Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Plovdiv.

Top tables

Nobel by Chef Shishkov ★ 4.7

Modern EuropeanChef Tanyo Shishkov$$$$150 BGNMon-Sun 11:30-23:00Book 1-2 weeks ahead

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.

Salt and Pepper ★ 4.7

MediterraneanChef Nikolay Boroukov$$$$120 BGNTue-Sun 17:30-23:00, closed MondayBook 1 week ahead

Chef Nikolay Boroukov runs one of the few Plovdiv kitchens that takes fine dining seriously. Modern Mediterranean with original menus beyond the classics.

Pavaj ★ 4.7

Modern EuropeanChef Raycho Markov$$$$Seasonal a la carte, no fixed tastingTue-Sun 12:00-23:00, closed MondayBook 1-2 weeks ahead

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

Modern EuropeanChef House team$$$$A la carte, mains 35-65 BGNMon-Sun 12:00-00:00Book 1 week ahead

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

Modern EuropeanChef House team$$$$A la carte, mains 30-60 BGNMon-Sun 12:00-23:00Book 1 week ahead

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.

Memory Wine and Dine ★ 4.4

Wine barChef House team$$$$A la carte, mains 28-55 BGNMon-Sun 12:00-23:30Book 1 week ahead

Memory is the Plovdiv address for Bulgarian wine lovers. Saedinenie Square setting, summer garden, piano jazz weekends, deep Bulgarian wine cellar.

Tams House ★ 4.6

Modern EuropeanChef House team$$$$A la carte, mains 30-55 BGNTue-Thu 16:00-23:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-23:00, closed MondayBook 1-2 weeks ahead

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.

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Editor picks in Plovdiv include Nobel by Chef Shishkov, Salt and Pepper, Pavaj, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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