8 bars worth the trip across Bulgaria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Bulgaria guides.
Cat and Mouse ★ 4.6 · Plovdiv
kapana · ul. Hristo Dyukmedzhiev 14, 4000 Plovdiv
Cat and Mouse opened in 2015 as the first craft beer bar in Kapana. 150+ Belgian, German, Czech, Spanish and Bulgarian beers, distinctive design.
Hopium Taproom ★ 4.5 · Plovdiv
kapana · ul. Zagreb 7, 4000 Plovdiv
Hopium is Pelta Brewing's Kapana taproom. Ten Bulgarian craft taps and 50+ bottles and cans, late hours Friday and Saturday, takeout sales for the road.
Monkey House Bar ★ 4.4 · Plovdiv
kapana · ul. Zlatarska 3, 4000 Plovdiv
Monkey House runs all day as Kapana's specialty coffee corner then pivots to cocktails and beer through the evening. Awarded wines and top spirit brands.
Kamenitza Microbrewery ★ 4.4 · Plovdiv
centre · ul. Iztochen 33, 4000 Plovdiv
Kamenitza Microbrewery sits in part of the original 1881 brewery on Kamenitza Hill. Visitor centre and beer restaurant, brewmaster tours Tuesday to Friday.
Wunderbaer Hills Beer Bar and Shop ★ 4.3 · Plovdiv
centre · ul. Beethoven 2, 4000 Plovdiv
Wunderbaer is the central-Plovdiv outpost of the Hills Beer family (brewery in Perushtitsa). Bavarian-style house beers on tap, bottle shop alongside.
Local ★ 4.3 · Plovdiv
kapana · ul. Hristo Dyukmedzhiev 10, 4000 Plovdiv
Local sits a few doors from Cat and Mouse as its Bulgarian-only spin-off. Draft and bottled production from various local breweries, focused taproom feel.
Brick House Bar ★ 4.2 · Plovdiv
kapana · ul. Hristo Dyukmedzhiev 20, 4000 Plovdiv
Brick House sits a few doors from Cat and Mouse with a long Bulgarian craft beer list, burgers as anchor, late close, pavement seating in the Kapana crawl.
Marmalad Club ★ 4.0 · Plovdiv
centre · ul. Bratya Pulievi 3, 4000 Plovdiv
Marmalad runs an all-day bar in central Plovdiv with jazz and chillout, and a club downstairs that picks up past midnight on weekends. Daily 11:00-01:00.