7 fine dining worth the trip across Bulgaria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Bulgaria guides.

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.

Salt and Pepper ★ 4.7 · Plovdiv

ul. Hristo G. Danov 34, 4000 Plovdiv

Chef Nikolay Boroukov runs one of the few Plovdiv kitchens that takes fine dining seriously. Modern Mediterranean with original menus beyond the classics.

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.

Memory Wine and Dine ★ 4.4 · Plovdiv

pl. Saedinenie 3, 4000 Plovdiv

Memory is the Plovdiv address for Bulgarian wine lovers. Saedinenie Square setting, summer garden, piano jazz weekends, deep Bulgarian wine cellar.