Smokini ★ 4.5
Smokini sits a block from Kapana on Otets Paisiy. Mediterranean cooking with modern Bulgarian touches, homemade bread, vegetarian and gluten-free menu.
Signature: Daily weekly menu, Homemade gourmet bread
Puldin Restaurant is a traditional bulgarian restaurant in Old Town, Plovdiv.
Puldin sits in a 19th-century Revival merchant's house high in Old Plovdiv. The terrace looks across the city; the kitchen runs classic Bulgarian banqueting.
Signature dishes: Sarmi, Grilled trout
Address: ul. Knyaz Tseretelev 3, 4000 Plovdiv
Smokini sits a block from Kapana on Otets Paisiy. Mediterranean cooking with modern Bulgarian touches, homemade bread, vegetarian and gluten-free menu.
Signature: Daily weekly menu, Homemade gourmet bread
Modern Bulgarian gastro-bar in a 100-year-old Kapana house with brick walls and wooden beams. Banitsa, shopska, grilled meats, gluten-free options listed.
Signature: Banitsa with sirene, Shopska salad
Jagerhof opened May 2015 as Plovdiv's first Bavarian gastro-pub. Live beer brewed under the 1516 Purity Law, 500-seat hall, Bavarian classics and Oktoberfest.
Signature: Pork knuckle, House lager
Bulgarian chain Happy Bar and Grill on the pedestrian Knyaz Alexander spine. Long menu of grills, salads and sushi; reliable family stop in central Plovdiv.
Signature: Grilled chicken skewers, Sushi platter
Raya runs a small Bulgarian-leaning kitchen on Hristo Dyukmedzhiev with a pavement patio. Daily kavarma, mezze boards and a tight Bulgarian wine list.
Signature: Bulgarian board, Daily kavarma
Central Park sits at the foot of Sahat Tepe with a big shaded terrace. All-day Bulgarian and international menu, family-friendly bench seating central spot.
Signature: Grilled trout, Shopska salad