Pavaj ★ 4.7
Raycho Markov sources from his father's farm 20 km outside Plovdiv; the short Pavaj menu rotates with the seasons in this Kapana neighborhood flagship.
OrderFarm vegetable plate, Slow-cooked pork shoulder
23 bulgarian restaurants worth the trip across Bulgaria, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Bulgaria.
Aylyakria ★ 4.6
Modern Bulgarian gastro-bar in a 100-year-old Kapana house. Banitsa, shopska and grilled meats with vegetarian and gluten-free options on offer.
OrderBanitsa with sirene, Shopska salad
Nobel by Chef Shishkov ★ 4.6
Chef Tanyo Shishkov's Plovdiv flagship in the Residence City Garden Hotel near Tsar Simeon Garden. Bulgaria's celebrity chef cooking refined fine dining.
OrderTasting menu, Lamb shoulder
Tams House ★ 4.6
Tams House, opened 2018 in central Kapana, runs an author menu of modern Bulgarian cooking from small regional farms with seasonal Plovdiv produce.
OrderSlow-cooked beef cheek, Seasonal vegetable course
Aylyakria ★ 4.6
Modern Bulgarian gastro-bar in a 100-year-old Kapana house with brick walls and wooden beams. Banitsa, shopska, grilled meats, gluten-free options listed.
OrderBanitsa with sirene, Shopska salad
Hemingway ★ 4.5
Refined Hemingway sits in a 1930s modernist building on Gurko Street. Seasonal Bulgarian and European cooking, deep Bulgarian and international wine list.
OrderDuck breast with cherry sauce, Seafood risotto
Smokini ★ 4.5
Smokini sits a block from Kapana on Otets Paisiy. Mediterranean cooking interleaved with modern Bulgarian, homemade bread, vegetarian and gluten-free options.
OrderDaily weekly menu, Homemade gourmet bread
Smokini ★ 4.5
Smokini sits a block from Kapana on Otets Paisiy. Mediterranean cooking with modern Bulgarian touches, homemade bread, vegetarian and gluten-free menu.
OrderDaily weekly menu, Homemade gourmet bread
Restaurant Philippopolis ★ 4.4
Gallery-restaurant on Saborna Street in Old Plovdiv with a garden perched on a Roman wall above Kapana. National and European tastes in a Revival house.
OrderGarden Bulgarian mezze, Grilled meats
Memory Wine and Dine ★ 4.4
Memory sits on Saedinenie Square across from the Thursday market: 130 seats inside, 80 in a summer garden, Bulgarian wines and piano jazz on weekends.
OrderMavrud-braised beef, Cheese flight with Bulgarian wines
Stariyat Plovdiv ★ 4.3
Tucked on a Kapana side street with a shaded rooftop, Stariyat Plovdiv runs a stone pizza oven and charcoal grill alongside traditional Bulgarian classics.
OrderWood-oven shopska plate, Charcoal-grilled kebapche
Restaurant Alafrangite ★ 4.3
Restaurant Alafrangite occupies an 18th-century Revival house with a courtyard garden in Old Plovdiv. Traditional Bulgarian salads and meat dishes anchor.
OrderSarmi, Grilled lamb
Boris Palace ★ 4.3
Boris Palace, a Saborna Street Revival mansion turned boutique hotel, serves Bulgarian and European cooking with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
OrderGarden Bulgarian mezze, Slow-roasted lamb
Stariyat Plovdiv ★ 4.3
Stariyat Plovdiv hides on a Kapana side street with a shaded rooftop, stone oven and charcoal grill. Traditional Bulgarian salads, kebapche and house red.
OrderShopska salad, Charcoal-grilled kebapche
Restaurant Alafrangite ★ 4.3
Restaurant Alafrangite occupies an 18th-century Revival house with a courtyard garden in Old Plovdiv. Bulgarian salads and meat dishes anchor the long menu.
OrderSarmi, Bulgarian salads
Boris Palace ★ 4.3
Boris Palace, a Saborna Street Revival mansion turned boutique hotel, serves Bulgarian and European with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
OrderBulgarian mezze plate, Slow-roasted lamb
Odeon Restaurant ★ 4.1
Odeon Hotel-Restaurant on Otets Paisiy serves classic Bulgarian cooking with a covered courtyard, a few minutes' walk from the Old Town's southern gate.
OrderKavarma, Kebapche
Odeon Restaurant ★ 4.1
Odeon Hotel-Restaurant on Otets Paisiy serves classic Bulgarian cooking with a covered courtyard, a few minutes' walk from the Old Town's southern gate.
OrderKavarma, Kebapche
Raya ★ 4.1
Raya runs a small Bulgarian-leaning kitchen on Hristo Dyukmedzhiev with a pavement patio. Daily kavarma, mezze boards and a tight Bulgarian wine list.
OrderBulgarian board, Daily kavarma
Puldin Restaurant ★ 4.0
Puldin sits in a 19th-century Revival merchant's house high in Old Plovdiv. The terrace looks across the city; the kitchen runs classic Bulgarian banqueting.
OrderSarmi, Grilled trout
Puldin Restaurant ★ 4.0
Puldin sits in a 19th-century Revival merchant's house high in Old Plovdiv. The terrace looks across the city; the kitchen runs classic Bulgarian banqueting.
OrderSarmi, Grilled trout
Central Park ★ 3.9
Central Park sits at the foot of Sahat Tepe with a big shaded terrace. All-day Bulgarian and international menu, family-friendly bench seating central spot.
OrderGrilled trout, Shopska salad
Happy Bar and Grill ★ 3.5
Bulgarian chain Happy Bar and Grill on the pedestrian Knyaz Alexander spine. Long menu of grills, salads and sushi; reliable family stop in central Plovdiv.
OrderGrilled chicken skewers, Sushi platter
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