Monkey House ★ 4.5
Monkey House anchors a Kapana corner with specialty coffee, craft beer, awarded wines, classic cocktails, cold-pressed juice and homemade pastries.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Plovdiv lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Dwell Coffee House ★ 4.5
Dwell Coffee House sits a step off the Roman Stadium serving freshly roasted Chucky's beans, calmer than the Knyaz Alexander spine, work-friendly small room.
Signature drink: Pour-over Chucky's coffee
Dealicious Coffee and Food ★ 4.5
Dealicious roasts on site in the South district. Dea's Blend 100 percent Arabica on a Sanremo F18, breakfast bowls and food, cosy laptop-friendly room.
Signature drink: Dea's Blend 100 percent Arabica espresso
Snack Specialty Coffee ★ 4.6
Georgi Harizanov's Snack Specialty Coffee on Georgi Benkovski runs as a roastery and counter. Bulgarian-roasted single origins, pour-over service.
Signature drink: House pour-over
Pavaj Cafe ★ 4.3
The Pavaj front room runs as a Kapana cafe before the restaurant kicks in: coffee, glass of Mavrud, board of farm cheese, daytime crowd from the studios.
Signature drink: Bulgarian rakia coffee
Coffee Republic ★ 3.8
Coffee Republic on the Knyaz Alexander pedestrian street is the local mid-walk stop. Espresso bar, pastries and weekend brunch, large terrace prime.
Signature drink: Espresso flat white
Kafene Philippopolis ★ 4.2
The Philippopolis gallery garden on Saborna runs an Old Town cafe through the day. Roman wall under the seats, Kapana below, slow drinks until the restaurant.
Signature drink: Bulgarian black coffee, mountain herb tea
Book food experiences in Plovdiv
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.
Plovdiv:Rural Tasting in Academic Winery &Artisan Dairy Farm
Taste wines at an academic estate and sheep cheese at a family farm in the countryside.
From Plovdiv: Thracian Heritage Wine Tasting & Lunch
Organic winery visit, 5 wine tastings & countryside lunch in the Thracian Valley.