Sofia's center guidebook
Food scene
Here I've put together for my guests some tips for places to eat, have coffee and socialize. Some of them are famious, some - not so obvious or easy to find.
This small gem of a pizza place is hidden in plain view - right off Vitosha boulevard. Italian owned, great food and price, feels like home.
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Franco's Pizza
37 ul. "Han Asparuh"This small gem of a pizza place is hidden in plain view - right off Vitosha boulevard. Italian owned, great food and price, feels like home.
Raffy Bar & Gelato
18 bul. "Vitosha"A quite charming little square with a quaint old-charm cafe is the backdrop for Niko'las - a gourmet restaurant in Sofia's center
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3 pl. "Rayko Daskalov"A quite charming little square with a quaint old-charm cafe is the backdrop for Niko'las - a gourmet restaurant in Sofia's center
Chef Manchev who runs Cactus restaurant in Sofia's central Solunska Street is famous in Bulgaria for his own TV show - a brave attempt to bring run down countryside restaurants to a higher level.
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Cactus
14 ul. "Solunska"Chef Manchev who runs Cactus restaurant in Sofia's central Solunska Street is famous in Bulgaria for his own TV show - a brave attempt to bring run down countryside restaurants to a higher level.
Healthy food made with fresh ingredients in a way to tease your taste buds into coming back again and again...
102 lokale anbefaler
Made in Home
30 ul. "Angel Kanchev"Healthy food made with fresh ingredients in a way to tease your taste buds into coming back again and again...
SkaraBar
2 ul. "Dimitar Grekov"Umami
бул. "Джеймс Баучер Blvd "James Bourchier"Japanese restaurant in a lovely Japanese water garden
A delightful tiny restaurant in one of central Sofia's charming neighborhoods
14 lokale anbefaler
The Thirsty Dragon Inn
2 ul. "13-ti Mart"A delightful tiny restaurant in one of central Sofia's charming neighborhoods
A restaurant with a cultural flair where you want to dress to impress. Lovely winter garden with glass roof letting the sun light in and providing a warm experience even on chilly winter days.
19 lokale anbefaler
Architect's Club Restaurant, Klub na Arhitecta
11 ul. "Krakra"A restaurant with a cultural flair where you want to dress to impress. Lovely winter garden with glass roof letting the sun light in and providing a warm experience even on chilly winter days.
Edgy Veggy
18Б ul. "Knyaz Boris I"Soul Kitchen
13 ul. "Kokiche"Healthy food in a upbeat atmosphere.
A popular home cooked food restaurant in close proximity to the Council of Ministers and other downtown government buildings. Usually full of cheerful patrons at lunchtime on business days, self-serve, young personnel with a positive attitude. Lunch specials, soups can cost you 1.5 - 6 euro
106 lokale anbefaler
Фабрика ДЪГА / Rainbow Factory
10 ul. "Veslets"A popular home cooked food restaurant in close proximity to the Council of Ministers and other downtown government buildings. Usually full of cheerful patrons at lunchtime on business days, self-serve, young personnel with a positive attitude. Lunch specials, soups can cost you 1.5 - 6 euro
Фабрика ДЪГА / Rainbow Factory
10 ul. "Veslets"A small Italian type espresso street bar on Sofia's main pedestrian boulevard Vitosha with lots of music, laughter and positive energy. Good for early morning espresso, meeting with friends or just to sit, rest and enjoy the sights
51 lokale anbefaler
Memento Vitosha
32 bul. "Vitosha"A small Italian type espresso street bar on Sofia's main pedestrian boulevard Vitosha with lots of music, laughter and positive energy. Good for early morning espresso, meeting with friends or just to sit, rest and enjoy the sights
Japanese box lunch and jazz music combination
18 lokale anbefaler
HAMACHI-Ni - Japanese Fish Restaurant
179 ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“Japanese box lunch and jazz music combination
Traditional Bulgarian pastry mekiza the way grandma used to make them :)
18 lokale anbefaler
Мекица и Кафе (Mekitsa and Coffee)
28 ul. "Graf Ignatiev"Traditional Bulgarian pastry mekiza the way grandma used to make them :)
Skaptobara
11А ulitsa "Iskar"Bistro Pesto
18a ul. "Angel Kanchev"Master crepe makers - you will enjoy your crepes and setting here if you are in the Rakovski Street near the intersection with Evlogi § Hristo Georgievi
Le Soleil
Master crepe makers - you will enjoy your crepes and setting here if you are in the Rakovski Street near the intersection with Evlogi § Hristo Georgievi
Excellent fresh pasta made on site and available to take home and cook or eat right on sight.
FRESH PASTA TO GO
Excellent fresh pasta made on site and available to take home and cook or eat right on sight.
Neighborhoods
boulevard Vitosha is Sofia's main pedestrian shopping and entertainment scene - a must visit even if you are in town for one day
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bulevard "Vitosha"
bulevard "Vitosha"boulevard Vitosha is Sofia's main pedestrian shopping and entertainment scene - a must visit even if you are in town for one day
ulitsa Graf Ignatiev is a local's favorite shopping and entertainment street which has recently undergone a major renovation - street trolley cars, bakeries, cafes and clothing boutiques are some of the scene's staples
ulitsa "Graf Ignatiev"
ulitsa "Graf Ignatiev"ulitsa Graf Ignatiev is a local's favorite shopping and entertainment street which has recently undergone a major renovation - street trolley cars, bakeries, cafes and clothing boutiques are some of the scene's staples
Sightseeing
A roof top bar in Sofia's center with a bird's eye view of the city and Vitosha mountain
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Sense Hotel Rooftop Bar
blvd bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel"A roof top bar in Sofia's center with a bird's eye view of the city and Vitosha mountain
The archeological exhibition Ancient Serdika is a vast display of Roman time artifacts below ground level underneath Sofia's boulevard Maria Luisa
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Complex Ancient Serdica
5 ul. "Serdika"The archeological exhibition Ancient Serdika is a vast display of Roman time artifacts below ground level underneath Sofia's boulevard Maria Luisa
Vasil Levski, the Bulgarian national hero who fought for the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire is believed to have been buried in this church
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Sveta Petka
Vasil Levski, the Bulgarian national hero who fought for the country's independence from the Ottoman Empire is believed to have been buried in this church
Sofia is one of the few European capitals nestled at the foot of a major mountain - Vitosha - whose tallest peak Cherni Vrah is 2290 meters high. If you like mountain hiking you are less than an hour from a lovely trail starting at Aleko hut presenting beautiful sights of the city below
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Aleko-hytten
улица „Буйновско ждрело“Sofia is one of the few European capitals nestled at the foot of a major mountain - Vitosha - whose tallest peak Cherni Vrah is 2290 meters high. If you like mountain hiking you are less than an hour from a lovely trail starting at Aleko hut presenting beautiful sights of the city below
Socialist artifacts are displayed in the open in this unusual gathering of objects designed to instill faith in the Socialist society before its collapse in November 1989
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Museum for socialistisk kunst
7 ul. "Lachezar Stanchev"Socialist artifacts are displayed in the open in this unusual gathering of objects designed to instill faith in the Socialist society before its collapse in November 1989
St. Alexander Nevski-katedralen
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"St. Kyriaki Katedral Kirke
20 pl. "Sveta Nedelya"Sofia Ring Mall
214 ul. "Okolovrasten pat"Pazari Iztok
9 ul. "Sirak Skitnik"Parking
bul. "Patriarh Evtimiy" 42