and drinks. Himalayan tea and raspberry wine are the specials.
Pretty self-explanatory. Great mini-park location tho.
88 locals raden deze aan
The Cocktail Bar
9 ul. "Angel Kanchev"
88 locals raden deze aan
Pretty self-explanatory. Great mini-park location tho.
3 oz. Bar
3 bulevard "Vasil Levski"
40 locals raden deze aan
By the Way
166 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
40 locals raden deze aan
Rock place.
26 locals raden deze aan
Rock’n Rolla Bar & Club
1 ul. "Graf Ignatiev"
26 locals raden deze aan
Rock place.
Very cosy and artsy bar.
23 locals raden deze aan
65 Fireflies Bar Aperitivo
65 ul. "Solunska"
23 locals raden deze aan
Very cosy and artsy bar.
A bar and a nightclub. A great place to have a drink on top of the National Palace of Culture.
27 locals raden deze aan
Culture Beat Club
27 locals raden deze aan
A bar and a nightclub. A great place to have a drink on top of the National Palace of Culture.

Sightseeing

369 locals raden deze aan
Alexander Nevski-kathedraal
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"
369 locals raden deze aan
The central communist-era event/cultural palace that sporadically turns into a book market, christmas market, etc.
182 locals raden deze aan
Park Nationaal Paleis van Cultuur
Bulevard "Bulgaria"
182 locals raden deze aan
The central communist-era event/cultural palace that sporadically turns into a book market, christmas market, etc.

Arts & Culture

Book cafeteria.
Literature club Peroto
Book cafeteria.
Because.
178 locals raden deze aan
National Art Gallery
1 пл. „Княз Александър I“
178 locals raden deze aan
Because.
Theatre with the most social central park in the city. Lots of beer and herb smoking action going on here. Also, chess players, street musicians, a costa, a starbucks, ice cream and the like.
276 locals raden deze aan
Ivan Vazov Nationaal Theater
5 ul. "Dyakon Ignatiy"
276 locals raden deze aan
Theatre with the most social central park in the city. Lots of beer and herb smoking action going on here. Also, chess players, street musicians, a costa, a starbucks, ice cream and the like.
9 locals raden deze aan
Gallery 2.0
26 6th September str,
9 locals raden deze aan
24 locals raden deze aan
Sofia City Art Gallery
24 locals raden deze aan
6 locals raden deze aan
House Museum PK Yavorov
136 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
6 locals raden deze aan
9 locals raden deze aan
Museum of Contemporary Art
2 bulevard "Cherni vrah"
9 locals raden deze aan
A great, large, communist architecture history museum of Bulgaria.
111 locals raden deze aan
National Museum of History
16 ul. "Vitoshko lale"
111 locals raden deze aan
A great, large, communist architecture history museum of Bulgaria.
29 locals raden deze aan
Museum voor Socialistische Kunst
7 ul. "Lachezar Stanchev"
29 locals raden deze aan
Къща-музей Никола Вапцаров
37 ul. "Angel Kanchev"

Essentials

Mastarhud
ulitsa "Baba Nedelya"
You know LIDL.
28 locals raden deze aan
Lidl Магазин Лидъл
126 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
28 locals raden deze aan
You know LIDL.
Well, BILLA.
80 locals raden deze aan
BILLA
116 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“
80 locals raden deze aan
Well, BILLA.
Pharmacy.
Pharmacy Avocado
56 bul. "Patriarh Evtimiy"
Pharmacy.
The best hospital.
12 locals raden deze aan
Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital
51Б bul. "Nikola Y. Vaptsarov"
12 locals raden deze aan
The best hospital.

Entertainment & Activities

Bowling
Galaxy Bowling
87 bulevard "Vitosha"
Bowling
Pool, billiards.
BSD 2
ulitsa "Fridtjof Nansen"
Pool, billiards.
A great boutique co-working space.
Trevor Workspaces / Dondukov
A great boutique co-working space.
A great boutique co-working space.
Trevor Workspaces / Lozenets
30 bul. "Hristo Smirnenski"
A great boutique co-working space.

Everything Else

It's the nearest mall that has all of it - food, cinema, shops and a supermarket.
61 locals raden deze aan
Park Center Sofia
2 bul. "Arsenalski"
61 locals raden deze aan
It's the nearest mall that has all of it - food, cinema, shops and a supermarket.
One of the best malls around with cinema, playgrounds, lots of food and shop establishments, cafes, shisha bar and the like. Keep in mind it is very crowded on weekends.
153 locals raden deze aan
Paradise Center
100 bulevard "Cherni vrah"
153 locals raden deze aan
One of the best malls around with cinema, playgrounds, lots of food and shop establishments, cafes, shisha bar and the like. Keep in mind it is very crowded on weekends.
Probably the biggest and less crowded mall that has it all + a great scenery and nature vibe of Vitosha.
54 locals raden deze aan
Sofia Ring Mall
214 ul. "Okolovrasten pat"
54 locals raden deze aan
Probably the biggest and less crowded mall that has it all + a great scenery and nature vibe of Vitosha.
This is one of the smaller malls where you can have a sense of calm. It has the most amazing book shop, a great pasta restaurant and probably the best cinema (they have sofas for 2 in the cinema halls).
48 locals raden deze aan
Bulgaria Mall
69 бул. „България“
48 locals raden deze aan
This is one of the smaller malls where you can have a sense of calm. It has the most amazing book shop, a great pasta restaurant and probably the best cinema (they have sofas for 2 in the cinema halls).