Pavaj
- ★ 4.7
- Modern Bulgarian
- $$
- Kapana
Raycho Markov sources from his father's farm 20 km outside Plovdiv; the short Pavaj menu rotates with the seasons in this Kapana neighborhood flagship.
The restaurants worth the trip in Plovdiv: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Our picks in Plovdiv
17 places
Aylyakria
- ★ 4.6
- Modern Bulgarian
- $$
- 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.
Hemingway
Refined Hemingway sits in a 1930s modernist building on Gurko Street. Seasonal Bulgarian and European cooking, deep Bulgarian and international wine list.
Book food experiences in Plovdiv
Nobel by Chef Shishkov
Chef Tanyo Shishkov's Plovdiv flagship in the Residence City Garden Hotel near Tsar Simeon Garden. Bulgaria's celebrity chef cooking refined fine dining.
Salt and Pepper
- ★ 4.7
- Modern Mediterranean
- $$$
- Centre
Chef Nikolay Boroukov's modern Mediterranean room is one of the few Plovdiv tables that does fine dining seriously, with original menus beyond classics.
Tams House
- ★ 4.6
- Modern Bulgarian
- $$$
- Kapana
Tams House, opened 2018 in central Kapana, runs an author menu of modern Bulgarian cooking from small regional farms with seasonal Plovdiv produce.
Restaurant Philippopolis
- ★ 4.4
- Bulgarian and European
- $$$
- Old Town
Gallery-restaurant on Saborna Street in Old Plovdiv with a garden perched on a Roman wall above Kapana. National and European tastes in a Revival house.
Memory Wine and Dine
Memory sits on Saedinenie Square across from the Thursday market: 130 seats inside, 80 in a summer garden, Bulgarian wines and piano jazz on weekends.
Stariyat Plovdiv
- ★ 4.3
- Traditional Bulgarian
- $$
- 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.
Smokini
Smokini sits a block from Kapana on Otets Paisiy. Mediterranean cooking interleaved with modern Bulgarian, homemade bread, vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Where to stay in Plovdiv
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Hostel Central Station Plovdiv
Located in Plovdiv, Hostel Central Station Plovdiv is a 1-minute drive from Ivan Vazov National Library of ...
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Guest Rooms Plovdiv
With a stay at Guest Rooms Plovdiv, you'll be centrally located in Plovdiv, just a 3-minute walk from Ivan ...
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Hotel Philippopolis
Located in Plovdiv, Hotel Philippopolis is in the business district, within a 5-minute drive of Plovdiv Int...
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Ginger House
With a stay at Ginger House in Plovdiv (Plovdiv Center), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Alyosha Sovie...
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Maramao
Chef Freddy's Maramao runs a tiny courtyard kitchen on the edge of Kapana. House-made bread, pasta, cakes and Italian classics with authentic products.
Restaurant Alafrangite
Restaurant Alafrangite occupies an 18th-century Revival house with a courtyard garden in Old Plovdiv. Traditional Bulgarian salads and meat dishes anchor.
Boris Palace
- ★ 4.3
- Bulgarian and European
- $$$
- Old Town
Boris Palace, a Saborna Street Revival mansion turned boutique hotel, serves Bulgarian and European cooking with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
Marmalad
- ★ 4.0
- Modern European Bistro
- $$
- 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.
Brick House 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.
Odeon Restaurant
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.
Puldin Restaurant
- ★ 4.0
- Traditional Bulgarian
- $$$
- Old Town
Puldin sits in a 19th-century Revival merchant's house high in Old Plovdiv. The terrace looks across the city; the kitchen runs classic Bulgarian banqueting.
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