Food Walk Plovdiv: Bulgarian Food and Culture Tour
Taste Plovdiv like a local, with the locals! Visit a number of different locations, each with its unique taste and significance in the history of our city and culture.
6 bakeries in Plovdiv, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Plovdiv.
Mekitsa and Coffee ★ 4.6
centre · ul. Knyaz Alexander I 1, 4000 Plovdiv
Hours: Mon-Sun 07:30-19:00
Mekitsa and Coffee is the only Plovdiv counter that fries mekitsa to order. Traditional Bulgarian breakfast plus modern combinations like basil pesto.
Hali Banitsa Counter ★ 4.6
centre · ul. Evlogi Georgiev 1, beside Hali market, 4000 Plovdiv
Hours: Mon-Sun 06:30-15:00
The unnamed banitsa counter beside Hali market on Evlogi Georgiev has worked the same corner for roughly fifty years; the marmalade banitsa is its anchor.
Gibb Bakery ★ 4.5
kuchuk-paris · Kuchuk Paris district, near Kaufland, 4002 Plovdiv
Hours: Mon-Sun 06:00-13:00
Gibb Bakery in Kuchuk Paris near the Kaufland junction runs through the early-morning queue. Banitsa with butter and milinka sell out before 10:00 daily.
Hlyab Bakery Ostromila ★ 4.3
kuchuk-paris · ul. Komatevsko Shose, near Ostromila roundabout, 4004 Plovdiv
Hours: Mon-Sun 06:00-19:00
Hlyab Bakery on the Komatevsko Shose roundabout near Ostromila runs the southern Plovdiv standard for cheese bureks; second branch sits near the meat shop.
Byala Rada Patisserie ★ 4.0
centre · ul. Knyaz Alexander I 20, 4000 Plovdiv
Hours: Mon-Sun 08:00-21:00
Byala Rada has run a Bulgarian patisserie counter on Knyaz Alexander I for decades. Garash chocolate cake, eclairs, profiteroles and house ice creams.
Snack Shop Old Town ★ 3.9
old-town · ul. Saborna 20, 4000 Plovdiv
Hours: Mon-Sun 06:30-14:00
A no-frills Old Town pastry counter on Saborna runs the morning queue for sirene banitsa, kifli and milinki. Open by sunrise, sold out by lunch most days.
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