The places in Plovdiv the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

Food tour in Plovdiv

Small-Group Bulgarian Food Walk & Culture Tour

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Off the beaten plate

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Maramao

Maramao hides on the Kapana edge with house-made pasta and a regular reservation crowd. Hand-stretched dough, daily cake, hard to walk past without missing.

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Fresh Pasta

Fresh Pasta runs an open pasta workshop in Kapana cutting noodles to order. Cosy small Kapana room, daily ravioli, eat-in seats fill fast, fewer than 25.

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Raya

Raya runs an unsung Kapana mehana on Hristo Dyukmedzhiev. Daily kavarma, Bulgarian board, tight wine list with regional reds, pavement seating a plus.

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Puldin Restaurant

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.

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