10 modern european places in Plovdiv we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Plovdiv | Modern European across every city.
Modern European cooking is where Plovdiv's ambitious kitchens trade folk references for tasting menus and tighter plating. Marmalad in the centre and Nobel by Chef Shishkov lead the contemporary end, while Pavaj, Tams House and Raya bring the Kapana quarter's creative streak. Hemingway and Restaurant Philippopolis hold the more classic, polished register.
Marmalad ★ 4.0
centre · ul. Bratya Pulievi 3, 4000 Plovdiv
Marmalad runs all day at the edge of Kapana on Bratya Pulievi: salads, sandwiches, pasta, jazz and chillout music, with a nightclub of the same name below.
Marmalad ★ 4.0
centre · ul. Bratya Pulievi 3, 4000 Plovdiv
Marmalad runs all day at the edge of Kapana on Bratya Pulievi: salads, sandwiches, pasta, chillout music and a nightclub of the same name downstairs.
Nobel by Chef Shishkov ★ 4.7
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.
Pavaj ★ 4.7
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.
Hemingway ★ 4.5
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
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.
Tams House ★ 4.6
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.
Raya ★ 4.2
kapana · ul. Hristo Dyukmedzhiev 22, 4000 Plovdiv
Raya runs an unsung Kapana mehana on Hristo Dyukmedzhiev. Daily kavarma, Bulgarian board, tight wine list with regional reds, pavement seating a plus.
Puldin Restaurant ★ 4.0
old-town · ul. Knyaz Tseretelev 3, 4000 Plovdiv
Puldin sits in a 19th-century Revival merchant's house high in Old Plovdiv. Classic Bulgarian banqueting menu, terraced views across the city to the Maritsa.
Snack Specialty Coffee ★ 4.6
centre · ul. Georgi Benkovski 15, 4000 Plovdiv
Georgi Harizanov's Snack runs as a low-profile roastery and counter on Georgi Benkovski. European Coffee Trip recognition, single-origin pour-over and bag.