Kyufte is the Bulgarian grilled meat patty: a flat, round disc of minced pork with onion, cumin and garlic, cooked over charcoal alongside its cousin kebapche.
Kyufte (from Persian kufteh, via Ottoman Turkish) is the round counterpart to kebapche's finger shape. Bulgarian kyufte uses pork plus a higher proportion of onion, which keeps it juicy on the grill. Often served with chips, lyutenitsa and pickled vegetables, the dish is the standard pairing with kebapche on Plovdiv mehana grills through summer.
4 editor picks for Kyufte in Plovdiv, ranked by editorial score. All Plovdiv signature dishes · Kyufte across every city.
Stariyat Plovdiv ★ 4.3
kapana · ul. Frederic Joliot-Curie 6A, 4000 Plovdiv
Tucked on a Kapana side street with a shaded rooftop, Stariyat Plovdiv runs a stone pizza oven and charcoal grill alongside traditional Bulgarian classics.
Restaurant Alafrangite ★ 4.3
old-town · ul. Kiril Nektariev 13, 4000 Plovdiv
Restaurant Alafrangite occupies an 18th-century Revival house with a courtyard garden in Old Plovdiv. Traditional Bulgarian salads and meat dishes anchor.
Odeon Restaurant ★ 4.1
old-town · ul. Otets Paisiy 40, 4000 Plovdiv
Odeon Hotel-Restaurant on Otets Paisiy serves classic Bulgarian cooking with a covered courtyard, a few minutes' walk from the Old Town's southern gate.
Skara Kebapche Knyaz ★ 4.0
centre · ul. Knyaz Alexander I 22, 4000 Plovdiv
Charcoal grill counter on the pedestrian Knyaz Alexander stretch. Kebapche and kyufte plus lukanka sausage; quick Bulgarian lunch under 10 BGN.