Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Plovdiv for grown-ups.

Where to drink

Cat and Mouse ★ 4.6

Cocktail barCraft beer bar$$$kapanaMon-Sun 17:00-00:00

Cat and Mouse opened in 2015 as the first craft beer bar in Kapana. 150+ Belgian, German, Czech, Spanish and Bulgarian beers, distinctive design.

Signature drink: Bulgarian craft beer

Food: Snacks, charcuterie

ul. Hristo Dyukmedzhiev 14, 4000 Plovdiv

Hopium Taproom ★ 4.5

Cocktail barCraft beer taproom (Pelta Brewing)$$$kapanaTue-Thu 16:00-23:00; Fri 16:00-02:00; Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-23:00, closed Monday

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.

Signature drink: Pelta Brewing house beers

Food: Snacks

ul. Zagreb 7, 4000 Plovdiv

Marmalad Club ★ 4.0

Cocktail barLate-night bar and club$$$centreMon-Sun 11:00-01:00

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.

Signature drink: Classic cocktails

Food: Bar bites

ul. Bratya Pulievi 3, 4000 Plovdiv

Wunderbaer Hills Beer Bar and Shop ★ 4.3

Cocktail barCraft beer bar and bottle shop$$$centreMon-Sun 12:00-00:00

Wunderbaer is the central-Plovdiv outpost of the Hills Beer family (brewery in Perushtitsa). Bavarian-style house beers on tap, bottle shop alongside.

Signature drink: Hills Brewery beers

Food: Snacks

ul. Beethoven 2, 4000 Plovdiv

Brick House Bar ★ 4.2

Cocktail barCraft beer and burger bar$$$kapanaMon-Sun 10:00-00:00

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.

Signature drink: Bulgarian craft beer flight

Food: Burgers, bar food

ul. Hristo Dyukmedzhiev 20, 4000 Plovdiv

Monkey House Bar ★ 4.4

Cocktail barAll-day bar$$$kapanaMon-Sun 09:00-00:00

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.

Signature drink: Classic cocktails

Food: Snacks, pastries

ul. Zlatarska 3, 4000 Plovdiv

Kamenitza Microbrewery ★ 4.4

Cocktail barMicrobrewery and beer restaurant$$$centreTue-Sun 12:00-23:00, closed Monday

Kamenitza Microbrewery sits in part of the original 1881 brewery on Kamenitza Hill. Visitor centre and beer restaurant, brewmaster tours Tuesday to Friday.

Signature drink: Craft Kamenitza house lagers

Food: Bulgarian and European

ul. Iztochen 33, 4000 Plovdiv

Local ★ 4.3

Cocktail barCraft beer bar (Cat and Mouse spin-off)$$$kapanaMon-Sun 17:00-00:00

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.

Signature drink: Bulgarian craft on tap

Food: Snacks

ul. Hristo Dyukmedzhiev 10, 4000 Plovdiv
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