7 modern european rooms worth the trip across Bulgaria, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Bulgaria.

Nobel by Chef Shishkov ★ 4.7 · Plovdiv

ul. Veliko Tarnovo 19, 4000 Plovdiv

Nobel inside Residence City Garden Hotel is Chef Tanyo Shishkov's Plovdiv table. Modern Bulgarian fine dining near Tsar Simeon Garden and the Town Hall.

Pavaj ★ 4.7 · Plovdiv

ul. Zlatarska 7, 4000 Plovdiv

Raycho Markov runs farm-driven Bulgarian cooking from his father's farm 20 km out; Pavaj is the Kapana flagship for the modern Plovdiv table.

Tams House ★ 4.6 · Plovdiv

ul. Zagreb 4, 4000 Plovdiv

Tams House (opened 2018) is the Kapana author table. Modern Bulgarian seasonal cooking from small regional farms, named one of the city's best new rooms.

Hemingway ★ 4.5 · Plovdiv

ul. Gen. Gurko 10, 4000 Plovdiv

Hemingway sits in a 1930s modernist building on Gurko Street. Refined seasonal Bulgarian and European cooking, deep Bulgarian and international wine list.

Restaurant Philippopolis ★ 4.4 · Plovdiv

ul. Saborna 29, 4000 Plovdiv

Gallery-restaurant on Saborna Street in Old Plovdiv. The garden sits on a Roman wall above Kapana, with Bulgarian and European cooking in a Revival room.

Marmalad ★ 4.0 · Plovdiv

centre · ul. Bratya Pulievi 3, 4000 Plovdiv

Marmalad runs all day at the edge of Kapana on Bratya Pulievi: salads, sandwiches, pasta, jazz and chillout music, with a nightclub of the same name below.

Marmalad ★ 4.0 · Plovdiv

centre · ul. Bratya Pulievi 3, 4000 Plovdiv

Marmalad runs all day at the edge of Kapana on Bratya Pulievi: salads, sandwiches, pasta, chillout music and a nightclub of the same name downstairs.