Mid-Range in Plovdiv

Kamenitza Microbrewery

• ★ 4.8
• Brewery
• $$
• Centre

Kamenitza Microbrewery occupies part of the original 1881 brewery on Kamenitza Hill. Visitor centre, beer restaurant and small-batch craft beer.

Mekitsa and Coffee

• ★ 4.8
• Brunch
• $$
• Centre

Order Mekitsa with sirene and honey, Bulgarian coffee

Plovdiv's only mekitsa-to-order counter on the pedestrian Knyaz Alexander spine. Classic with sirene, jam, honey, plus pesto or halva combinations daily.

Pavaj

• ★ 4.7
• Modern Bulgarian
• $$
• Kapana

Raycho Markov sources from his father's farm 20 km outside Plovdiv; the short Pavaj menu rotates with the seasons in this Kapana neighborhood flagship.

Aylyakria

• ★ 4.6
• Modern Bulgarian
• $$
• Kapana

Modern Bulgarian gastro-bar in a 100-year-old Kapana house. Banitsa, shopska and grilled meats with vegetarian and gluten-free options on offer.

Snack Specialty Coffee

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Centre

Georgi Harizanov's Snack roasts and brews on Georgi Benkovski. Founded late 2019, European Coffee Trip recognition, retail beans and pour-over service.

Pelta Brewing

• ★ 4.6
• Brewery
• $$
• Kapana

Pelta Brewing pours from the Hopium taproom on Zagreb Street in Kapana. Ten Bulgarian craft taps and 50+ bottles, one of the most varied craft beer rooms.

Maramao

• ★ 4.6
• Italian
• $$
• Kapana

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.

Dwell Coffee House Roastery

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Centre

Dwell roasts Chucky's coffee in-house at the Roman Stadium edge. Small batches, pour-over bar, retail bags, calmer than the pedestrian street's commercial.

Hopium Taproom

• ★ 4.5
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Kapana

Try Pelta house IPAs and stouts plus bar bites

Hopium's Pelta taproom runs Friday and Saturday to 02:00 in Kapana. Ten Bulgarian craft taps, 50+ bottles, retail for the road, packed past midnight.

Dealicious Coffee Roastery

• ★ 4.4
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Centre

Dealicious roasts on site in Plovdiv South. Dea's Blend is the house signature: 100 percent Arabica, prepared on a Sanremo F18, retail bags sold at counter.

Kamenitza Heritage Brewery 1881

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$
• Centre

Kamenitza is Bulgaria's oldest brewery, founded 1881 by three Swiss entrepreneurs on Kamenitza Hill. The heritage site retains brewing tours after main.

Monkey House

• ★ 4.4
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Kapana

Try Cocktails, pastries, snacks

Monkey House on the Kapana crawl stays open until midnight nightly, pouring classic cocktails, awarded Bulgarian wines, craft beer and top spirits.

Fresh Pasta

• ★ 4.4
• Italian
• $$
• Kapana

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.

Stariyat Plovdiv

• ★ 4.3
• Traditional Bulgarian
• $$
• Kapana

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
• Traditional Bulgarian
• $$
• Old Town

Restaurant Alafrangite occupies an 18th-century Revival house with a courtyard garden in Old Plovdiv. Traditional Bulgarian salads and meat dishes anchor.

Brick House Kapana

• ★ 4.2
• Burgers
• $$
• Kapana

Brick House sits a few doors from Cat and Mouse on Hristo Dyukmedzhiev. Stylish but cosy Kapana bar-diner serving burgers and a Bulgarian craft beer list.

Jagerhof

• ★ 4.2
• German
• $$
• Trakia

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.

Jagerhof Brewery

• ★ 4.2
• Brewery
• $$
• Trakia

Jagerhof opened May 2015 as Plovdiv's first authentic Bavarian brewery. Beers brewed under the 1516 Reinheitsgebot, gastro-pub menu, 500-seat hall hosts.

Raya

• ★ 4.2
• Modern European
• $$
• Kapana

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

Odeon Restaurant

• ★ 4.1
• Bulgarian
• $$
• Old Town

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.

Marmalad

• ★ 4.0
• Modern European Bistro
• $$
• Centre

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.

Hills Brewery

• ★ 4.0
• Brewery
• $$
• Centre

Hills Brewery brews 25 km outside Plovdiv in Perushtitsa and pours its house beers at the Wunderbaer Beer Bar and Shop on Beethoven Street in central Plovdiv.

Puldin Restaurant

• ★ 4.0
• Modern European
• $$
• Old Town

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.

Hemingway

• ★ 4.0
• Brunch
• $$
• Centre

Order Bulgarian breakfast plate, glass of Mavrud

Hemingway's Gurko Street garden runs a slow Bulgarian brunch through summer. Refined room, seasonal salads and grilled plates, glass of Bulgarian wine.

Central Park

• ★ 3.9
• Bulgarian
• $$
• Centre

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.

Happy Bar and Grill

• ★ 3.5
• Bulgarian
• $$
• Centre

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.